Now it was Red's turn for a long, weighty pause. It spared him having to fumble his attempts to comfort Castor, at least. Maybe it'd even help her feel a little better.

"...I don't talk about it much since so many people here are human, but the humans are all long gone where I came from. And the same thing that brought them to an end almost did the same to us."

And out of nowhere, he actually managed a laugh.

"Wouldja believe it was a big sphere in the sky, too?"