: On the other hand, Halsey's maneuver working could just be Bias pushing the
: test further. Obviously the best way to usually get an honest answer from
: someone is when they don't know they're being tested :)

But Halsey's smart enough to guess that her little trick shouldn't work against a Metarch-level ancilla, and she may surmise that she is still being tested. And if OB has been observing Halsey for long enough, he'd know that she'd know, so he'd have to add a third layer of intricacy to the challenge.

Halsey: "How many layers does this test have?"
Offensive Bias: "To be honest, I've lost track myself."