[France is known for many things. Subtlety is not one of them.]

[France rubs a hand across his face.]

But why make such a cartoon -

[He shakes his head, turning his hand in a stop gesture to the camera.]

No, no, don't answer that.

[He puts his face in his hands for a long moment wherein his shoulders rise and fall in a deep, calming breath. When he looks back to Ellis, it seems he's gotten the factory back in business.]

How old were you and... Keith, was it, when you decided to do that?