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Serin did not successfully complete the [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|augmentation process]], receiving only the genetic and biochemical enhancements before her body started to reject the rest.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 214''</ref> While she failed the augmentation process, she still possesses a few of the enhancements, though no skeletal augmentation. The Office of Naval Intelligence took custody of her when she was 14 years old; they repaired the damage done by the failed augmentation process, educated her further, and put her into the ONI commanders' program.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 79''</ref> The other Spartans thought her dead; unlike some of the other washouts later assigned to ONI, she was withdrawn from the program before the funeral ceremony for the Spartans killed in the augmentations. As a result, she remained unaware if the successful Spartans were even told of the fate of the failures.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 82''</ref>
Serin did not successfully complete the [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|augmentation process]], receiving only the genetic and biochemical enhancements before her body started to reject the rest.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 214''</ref> While she failed the augmentation process, she still possesses a few of the enhancements, though no skeletal augmentation. The Office of Naval Intelligence took custody of her when she was 14 years old; they repaired the damage done by the failed augmentation process, educated her further, and put her into the ONI commanders' program.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 79''</ref> The other Spartans thought her dead; unlike some of the other washouts later assigned to ONI, she was withdrawn from the program before the funeral ceremony for the Spartans killed in the augmentations. As a result, she remained unaware if the successful Spartans were even told of the fate of the failures.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 82''</ref>


Considered as a protégé to [[Margaret Parangosky|Admiral Margaret Parangosky]], CINCONI, the Admiral groomed the former Spartan for a potential future as her successor. Serin considered herself the only person the Admiral would always forgive even if she failed. In order to hide her status as a former Spartan, she adopted the surname "[[Wikipedia:Osman (name)|Osman]]". Though people often assumed she was of Turkish descent based on her name and appearance, she did not actually know whether this was the case; though the information on her pre-Spartan identity was readily available to her, she did not look at her personal file for decades<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 25-26''</ref> until spontaneously deciding to do so in [[2553#April|April 2553]]. By [[2553]], Osman held the rank of captain. She was handpicked by Parangosky to lead up a black operations team known as [[Kilo-Five]] with the mission to ensure a [[Sangheili]] insurgency, keeping the Elites from threatening humanity. The team was composed of the civilian professor and Sangheili expert [[Evan Phillips]]; [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODSTs]] [[Malcolm Geffen|Staff Sergeant "Mal" Geffen]], [[Lian Devereaux|Sergeant Lian Devereaux]], and [[Vasily Beloi|Corporal "Vaz" Beloi]]; and Spartan-II [[Naomi-010]].<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 74''</ref>  
Considered as a protégé to [[Margaret Parangosky|Admiral Margaret Parangosky]], CINCONI, the Admiral groomed the former Spartan for a potential future as her successor. Serin considered herself the only person the Admiral would always forgive even if she failed. In order to hide her status as a former Spartan, she adopted the surname "[[Wikipedia:Osman (name)|Osman]]". Though people often assumed she was of Turkish descent based on her name and appearance, she did not actually know whether this was the case; though the information on her pre-Spartan identity was readily available to her, she did not look at her personal file for decades<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 25-26''</ref> until spontaneously deciding to do so in [[2553#April|April 2553]]. For a few years of the [[Human-Covenant War|war]], Osman served as an ONI field agent in various operation against both the [[Covenant]] and those humans who sought destabilization during a time when humanity needed unity more than anything. She gained experience working undercover in the arms industry and trade unions.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''',''Chapter 7''</ref> By [[2553]], Osman held the rank of captain. She was handpicked by Parangosky to lead up a black operations team known as [[Kilo-Five]] with the mission to ensure a [[Sangheili]] insurgency, keeping the Elites from threatening humanity. The team was composed of the civilian professor and Sangheili expert [[Evan Phillips]]; [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODSTs]] [[Malcolm Geffen|Staff Sergeant "Mal" Geffen]], [[Lian Devereaux|Sergeant Lian Devereaux]], and [[Vasily Beloi|Corporal "Vaz" Beloi]]; and Spartan-II [[Naomi-010]].<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 74''</ref>


===Meeting the Bishop===
===Meeting the Bishop===