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[ He would probably not be comfortable with the assimilation tubes. Certain events are not quite so far behind him. A light touch, just so, to the side of his own head and a patch of his hair lifts up. It's set aside casually, and he proceeds to find a cable as he responds. ]
Aside from the time which I spent... connected to the Collective myself - [ speaking of the certain events, with some discomfort ] - I also connected to the Captain after he had been assimilated, in order to free his individual consciousness from that of the Collective.