You were deaf and used a cochlear, signed & read lips, recently your Cochlear had been out of commission for a few days now

Being in the military; this was an issue. Thankfully, you hadn’t been sent out on any Ops, but communication was difficult

Recently you were teaching your teammate and best friend, Soap, how to sign a few phrases, yours and his names

“No Soap like this”

You laughed softly, showing him how to sign the S and the P again

“Oh, that makes more sense”

He laughed