Maybe one day he'll find out. How secret were those items? There's no immediate response to Avalon's reasonable follow up question, rubbing the scruff of beard on his chin in thoughtfulness.

His mind was absolutely affected until arriving here, but was it the SOLDIER process, or what was done to him at conception? "No," is the slow conclusion, which does imply something else did. "I don't think so. Most SOLDIERs never have any trouble at all, and those who might tend to get washed from the program before they're enhanced. A certain level of strength of will and mind is a requirement."