“Good morning, Dr. Halsey,” Cortana said. “I’ve read the committee’s report—”
	“—which was classified as Top Secret, Eyes Only.”
	“Hmm…” Cortana mused. “I must have overlooked that.” She hopped off the desk and circled around Dr. Halsey once.
	Cortana had been programmed with ONI’s best insurgency software, as well as the determination to use those code-cracking skills. While this had been necessary for her mission, when she grew bored, she caused chaos with ONI’s own security measures … and she often grew bored.
	“I assume you have examined the classified data brought back from Sigma Octanus Four?” Halsey asked.
	“I might have seen that somewhere,” Cortana said matter-of-factly.
	...
	“Cortana has been programmed with every ONI computer insurgency routine,” Dr. Halsey told him. “And she has a talent for modifying them on the fly. She has our best Covenant-language-translation software as well. Her primary purpose is to infiltrate their computer and communications systems. She will intercept and decode point-to-point Covenant transmissions and give you updated intelligence in the field.”