Muse dragged into the sun / Thinking of exitvoid

[noblefive]

So I finally might get some action, huh? About time.

Mind you, not that I don't mind the downtime, but I was kinda designed for war. Helps if I'm kept in working order.

Still, glad to see you're mixing it up. Different environments. This one's actually closer to home.

Just... don't over-stretch, huh?

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[spartansneverdie]

That's always the problem--they spread themselves too thin.

[noblefive]

Sam? That you?

[Well, if he can be saved from death...]

I'm not sure. He's managed more, I just...

Well, let's say I've grown a little bit attached to him.

[spartansneverdie]

Petty Officer Second Class Samuel 034--in the flesh.

[ He grins. ]

Hard not to get attached. It's fun.

[noblefive]

[He forgot how young... Jesus.]

Well, if we're doing re-introductions... Chief Warrant Officer Jorge-052.

[And there's a slight grin back.]

He's not a bad kid. And some of the stuff was kinda fun.

[spartansneverdie]

Well, from what I've seen so far, this place should be...

[ Okay, "fun" isn't the right word. But challenges are fun, aren't they? ]

... Well It looks like it could be a good challenge.

[noblefive]

As long as it doesn't get invaded by Peeps at Easter. You know how hard it is to clean marshmallow out of this armour?

[spartansneverdie]

Pfft. I don't think this is that kind of place.

The whole "Rapture" deal is going to be a problem for us, though, from what I hear.

[noblefive]

Rapture, huh? Sounds interesting.

The Covenant have been calling for rapture of the heretics for some time, if we believe ONI reports.

[spartansneverdie]

Well... this is more like a city under the ocean full of crazies that shoot themselves up with this liquid made from sea slugs.

Or something like that.

[noblefive]

Unless they mess with our enhancements, we won't need stuff like that.

...Stuff's called ADAM, right?

[spartansneverdie]

That's just one part of it. You use EVE to keep these powers going.

Apparently this place put the Master Chief [ It's weird to call him that.......... ] down until they shot him full of EVE. If you've got powers of any sort you'll need this EVE stuff to help you along. Our augmentations are no exception.

[noblefive]

Great. And I thought our days of being hopped up on drugs were gone.

John's there, too, huh?

[spartansneverdie]

He is. Kelly, Halsey, and Jacob too.

We're not alone.

[noblefive]

That's a plus.

[In Paradisa, only Six was around.]

At least we've got people we trust from the get-go.

[tinsoldiers]

Working order? You make it sound like you're a fucking machine.

[Which frankly he wouldn't be surprised at but hey whatever.]

[spartansneverdie]

It'll be nice.

A second chance kind of.

[noblefive]

[You're talking to the 8'0" super-soldier with the big-ass gun, Carver.]

I won't go into all the bullshit about how a unit is a "well-oiled machine", but the term "rusty" has to come from somewhere.

[spartansneverdie]

[ Carver, that's gross. ]

[noblefive]

Yeah. Some of us need it.

[Some of us... kinda had their day. He'd be happy where he is back home... Sam? He was taken a bit too early.]

[tinsoldiers]

[Not that kind of fucking machine Sam get out you're 14. BI ]

[tinsoldiers]

[Hahaha well-oiled machine that's rich. Try telling that to EarthGov where every man is expendable.]

So say, I dunno, "keep in shape". Unless you actually are a machine.

[EYEING SUSPICIOUSLY...]

[noblefive]

[And reaching up to remove his helmet.]

Proof enough?

[tinsoldiers]

Proof that you're fucking weird, yeah.

[noblefive]

[Blank look, Carver.]

And you're pretty hostile.

[tinsoldiers]

Hey, I'm not the fucking weird one here.

[It's... mostly good humour. Really. He just sounds angry by default.]