originally posted in:The New Dojo
The Chief sighed and turned to Fred.
"You think it's okay to land on?"
"Well, yeah. It's got oceans, and distinct ice caps, and... Chief, you wiped out the Flood."
"You can never be certain... And Johnson helped, too."
"...Yeah."
The ship was on a course to land in one of the planet's mountain ranges, the one selected just happening to be the Ko-Rudo mountains.
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[i]Pandora expected them to ignore her from that point - that was her intention, anyhow. She began to exit her corner, although she stayed away from the Spartans for the moment.[/i]
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The Chief stood and leaned against the wall. He needed the rest.
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[i]The child only stared up at Chief, remaining in place as her crimson eyes met the helm's visor. She couldn't let loose now - he'd know. No, everyone would know.[/i]
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The Chief started to doze as the ship entered the building planet's atmosphere.
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"...Are you tired? Or are you just faking it?" [i]Pandora didn't expect him to be so calm - but it had to be a trick. She obviously figured out that he didn't trust her.[/i]
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The Chief's head shifted a centimeter as he peered at her, then his head returned to its slumped position over his chest.
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"...Can you at least talk to me? You talked before, so don' act like you can't." [i]Pandora was slightly irritated, from the tone of her young voice. A little bit of her accent kicked in there.[/i]
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The Chief looked at her. "What do you want?"
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"Someone that'll actually talk to me? Someone that I can actually relate to, other than a bunch of stupid soldiers.."
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Edited by Hal0T1nman: 3/10/2017 12:24:16 PM"We're not just a bunch of stupid soldiers, kiddo. In fact, I bet I could relate to you."
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"Really now? Explain."