Chapter 7 War, War never changes part 6

Blace Aces - Command, Is there anything we should do?

Command - Stay there for a while. They may need you. That Fireteam is on a mission to search a Weapon and Vehicle facility. You may be of use.

Blace Aces - Yes Sir.

=They clean up the Base and set it up, Clearing all the bodies and vehicles from the firefight=

Lance - Get the engineers to work on those blueprints.

Marine - Yes sir.

Black Aces - UNSCMSOTF right?

Nolan - UNSC Marines Special Operations Task Force. Yes. Why?

Blace Aces - Your on a mission. We can help.

Nolan - Good. Taking out an entire facility isn't our thing. You will be of use. Maybe those Marines will be too.

Black Aces - When do you plan on attacking?

Nolan - In a few weeks when we get proof they are doing what we believe.

Black Aces - Black Aces Squad here to help.

(Dormii)
=i look the pad over=
Interesting...

(Lana)
=i finish the shower and step out. i towel myself dry and go put on some clean underwear. i climb into bed with Kurbis and rest his head on my chest. i put my arms around him and slowly fall asleep=

(Jason)

=I chuckled=

Will do. Thanks.

=I sat in the navigations chair=

Argo, call Miri. Tell her to come up.

=While I waited, I undocked the ship, and had us leave the Trophaeum. Unfortunately, there was a magnetic field, courtesy of the damn systems sun. I had to set a course for the system's edge=

(Argo)

Right away Jason.

=I found Miranda in her room, reading=

Miranda, Jason requests to see you on the bridge.

(Miranda)

Got it. I'll be up in a minute.

=I got up, and made my way to the elevators, and rode them to the bridge=

Jason, what's up? You wanted to talk?

=I noticed that we were outside the Trophaeum's hangar=

Where're we going?

(Jason)

I have some respects to pay. You know that about how my team and I deployed that nerve agent on Carthage?

(Miranda)

Yeah. It wiped out the whole settlement, and ceased all attempts to colonize there.

(Jason)

Yeah. The place is clean though. The nerve agent is long since gone. It was nearly four years ago, before the mission that killed your brother. My team performed that mission. And ever since I left Vigil, I have traveled back to that world. The name of it is Carthage.

=I turned to read my console=

It should take us an hour before we reach the systems edge. From there, it will take us at least two days in slip-space before we reach the planet. It's actually quite close.

(Miranda)

What are you going to do once you're there?

(Jason)

I'm going to head to the memorial I built, and ask forgiveness from the people I killed.

(Dormii)
=i wander off to my room and fall asleep on the bed. it's not relaxing, for some reason, but i slept=

(Senox)

=I had gone down to the Planet to give Rovac a burial... He did deserve on, after all.=

(Artyom)

=He wakes up, his leg in pain, and begins to crawl.=

Just got to get to the Hanger... Simple...

(Laura)

=She wakes up.=

Wow. I have been asleep for a... while.

=She gets up and heads to the Messhall.=

(Dormii)
=i wake up, and get out of bed. i head off to the messhall to get some food for some energy. i had kicked the sheets and stuff off my bed while i slept=

(Artyom)

=He arrives at the Hanger, and climbs into a Pelican.=

Now... Just gotta fly to that ship... Easy...

(Laura)

=She enters the Messhall, and walks over to the counter.=

(Dormii)
=i walk into the messhall, seeing Laura at the food counter. i walk over=
Hey, you're awake. Starting to wonder if a prince had to come along and give you a kiss to wake you up.

(Laura)

=She smiles.=

Well, what can I say, I'm a heavy sleeper.

(Dormii)
=i laugh=
That you are.

=i grab some food and sit at a nearby table=
So, what are you up to?

(Laura)

=She sits down on the same table.=

I don't know... Probably more sleeping. You?

(Dormii)
Well, I lost it again, yesterday at the pool. Almost killed Talfie and Rain.

=i shake my head=
Um...for the most part, good things. Stopping a giant asteroid, for one. That's going to happen soon.

(Laura)

A giant asteroid?

(Dormii)
=i nod=
Planet sized. We are going to use a NOVA bomb and several nuclear weaponry to blow it up, then use MACs and Archer missiles and such to clean up.

(Laura)

Seriously? That much to blow up one rock?

(Dormii)
=i shrug=
Well, it is the size of a planet.

(Laura)

So... Any idea what caused you to lose it yesterday?

(Dormii)
=i shake my head=
I have no idea. One moment I was enjoying the water, the next, screaming my head off and swinging a knife at a door and chewing my hands off.

=i hold up my bandaged wrists=

(Laura)

I see. So other than destroying a giant rock, what else are you doing?

(Dormii)
=i put my hands down=
Not really much of anything. Why do you ask?

=She shrugs.=

Just wondering. So, did I miss anything important?

(Dormii)
Nope. Oh, we started a tournament, help train some people. Once that's done I'm going to offer the best soldiers a spot on my new squad, if I get a chance to ask Zeru to make the armor.

(Laura)

New squad?

(Artyom)

=He begins to take off.=

Okay... This should be easy...

(Dormii)
=i nod=
Basically, if there is ever a fight. Myself and my squad would go in to try and negotiate. Try and convince them to stop the fighting. Maybe even join us. And if not, then...

=i shrug=
We would take the ship.

=She thinks of the screaming and the blood. She shakes her head.=

I see... So, how have you been then?

(Dormii)
=i see her shake her head=
You been thinking about them again?

(Laura)

Yeah...

(Dormii)
=i move so I am sitting next to her=
Talk to me. Let me see if I can help.

(Laura)

I don't know... I just think about it sometimes... That's all...

(Dormii)
Well, when you think about them, what do you feel?

(Laura)

Scared...

=She shrugs.=

I don't really know...

(Dormii)
Well, scared is natural. You were exposed to something that effects me, several years later. You need to understand that they can't hurt you.

(Laura)

Okay...

(Dormii)
You don't sound convinced.

=i walk out of my room in all white, i go to the mess hall=

hope dormii is okay...

=She shrugs.=

I just don't know... I've tried to understand... But it just doesn't work...

= i sit down=

*sigh*...

(Dormii)
=i see Talfie=
Hey Talfie!

=i wave and turn my attention to Laura=
Well...the only other way I can think of is a memory wipe. I don't think you want that.

=i see laura and dor=

dormii! your okay!

=i run over and give him a quick hug, i then give laura one=

how are you laura!?

(Laura)

@Talfie: I'm... Okay...

@Dormii: Memory wipe... I don't know.

(Dormii)
I am okay. Are you?

=i keep my arms around her, my body pressed against her=

that's good!

i havn't seen you in a while.

(Laura)

I've been asleep. Alot.

=She smiles.=

*giggle* i missed ya while you were asleep!

=i hug her tighter=

= he wakes up with his stomach growling at him.=

gotta go get food.


=begins his walk to the mess hall=

(Dormii)
=i sit silent and listen=

=enters the mess hall, gets some food and sits down while looking at all the people. =