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Transcript One
Interviewer: Lieutenant Jason Seitz
Interviewee: Corporal Steven MacKnight
A.I Overseer Monica
Date November 15th 2552
Jason: Hello Corporal. Please take a seat.
Steven MacKnight: Thanks.
Jacon: You are here to be questioned about the Delta Halo incident. Please start from the Slipspace jump above New Mombassa.
Steven: Okay. I was stationed on the UNSC In Amber Clad. The Commander thought it would be a great idea to follow the Covenant Assault Carrier. She essentially made the Assault Carrier give the Clad a "piggy back ride" to where ever its destination was.
Jason: And that was to Delta Halo.
Steven: That is correct sir.
Jason: When you arrived there what was the Assault Carrier doing?
Steven: The Assault Carrier was hovering above the ring when we showed up. Some of us suspected the crew was doing some sort of ceremony of some kind. That would fit in with their religion.
Jason: And after that?
Steven: Well the Assault Carrier then went in atmosphere and hovered above some sort of volcanic lake or something.
Jason: Then Sierra 117 dropped from the Clad to kill the Prophet of Regret. He also suceeded in doing just that.
Steven: Of course. He is a Spartan afterall.
Jason: Don't need to remind me. He managed to save my life many years ago.
Steven: Care to tell me about that?
Jason: This interview is about you not me. So after Sierra 117 killed the Prophet of Regret you lost contact with him.
Steven: Yes sir. However onboard High Chairity-
Jason: Tell me about that later Corporal. If I am correct you and many of the marines went to the Installation's Library to prevent the Index from falling into Covenant hands.
Steven: Yeah. I was with Sergent Avery Johnson and Commander Miranda Keyes.
Jason: Wait. Miranda came with you?
Steven: Yeah. Don't know why. Commanders usually stick with their ships. Hell, the only Captain that I know of to participate in a ground operation was-
Jason: Captain Jacob Keyes. Trying to follow in her father's footsteps. That will get her killed one day.
Steven: Agreed.
Jason: We're getting a little off topic here so lets stay on track. While getting to the Index, you encountered the Flood. Tell me everything you know abo-
Monica: WARNING! INTERVIEWEE STRESS LEVEL RISING. HEART BEAT RISING.
Jason: You alright Corporal?
Steven: Uh... yeah. I am.
Monica: That is a lie Corporal.
Jason: Can it Monica! Let the man speak.
Monica: Yes Lieutenant.
Jason: Okay. Take your time. Relax.
Steven: Okay. Well uh the flood seemed to be a parasitic organism. It took over it's hosts body.
Jason: Covenant or Human?
Steven: Both.
Jason: Did you manage to see the process of taking over the host?
Steven: Yes Sir. I saw it take Private James Tarr, Corporal Jordan Milligan, and uh... Private Allison Kelly.
Jason: How long did it take the parasite to gain control over the host?
Steven: About a few seconds. Ten possibly. I don't like thinking about it.
Jason: I understand. We've seen the footage from your helmet cam and from Sierra 117 from the Halo Event. We know how resiliant and terrifying they are.
Steven: Facing them will drive you mad.
Jason: We also learned that from the footage Sierra 117 gave us. Now given your experiance from facing them, if they somehow managed to get to a inner colony, say Earth, what are we facing?
Steven: We'd loose Earth Sir.
Jason: Any ways to stop them?
Steven: Still got those NOVA bombs?
Jason: A few. Most were lost when Reach fell.
Steven: Those are the only way to effectively contain it.
Jason: You are talking about destroying Earth.
Steven: Yes Sir.
Jason: Same solution from the others.
Steven: What was that?
Jason: Nothing. Now it seems like you were captured by the Covenant. How did they accomplish that?
Steven: Well while we were fighting towards the Index, Johnson told me and Allison to clear an adjacent hallway while they went on ahead. Allison got infected by the Flood and I had to make a mad dash to escape from the infection ball things.
Jason: Infection Forms.
Steven: Yes that's what they're called. So while I was running I just blacked out.
Jason: Just blacked out?
Steven: Well I did see a Chieftain right before I was knocked out.
Jason: Matches how Johnson was knocked out.
Steven: Yes. I then woke up later on board High Chairity in a holding cell.
Jason: Describe High Chairity.
Steven: From what I could see, it seemed to be made out of a planets crust. Like it was ripped out.
Jason: The Covenant have been known to use asteroids to help with building structures.
Steven: So after I woke up I was dragged to a phantom to take me back to Delta Halo. There I witness the Civil War broke out.
Jason: No need to get into that. The Arbiter has told us plenty.
Steven: I also heard that a "demon" was hunting the lead prophet.
Jason: That would be Master Chief.
Steven: Wouldn't apply to anyone else. Also the flood managed to board the Clad and crash it into High Chairity. Didn't see the the Flood spread thankfully. So I was flown to Delta Halo and some Brute knocked me out along the way.
Jason: Why?
Steven: Looked at him funny or something like that.
Jason: You're lucky they didn't eat you.
Steven: Yeah. Well next thing I knew when I woke up I was on a Covie Ship where I was taken by you guys.
Jason: Okay, that just about wraps it up. Thank you for your time.
Steven: Sorry if I was a little brief on some of the parts.
Jason: It's fine. We've got enough info from the others. Monica. Send in Miranda Keyes.
Monica: Yes Lieutenant.
End Transcript One