[ yeah. it is. but she does have to physically write it down, she's found; it doesn't work with recording things through her implants, and she still does need to study hard to grasp other things. but writing reports was a skill she honed, and this was just another report in the end. ]

I was plenty factual! But facts only go so far to really get a feel for something or someone, Mr. Gaze. It was important for our employees at my old workplace to understand the sort of danger they might face when working with what they did, and if it was through facts only they wouldn't be half as careful.

[ ... and if they died regardless, well. that was just how it was. ]

Simply saying you're strong doesn't give anyone an idea of how strong you are, right? But saying that you're strong, and you have the kind of presence that would leave little room for doubt... that shows you know yourself and have a kind of confidence that comes from experience. It's not fake or a bluff.