He lifts his eyebrows in surprise. So there was someone in there, even then, who was able to resist that programming he spoke of earlier. It confirms for him that continuing to talk to him as an individual and an equal might some day pay off in Soldat realizing he's more than just a soldier. Even if he was created, and given a body laced with metal, he's a person.

"Maybe it'll come back to you," he suggest. "Maybe not. Doesn't matter now, I guess. But it proves something. You're not limited to your programming."