Soldat has the arm protectively against their own chest, in a somewhat ridiculous mirror of Idia's posture, considering how much bigger and stronger they are than Idia. They don't entirely relax at the explanation. "I could just show you. I don't. I don't like scans. Or surprises. I."

They swallow the worst of the explanation. They've learned by now that spilling their history on people without warning tends to upset them. "It wasn't installed with my permission," is what they say.