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In the Gallery Art section of the [[Halo Graphic Novel]], ''Pg 122'' (shown right), there are two main boxes of text, along with pictures and maps of [[Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE]]. The text boxes contain one chat log between two people and the other appears to be a log of a data query. Surrounding the boxes are pictures and maps of [[Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE]] and other smaller text area's relating to the Operation. One image shows Johnson firing an [[M99 Special Application Sniper Rifle|M99 "Stanchion"]] from a table, while the other picture shows his target.

 

First the info boxes from ''Pg 122'' of the '''Halo Graphic Novel''':

submission of official relea[obscured]

mike44236: Ha ha ha :-P. The query is from the ''Gettysburg'' and it's got ''charlie hotel 4695's'' thumbs all over it.

C:\&gt;sftp-ks 1024 sftp.unsc.marmedrec.mil<br />

A [[Project ORION]] patch on the upper left corner of the page reads:  

'''Alpha juliet juliet''' from the Chat Log is '''AJJ''' written in the [[Phonetic Alphabet|phonetic alphabet]]. The excerpt above shows that the '''AJJ''' in question is [[Avery Junior Johnson|'''A'''very '''J'''unior '''J'''ohnson]]. The 20114 is part of the serial number on his dog tag.

Similarly, '''charlie hotel 4695''' is '''CH''', or [[Dr. Catherine Halsey|Dr. '''C'''atherine '''H'''alsey]]. The 4695 is also shown in the Data Log, when '''HALSEYSRB4695''' -- Dr. Halsey -- requests Johnson's medical log aboard the [[UNSC Gettysburg|UNSC ''Gettysburg'']] (presumably by means of a [[slipspace COM launcher]] or similar device kept secret from the rest of the crew). On a side note, the file that she receives is '''P_BS48789-2011-AJ.txt''', also known as the '''P'''aris/'''BS''' spoof -- a falsified medical record for '''A'''very '''J'''ohnson.

The third character mentioned in the Chat Log is '''juliet alpha 20101''' -- '''JA'''. Due to the subject matter, '''JA''' is probably [[Colonel James Ackerson|Colonel '''J'''ames '''A'''ckerson]]. Ackerson's projects were often competing for funds with those run by Dr. Halsey, so he was always trying to spy on the Spartan program in hopes of sabotaging Halsey's work.

Mike44236 and Echo23023 also talk about ''ones'' and ''twos'', meaning [[SPARTAN-I]]s and [[SPARTAN-II]]s, respectively.

*'''alpha juliet juliet 20114''' = [[Avery Junior Johnson]]

*'''charlie hotel 4695''' = [[Catherine Halsey]]

*'''juliet alpha 20101''' = [[James Ackerson]]

*'''ones''' = [[SPARTAN-I]]s

*'''two''' = [[SPARTAN-II]]s

*'''Section 0''' = [[ONI]] Internal Affairs

[[Herzog]] was a character from the alternate reality game [[I Love Bees]]. Herzog was assassinated by another character, [[Major Standish]], when the latter's secret "[[Covenant]] artifact" was in danger of being revealed to his superiors. "Sierra10852" contains ''sierra'', which is '''S''' in the phonetic alphabet; '''S''' may stand for '''S'''tandish, or some unidentified underling of his whose name also starts with "S".

Looking at the date we see that the events are dated, September 12th, 2552. From the Halo novel, [[Halo: First Strike]], we know that about this time, on the UNSC Gettysburg, Dr. Halsey is talking to [[Master Chief]] and Sgt. Johnson about how Johnson survived the Flood. On pg 243 Halsey talks about how Johnson wasn’t infected by the [[Flood]] because he developed [[Boren's Syndrome]] on [[Paris IV]].

===Boren's Syndrome Hoax===

[http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=8143418 Other users] have examined the same data and come to the conclusion that [[Boren's Syndrome]] is a hoax. This conclusion is based on the '''Paris/BS spoof''', whose name under this theory refers to [[Paris IV]] and Boren's Syndrome, the former being the location where Johnson supposedly contracted the disorder. No media currently mentions Johnson suffering from any of the other symptoms of the disorder, so it is entirely possible that he doesn't have it at all.

