Thursday, January 30, 2020

About 6 months ago, I got banned from this sub, I’m here to say sorry


Marine #1: "This ain't good." Marine #2: "Damn. How far did he fall?" The Sergeant in the hat turns around and takes a long drag on his cigar.Marine #3: "Two kilometers, easy." The Sergeant blows out smoke. It is none other than Sergeant Major Avery J. Johnson.Sergeant Johnson: "Stay sharp!" The Marines move closer to the object while one aims his gun to the left then the right of the camera looking for any sign of the enemy. For the first time, we can see that it is the Master Chief. He lies at one end of his own personal crater, the result of falling about two kilometers. Despite the motionlessness of the man inside, the armor is neither scratched nor singed, apart from a large scrape across the upper right of the chestplate. The Chief lies in an odd position, like a dropped statue; the figure is still; hands raised awkwardly. The Spartan is still and silent. The Marines move closer to the Chief, taking up combat positions. One sits down beside him and takes out a small computer.Sergeant Johnson: "Corpsman?" Marine Corpsman: (doubtfully) "His armor's locked up. Gel layer could have taken most of the impact..." He taps something in on the computer. With a hiss, the Chief's outstretched arms collapse onto his chest. The Marine checks for vital signs. No readings.Marine Corporal: "I don't know, Sergeant Major." Johnson kneels by the side of his fallen friend and places a hand on his chest, feeling for breath, or any sign that the man is alive. He inadvertently breathes smoke into the Chief's face. After a few seconds, he sighs sadly, reaches behind the Chief's head and pulls Cortana's empty chip out of his helmet.Sergeant Johnson: "Radio for VTOL, heavy lift gear. We're not leaving him here." An armored hand reaches up and grabs his wrist. It is the Master Chief's.Master Chief: "Yeah. You're not." He pushes himself slowly to his feet.Sergeant Johnson: (gives off a small sigh of relief) "Crazy fool! Why do you always jump? One of these days, you're gonna land on somethin' as stubborn as you are! And I don't do bits and pieces!" The Chief says nothing. Instead, he reaches down and takes Cortana's chip from the Sergeant's hand and lets go of his arm.Sergeant Johnson: "Where is she, Chief? Where's Cortana?" The Chief stares at the data crystal, and for a second, Cortana's face flashes across the screen, along with an echo from the previous game.Cortana (V.O.): "Don't make a girl a promise... if you know you can't keep it." Johnson gives him a confused look.Master Chief: "She stayed behind." The Chief inserts the chip into the port at the back of his helmet.Sergeant Johnson: "Corporal? Make it quick." Marine Corporal: "Sorry, sir. (to Master Chief) Your armor's still in partial lockdown." {Gameplay} (Note: This sequence only appears if playing on Single Player and on Normal or Easy.)The Corporal gives him a screen with a red light.Marine Corporal: "Look up here, sir." It goes green when the Master Chief looks at it.Marine Corporal: "Okay. Now down here." If the calibration doesn't work:Marine Corporal: "Tracking looks off, Sergeant Major." Sergeant Johnson: "Make it quick, we've got to move." Marine Corporal: "Up here sir." The Chief looks up.Marine Corporal: "Again, down here." The Chief looks down.Marine Corporal: "Good." (to Johnson) Everything checks out, Sergeant Major." Sergeant Johnson: "Kick off the training wheels, Corporal. He's good to go." via /r/communism https://ift.tt/36DnC3T

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