[Taryon takes note of the arm, but apart from the initial curiosity, he doesn't see it as remarkable. His sister loved working out, and his father believed a proper businessman should be ruthless and powerful in both body and spirit. Who knows, Shalem might have trained under the same school of thought.]

Well...I guess we don't have much choice here. [But he's glad that despite being built for fighting, Shalem doesn't show any violent tendencies. Maryanne could learn a thing or two from him.] But we all can't get close and personal with these kaiju. You could argue for something far from the action.