I'm sure you know the statistics. The ones for how likely it is she'll come back.

[There's still that dull ache, but he's pushing on regardless.]

And if she does, we don't know when. Sometimes it's days, but sometimes it's weeks, even months. That's a long time to go without a doctor on our... team.

[The pause there is deliberately. Hopefully John will pick up the hint without Kunsel having to spell out the reference to the group with Winter's network - not where the Admin can hear.

John struck him as intelligent, though. He's pretty sure the man will know what he means.]