The EM situation is so much nicer now...meaning Cortana has a chance to drop a line to her other self and get the details rather than admit there are two of her on the loose.

...Well, hell. Yeah, Delta can stay right where he is. The Faceless might be dead, but that doesn't mean Delta returned to sanity along with the humans, given the AI predisposition to instability.

Not your fault. 'Soothing' cannot be considered Cortana's strong suit, but she's trying. Azúcar's fine. A little beat up, but who isn't?

Simultaneously, she speaks aloud to Connie, gently sending a few tendrils of code into the implant to check on the healing unit. "Not unless your helmet works on his armor. The implant won't hold me and I don't think he wants anyone in his mind right now."

Pause.

"I reiterate my opinion of your Director's programming skills, by the way."