"I don't know if I want to talk about who I was before I came here," Alec said slowly, trying to decide what was a safe topic and what wasn't. "Some things still hurt to think about." Like his siblings and the life he might have had if he hadn't accepted the Angel's offer. "General things are all right."

Those things Adam needed to know if he was going to be able to interact with Alec and the temple. "The Angel asked for a volunteer. My family was chosen. I accepted so that they wouldn't have to stay here. It's my duty to protect the knowledge and relics that have been placed here. I don't know if I've seen all of the temple. I don't think I have since things appear for you."

He would have tried to explain that quirk of the temple in more detail more when he realized what Adam had said. "I look like... what?"