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The immediate firing of his neural network lights Cortana's awareness alive. Dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine bombard her — the chemical reaction is enough to make her code swim. His vitals hitch and the AI tries to gain her metaphorical footing. Then: your voice. "Good afternoon, Master Chief. Step up when you're ready." A flood of liquid, golden Oxytocin makes Cortana's not-there-mouth run dry. John offers a cordial nod to you. His face is set into a hard mask. "Thank you, Petty Officer." ...Oh. ...Admire from afar, indeed. ( drabble series set post-s1, slight canon-divergence, game & book references )

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