[For a moment there, he thought he might have a chance. Despite what he overheard at the theater, he wanted to have faith. If they shared this c connection, if even he was tempted to switch sides, maybe she would feel the pull too. And give in.

He was starting to go into a lull as she spoke, his eyes closed and beak puckered-

Only for that alarm to be a wake-up call in multiple senses. He stands there for a moment, hurt and betrayed. Then, he narrows his eyes.]

I think you explained enough. Is that all this was to you? A ruse... A distraction? You... You really are a villain...

[But he knows that he can't waste time here. He has to channel these feelings into something instead of wallowing in the heartbreak. So he runs up to the edge of the roof and dives off to glide after her bandmates!]