John shrugged as the ODST spoke, he hadn't known about any other AIs paired with Spartans so what he was witnessing with the other Spartan and the AI with him was weird to him. Although, on a deeper level he felt he and Cortana shared a similar connection but just not as ingrained. It wasn't really hard to understand with him actually. They just had a strong dynamic with them that made their teamwork stronger. How they lived with the knowledge they could be separated was something he was wondering about.<br/><br/>"It's more strange than awkward," The elder Spartan said as Alastor cycled the bolt on his Sniper rifle in a similar fashion to his teammate and fellow Spartan, Linda, "I understand where it stems from though due to being paired with Cortana."