Case #01 [Accidental dictation]

[cantacquityou]

 [Over the journal system, many may hear of the panic of one utterly confounded prosecutor, faintly pleading for directions.]

 

 

 

 ----tomfoolery?! What do you mean I, 'can't get back'? Why, that's preposterous!

 

You, over there. Please, tell me at once! I...I have a briefing to attend in but ten minutes! What could you possibly --No! I have no time for wanton merrymaking! I must get to the courthouse immediately!

 

Since when did eveyone become so miserly with mere directions? I simply want to know how to -- would you please cease that at once!

 

 

 

[...Someone is definitely new here.]

 

Comments

[noblefive]

He probably is dangerous. We're all dangerous, me especially.

[cantacquityou]

[noblefive]

Do I look cute and cuddly to you? I could easily kill you in any number of ways.

I just don't want to.

[cantacquityou]

I take it I should be grateful for that.

[noblefive]

I'm no murderer. Doesn't make me any less dangerous.

Danger is a matter of perspective.

[cantacquityou]

Ah, I see.


Would that then make me dangerous considering I've been indirectly responsible for sending quite a few to their deaths?

[noblefive]

A different type of danger, yeah. I've sent a few to their deaths, too. But a bit more directly.

[cantacquityou]

And yet, you're no murderer.

[noblefive]

I'm a soldier. I do what I'm ordered.

[cantacquityou]

...I suppose I can see the loophole there. I must say, I am quite curious about this science you're wearing.

[noblefive]

What? The suit?

[He stands a bit straighter.]

MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor. Created by... I can't remember, some big-wig in ONI.

[cantacquityou]

'ONI?' Please forgive my ignorance...

[noblefive]

Ah! Sorry. You guys won't know all the acronyms.

ONI is the Office of Naval Intelligence.

[cantacquityou]

Indeed.


[Now the curiosity of this 'man of Science' has been piqued.]


And...what sort of things is it capable of? The suit, I mean.

[noblefive]

Loads of stuff. It has a built-in energy shield, vaccumn sealed, can survive atmospheric re-entry.

It magnifies my power exponentially. Even more than it's already been.

[cantacquityou]

It can 'survive atmospheric re-entry'... Has there been been any use for that? Just how does that work?

[noblefive]

I've had to make an orbital drop without a pod once. Even with the pods, its not pleasant.

The suit's armour is a titanium alloy.

[cantacquityou]

This is all so fascinating. Soldiers capable of 'orbital drops' with titanium alloy suits of armor that can 'survive atmospheric re-entry.'

It almost seems to be far beyond our time.

[noblefive]

Likely am. Where I'm from, it's August 2552. I was on a Covenant Corvette in orbit of the Planet Reach.

Oh. The Covenant are an alien race hellbent on exterminating the human race.

[cantacquityou]

Excuse me, but did you say, '2552?' As in, the year 2552? Th-...That's over 500 years from now!

[noblefive]

Yep. August 15th, 2552.

A lot of people seem to be from the past. Or another world where it is the past.

[cantacquityou]

I am starting to wonder if we're from the same world.

[noblefive]

I'll be damned if I know, sir.

[cantacquityou]

Just 'Miles' is fine.

[noblefive]

Miles. Got it.

[He reaches up to take his helmet off.]

Think you deserve to see who you're talking to. Plus, it gets kinda stuffy in there.

[He removes the large helmet, exposing the fact that he is, after all, human.]

Just don't expect the others like me to do it.