[ Even though he looked like an ambulatory brick painted OD green that was taught to how to navigate basic social interaction, John had a good read on people. He could parse out from Ms. Carter where the stress was carefully masked, and that she was telling the truth.
1946. That...that was a long time ago, more than six centuries. In training, Déja had taught him about the World Wars that ravaged the Pacific and European continents for several decades but it was so long ago that it was all just dates and statistics. He could scarcely consider what could have caused this. Slipspace anomaly? He needed to ask, ]
Cortana-
[ John felt his fingers freeze over the A.I. housing at the back of his helmet.
Oh.
Nothing but the sounds of his own breathing and static from an empty A.I. slot would answer him now.
He suddenly felt like the smallest thing in the room when he stood back at attention. He put a few seconds between his reply. Just to breathe. ]
Something here could tell us. Ms. Carter, how much of the compound have you seen?
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1946. That...that was a long time ago, more than six centuries. In training, Déja had taught him about the World Wars that ravaged the Pacific and European continents for several decades but it was so long ago that it was all just dates and statistics. He could scarcely consider what could have caused this. Slipspace anomaly? He needed to ask, ]
Cortana-
[ John felt his fingers freeze over the A.I. housing at the back of his helmet.
Oh.
Nothing but the sounds of his own breathing and static from an empty A.I. slot would answer him now.
He suddenly felt like the smallest thing in the room when he stood back at attention. He put a few seconds between his reply. Just to breathe. ]
Something here could tell us. Ms. Carter, how much of the compound have you seen?