Well, to be fair, nobody could keep Shock and Ore straight except for Shock and Ore. And Pipes had only met the guy once, not too long before the Ore-smashed-inside-a-wall incident. But Pipes is certain they would’ve been friends, so that counts as far as he’s concerned.

“It’s okay. I mean, not okay okay, but...maybe he’s somewhere like this? So maybe it’s not so bad. So...that’s what I mean by ‘okay’...” Because this didn’t seem to be such a bad place to be, honestly.

He sighs softly and glances over at her. “Y’know, I was...I was always pretty sure I didn’t have a purpose. Not really. But maybe I do.”