Locus looks incredibly weary at that. "No soy muy bueno escuchando mi corazón., Azúcar."

That hasn't always been the case, but something that evolved over the course of the war. He still doesn't know if it's permanent, like scar tissue, or if it can be undone, or if it should be undone.

"Which might explain my lack of skill," he adds, with a wry look in Taylor's direction. There. Question answered.