Message 14: Deja Vu Something Awful [Closed radio channel; filtered to anyone in Halo/PF armor]

[unrecovered]

[Wash is terse and obviously very unhappy. Not a good situation.]

In case anyone missed Luna's post, we've got four big Nightmares in the city. One of them is the Meta, or at least a Nightmare version of it, which means it's worse.

It still behaves like the Meta, which means it'll go after AI. Anyone in armor is a target, so no one goes out alone. North, South, Epsilon, you're with Carolina. Church, York, Grif, you're with me. Noble-Four, Noble-Six, either pick a team or stick together. Call for backup if you see it. Don't be a hero, don't be an idiot, and don't get killed.

Comments

[spaceracist]

[Honestly, Emile wouldn't be surprised if Jun wasn't as enthusiastic as he had been. Orders or not, he wouldn't have gone out of armor if he felt he was more useful with it. He'd had PTSD before Reach, for God's sake.]

See if you can talk to North, he's their sniper. Maybe you two got somethin' in common.

[chatterbox_recon]

'Course we do; excellent taste in weaponry.

[A man can only take so much, and though Spartans more so than most, losing Noble had been the last straw for Jun.]

[spaceracist]

[Spartans may be able to take more, but goddamn, do they get put through more. Maybe Jun can talk to Luna with him - he'd been putting it off, but everyone said she was the closest thing to a shrink here.]

Looks like Epsilon is gonna let you have his rifle for now.

[chatterbox_recon]

[That is definitely a thing they should do.]

Excellent! He'll be alright without it?

[spaceracist]

Says he shot his own damn Spirit with it once.

[Honestly, who issues a sniper rifle to someone who can't aim?]

[chatterbox_recon]

[Jun's thoughtfully quiet for a moment.]

You know what, maybe I should hang onto it after this whole thing has passed.

[spaceracist]

Nah. Freelancers are touchy enough as it is.

Safety training, now. With a threat you'll keep it if he don't pass?

[chatterbox_recon]

That's definitely something I could get behind.