Catalog/Archive

This is an archive of posts made by Halo Waypoint user Catalog, an account used by 343 Industries. Catalog began posting on the forums on June 27, 2014.

John-117 + Miranda Keyes?
"Query Answer: Dr. Catherine Elizabeth Halsey is the biological mother of Commander Miranda Keyes."

- June 27, 2014

Questions about Reach datapads and flood
"Query Answer: The purported "Assembly" is referenced in logs recovered by Spartan B-312 during combat operations on Reach. This organization appears to be a group of rogue AI constructs which have been observing and guiding humanity. The reliability of this information has been contested."

- June 27, 2014

Can I skip Kilo 5
"Query Answer: Processing request to bypass following information archives:

Halo: Glasslands

Halo: The Thursday War

Halo: Mortal Dictata

Permission denied."

- June 27, 2014

Agent Locke origin theory
"Query Answer: If Locke Johnson persists for more than four hours, consult a medical professional."

- June 27, 2014

Mantle's Approach Size
"Query Answer: Promethean Command Warship, designation Mantle's Approach.

''Alert! Seed pattern not approved by Council authorities: provisional authorization given by Master Builder. Multiple configurations of Warship design noted in records. Pending Domain contact, model dimensions are provided for analogous hull pattern:

''Height: 25.266 [units]

''Width: 9.43 [units]

''Length: 11.364 [units]

''Preliminary analysis confirms that [ UNSC Navy Threat Database] records [ref: Halo 4 Visual Guide, p. 193] reflect last known configuration of Mantle's Approach in local reference dimensions."

- June 27, 2014

What's the new SPARTAN-II armor?
"Query Answer: Alert! Unable to contact zone commanders. Unable to initiate Domain link.

Awaiting command authority to release threat dynamic report for Human combat skin variants[ref: MJOLNIR ] ."

- June 28, 2014

What species crashed on Installation 04
"Query Answer: No known Tier 2 species matching suggested morphology [re: ursus sapiens]."

- June 28, 2014

Query: Catalog(old)
"Contacting Domain . . . . . . ..

Failure.

ERR,REGRESS.

Alert! Critical Reconciliation Error.

Contacting Domain. . . . . . ..

Failure.

ERR,REGRESS.

Alert! Critical Reconciliation Error.

Contacting Edom Terminal\Juridical. ..

Connected. [Rm9yIGV2ZXJ5IGpveSB0aGVyZSBpcyBhIHByaWNl]

[WARNING] \sysdiag\security

Intrusion detected in site [fractal]! Builder Security alerted.

Requests filtered and prioritized.

Quote: "Query Question: Is there anything of importance we must know. If so what is that information? If you cant give us this information, any idea how we can find out this information?"
 * \sys\log\commit
 * Error parsing question.

Quote: "Second Query Question: Is there need of a testimonial or are you just observing? I am sure the community here would gladly answer any questions you need answered if required."
 * Error parsing question. Consult [Portal] Library link.
 * Alert! Remote command protocol update denied [abusus non tollit usum]

Quote: "Linking Query: Are you in the hands of the UNSC or ONI. Or are you separate from them?"
 * No applicable authority.

Quote: "Query: How did High Charity make it to the Lesser Ark in 2552?"
 * Anomalous slipspace intrusion within expected displacement envelope was detected in Edom [airspace] at [2552:1118154551-1118154821]. [Manifold] profile not in local [cache], forwarding to [sector command] for analysis. Alert! [Waypoint] information restricted on authority of [ Librarian ].

Quote: "Query: What is the average lifespan of an average Macto Cognatus?"
 * Life expectancy from [hatching] recorded as 27 [years] at time of index. Requesting [index technician] review.

Quote: "Query: What is your current status?"
 * Active. Pending [magnus custos] review.

Quote: "Query: What is your task?"
 * Query requires elevated command authority.

Quote: "Query: What is the status of Installation 07? Have the Flood been contained there? What of Monitor 117649?"
 * \\sys\analysis\error
 * Multiple priority queries detected in string.

Quote: "Query: With New Phoenix being reinhabited in Escalation, what's the status of Ivanoff Station?"
 * Human [eyes] at [ gamma site ] is currently active. Edom [control] unable to contact installation monitor for [ERR,REGRES] cycles. Requesting [site] status from ecumene [control].

Quote: "Query: Is there a countermeasure or "cure" to the Flood that does not involve the firing of the Halo Array?"
 * No countermeasures recorded in local [cache]. Initiate priority containment protocols in event of parasite outbreak.

Quote: "Query: Are humans worthy of the Mantle or must they first show their capabilities through a "test" of sorts?"
 * \\sys\analysis\error
 * Alarm! [flamma fumo est proxima] Query contains logic plague markers.
 * Process quarantine.
 * [Reboot]"

- June 28, 2014

"Process tree cleared.

Contacting Edom Terminal\Juridical. ..

Connected. [Rm9jdXMuIFByb3RlY3QuIFByZXNlcnZlLg==]

[WARNING] \sysdiag\security

Builder Security not responding. Facility [AI] reporting acceptable conditions. Queuing request for low intensity military exploratory detachment to [audit].

