"Yes, Your Highness." He smiles, polite and earnest, as he takes a moment to gather his thoughts. "After I was-- made, I suppose. Given the serum and turned into a super soldier. The doctor overseeing the project was killed--"
And here a shadow passes across his features, briefly--
"They didn't really know what to do with me besides stick me in a lab. But a United States Senator thought I could still be an asset to the war effort at home. I was put in a USO show, ma'am. I traveled all over the United States doing public speaking and performing in a musical revue to drum up sales of war bonds. Sales went up a solid ten percent in each city following our appearance, ma'am. I also appeared in newsreel films as part of the same effort, to both help war bond sales and to help support our boys overseas."
He sits up straighter. "My most recent experience is on the front lines, Your Highness. But I'm happy to help however I can. And I do all right in front of an audience."
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And here a shadow passes across his features, briefly--
"They didn't really know what to do with me besides stick me in a lab. But a United States Senator thought I could still be an asset to the war effort at home. I was put in a USO show, ma'am. I traveled all over the United States doing public speaking and performing in a musical revue to drum up sales of war bonds. Sales went up a solid ten percent in each city following our appearance, ma'am. I also appeared in newsreel films as part of the same effort, to both help war bond sales and to help support our boys overseas."
He sits up straighter. "My most recent experience is on the front lines, Your Highness. But I'm happy to help however I can. And I do all right in front of an audience."