Nov 02, 2010 11:44
Black-Two to team leader, please respond. Black-Two to team leader, operating on an unsecure broadcast. Please respond. Position, uh, somewhere designated “Kurzweil.” This sure as hell isn't The Line.
…I’m not dead, by the way!
black-two,
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...okay what are the odds. ]
--you are of SPARTAN team Black?
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That's on a need to know basis. Who needs to know?
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I also gave away my local. But I don't see you tearing down here trying to kill my like the heretic I am. What's your story?
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More?
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You're late to the party, anyway.
[ sulk sulk grouch ]
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[ Switches to video. ]
You knew I was a Spartan without me saying it. Who're you?
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No, ma'am. I'd think of it as our way of saying hello.
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Are you one of the people who keeps mentioning the-- um.
[ kaslmfskl just links to this and ]
You kind of share the same name as one?
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[ Multi-tasking, go! Two continues to converse with this mystery woman as she scans whatever she sent for viruses. ]
Do you have a name, ma'-
[ DLKFJDSLKJFNVORIEHTHZAHBAH ]
CHIEF?!
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This is team leader. What's your status, Two? Besides, 'not dead'.
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Chief. I don't know what to tell you that you probably haven't figured out yourself. Woke up, thought we got separated trying to commandeer that cruiser and that I took another smack to the head.
I've never been more wrong. I've been holding out in somewhere called Kurweil for a few hours. Took me long enough to get the hang of this bracelet, hard enough as it is having new tech slapped on you. Harder still when the lights went out and I swear I heard screaming. No idea where though.
Chief, what's going on?
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[ Like, weird memory discrepancies. But, it's good to hear she's alright, for the most part. ]
Apparently the resident AI's got an upset tummy. This all started with the power out and it's been getting increasingly darker and FUBAR. You know, nothing we aren't used to.
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[ She chuckles despite herself. ]
AI, huh? Smart or Dumb?
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I'm Commander Carter.
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Intelligence Specialist Black-Two, sir. I've successfully managed contact with Chie- Black-One and awaiting orders.
[ Beat ]
Guess what they say is true, sir. We Spartans never die. We just go missing.
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At the mention of One, he nods; he might outrank her, but he isn't wanting to try taking command of her people, either. The potential Covenant here haven't shown themselves to be a threat, so there's no need for a potential power struggle. He trusts One to handle her people while he handles his, and they figure out what the hell happened. ]
Gotta admit that I'd feel a little more comfortable if we went missing somewhere within charted space, or with an idea of where we are.
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