[It's worse than "out of the loop," but John doesn't need to find out ONI has successfully reclassified his existence as a war crime, at least not before he's put himself back together.
Halsey thinks she's regained her equilibrium, and then John gestures across his visor. The tears well up again, not yet threatening to fall but still making her eyes shine...only this time she's smiling. No sign language needed for Halsey--her face is never covered, and now it's lit from within by an almost joyous relief that makes her look twenty years younger despite her silver hair.]
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Halsey thinks she's regained her equilibrium, and then John gestures across his visor. The tears well up again, not yet threatening to fall but still making her eyes shine...only this time she's smiling. No sign language needed for Halsey--her face is never covered, and now it's lit from within by an almost joyous relief that makes her look twenty years younger despite her silver hair.]
I told them you'd be back, John.