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===Personal life and relationships===
===Personal life and relationships===
Halsey is a fairly anti-social person, extremely devoted to her work and personal goals, and rarely partakes in any social activities, apart from her occasional attendance in academic social gatherings despite her dislike of such events.<ref name="dec4"/> Though she had distanced herself from most of her friends from her youth, she would often browse through casualty lists within the [[UNSC subnet]], finding the majority of them dead by the final years of the war.<ref>'''Dr. Halsey's personal journal''', ''September 5, 2547''</ref> She remained rather indifferent to her parents' deaths when Endymion was glassed, as she had not seen them in years and had grown aloof from them.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 267''</ref> She prefers the company of AIs and admires their manner of existence despite being angered at being mentally defeated by them.
Halsey is a generally antisocial person, extremely devoted to her work and personal goals, and rarely partakes in any social activities, apart from her occasional attendance in academic social gatherings despite her dislike of such events.<ref name="dec4"/> Though she had distanced herself from most of her friends from her youth, she would often browse through casualty lists within the [[UNSC subnet]], finding the majority of them dead by the final years of the war.<ref>'''Dr. Halsey's personal journal''', ''September 5, 2547''</ref> She remained rather indifferent to her parents' deaths when Endymion was glassed, as she had not seen them in years and had grown aloof from them.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 267''</ref> She prefers the company of AIs and admires their manner of existence despite being angered at being mentally defeated by them.


Nevertheless, she remained particularly close to a few people, even if she rarely saw them. When listing her most important relationships and connections in her journal, she mentioned [[Michael Stanforth|"the Vice Admiral"]], [[Franklin Mendez|Mendez]], [[:Category:Spartan-IIs|her Spartans]], [[Alizée]], [[Kalmiya]] and [[Jorjet]], as well as [[Jacob Keyes|Jacob]] and [[Miranda Keyes]].<ref name="journal"/>
Nevertheless, she remained particularly close to a few people, even if she rarely saw them. When listing her most important relationships and connections in her journal, she mentioned [[Michael Stanforth|"the Vice Admiral"]], [[Franklin Mendez|Mendez]], [[:Category:Spartan-IIs|her Spartans]], [[Alizée]], [[Kalmiya]] and [[Jorjet]], as well as [[Jacob Keyes|Jacob]] and [[Miranda Keyes]].<ref name="journal"/>
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====Jacob Keyes====
====Jacob Keyes====
[[File:YoungKeyes.png|250px|thumb|right|Jacob Keyes accompanies Dr. Halsey]]
[[File:YoungKeyes.png|250px|thumb|right|Jacob Keyes accompanies Dr. Halsey]]
During her survey travels for the SPARTAN-II candidates, Halsey was required to be supervised by a military official, an order she resented. She ended up choosing then-[[Lieutenant, Junior Grade]] [[Jacob Keyes]]. Halsey had examined his files and found he had refused to testify against one of his instructors despite the teacher's error causing the deaths of 14 students. From this Halsey deduced that Keyes could be trusted to keep a secret, a useful trait in her unethical mission. The two were initially aloof to each other aboard the ''Han'', especially since Keyes did not initially know the purpose of their mission. He eventually realized it, though, and discussed with Halsey about the implications of her project and her decision to tell the child [[Soren-066|Soren]] the truth.<ref group="note">In ''[[Pariah]]'', Keyes knew the reason behind Dr. Halsey's observation mission. However, ''Halo: The Fall of Reach'' and Halsey's journal clearly indicate that Keyes was unaware of the mission's true nature, though it is implied that he later found out as he told an adult John-117 that they had met before.</ref> By the time they parted after two months working together, Keyes and Halsey were on much more amicable terms, to the point that Halsey began sketching frequently in her journal and even referred to him as "my lieutenant". For his safety and in thanks, Keyes was reassigned but given a full [[Lieutenant (UNSC)|lieutenant]] commission, at Halsey's request.
During her survey travels for the SPARTAN-II candidates, Halsey was required to be supervised by a military official, an order she resented. She ended up choosing then-[[Lieutenant, Junior Grade]] [[Jacob Keyes]]. Halsey had examined his files and found he had refused to testify against one of his instructors despite the teacher's error causing the deaths of 14 students. From this Halsey deduced that Keyes could be trusted to keep a secret, a useful trait in her unethical mission. The two were initially aloof to each other aboard the ''Han'', especially since Keyes did not initially know the purpose of their mission. He eventually realized it, though, and discussed with Halsey about the implications of her project and her decision to tell the child [[Soren-066|Soren]] the truth.<ref group="note">In ''[[Pariah]]'', Keyes knew the reason behind Dr. Halsey's observation mission. However, ''Halo: The Fall of Reach'' and Halsey's journal clearly indicate that Keyes was unaware of the mission's true nature, though it is implied that he later found out as he told an adult John-117 that they had met before.</ref> By the time they parted after two months working together, Keyes and Halsey were on much more amicable terms, to the point that Halsey began sketching him frequently in her journal and even referred to him as "my lieutenant". For his safety and in thanks, Keyes was reassigned but given a full [[Lieutenant (UNSC)|lieutenant]] commission, at Halsey's request.


In November [[2524]] the two were reunited while attending a conference at the [[University of Calippus]], and the two conceived a child. Halsey's work impeded her from being able to care for Miranda, and Jacob ended up raising her instead. The two didn't see each other again until August 12, 2552, a moment that Halsey had both hoped for but dreaded. Keyes still remained a gentleman to her, and they spoke at length on the topics of Miranda, the Spartans, and his "[[Keyes Loop]]", and his assigning to [[Operation: RED FLAG|RED FLAG]], also at Halsey's request. It was the last time the two saw each other before Keyes's death at [[Installation 04]].
In November [[2524]] the two were reunited while attending a conference at the [[University of Calippus]], and the two conceived a child. Halsey's work impeded her from being able to care for Miranda, and Jacob ended up raising her instead. The two didn't see each other again until August 12, 2552, a moment that Halsey had both hoped for but dreaded. Keyes still remained a gentleman to her, and they spoke at length on the topics of Miranda, the Spartans, and his "[[Keyes Loop]]", and his assigning to [[Operation: RED FLAG|RED FLAG]], also at Halsey's request. It was the last time the two saw each other before Keyes's death at [[Installation 04]].
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