"That's good...that. That your parents still care about you, and that he managed to get himself a family of his own."

Because that's important, family. That's something Varian has learned, and it doesn't have to be blood. Some of the strongest family ties aren't by blood at all. So he's glad these little sea monsters have something. That's...comforting.

And then Luca goes on about Alberto and Varian's smile grows a little softer. Oh. Oh, this was adorable.

"He sure looks great- it sounds like you guys really mean a lot to each other."