There's a twitchy inhale from the former General, the pumps in his back pressing in, then exhausting out as the smaller Lombax was examined. Odd, how he had much of the same features as he did, but lacking the metallic attachments. Was this was he was supposed to look like? The Vullards mentioned him being ill those few months ago, but he never thought much of it.

And then the Outsider says that name again. He scratches his head in confusion, then shrugs a little to finally answer the question. He wasn't sure who or what this Alister was, but he'd certainly never seen someone like this kid before.

So he opens his chestplate, where his real, organic heart should have been, and there's something welded to the inside: b3V0c2lkZXI=. He points to the code, and then, to himself.