... Soon. [Like two days ago but she has found the date meaningless and would be reminded of the fact it passed without her realizing it, yet again, without a calendar right in front of her to consult.]

It's soon.

[Samus idly wonders if he needs this Neuropozyne, but saves that question for later, as it is all too easy for her to imagine the ramifications of his actions in a situation like that. Her most recent mission went resulted in something like that. The Federation held their trials and tribulations after she did what she did, which hurt, especially given how many years of loyalty she had given them otherwise.]

...Then I think you have an impressive record. [It's said slowly and without any sarcasm; there's even a smile on her lips, tiny but sincere.]

Sometimes it takes a stronger man to not pull the trigger.

[She stares off for a moment, lips parted, as if she were to elaborate and recount her own experiences. She's dirtied her hands before, and it never gets any easier knowing when it is and isn't for the best to pull that trigger. Shooting a child was something she could never attest to doing, even a dangerous one. Her lips close.]

You had a girlfriend?

[ENTIRELY INNOCENT QUESTION.]