That brought him up short, his expression softening a little at Steve's story. Well, wasn't that interesting? And useful potentially. Sympathy made people more amenable. "That guy with the metal arm you kept mentioning, by any chance?" he said, giving Steve a sympathetic look.

"Sorry, but I really haven't heard of anyone like that. Soleil had access to a lot of files. Military, secret service stuff. That's what she was supposed to be. Advanced weapons AI. She didn't want to be. She just... wanted to be a normal girl. An artist." He paused, considering. "She might have known. If I can find anything here, maybe it might help."