Um-

[He hesitates a little, because honestly? He's not sure how Mikleo would react to hearing he's a Noah host- or at least, how he'd react after it's explained what a Noah is. Not that there's anything implicitly about Mikleo that makes him feel distrust, but...well, he's lost a few friendships over this.]

Let's just say...I've been sick for a long time. Sick with something that's supposed to be incurable. In a way, you could say thanks to the augment, I've been living on borrowed time these past years.

[Sure, the augment kept it from getting worse- but it was a leash, nothing more. A leash that was very prone to breaking]

Well...there's still no cure, not yet. But for the first time, someone's given me an effective treatment.