sˈɪlvɚɹ ɛksplˈeɪnz ðæt hiː wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪnðə θˈɜːɾiəθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi, ænd wʌz ɛnlˈɪstᵻd ˌɪntʊ ðə mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ænd ɡˈɪvən hɪz ˈɪmplænts tə pɹəlˈɔŋ hɪz lˈaɪf fɹʌmðə bˈɜːθ dˈiːfɛkts hiː sˈʌfɚd.
Silver explains that he was born in the 30th Century, and was enlisted into the military and given his implants to prolong his life from the birth defects he suffered.