Vita felt awkward being taken along on his own journey. It felt a little wrong... no, it felt a lot wrong. Vita had not known Gyro a very long time. The collar may have been good at discerning what they were saying to one another, but Vita could not understand what the fluctuations in Gyro's voice meant, because his race did not have anything similar. They used a series of changes in breathing patterns, eye movements, and facial twitches to display their changes in emotion and 'tone' when speaking. Most of which would go unnoticed by both Helix and Gyro. Helix's suddenly backing down from the argument stumped Vita, and he made a mental note to try to study their language without the collar's intervention in the future. They were going to be together a lot, after all. It would be good to know how to communicate if something happened to the collars, or if they needed to speak to one another without others understanding. Vita pulled free from Gyro roughly. "I'd rather not be tied to anything in the event of a collapse." He reasoned, although admittedly if he were to be honest it also had a lot to do with how much Gyro kept trying to take charge. Vita wasn't particularly fond of that trait, especially when he had no right to be in charge now, really. "-And just so we're clear, I disagree with your argument. 'Smokey' lived in a hole under a rock, and had quick easy access to the outside, where the sun provided life. I think we should search for a way out."