"Cortana," she says by way of confirmation. "And you're a Freelancer."

Her voice is more focused, though her eyes are still fixed on the stars. She knows what Freelancers look like, and despite her current mostly-human appearance, Cortana still runs on AI time. Tex has her attention as much as the sky does--which is not necessarily something Tex wants, since Cortana's opinion of Project Freelancer is low enough to be called subterranean.