She has to keep her distance for her own sanity; if she got too close - she'd lose herself in the good fortune that he was alive, that he was back. Standing back, however, afforded her the chance to see the wear in his face and his frame, to hear him talk about things she knew a younger Jack might never have considered.

He may be back, but he certainly wasn't the same person. She felt like she had to get to know him, in a sense, all over again, and after the life she's lead she's wary about letting herself trust too deeply.

"Maybe, maybe not." She didn't claim to know the agenda of Helix altogether; she was simply one part of an elite strike team; it was never her place to question the larger picture. As long as she was working towards a better world, she felt she was in the right place. She'd gotten that righteousness and sense of judgement from Jack, and Overwatch, and it was disheartening to hear he was, in some sense, working against her.

"Why didn't you tell me?" She's not about to let the elephant go any longer without mentioning. She'd at least gotten a letter from her mother.