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The ''Infinity'' then began a series of randomized [[slipspace]] jumps in order to avoid detection by Cortana's [[Guardian Custode|Guardian]]s, emerging from slipspace at its first vector point that very day.{{Ref/Reuse|HBB2}}<ref name="lootcrate12">''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]'' ''[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #12]]''</ref> That same day [[Roland]] answered a distress call from the {{UNSCShip|Sentry of El Morro}} with the affirmation that the supercarrier was on its way to assist it.<ref name="HFRW">''[[Halo: Fractures]]'', ''[[Rossbach's World (story)|Rossbach's World]]''</ref> By the start of November, the ship exited slipspace at one point to receive the recently reassembled Spartan team [[Alpha-Nine]], which had just concluded a mission on the [[United Rebel Front]]-held world [[Cassidy III]].<ref name="HBB21">''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]'', ''Chapter 21''</ref> Returning with the team was Captain [[Veronica Dare]] of ONI [[ONI Section One|Section One]], who rushed to debrief with Palmer and Lasky as soon as she was back. In addition to going over the events of the mission Dare also argued for the team's reinstatement of [[Spartan]] [[Michael Crespo]], who had been convicted of [[treason]] years prior. After taking a shower [[Edward Buck]], now leading the team as he had in the past, joined Palmer and Lasky in the captain's main conference room situated next to the observation deck. The commander was seated to Lasky's right at one end of a long table. Once they'd heard what happened at Cassidy III recounted by him they both assured him everyone on his team would be officially commended for their actions before standing to send him on his way. Buck couldn't keep himself from asking about [[Michael Crespo|Mickey]], however. Just by reading the look Lasky gave Palmer at this he could tell this was a point of contention between them. Palmer voiced that Mickey was lucky the UEG disagreed with capital punishment, even for traitors, and then chuckled when Buck asked to speak freely, as if he hadn't been doing so already. Buck argued that Mickey would never have turned on his teammates if they had still been fighting the [[Covenant]]. Sarah made the point in kind that they could only deal with reality as it was, but to this Buck argued that reality had just changed for them. Mickey had been used to make an alliance with the [[United Rebel Front|URF]] on Cassidy III and he suggested the man could further be made their official liaison to cement it. This reasoning ultimately won the day and both Palmer and Lasky tacitly agreed to the proposal.{{Ref/Reuse|HBB21}}

Following her return to the ''Infinity'' Commander Palmer spent some time running other Spartans through various [[Warzone]] simulations, offering commentary and advice during their matches.{{Ref/Reuse|HBB21}}<ref name="H5GW">''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'', [[Warzone]]</ref>{{Ref/Note|The presence of [[031 Exuberant Witness]], [[monitor]] of the [[Builder]] world [[Genesis]], as a [[multiplayer]] announcer in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'', may indicate that the ''Infinity'' had to receive her at some point. [[343 Industries]] writer [[Jeff Easterling]] has said, however, that Witness' presence on the ship may not be entirely canonical.}} By [[2559#January|January 23, 2559]], they were still on the run, performing erratic jumps to evade discovery.{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate12}} On that date at around 0852 hours Palmer was interviewed by a Spartan from [[Fireteam Apollo]] with the serial number [[92738-61842-LC]].{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate11}} This individual had been tasked by Captain Lasky with investigating what was being dubbed "the Guardian Incident". Sarah wanted to hit the combat deck before 0900 so she urged her interviewer to get through the questions they had for her quickly. She granted her permission to be recorded and also let them know she was well aware of the directive the captain had given them, seeing as she was required to sign off on all Spartan asset reprioritizations. Even so, she was unsure what she could add to the Spartan's investigation. They answered this by bringing up the day less than two years prior on which Palmer had first encountered Cortana on [[Requiem]]. Asked to describe the A.I.'s condition at that time, Palmer said she had been unstable but not necessarily [[Rampancy|rampant]], having perhaps days or weeks remaining to her in her estimation. The commander confirmed the events of that day on the bridge of the ''Infinity'' to her questioner and asked after their purpose in going over such details. When her opinion on whether or not Cortana should have been committed to final dispensation was requested Palmer said she didn't think it had been necessary. Without any further questions to answer she wished the Spartan luck and began to taker her leave, but not before being asked one more question. Palmer had briefly suggested during their short discussion that Cortana's unique creation could have had something to do with what had happened with her recently, so when asked who could tell them more about that, she pointed them to Halsey.{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate11}}

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==Personality and traits==