[ there's a delay on badou's end before he picks up the video call, and when he does she'll find he's moved from the living room to the bathroom. there's water running in the background — the tap turned on to its fullest and loudest, though badou's hands remain dry. ]

Dunno the full specifics, to be honest. The whole science of it is a little over my thinkin' skills. It — could be? Part of him? Or part of the hardware they attached to his spine. He calls it "the dog." Some voice inside his head that spews shit at him when he's feeling stressed.