And now they circle back to the uncomfortable stuff. What comes out is automatic, to the Soldier's mild embarrassment: "That's what I'm for." It feels like the opposite answer to what she's looking for, but what the hell is she looking for?

Yes, it's good at reading people, but it has some very big blind spots, too, and they all center around treatment of itself. That would really explain both its confusion now and its understanding of Crowley's actions.

It pops its mouth shut after the nearly-rote response, looking away again, and focuses back on its arm with an air of continued embarrassment and maybe a little frustration of its own.