Okay, that's enough... [ he waves him back a little, closing his shirt again. too much, the warning bells are going off in his head. be nice, though. he needs to get what he lost. then maybe he can get out of here. ]
My father created the initial design. I just... enhanced it. [ why why why indeed... best just to be blunt now, he thinks, eyes cautiously locking on the other man's. ] It repels shrapnel away from my heart.
[ it's an extremely dangerous thing to tell someone this close to him while he's defenseless. but he never was one for caution. ]