On a side note, when the Master Gunnery Sergeant from the ''[[Halo 2]]'' [[Campaign]] level [[The Armory (Level)]], asked, "''Hey Johnson, when're you gonna tell me how you got back home in one piece?''" Johnson replied, "''Sorry Guns, that's classified.''"  

  s[[Wikipedia:File Transfer Protocol|ftp]]> get 48789-20114-AJ.txt

Halsey tries to get the file but an unidentified entity named Hunter blocks ('''BLK''') the first request. He then runs a command so that the next time that Halsey tries to retrieve the file ('''ON NEXT GET'''), the server instead sends her '''P_BS48789-20114-AJ.txt''' -- the '''P'''aris/'''B'''oren's '''S'''yndrome spoof, whose filename is identical to that of the original file save for the "P_BS" prepended to it.

The Hunter, who might be an [[ONI]] security AI or some kind of [[ONI]] admin, watched Halsey's request and redirected it to a falsified medical record containing the information on Boren's Syndrome.

There is a lot of speculation as to why ONI is trying to hide the fact that Johnson was a SPARTAN-I, but currently, there are no concrete answers. Some speculate that they are not covering up Johnson's status as a SPARTAN-I, but rather some kind of immunity that the genetically-enhanced humans may have to the [[Flood]]. However, it is shown in ''[[Breaking Quarantine]]'' that Johnson escaped the Flood without any attempted infection, unlike the story he told and the cutscene in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', although an attempted infection could have occurred at any time between the footage in [[Private Jenkins|Jenkins]]' helmet and ''Breaking Quarantine''. It is also known that SPARTAN-IIs can be infected by the flood -- in ''Halo: The Flood'', [[Cortana]] helped the [[Master Chief]] narrowly escape infection. Another possibility is that the Flood only attempt an infection once, so [[John-117]]'s close call would have been his only infection threat, just as the parasite never again tried to posses Johnson.

On the same page of the Halo Graphic Novel it appears to reveal the contents of file 48789-20114-AJ.txt. It is another patch and doesn't reveal if the file is the real one or the spoof sent to Halsey. It does however offer more evidence that Johnson is a Spartan because it links him with [[The ORION Project]] or the '''Spartan I''' program. First Patch revealed on the the Page: Project: ORION/RESTRICTED ACCESS System: Harvest Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE 2502:09:19:14:50:23:13  Project: ORION/RESTRICTED ACCESS CRPL Johnson, Avery Junior 48789-20114-AJ. Another article [[Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE]] talks about the contents of the other patches and the killing of [[Jerald Mulkey Ander]].

 

On this page there is a reference to [[Misriah Armory]], which is itself a possible [[List of Marathon references in Halo|Marathon reference]].

  mike4436: Yeah, but not on me! Not with golf51979 as Section

Also, 'Top' may or may not refer to the Marine slang terminology for 'Master Sergeant'.

 

===Other Text===

There are also 4 small text boxes on the page, that seem to refer to the [[M99 Stanchion Special Application Scoped Rifle|equipment]] and vehicles involved in the assassination of [[Jerald Mulkey Ander]].

  In Production: 2491-2521 [Possible inaccuracy]

  Cartridge: 5.4mm ?PS

  Length o/a: 1750mm

  Loaded Weight: 20.0kg [Possible inaccuracy]

  Type: Asynch linear-induction motor

  Muzzle Velocity: 15k mps ([Unreadable])

  Muzzle Energy: J 30,575 [Possible inaccuracy]

  **Factory [Unreadable] and serial number on right side of receiver.

  **[Unreadable] type above trigger on right side of receiver [Unreadable]...

  **Magazine catch [Unreadable] magazine. [Unreadable] magazine...  

==Related Pages==

*[[Halo Graphic Novel]]

*[[Misriah]]

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