"Oh, don't stay like that on my account, if it's going to bother you," Soldat says immediately. They understand overwhelming intimately, and do not want a friend pushed into that because of them.

Then, because they're vaguely aware of the phrase and what it means, they ask, "What do you mean, psychic senses?" ( ... oh shit. If he's like Mewtwo. Yeah. We might have some apologizin' to do.)