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{{Status|Apocrypha}} | |||
When the [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] [[Melissa (AI)|Melissa]], of the [[UNSC Apocalypso]], was fragmented by the activation of the [[Deep-Space Artifact]], some of her parts were send back in time to the year [[2004]], where she transmitted herself onto the server of a [[I Love Bees (website)|beekeeper's website]]. | |||
One fragment, called [[The Operator]], was part of Melissa that ran the ship. However, the fragmentation heavily damaged the Operator and she became violent and confused. While chasing the [[SPDR]] and [[Seeker]] through the Phase 3 Computer Code, the Operator revealed six flashbacks from her time on the ship: | |||
==Flashbacks== | ==Flashbacks== | ||
I ran another diagnostic. Came back fine, again. Nothing wrong, just a stutter of lag once in a while. | I ran another diagnostic. Came back fine, again. Nothing wrong, just a stutter of lag once in a while. | ||
Didn't feel right to me. // | Didn't feel right to me. // | ||
That feeling that everything is still in the room, nothing's been stolen, but things | That feeling that everything is still in the room, nothing's been stolen, but things aren't exactly where you left them. | ||
Captain Greene, I said. Things aren't quite right. | Captain Greene, I said. Things aren't quite right. | ||
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Like a virus? she asked. // | Like a virus? she asked. // | ||
I shook my head no, I didn't feel sick. // | I shook my head no, I didn't feel sick. // | ||
Then nodded, yes. An intruder, something inhabiting the system. | Then nodded, yes. An intruder, something inhabiting the system. | ||
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I still want to know what you think. When could it have been introduced? // | I still want to know what you think. When could it have been introduced? // | ||
The Covenant Transmission? // | The [[Covenant]] Transmission? // | ||
Maybe they suspect we're monitoring them. | Maybe they suspect we're monitoring them. | ||
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Set in the center of the top face was a square, a suggestion of seam no bigger than the palm of a hand. I imagined it sinking back and sliding to one side, a Japanese door offering access to whatever was in there. Or not. Or blowing up if you tried it. | Set in the center of the top face was a square, a suggestion of seam no bigger than the palm of a hand. I imagined it sinking back and sliding to one side, a Japanese door offering access to whatever was in there. Or not. Or blowing up if you tried it. | ||
Is it Covenant? 1st Lt Sorenson said. He was the one inside with it; suited, curious but cautious. | Is it Covenant? 1st Lt. Sorenson said. He was the one inside with it; suited, curious but cautious. | ||
Capt. Greene looked thoughtful. It isn't us. Melissa? | Capt. Greene looked thoughtful. It isn't us. Melissa? | ||
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Bars and triangle, dots and squares. A little like Braille, a little like cuneiform. Felt the old familiar hunger: new language like a new cuisine - delicacies of thought and nuance for me to dig into. | Bars and triangle, dots and squares. A little like Braille, a little like cuneiform. Felt the old familiar hunger: new language like a new cuisine - delicacies of thought and nuance for me to dig into. | ||
Sorenson said, its got to go in the hold, Captain. It can't stay here. Bring in a | Sorenson said, its got to go in the hold, Captain. It can't stay here. Bring in a dolly bot if you like, but something's going to have to touch it. We have to warm it up, too. | ||
Greene didn't like that, but what could we do? | Greene didn't like that, but what could we do? | ||
[[Category:I Love Bees]] | [[Category:I Love Bees]] | ||