[ The fact that she hasn't just cut him off is encouraging, and gives him that extra lift he needs to keep going. To sound like the soldier he is. ]

I'm not sure if you've heard the same thing I have, but apparently a version of me's been here before -- and he had some connections. Good ones. People who feel the same way we do, and want to do something about it. I'm still working on figuring out what's what and who I can trust; how I proceed depends on just how many of these other ImPorts are on our side.

One thing's for sure: I'm not just gonna roll over and let the folks in charge strip me down to something less than human in the eyes of the law. I've seen where that ends up; it's not pretty.