[His eyes are still fixed on his hand, remembering enclosing his larger metal hand all the way around this thin wrist in distress and frustration.]

Yeah, it was-- It was growing without me, waiting for me to come and claim it. But when I had the chance, it-- there was... everyone was fighting and I needed to be able to fight too. I didn't want to be useless.

[And now he will be. This isn't a situation where this body is any use either, he will just be a burden on everyone when the situation is already so dire.]