Oh, Alec got that. He got that loud and clear. Something in him straightened, and he shrugs. "Sorry, soldier. Not so clear on the why, or the who for that matter. All the answers we have are in that pamphlet."

His tone shifts easily from that of a street kid to that of a soldier. It's instinct, more than anything else, but he thinks that the guy might be comfortable with something a little more familiar.