Chapter 7 War, War never changes part 8

... so... what's your preference?

Ehh..

=I mock thinking for a second=

Nah.

Me? I don't know... I don't remember ever trying with either....

I look confused for a few moments

=He stands up and heads back to the hallway=
=He sits against the wall across from it=
=Going into a meditative state=

=I chuckle a bit=

I can make you decide..

=I become serious again=

=He hears Snow=
=He chuckles=

Idiot.

...

go away snow

=I clear my throat=

ye.. right..

=I begin to walk away=

(Dormii)
=i keep shooting, trying to keep my mind off of the past=

=He stands=
=He goes up behind Snow and taps him on the shoulder=

Hey, Snow.

=I sigh and turn around=

What.

I glare at Snow again

Sorry T, I really don't know

=He smirks=

Watch your back.
You will not know when something is about to happen.

=He turns around and walks back to Shelby and Talfie=

...

that's alright...

=I grip my pistol=

Ugh...

=I let go=

I can't take it anymore..

=I grip my pistol again=

I don't even know if I could...being as I am.

I gesture to the robotics replacing half of my body

=He waves behind him=

I know what you are thinking
I told you once on this ship to pull the trigger.
I will tell you again

=He turns around, smiling=

Pull. The. Trigger.

=A small ship (About the size of a UNSC Elephant) comes out of slipspace=

(All text in Bold is in the Grunt's native language)

Uni- Damn! Our slipspace drive is acting up again! Filipip! Get up here!

=Another grunt waddles onto the small cockpit area of the transport=

Fil- What?

Uni- Our Slipspace drive is malfunctioning again. We're stuck!

Fil- Oh noes. The Commander will be very mad when he hears about this...

Uni- If we ever get there! I dont think we have enough gas to get through the week!

=Filipip looks upset=

Uni- Come on. We have to find a covenant vessel soon to get that thing fixed, or we're doomed! The Commander will have our heads if we dont get these new armor shielding modules to them asap!

Fil- Alright! What about that over there?

=He points out of the ship's view port to a large, covenant-looking ship=

Uni- Looks covenant... I guess we have no other choice.

really?

(I'm guessing bottom half?)

=I unholster the pistol and put it to my head=

Oh I will.

=He shrugs=

It will not be a matter to anyone of us here.
If you wish to die a coward's death.
Do so.
Coward.

=He continues smiling=

Probably, I'm not really sure

(No, its more or less half of my entire torso, split vertically, so most organs are robotic)

=I lower the pistol a bit=

Coward? I get nearly killed every time I am near you! And when I recover, you almost kill me AGAIN!

(Dormii)
=i run out of rounds. I stop and think, leaning on the counter=
Why does she care? She's not Jay...she can't be...no, if she was Jay, she would tell me. I can't...

hmm...

=His smile widens=

In yet you continue to find your way back here.
Back in those situations.
It is your fault.
Not mine.

=He begins to laugh=

Why do you even stay here.
You get nearly killed everyday...Oh...I know.
You love being in a pool of your own blood.

Not to mention no-one would want to anyway. Not with this stupid thing on my face.

I gesture to the scar that runs across my face

You force me to!

=I slam the pistol on the ground and it discharges into the wall=

I came on a peace mission! AND YOU ATTACK ME!

=Umbra Collossus fires the shot, over a length of time , the Shot strikes the Trophaeum, the shot rocks the ship, creating a hole near the agricultural section of the ship=


(The shot is a magnetic slug, with a ferrous core, in which has a slip-space crystal shard with small electronic modules, the modules allow for the shot to travel through slip-space and exit slip-space. This is easily done with the the coordinates of the ship being programmed into the modules)

it's not what's on the inside that counts, it's what's on the inside- no, wait... uhhh... hmm

=He laughs again=

I have forced no one to stay aboard this ship.
Not Artyom.
Not you.
There is a hanger with so many transports.
Is it that difficult to just leave.

=He points at him=

You, just love being here.

=He feels the rock of the ship=
=Not taking his eyes off of Snow=

(Andrea)

=She does her best to pinpoint where the blast came from=

*Should not be hard*

I laugh a little

Give up dear, we both know its awful.

I smile at her and back up a bit, compensating for the rock

=Uni and Filipip watch as the ship they were going to land on is struck. Their eyes widen=

Uni- Uuuuhh.... What now....?

Fil- You tell me!

Uni- Suffocate to death...?

=Filipip curls into a ball in the corner of the cockpit=

Fil- I dont want to suffocate! I dont want to get blown up! I WANT TO GO HOME!!!!

I've been in a coma for the last... uhh.. week? Because of you!

=I pick up to gun again=

hmm...

so, where you from?

=He shakes his head=

Aura was correct.
You are a complete.
and utter.
Moron.

=He laughs=

How long have you been wandering these halls.
You could have left then.
In yet you stayed.

=He points at him again=

You love being here

I don't know. My earliest memory is the burning and the darkness. The venom and the immobilization. The screaming and the blood.

*shudder*

sounds delightful

=I grip the pistol so tight that I accidentally fire a round into the ground=

...

=I raise the gun up to eye level=

=He continues smiling=
=His eyes cutting through him=
=Not really looking at him=

Pull. The. Trigger.
Coward

I hug her quickly but then pull away

Sorry, forgot I had my armour on

(Dormii)
=i start walking back to the pool room=

you like hugs?

You asked for it.

=I pull the trigger multiple times=

Hugs are good. I think. I can't remember.

= i hug her back=

...

=He smiles=
=Before the bullets could get close he brings up the Jackel Shield=
=Activating it=

=The bullets ping off=

Moron

I pull away quickly

Armour.....

=I toss the empty pistol on the floor=

so?

i have no problem with armor...