There is a brief pause. Then: "Did ask for caps in the beginning." Beginning meaning, of course, when Neil first entered the surface world. "All I got were complaints about how I'm taking away caps from x, y, and z. So I eventually just stopped asking."

It's a non-sequitur. A highly unusual one, but something he felt like saying.

He inhales sharply to gain some stability before continuing. "You're going say the same thing about the Shi and the Vagrants...aren't you?"