Quote: "Query: after leaving the Lesser Ark, where did the IsoDidact and the remiainng Forrunners [sic] go? Do their descendants exist in another galaxy or even this one?"
 * Master Juridical [certiorari] forwarded to [locus poenitentiae?]. Further records sealed pending Juridical review of New Council activities.

Quote: "Query: Does the year 2324 hold significance to you?"
 * Searching . ..
 * No cases scheduled for [2324]. 16777216 cases remain unscheduled in local [cache].
 * Warning! Time since last successful synchronization: 876621261±512 [hours]

Quote: "Query: What is the significance of the UEG Colony Coral?"
 * Searching . ..
 * Updating coordinates from Edom [control].
 * Searching . ..
 * Location coincident with [CE-2-1239 e].
 * Multiple [cuius est solum eius est usque ad coelom] violations inferred.
 * Filing cases. Request Juridical [advocates] [ad litem] for summary judgement.

Quote: "Query: What is the significance of the Boomerang Nebula"
 * Searching . ..
 * Updating coordinates from Edom [control].
 * Searching . ..
 * Location coincident with multiple [ star road ] loci.
 * Location coincident with multiple [classis malum].
 * Warning! Fleet command [sector] designation: Burn. No transit permitted.

Quote: "Query: What is the status of Installation 07?"
 * Searching . ..
 * Result: 1 case pending against Monitor 117649.
 * Summary: Multiple [libellus conventionis] filed by [ alpha site ] Monitor 343. Consolidated. Awaiting update from Juridical [control].
 * Warning! [site] status request requires elevated command authority.

Quote: "Query: What is the status 049 Abject Testament?"
 * Searching . ..
 * No case pending against Monitor 049.

Quote: "Query: What is the status of 2401 Penitent Tangent?"
 * Searching . ..
 * Result: 2 cases pending against Monitor 2401.
 * Summary: Multiple [libellus conventionis] filed by [alpha site] Monitor 343. Consolidated. Awaiting update from Juridical [control]. Incomplete filing of [animus nocendi] against Monitor 2401 from [ delta site ] [burgarii] received 22959960±8 [hours] ago by Edom [control]. [legal form letter] sent by Edom [control] requesting reply from [delta site] [burgarii] through approved channels.

Quote: "Query: What is the extent of the Forerunner presence on Edom?"
 * Searching . ..
 * Connection lost.
 * Contacting Edom Terminal\Juridical . ..
 * Connection refused.
 * Contacting Edom Terminal\Juridical . ..
 * Connection refused.
 * \\sysdiag\security\[apparitor]
 * Contacting Edom Terminal\Juridical . ..
 * Connection locked.
 * Initiating [quaere]."

- June 29, 2014

N'tho 'Sraom and Usze 'Taham
"Temporary link established.

Quote: "Query: I wonder what their canon status is?"
 * Query Answer: N'thro 'Sraom and Usze 'Taham confirmed active post-Covenant War. Additional details pending [cyberintrusion] of Human [frumentarii] cores."

- June 29, 2014

ONI and The Flood
"Temporary link established.

Quote: "Sorry if this is already on here, but I caught a glimpse of a few things saying that ONI knew about The Flood before the events of Halo: CE. Could someone please verify this?"
 * Query Answer: Initial [cyberintrusion] evidence suggests relevant [ Covenant ] and Forerunner directives copied to [frumentarii] cores before parasite outbreak in [ 2552 ] . However, threat dynamic analysis shows Human security forces did not widely implement minimal acceptable suite of parasite containment protocols until evaluation of Reclaimer [alpha site] combat data in [ 2553 ] ."

- June 29, 2014

Catalog Interaction
"[quaere] paused.

''Quote: "Catalog, I present you with another query: Quando il gioco è finito, il re e il pedone vanno nella stessa scatola."
 * Query Answer: Query Response: [multum in parvo]"

- June 30, 2014

"Temporary link established.

Quote: "Catalog could you specify if Margaret-053 is Black-One and Roma-143 is Black-Two?"
 * Alert! Low priority query.
 * Query Answer: Records show nonstandard [exploratores] internal team identification was as follows:
 * I - Margaret-053


 * II - Roma-143


 * III - Otto-031


 * ''IV - Victor-101"

- July 2, 2014

"[keepalive]

Quote: "Does the state of Washington still exist as an entity of the United Republic of North America, and if so, is there finally a Starbucks location on every street corner?"
 * Query Answer: Administrative subunit "Washington" not found in UEG [provinces]. Seattle [metroplex] region noted as possessing highest per-capita stimulant dispensaries in Human [sphere of influence]. Records of area surrounding 434 Combat Readiness Lab indicate one stimulant and [congealed sugar] dispensary per inhabitant; UEG administrative agencies alerted to anomalous distribution of these facilities."

- July 2, 2014

John-117 is no longer blue leader
"Temporary link established.

Quote: "Theoretically all of Blue team has the rank Spartan now, so command may be given back to John."
 * Correction: Current [frumentarii] records indicate [exploratores] designated "Blue Team" (ref: SPARTAN-II; ref: [ref: Halo Encyclopedia, p. 112) remain under NAVSPECWARCOM [ADCON]. Multiple [bureaucratic tactical] vectors by [frumentarii] to acquire full command authority."

- July 1, 2014