Chapter 7 War, War never changes part 2

(Dormii)
=i open the door=
Come on in.

(Miranda)

I'm pushing him away? Argo, he keeps trying to talk to me about what happened. I don't want to talk about what happened ever again. I've dealt with it, so why can't he?

(Argo)

Are you sure you've dealt with it? Because judging by you little outburst, you still haven't buried it.

(Jason)

Hey, thanks for letting me come over. I just really need some help.

(Dormii)
Yeah, yeah. No problem.

=i gesture to some chairs and a small table=
Come on, sit down.

(Jason)

=I sat down=

Thanks. It's just......Miranda is being stubborn. Plus, she got me stuck on something she said.

(Miranda)

=i was about to yell at him, when I realized he was right. I mean, I was already growling at him, and I practically bit Jason's head off=

(Dormii)
What did she say?

=i sit down opposite him=

(Jason)

Well, I've been trying to get her to really talk about what happened when Vigil took her. She says she's fine but.....

=I paused, trying to find a good way to say it=

She's been getting, violent. I mean she's yelled at me whenever I ask her to talk with me, she nearly handed my ass to me in the sparring room, and not one hour ago, she makes her own SMG, and goes all G.I. Jane on me.

=I put a hand on my face=

And now, she's not really making much sense. She tells me that I'm not acting like most Spartans, and that I shield her from too much. I mean, I have no idea what's going on.

(Dormii)
=i think for a moment=
It sounds to me like she hasn't accepted what has happened.

(Argo)

Miranda, you know he loves you. That's the only reason he has ever protected you. He knows you can take care of yourself. But I don't think he'd be able to live with himself if anything happened to you.

(Miranda)

=I listened to Argo. I couldn't believe it, but I was getting schooled in relationships by an A.I.=

(Jason)

That was my thought too. I mean, making her own SMG? And she still has nightmares, even if she won't admit it. I'm trying to help, and I'm being as gentle as I can. But I don't want to see her afraid, and scarred.









-----Okay, I gotta go to sleep. Talk tomorrow? Provided my ban has been lifted?------------

zeru wrote:

stowing away is universal so why are you here no way u accidentaly got on

I go where I please.

(silence)

(Dormii)
=i nod=
It may just be that she has to do it herself. After all, you werent there when it happened. You didn't stop it before it happened, you simply showed up afterwards, to get her away so she can heal. It may just have to be done herself. All we can do is be there to support that process.

riiiiiight....

So do you big man.

BlackHammer wrote:

BlackHammer wrote:

BlackHammer wrote:

(I find a place and cry)

Its like the New Brandenburg Riot all over again...its the 25th anniversary, the same day it stopped too.

(I hit my fist on the ground)

Sorry I forgot dad. It was your day. I should have honored you.

(I see the devistated city again)

I got you caught in the crossfire. But the UNSC went too far, just like the riots.

(We get in a Pelican and thunder off as Archer missiles rain from the sky)

Too many old ghosts coming back, damn it.

(On Cherokee, Classified ONI debreif)

ONI: So, he is lost to the wind.

Me: Yes, he is sir.

ONI: So it seems. But the secondary objective?

Me: Secondary objective was a partial success. Reznov is dead,sir.

ONI: Good. We've been itching to kill him for sometime. Anything else you would like to say, since the rest of your team
has already given us what we need to know?

Me: No, sir.

ONI: Dismissed, Leutenant.

(I salute and leave the room)

(I head to my private bunk, away from the team)

They'll never understand my past, they never will.

(I open my personal A.I., Wallace)

Do understand what betrayal feels like? Greif?

Code:

Indeed I do, my boy. Both, I've felt as a human. Why you ask, my boy?

I've been betrayed before. And felt grief when my father was nearly killed in the riots.

Code:

Ah, that story. You still keep that knife he gave you via ONI?

(I unsheath the knife, seeing the family crest on the handle)

Indeed I do. Only thing I have left of him besides his armor and boots.

Code:

It reminds you of who you are lad. You're a Scot, and they believe family shares everything, including weapons.

The one legacy is the blade, with the crest. What does the lion represent? And the dragon?

Code:

The lion is loyaty and fierceness. The dragon is strength and power. They remind the bearer that this what the clan members should be. You're a member of the clan, and that means you hold those virtues to death. And the winged sword on the bottom is the promise of swift justics to those who betrayed the clan. Hard legacy to follow, eh?

Indeed, Wallace. And I feel ONI betrayed me, some way or another.

