'Oh. Yeah, I guess that makes sense. A lot's been changing lately.' Some of it's good, some of it's less good. Less is changing for him, at least directly. Beta's joined the family and he's going into middle school, but other than that, it's mostly things happening to his older brothers which affect him because they're family. That's probably why Delta and Meg seem more stressed lately, no wonder they're worrying about him.

He rubs one of his aids as he often does when he's thinking, then shifts over in the booth so he's closer to his brother.