[ There's a point, he's just taking the the most direct route, Miles-style. ]

Just so. I was part of ImpSec. Courier. It's almost entirely confidential, but - I can say that it was half my life. No, more than half. I built it up so much that when it was over, I returned here to find barely anything of my identity still here .. .

[ He shakes his head, faintly. It's hard to talk about even in this context. ]

Medical discharge. No more active duty ever again. I was - distraught.

[ And so much more than that, but he can't get into any more. Not without major consequences. ]