Code:

So do I lad. And I aim to find that out, for both our sakes.

You do that, old friend.

(I go to sleep, seeing my father's face interposed with the crest in my dreams)

(Artyom)

=He woke up, and looked around.=

This isn't... So bad.

=He stood up, and knocked on the door of his cell.=

(Senox)

=I wake up, on the ground, on the planet. I look over at my 'project', which is half built, and then stand up. I look down at my robotic leg.=

Now. Don't mess up today. I know you were angry when I kicked the tree with you, but just don't mess up.

=I head up to The Trophaem, and then to the training room.=

(Ethan)

=Looks up at the newcomer=

ELITE!

=Instinctively draws a magnum and takes aim=

(Jason)

Maybe you're right. I'll talk with her later, about what you said. I just don't want to see her kill herself trying to make what happened go away.

(Argo)

Miranda, at the very least, you need to talk with him. And I mean a sincere talk, about what is really eating at you. Hell, you know he wants to marry you, right?

(Miranda)

=I looked up sharply at that, my eyes going wide, my cheeks turning a little pink, and my heart skipping a beat=

What?

(Argo)

He probably doesn't know that I know, but he bought a ring before he left Sigma Octanus IV.

(Miranda)

How do you know it was a ring?

=In response, Argo played a recording of Jason, sitting at the bridge. He had a tiny box in his hands, and opened it only once. The image froze, and I could see something twinkle inside=

(Senox)

Seriously! What is it with people, why do they always point a gun at me?!

@The Person aiming at me: Woah! Hey, I'm no threat. I'm just an Elite, with a robotic leg.

Kota:

=he leaves his guarding post and begins to explore again, his weapons all still drawn=

(Dormii)
=i smile=
No one does, meus amicus. All we can do is be there at the right time and at the right moment to help.

=he continues to trudge around=




Talfie:

=i stretch=

*nyaaa... good mornin- ow! stupid burn!

(Jason)

Yeah, I just hope I can fast enough. Thanks again.

=I got up, and left his room. I made my way back to my ship=

(Dormii)
=i nod as he leaves and start heading back to the hanger to test my theory=

=i put only my underwear on, because my other clothes, when they touch me, sting really bad=

oww!

=i grab my umbrella and walk out=

(Dormii)
=i prep a Pelican for takeoff and climb inside=
I hope this works. I really need some sleep.

oww...

=i head towards the mess hall=

(bbl)

(Dormii)
=i take off in the Pelican, heading to high orbit. Once i get there, i cut the engines and drift. i float to the back of the Pelican and relax. i fall asleep=

=i sit down in the mess hall=

ouch!

damn burn...

(Dormii)
=i wake up a few minutes later, having felt like i slept for hours. I pilot the Pelican back to the Troph and start heading back to my room for q change of clothes=

(Dormii)
=i get to my room and i put on a change of clothes. I head towards the messhall after that, looking for some food=

ow...



(i literally just ripped the cover off my ipod)

(Senox)

@The Person Aiming The Gun: So, are you going to put the gun away?

(Dormii)
=i walk into the messhall and see Talfie, in her underwear, and red, as if sunburned. I walk over and sit down=
Hey, you okay?



(tar, as in, casing of ipod or box of container of ipod)

no, my skin hurts so bad, even just wearing what i have on is a battle to keep them on!



(sorry, as in the screen i meant)

(Dormii)
You want to go get something, like aloe or whatever it is called? It might make things easier.

(Ethan)

=Angrily= After what your kind have done, you'll be lucky if I kill you quickly.

=My finger tenses on the trigger=

where would i get that?

=i wince=

owwww...

(Senox)

Again?! I mean. WHY IS EVERYONE SO MAD AT ME?!

Well.. Urm... Do you like broccoli?

(Dormii)
=i shrug=
Medbay most likely. Want me to come with, help you look?

(Ethan)

=Surprised face=

No. I don't like broccoli.

=Lowers Magnum slowly, but doesn't take eyes off the elite=

you lead the way!

=i stand up slowly=

owww...

(Dormii)
=we start heading towards the medbay, albeit slowly=
So, if I may ask, how did you uh...get burned?

(Senox)

That's good. So... What have my species done this time to make you angry?

(Ethan)

Just the usual, mass genocide, glassing of planets that sort of thing.

=Slowly holsters my magnum=

well, my skin is sensitive to all kinds of light... i fell asleep next to the pool. sadly, i rolled over when i was napping and burnt both sides of my body...

=i wince again=