"So many things against the law where you're from and they didn't get around to banning terrible puns?"

When America tries to escape the candy-colored nightmare, Cortana is uncharacteristically slow to respond, a few seconds of silence greeting the request before her voice returns, sounding distracted. "Sorry, someone was targeting civilians. Just a sec...there." There's a barely-audible pop as the field drops and air rushes in to fill the infinitesimal gap left by its absence.