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Close up on the holographic display.
TRAN
Sir, are you sure?
RECLAIMER
No. Do it anyway. Open it up, and get it ready. Maybe we won't need to use it.
TRAN
You don't believe that.
RECLAIMER
No, I don't believe that.
Camera pulled back out to include the Reclaimer in the frame.
RECLAIMER
Tran, are you able to transfer into my neural lace?
TRAN
Already done, sir. It's been a while since you've done any housekeeping, hasn't it? There's crap all the over the place in here.
TRAN
Scooch over, fellas. Make some roo-
TRAN
Whoa. You have GOT to show me how you did that!
Close up in front of the Reclaimer, the plasma pistol glowing with energy.
RECLAIMER
Tran. Focus, please.
TRAN
Sorry, sir. I've just never seen anything like this. These Cavalcade AIs you picked up are sporting some serious technology to pull off the kind of self-compression they just did without any noticeable impact on performance!
RECLAIMER
I told you -- these guys are from way out of town.
CAVALCADE
It would be meaningless for us to show you our methods. You do not have the level of technology necessary.
The holographic projector with sparks appearing behind it.
TRAN
Alright, fine. I know when I'm getting the brush-off.
RECLAIMER
Sitrep, please, Tran.
TRAN
What level of specificity would you like, sir?
RECLAIMER
Just give me the condensed version. I've been out of contact for a while.
TRAN
One moment.
Very closeup on the hologram.
TRAN
Sir, the UNSC datanets are a mess. It's hard to make sense of it all. The Flood are still tearing hell out of our defenses...
TRAN
...and there's something new. A... this is odd. A virus. It's taking apart certain sectors of our forces, both human and Covenant. The details are pretty sketchy, sir.
TRAN
It seems to have started around Fallout.
Close in on the Reclaimer from his left.
RECLAIMER
Fallout. Isn't that where Standoff Outpost is located?
TRAN
It is, sir. Is that significant?
RECLAIMER
I should think so. We were just there a couple of weeks ago.
TRAN
Sir, are you sure?
RECLAIMER
No. Do it anyway. Open it up, and get it ready. Maybe we won't need to use it.
TRAN
You don't believe that.
RECLAIMER
No, I don't believe that.
Camera pulled back out to include the Reclaimer in the frame.
RECLAIMER
Tran, are you able to transfer into my neural lace?
TRAN
Already done, sir. It's been a while since you've done any housekeeping, hasn't it? There's crap all the over the place in here.
TRAN
Scooch over, fellas. Make some roo-
TRAN
Whoa. You have GOT to show me how you did that!
Close up in front of the Reclaimer, the plasma pistol glowing with energy.
RECLAIMER
Tran. Focus, please.
TRAN
Sorry, sir. I've just never seen anything like this. These Cavalcade AIs you picked up are sporting some serious technology to pull off the kind of self-compression they just did without any noticeable impact on performance!
RECLAIMER
I told you -- these guys are from way out of town.
CAVALCADE
It would be meaningless for us to show you our methods. You do not have the level of technology necessary.
The holographic projector with sparks appearing behind it.
TRAN
Alright, fine. I know when I'm getting the brush-off.
RECLAIMER
Sitrep, please, Tran.
TRAN
What level of specificity would you like, sir?
RECLAIMER
Just give me the condensed version. I've been out of contact for a while.
TRAN
One moment.
Very closeup on the hologram.
TRAN
Sir, the UNSC datanets are a mess. It's hard to make sense of it all. The Flood are still tearing hell out of our defenses...
TRAN
...and there's something new. A... this is odd. A virus. It's taking apart certain sectors of our forces, both human and Covenant. The details are pretty sketchy, sir.
TRAN
It seems to have started around Fallout.
Close in on the Reclaimer from his left.
RECLAIMER
Fallout. Isn't that where Standoff Outpost is located?
TRAN
It is, sir. Is that significant?
RECLAIMER
I should think so. We were just there a couple of weeks ago.