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" ᴍᴀꜱᴛᴇʀ ᴄʜɪᴇꜰ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴍɪɴᴅ ᴛᴇʟʟɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜱʜɪᴘ? "

" ꜱɪʀ,
𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁. "
“ IT WAS MY BIRTHDAY TWO DAYS AGO AND NO ONE TOLD ME??

FUCK “
March 9, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Your Monitor on the arc went crazy when we tried destroying the flood.

And then, I’m sure you know about the Didact.

That makes two cases already! Plus, didn’t your AI join the flood back in the day? That makes three!
'All the others'?

Remind me, how many Forerunners have you had the pleasure of conversing with?
Yeah, until you go batshit crazy like all the other forerunners…
March 4, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Yeah, until you go batshit crazy like all the other forerunners…
Fortunately for you, I do not preside over military matters.
...is this going to be a rerun of Halo 4?

God damn it...
March 4, 2025 at 10:34 AM
What are you looking at…?
I am. In my own way.

(Looks at the camera)

𝘐 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦‘𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴...
Yeah.

Uh.

You- You think you could help with, like, the Banished?
March 4, 2025 at 10:34 AM
“ Oh… right. Hobbies. “

He shrugged in defeat.

“ I don’t exactly… understand hobbies. I talked to someone else about them before but, I don’t necessarily have any. Nor do I understand why other soldiers have them… “
His shoulders sag slightly. Should’ve been more specific.

I mean like hobbies and interests sort of things. Like Linda’s study of Zen ideologies. Fred and his multiple concussions. That sort of thing.

Hopefully John caught the joke.
" And what if they don't want to tell you about those things? Or what if it is classified? "

Chief crossed his arms over his chest, a sigh coming out from behind his helmet

" I can't tell you how many times I've went no-contact because of secret operations... "
March 4, 2025 at 10:33 AM
( Cocks assault rifle menacingly )
March 4, 2025 at 10:32 AM
...is this going to be a rerun of Halo 4?

God damn it...
February 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Yeah.

Uh.

You- You think you could help with, like, the Banished?
Something like that.
Yeah... instead, Cortana...

...

...

Sigh
February 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Yeah... instead, Cortana...

...

...

Sigh
If only it were that easy, huh, John?
For one of me, yes.

For three of me? Hell, we could've taken down the Covenant in their prime.
February 28, 2025 at 6:24 PM
For one of me, yes.

For three of me? Hell, we could've taken down the Covenant in their prime.
That’s a tall order, even for you.
Hell the three of us could take down the Banished in a week, I bet
February 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
" Anything specific? Not really... I'm just kind of... browsing around town, so to speak... "

Eventually, he made it right up to the counter. He glanced to see what kind of pastries and things she might have baked

" I don't know what the norm is for civilians... do I just say 'one bread please?' "

ㅤmilitary, eh — 𖤠
ㅤshe couldn't recall having ever met one of these so-called ' spartans ' before...

ㅤbut no biggie .ᐟ

ㅤ" well, uhm, I mostly make bread — but I have given a hand at pasteries .ᐟ and special orders, like cake and whatnot, are always appreciated. " ♡
" A bakery? "

Hm. It did smell like bread, after all...

" Then, well, what exactly do you bake here? I am... curious about this place. "

By 'this place' he kind of meant the whole world... but he'll leave that out of the conversation for now.

He took a few more heavy steps towards the counter---
February 28, 2025 at 6:17 PM
" And what if they don't want to tell you about those things? Or what if it is classified? "

Chief crossed his arms over his chest, a sigh coming out from behind his helmet

" I can't tell you how many times I've went no-contact because of secret operations... "
This subject seemed to be a struggle for far too many of his fellow IIs. But Emrys was an outlier in quite a few different ways, frankly Green Team had always been so sociable in comparison to the others.

Be curious, break the ice.
approaching their fellow soldiers? "
February 28, 2025 at 6:14 PM
" A new weapons? I'm unsure if a civilian can craft something that hurts more than anything the UNSC can come up with. "

Chief nods

" Though I would be willing to see what you can make. "
“ gotta keep yer head up about it! i admire yer view on it. i can’t imagine it bein’ a particularly nice job to have. “

scratching their chin in thought for a moment.

“ wonder if i could make ya somethin’ that packs a real punch. “
" Ain't that the truth. Spartans die every day, and marines and others die even more... "

He sighed

" We can win, though. Ain't nothing gonna stop us to all of us are dead. That's what I think. "
February 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Wait, really?

