: IDK about the particulars, but soon after the real-life Waypoint was launched
: they said there was an in-universe network or service called Waypoint that
: people used to communicate, this is just the first time it's been
: plot-relevant.

Remember that conversation we had where I whined about the UNSC getting FTL communications from nowhere?

I just learned that the change is retroactive. On the whole, I think my reaction was muted and polite.