Chapter 3-A: Calm before the Storm Part 2

They didn't. Doesn't hurt to learn though. I'd do anything that makes me seem more human.

I serve up the omelette to Quill and put the rest in the oven on a very low heat so it stays warm before grabbing a bacon sandwich and sitting opposite Quill

So, Macgraw huh. He's back.

=She looks at Jay and ignores the food=
I don't know a lot... But he's alive, and he's looking for you..

=She looks away briefly=
You did stab him.. He had an eye patch.. but something was different, I can't but my finger on it... He talked about ''finding something''? Any idea what it means? A whole Unsc squad was sent out there...

=She sighs=
That's all I remember I guess you could ask Draco... He was more together than me... And I'm sorry for what happened in the Bridge...

Hmm. He's in the past now. We are headed to a place they'll never be able to get us, even if they find us. So i'm not worried about him. Come on eat up, you'll feel better.

I smile at her

Trust me. And don't worry about the bridge, it was nothing.

Didn't feel like nothing...

=She looks back at Jay=
You know when you said more ''Human''? What did you mean?

Eat and i'll tell you. Come on, you need food. I doubt you've had a decent meal in weeks.

I'm not hungry I... I have to go

=She gets up and leaves the room=
More Human...?

=She returns to the bridge and looks out to the stars=
More Human... I never thought we could be, I've never done anything by myself... It was always guided, just another military decision... Now that's all gone, were all alone now...

=She sits down at one of the Terminals=
I will never find it.... I won't find them, what's left now?

=walks into the bridge of the trophaeum and looks outside the ship = space is amazing

=she turns around surprised=
Um... Yeah.. I guess it is... Sorry I have to go...
=She leaves the bridge=

(He stands unable to sleep)
(He heads to the gym)
(He focuses his energy on a practice dummy)
(Rage begins to fill him)
She was never a good fighter
She had no chance at all
Coward
He is a COWARD!
(He continues to spar with the dummy)

=She hears Draco yelling she watches from a distance=
I thought.....?

=She looks away=
What's the point...? It doesn't matter what I think now... I know he's upset, I can't make him feel better.. Every time we get close.

=She sighs=

(He stops)
(He hears a sigh)
@Ash
Hey

=i dream=

--I'm walking, the world is on fire. Any building left standing has been reduced to little more than concrete on a skeleton of metal. I smile, knowing that I caused this beautiful carnage. I take my helmet off to breathe in the glorious ash infested air. I smile and begin to laugh. I see a survivor in the rubble near me. I walk over.

A man in black armor is standing over me. He's laughing at this, this....evil. I try to get up, to fight him, but I'm pinned under the rubble. He raises his foot over my head, and slams it down...--

=i scream and wake up, trying to fight off the man in armor. After a second, I realize where I am and calm down=

Gah, can I just forget that dream? I really don't need to remember that.

=i lie back down and look at the ceiling, focusing on only counting the ceiling tiles. I have completely missed the fact that it was my first dream in years=

=tries to contact the frigate on the comms
this is zeru can u guys hear me?

(He turns around)
@Ash
No, if he gives me any trouble.
Or makes a comment about Grace.
I dont know what I would do.
(He goes up to her and hugs her)
I'm not mad at you.
You spoke the truth back there

=She pushes away from his hug=
I'm sorry... I just can't, I'm sorry about Grace... But I can't do this, it was a bad idea leaving Oni..

(He looks down)
@Ash
Sorry

It's not your fault I... I have never done anything like this before, I've never even been in a relationship...

=She steps back from Draco=
I'm sorry I never had control of my own life, I'm so lost...

(He looks up)
@Ash
You have full control over your life
even in the darkest times

(He kisses her forehead)
(He leaves for his room)

=my stomach growls, and i try to get up. After almost falling over, i realize that my leg still has a hole in it. I grab another crutch and slightly-walk slightly-hobble over to the cafeteria=

=before they left zeru wrote a note and left it in the mess hall of the frigate[u] i figured in case anyone took off i might as well leave them good food there's several fully prepped yummy meals all u need to do is heat them up also there are several pies as well syaa made all this stuff it is good so enjoy=

=i grab something to eat, completely missing that Jay was in the room, and head back to the bridge. i sit down and take a look at the list of things we downloaded=

=i comm back= Hey, What'd you find?

Yea. What of them?

=i look through the download data without really looking=

If it's on your back, how did you see it? and what did you do to open it?

So you managed to piss off a box and now you have a tattoo to prove it? Man, why can't I get anything like that? All I get is a hole in the leg, flashbacks, and hangovers.

Umm......the entire ONI database on Spartans. Locations, "applicants," programs etc. Yea, they weren't too happy about that.

Showoff. We were only looking for the Spartan program. Jay thought of a place where we could go and live semi-normal lives. So, we got the locations.

I'm ok with it, but check with the others first.

=i close comms and continue reading the spartan program, not really looking for anything important. i do see Project Viking, and read up on that. More questions arise because of it,

=prepares to jump the moment he gets confirmation=

=Ash stands there in the training room=
But I don't know what to do with my life....

=She leaves and heads back to the bridge, she enters and sees Dormii. Ash walks up behind him quietly=
I hope you aren't hacking again!

If I was?

=i smile=

(He stops off at the supply room for supplies to build the mini-gun attachment)
Hmm.
(He picks up many parts and puts them in his bag)
(He leaves and goes to his room)
(He places the stuff on the desk and begins to work on his project)

=She sighs=
I guess I would have to get Jay to ban you from the Bridge...

=She sits down at another terminal not to far from Dormii=
What was in that download then? must of been something big since you almost got us all killed

I did not almost get us killed! I almost got us found. Anyway, I got some info on different programs conducted on Spartans, like Viking, Juggernaut, Shield, etc. Several training locations, even who was in charge of what.

I'm just taking a look at Project Viking, since I was supposedly part of it, but I'm not seeing my name.

=She leans over to get a closer look at Dormii's screen=
Why did you want this so badly? I never saw a lot of these training things... What is Viking anyway?

(He pops off his robotic forearm and attaches the mini-gun)
Looks good
(He opens his ammo case and loads it)
Sweet
(He pops it off and places the mini-gun in his bag)
(He pops his forearm back on)
Hmm.

I didn't want it, I just wanted the locations. This just came along with the download.

Apparently, Viking was meant to create an unstoppable CQC army. No wall, gate, or army was supposed to be able to stop them. They get larger red blood cells, as well as more of them. They also get instinctual CQC skills as well as hacking programs. However, only two of them ever made it through training. People named D. Mali and E. Gin.

I have no idea who they are. Hold on, lemme see....

=i access the full names of both subjects=

Code:

Subjects:
Dormii Mali
Eli Gin

=confusions lines my face= What?

=She steps closer to get an even better look=
What is it?

No, no, no. That can't be right.

=i check to see if the file is corrupted at all=

Code:

File corruption: 0.00%

What the hell?

(He heads to the bridge)
(He sees his weapons and gathers them)
(He heads back to his room to make upgrades)

=she sits right next to Dormii=
What is it? They type your name wrong or something?