[ Reggie seems a bit surprised by the change at first, mostly because he himself is caught off-guard; he's just sitting out in his yard in a t-shirt, one eye still discolored with bruising. ]

Can't say I blame you. This whole thing even gave me somethin' of a start. [ An understatement. ] Probably'd be even worse if I came in to someone shrieking about me being some kinda criminal.

[ He's tempted to ask -- "What'd you do?" -- before deciding he is probably better off not knowing, if it's true. Military school, though; that and the government affiliation is indeed impressive, or at least intimidating. ]

Monitored like they're doing to us now?