I have written some more information about Steele in my journal after he answered some more things for me yesterday morning.
He seems very straightforward and trustworthy.
The eyeballs are both a metaphor and real. A metaphor that he can see many all at once. But also real in the sense that they are real, functioning human eyeballs embedded in his “form.” They move, blink, cry, etc. I got a sense that they can be quite painful… but that might also just me sensing his pain because he considers himself to be so hideous and vile.