TJ tilted his head at the first sign. That was one he wasn't quite familiar with just yet. But the letters he knew. And a look at her eyes confirmed it. While learning to sign he'd gotten into the habit of speaking what he was signing. It was in case he got something wrong. He signed the best he could.
"Maria? So you got sent back too?" That was what he spoke, what he signed was more like "You thrown back?"