Chapter 4: Exodus part 2

Look, did you know that whatever it was that you did would lead ONI here? That there was a chance that ONI might find out?

= walks around and yells= can u guys hear me i have a solution

No... No I didn't...

=She returns to her thoughts=
It can't be that simple... It was my fault, I should have been thinking!

=i yell back to Zeru= Over here! But not right now.

=to Ash= Then why are you beating yourself up? It was something you didn't know. Just go with it, there was nothing you could've done to prevent it. That which one doesn't know, is not one's responsibility.

=She turns back to Dormii=
How could you understand responsibility? Have you ever had a team rely on you..? Have you ever been asked to save someone's life?

=A tear forms in her eye=
What if you can't? What if they ask you and you say nothing..? You just stare at them?

=She stands up=
Have you ever had that responsibility?

Quill wrote:

=She turns back to Dormii=
How could you understand responsibility? Have you ever had a team rely on you..? Have you ever been asked to save someone's life?

=A tear forms in her eye=
What if you can't? What if they ask you and you say nothing..? You just stare at them?

=She stands up=
Have you ever had that responsibility?

(I hear the yelling)

Oh boy, not good...

(I look and see the confrontation)

Wait this out, Marcus. Wait it out

(I look at Dormii)

Ash is right, since when did you ever rely on a team, Dormii...

=i stand up as well= If you count jokes as nothing, then yes. Someone asked my something and I didn't have an answer, i responded with humor. I can't handle silence. It makes me think, and thinking leads me to my past.

Yes, I have had a team rely on me, and I let them down. Remember? My team on Reach? I stood by and watched them die, all because my stupid programming made me stay back and burn those plasma rifles.

So, yes, I have had that responsibility. You are not alone.

It feels like I am...

=She looks at Marcus then walks away=
They can leave... I don't care.. This is my fault...

(He stands and follows her)
(Continuing his silence)

=He walks around the base, looking for Ash. He rounds a corner and sees her=

Voutan- Oh good its you. I have good news and bad news.

=i sigh and stand up. i go find Zeru= Ok, what's you solution?

Well whatever it is I'm sure its my fault... I can't believe, I let this happen

=She glances back to Draco=
Why are you following me.. Aren't you angry..?

(I walk to where Dormii, Ash, and Draco are)

(I look at Dormii and Ash)( To Dormii and Ash) I've had a team to rely upon.

Well, it was the other way around. I screwed up, and watched as an entire company of ODSTs was wiped off the map, bar me.

(To Dormii) I know you screwed up, too. But you couldn't do a thing because of the 'programming,' whereas I had a choice, and I made the wrong decision, and I became a basket case after that.

(Grimly)It was on Jericho VII, where I saw my fellow marines get slaughtered like pigs.

(I follow Dormii to look for Zeru)

simple we create a video feed of the base blowing up and feed it directly into their sensors make them see what we want them to see and i think i heard voutan lets go hears his new

=heads to voutans location with domri=

Voutan- It's not, actually.
The good news is that i now have ONI believing that there was a thunderstorm and the electricity may have tripped the trackers.
The bad news is that a UNSC ship is passing by us in about 54 hours. But im sure thats quite enough time to either get out of here, or make it seem like we did.

(He glances up at Voutan)
@Voutan
I am sorry
For what I did to Vas.
I needed to get that off of my chest.

But where would we get the footage of the base blowing up? We only have one base.

The unsc... Great, I have no say in what you do... I'm leaving, I've had it with this place..

=She walks of=
I've had it with people.. They always lie... Brake promises, and I always hurt people..

Again, how? We don't exactly have a large amount of explosives.

(He leaves Voutan)
(following Ash)
@Ash
Where do you plan on going

Maybe have a communication with them? Add some extra realism to the explosion? I'm sure I can do a convincing psychopath.

=She listens to Draco, not turning back to him she keeps walking=
Hell if I know.. Away from here, away from people...

=She sighs=
Its better then staying here, I've got to do something... I'm not waiting to get shot again..

@Ash
I understand

(I look at the Spartans)

(To all) You aren't leaving this swamp-ball without this Trooper.

Not by a long shot.

(I come into view)

I heard the plan, so how are getting out of here without our asses getting shot up?

(Curious) I heard the word 'explosives'...Let me give it a shot, I'm an artist with explosives.

=She stops walking and turns back to Draco=
What are you going to do..?

=to Marcus= You help Zeru then.

=to Zeru= I can do that. I just wish i had my armor to help.

(hammer, chatbbox time)

@Ash
I told you before.
I am not leaving you.
I go where you go.

(He smiles)

=to domri=

how about we go get it then

=to marcus=

u get to help make a little movie with explosions in it

You said it was wrecked. Lightning. How am I going to use slag to help me code in a realistic explosion?

What the hell happened Draco? You could have died and you won't tell me...?

=She shakes her head=
Why..?! Why won't you..?

slummyzeru wrote:

=to domri=

how about we go get it then

=to marcus=

u get to help make a little movie with explosions in it

(I smile)(Manically) Sounds like fun.

(I ask) I guess we need to sych the explosions with our little movie here, right?

They won't buy it unless the explosions are timed perfectly...

Ok then. Let's go. I wanna see this thing.

@Ash
I had an episode.
I couldnt get to my meds in time.
I felt like I had left my body completely.
I could not control anything.
That is what happened.
I could not move.
I just sat there, looking into nothing.

=has domri and marcu follow him to the trophaeum where he shows the new suit to domrii=

there u go it's pretty much the same as ur old suit just remodeled so no need to refamiliarize urself so hurry and let's get started

=She sighs and walks closer to Draco=
Why didn't you tell me..?

=i put the armor on, but the carvings are missing, as are some of the programs. i immediately start making the programs again. the carvings will have to wait= Let's go. We don't have much time.

(He looks away)
@Ash
I did not want you to worry.

=begins making the false video with marcus and domri=

Worry me..? You scared me half to death..

=She hugs him=
I thought I upset you, I thought you ran off because of the things I said..

=to Zeru= Add some more debris around the explosion source. Looks like it got atomized, not exploded.

@Ash
Im sorry.
So sorry.

I did not mean to scare you.
I love you.

(He kisses her)
(Holding her)

We have an opportunity.
To get away.

=does as directed=

ok next

I don't want you to feel scared... About telling me, you know that I will love you no matter what happens..

=She kisses him back=
Your right we can leave together, do what ever we want.. And I will care for you Draco, you don't have to worry.. I will make sure you wont have another episode...

=She looks back down the hallway they came from=
But we can't leave now.. Not after what I did, we have to help the others prepare...

@Ash
Okay

Ok, I'm going to head down to the planet and get the computers there set up. Marcus, make several explosions. I'm going to see if i can't blend them together.

=i head down to the base in a pelican and start heading to the control room=