[She regards him quietly for a moment, some of the sharpness in her features relaxing at the apology and explanation. She's protective of her friends, but the words hit a little too close to home for her too as a mutant. Maybe not fair to heap all that upon him though.]
He's human. He was wounded in battle. Those are for life support. [Maybe not traditional life support, but it's hard to live without half your face.] He's also a doctor, a pilot, a member of the Defense Force, and my friend.