Another huff of air. Dark humor touches the beginning of Vincent's answer.

"I was deemed a failure. And there are side effects. The beast you saw is my other form. Not something this planet's saddled me with."

There is obviously a big blank spot he is leaving out of this narrative. But Vincent does fill something carefully in.

"I can't say for sure. But I don't think the executives were informed." Something grim, almost amused came over Vincent. "If the president knew, then they never found a way to replicate the procedure."

At least not safely. And there was a good deal that suggested that Vincent stayed buried for a long while.