I thought transformers had something to do with... powers stations or something
giant robots that turn into cars and other vehicles.
Whats a... transformer?
February 28, 2025 at 6:11 PM
" 'Removing one head will only see another take it's place-' exactly! With the Harbinger gone, another Endless will break free and find a way to save their kind. Only by ending the Banished threat can we truly be safe and make sure no more of those things get out! "

He let's out a sigh---
- more effective, if she could do so in time.

"Your quarry ventures into a place you will not go," she affirms sternly. "It is not your place, and removing one head will only see more take its place."
February 28, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Hell the three of us could take down the Banished in a week, I bet
A valid question.

I don’t have an answer.
Why are there two other mes?
February 26, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Stares at the reader

“ I need a weapon. “
February 26, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Whats a... transformer?
oh my god. yeah, like a transformer or some shit like that! that would be pretty cool!
Oh, yeah, that's cooler...

Sometimes I wish I could turn into a tank y'know. Could use it on the battlefield...
February 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
" Ain't that the truth. Spartans die every day, and marines and others die even more... "

He sighed

" We can win, though. Ain't nothing gonna stop us to all of us are dead. That's what I think. "
“ mmh. planetary threats like that are one of the reasons i altered my body in the first place. we’re so fragile. too fragile to defend against stuff off planet. “

but he refuses to go down. and if he will, he’s taking others down with him. he’s stubborn like that.
" Yeah, well, I ain't heard about much 'collaborating' in my time... I do know about Reach though. And every other planet they've exterminated. Those damn Covenant... "

He sighs

" The aliens I've met certainly haven't been the nicest, to say the least. "
February 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Oh, yeah, that's cooler...

Sometimes I wish I could turn into a tank y'know. Could use it on the battlefield...
EW why would i want them bigger? they are already a pain in my back. literally and figuratively.

no, i mean a full blown temporary form. like a giant monster or somethin’!
What? Like... you could give yourself bigger boobs?
February 26, 2025 at 5:44 PM
" Yeah, well, I ain't heard about much 'collaborating' in my time... I do know about Reach though. And every other planet they've exterminated. Those damn Covenant... "

He sighs

" The aliens I've met certainly haven't been the nicest, to say the least. "
" oh! huh, yer home must be pretty different than mine. we DO get alien visitors sometimes, but. most folks don't quite like the idea. we collaborate with some on our technologies and what not.

but y'know how it is with humans. always so quick to destroy what they don't know. "
" UNSC. United Nations Space Command. We keep the aliens off the Earth, so you don't have to worry about your home being glassed. "

Or something like that. Somedays he wonders what exactly he's fighting for.

" So yeah, kind of a military, kind of a governing body. Lots of... stuff. "
February 26, 2025 at 5:39 PM
" A bakery? "

Hm. It did smell like bread, after all...

" Then, well, what exactly do you bake here? I am... curious about this place. "

By 'this place' he kind of meant the whole world... but he'll leave that out of the conversation for now.

He took a few more heavy steps towards the counter---

ㅤher head would tilt to the side, a bit of empathy on her face as she'd remain smiling.

ㅤlike a parent looking at a naive animal of some kind —

ㅤ"normal.. things 𖤠
ㅤthis — this is just a bakery, sir."

ㅤlightly chuckling, she'd lean forward on the counter, curls held back by one confident —

+
" Oh, hello... "

Chief continued to look around as he slowly approached the counter. It was a nice little place. In the same vein, he wasn't exactly sure what this place was...

As he stopped at the counter, he looked down at the human in front of him.

" What... exactly is this place? I'm not---
February 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
What? Like... you could give yourself bigger boobs?
i forget some robotic beings have different forms! i would still have to work to see if i could manage that myself. hrm.
Oh, that makes a lot more sense then...

( Flashbacks of a certain blue AI woman... )
February 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
" ...are you saying the Harbinger broke out of her cage on her own? And now with her dead it doesn't matter? "

He shook his head. Letting out a sigh, he took a step closer to the Master Juridical

" You're wrong. Something broke her out of that prison- and that something has to be the Banished!
---
- likely due to the now deceased Harbinger."

A pause follows as she eyes the Human, wondering if he understood what that meant. She had a feeling he would still nurse the desire to follow after his foe despite her hoping otherwise.
February 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
" 'Live life,' huh? "

Chief wasn't too sure about this. But, hell, if he's talking a fellow soldiers who was similar to him... it couldn't be that hard, right?

" Okay... well, what do you think we should do then? I have never really... 'lived' like this before, so... "

---
...Alright, how about this? You and me, we go into town and see what's going on. We'll see if we can find something there that might catch your eye.

Maybe you just need to...live life, so you can find what you're looking for.
February 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM