Chapter 7 War, War never changes

i guess my hyper personality doesn't help either...

(Dormii)
No, but for you, maybe.

=i notice she is asleep and I get up and put my armor on, i comm Dylon, thanking him for his help and tell him he can go back to his ship, if he wants. i pick Laura up and begin to carry her back to the hanger=

Bellum numquam mutatur et videtur neque populus. ut cogito ille necessitatem rerum mutare.

( I shake my head)

i don't mean to be rude but, in english plaese...

(Dormii)
=i carry Laura back to the hanger and get on the Pelican. BeP flies us back to the Trophaeum, and I carry Laura to the medbay, for observation. i set her down on a bed and go back to the messhall, my armor still on=

oh? sorry, it's nothing, really.

( I smile half-heartedly)

(Dante)

(He nods to Talfie)

Once more.
It is your personality.
It is what makes you. You.

tell me...

= i push up against him=




(seriously, what does it mean?)

(it means, "war never changes and neither do people. so i think that needs to change.")

(I look around)

Where are the others? the people you guys normally sit with?

(Dormii)
=i arrive in the messhall, and take off my helmet, hooking it on my belt. i go over to the food counter and stand there thinking=

(Rain)

=I had been in the pool for some time=
=Swimming laps=

=I get out and dry off=
=I head back to my room=
=Once there I go to my bed and lay down=

Was this the right decision?


(Dante)

(He looks to the counter and nods)

There is one.
Dormii Fortuni.

not sure...

= i move back=

i'm usualy at the pool, here, or with Kota...

hmmm, I recognize him. But wasn't there a giant of a fellow with your lot?

( I look at him quizzically)

Kota? I s he like your 'friend'?

(I do air quotes around the word friend.)

(Dante)

(He stands)

I shall see you both around

(He nods to them both and leaves for his room)
(Sarah follows. Breaking off for her shift in the medbay)

(Dormii)
=i look at my choices, but nothing appeals to me. i put my elbows down on the counter and rest my face in my hands=
Why did I do that...





(gotta go eat, bbl)

= i turn him around where the 10 1/2 giant looms over him=

this is Kota,

3 tons of wires and guns.


Kota:

... hello

(Dormii)
=i grab some food. Not really paying attention to what i grab, as long as it isn't red, and i go back and sit at the table. not really paying attention=

oh wow, cheers, wasn't the giant I was talking about though.

(I look at Tilfie)

so, what is Kota, exactly?

he's an A.I. with a body...

(Dormii)
=i finally notice what is going on. i look at the new person=
Um, hi, Dormii Fortuni et Mali. Nice to meet you.



(tar, nic may or may not be distracted by xbox. just letting you know)

That sounds, like a synthetic android or something...

( i begin to think)

oh hi Dormii Fortuni et Mali, Meus nomine Nicholas Muntele Maslinilor est.

(i look at Dormii)

well, while you think i'll be sleepin'...

night!

i'll be seein' you around.

=i skip off to my room singing, once there, i strip down and cuddle up to my pillow=

*nyaaa...


Kota:

goodnight...

=he goes to guard talfie=

(Dormii)
=i chuckle=
Ah, Latine loqui. Laetamini in occursum tui. Quid hic agis?

(Jason)

=A few hours later, Miri had gone to take a nap. I didn't blame her. After all she had gone through, she deserved a good rest. As for me, I decided to head to the Trophaeum's mess-hall. As much as I enjoyed the food on my ship, it just didn't have that wide a selection=

Sum Nihil facio. Etiam, loquentes cum populo. et tu, quid hic agis?

( I look at the armoured man, Dormii)

(Dormii)
=I smile=
I apologize, it's been a while. What did you say again?

(I laugh)

I said: I am doing nothing. well, speaking with people. and you, what are you doing here?

(Jason)

=I made my way to the mess-hall, and a few minutes later, I was sitting at a table, eating a burger and fries=

(Miranda)

=I had a nightmare. In it, I was strapped to a table again, and doctors in masks were walking around me, sharp tools in their hands. They didn't give me a sedative. I just had a gag in my mouth. The whole time, a song was playing--"You Won't Know." I woke up with a start a few minutes into the dream. The sheets were drenched in sweat, and my breathing was heavy=

(Dormii)
=i smile=
Eating and talking.

(Miranda)

Jesus Christ.

=I put a hand over my face=

That, was the most vivid dream, I have ever had.

(I smile)

seems to be the popular things to do.

(Dormii)
=i chuckle=
Well, when the only other things you can do is wait for the UNSC to show up and have a soul-shredding fight, train, or work on building the town, you tend to eat and talk as much as you can.

(Jason)

=I didn't really talk with anyone. I mean, come on, given recent events, the things I had on my mind did not make for great social conversation. So, I kept eating the burger in my hands. Once that was done, I decided to head for the firing range, maybe vent my anger on some hapless targets=

Oh, it's a bad day to be target dummy.

I can imagine.

(I look around the mess hall.)

(Dormii)
=i finish my food=
Yeah, well, nice meeting you..

=i get up and head to the firing range. i see Jason=
Hey, Jason. How'd the mission go?

(Jason)

Dormii wrote:

Hey, Jason. How'd the mission go?

=I turned, and saw Dormii=

Oh hey.

=I shifted a little, uncomfortable=

The mission was..........bad. I mean, we managed to get Miri back, but.........

(Dormii)
What do you mean? What happened?

=i lean against one of the stalls=

(Jason)

They, took the child that was growing in Miri. They just, took my child. And in the process, they made her unable to ever have children again.

(Dormii)
=my eyes widen=
What? Is she...are you...okay?

(Jason)

=I rubbed my hands together. they felt cold=

She's fine. Though she was a little traumatized. As for me.

=I looked up at Dormii, and I could feel fire in my eyes=

I'm going to destroy Vigil. Every last member of that organization, is going to burn. At first, this was all about making sure that what they did came to light. Now......now, It's personal. They attacked my family, and killed my child.

(Dormii)
=i nod=
I have no doubt you will. How do you plan on doing that?

(Jason)

I'm going to be patient. Fight with your head, then fight with your heart. I'll need to take care of some things first. I'll also need some help , if you're up to it

(Dormii)
=i smile=
I will gladly help. All you need to do is ask.

(Jason)

=I nodded my thanks=

Well, first things first: Do you guys do refits? Because I have some plans for the Blacklight.

(Dormii)
=i shrug=
I'm sure we do. You'll have to ask Zeru though, I just handle computers. What do you have in mind?

(Jason)

Well, I was thinking of adding some weapons, as well as extending the ship. I want to make her bigger. I want to add a med-bay too. And I want to do all this, without sacrificing the stealth features.

(Dormii)
Like I said, you'll have to talk to Zeru, but that sounds possible, to me anyway.

(Jason)

Okay then. One more thing. When we're ready, do you think I can convince Zeru to bring the Trophaeum along? I may need the extra firepower.

(Dormii)
It's possible. If not you can talk to Bullet or Draco.

(Jason)

Alright, I'll ask them when I get a chance. For now, let's focus on those refits. Plus, I know the location of Vigil's base. If possible, we may be able to send a recon group over, find out what to expect.

=I turned from Dormii=

Now, I've got to head back to my ship, check on Miri. Talk later?