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[encryptedlock]

[UNSC Filter]

[York writes a page number in the journal.]

I'd like to talk about this, if you're all willing. You think we could meet in the hangar in about an hour?

[/UNSC Filter]

[The rest is dictated to the castle at large.]

Well, it's that time of year again. Time to plan Halloween costumes for some, and time to prepare for potential attacks for others. We've had a few over the years, from demons to vampires to everyone's favorite, the brain-eating undead. So tell me, Paradisa.

Do you know what your zombie plan is?

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[encryptedlock]

That and, well. "Order out of chaos" isn't necessarily a case of keeping the peace. I kinda like the chaos sometimes.

On the one hand, I haven't noticed any difference at all without the Peace Patrol. On the other hand, we haven't really been in danger, so it's hard to say. [And he'd rather just...stick with the UNSC for now. They have a large enough force to counter most things on their own.]

[inmylight_commander]

Chaos can be useful.

We'll have to keep an eye on them, see how things fare when the going gets tough. [She trusted her team, and she trusted York and Washington, but she wasn't sure about the rest of Freelancer. Carolina seemed competent enough but sometimes it felt like they stil butted heads.]

[encryptedlock]

You know it. [And it spices things up a little. How would he start a conversation sometimes if he hadn't been turned into a panda, for example?]

Yeah. I like that plan. Observe in action before committing anything. I know you guys are competent when things go to hell. Everyone else? Hard to say.

[inmylight_commander]

[She just chuckles and goes back to tinkering with the tank.] Hell is what we're made for. Anything less and, well. You've seen the results.

[She waves her wrench towards the tank and the Falcon.] So what were your missions like?

[encryptedlock]

Somehow beating dinosaurs over the head with your prosthetic is just weird, okay? [But he knows what she means.]

Infiltration mostly, of course. Get in, get the objective, get out before the whole place realizes you're there. Works better in theory than in practice.

[inmylight_commander]

Not really when you imagine them as Jackals.

Heh, doesn't it always? Where was your focus?

[encryptedlock]

Difference is, I always at least started out with guns when we were fighting them.

In Freelancer? Insurrectionists. [Or at least that's what they were told.] And me specifically, you know I was the lockbreaker on the team.

[inmylight_commander]

And what happens when you run out of ammo? You ever experienced a crunch like that?

They must have been lucky to have you.

[encryptedlock]

Oh, sure, but I never had to rip off anyone's arm and beat them to death with it. [Even if it is her own arm, technically.]

Ha! You better believe it. Otherwise they only would have had Wash to break locks, and he's not exactly a pro.

[inmylight_commander]

You do what you can with what you have. [Anything is a weapon!]

[She nods.] I helped set up the locks and encryptions on his workshop.

[encryptedlock]

Well, I guess. But wouldn't you be afraid it would break?

[And York nods again.] I'm sure he's better now than when we were in the Project together. But it's still my job, you know?

[inmylight_commander]

I was less afraid of my arm breaking than it getting anyone else. My arm can be gixed, replaced. [Morbidly pragmatic.]

We should have a contest, see who can keep who out of their room the longest.

[encryptedlock]

That's true enough.

[He snorts a bit.] Depends. Do I get to be on the other side having Delta help me adjust it in realtime?

[inmylight_commander]

That would be cheating. Unless you want to find AIs for Washington and I ... ?

[encryptedlock]

Wash would rather shoot himself in the foot, so I guess not. [He'll smirk a little under his visor, though. That Kat doesn't immediately say she'd beat him and Delta together is a good confidence booster, really.]

Does your armor have built-in support for AI anyway? I know it's a different model than ours.