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Right before the time to make the call came, Osman wandered into the wardroom galley following the smell of Jamaican coffee. There, she found Devereaux and the Huragok, evidently named [[Requires Adjustment]]. Adj had made modifications to the galley's coffee machine.<ref name="G10"/> Osman was impressed by the improvement but cautioned Dev not to let it try to mess with her [[neural implant]]. She hoped to have the ''Piety'' away before she talked to Parangosky, so Serin asked BB if he was finished nobbling its navigation computer so it would resume heading for its original destination and fabricating internal records to reflect an attack by Kig-Yar [[pirates]]. Osman sarcastically said she hoped nobody in [[Mdama]] would notice one of the Brutes had a broken neck but settled into her seat in her day cabin to watch the launch from there. Once she was finally speaking face-to-face with Admiral Parangosky, she first let her know they would just be making their second drop of weapons to 'Telcam soon but that tagged ordnance from the first had already made its way elsewhere. In her assessment, the [[Servants of the Abiding Truth|Servants]]' insurrection was still only simmering but he thought it possible that the group may have acquired a warship and a few more competent [[shipmaster]]s very recently. Parangosky announced that [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood]] would be traveling to Sanghelios himself within the next week, as he planned to meet with [[Thel 'Vadam|the Arbiter]] within his home state of [[Vadam]] as a gesture of peace and to convince him to reciprocate by attending a [[Voi Memorial|ceremony]] on [[Earth]] in remembrance of those killed in the [[Battle of Installation 00|final battle]] of [[Human-Covenant War|the war]]. [[John-117]], the Master Chief, would be at the top of the list of those honored. Parangosky suggested that Serin might want to be the one to tell Naomi he was lost. Osam asked if they were admitting that Spartans could die now, but Margaret assured her they were not, though the public knew refusing to do so was just a service courtesy. The Admiral's birthday was coming up in a few days and though the news about John saddened Serin, she wished her mentor a happy birthday and let on that she had a gift for her: the captured Huragok. She said she was committed to getting it into her hands as soon as they were able to get back to Earth. Parangosky was grateful and let Osman know she had something for her as well, as she believed they had finally located the place [[Halsey]] was hiding.<ref name="G10"/> | Right before the time to make the call came, Osman wandered into the wardroom galley following the smell of Jamaican coffee. There, she found Devereaux and the Huragok, evidently named [[Requires Adjustment]]. Adj had made modifications to the galley's coffee machine.<ref name="G10"/> Osman was impressed by the improvement but cautioned Dev not to let it try to mess with her [[neural implant]]. She hoped to have the ''Piety'' away before she talked to Parangosky, so Serin asked BB if he was finished nobbling its navigation computer so it would resume heading for its original destination and fabricating internal records to reflect an attack by Kig-Yar [[pirates]]. Osman sarcastically said she hoped nobody in [[Mdama]] would notice one of the Brutes had a broken neck but settled into her seat in her day cabin to watch the launch from there. Once she was finally speaking face-to-face with Admiral Parangosky, she first let her know they would just be making their second drop of weapons to 'Telcam soon but that tagged ordnance from the first had already made its way elsewhere. In her assessment, the [[Servants of the Abiding Truth|Servants]]' insurrection was still only simmering but he thought it possible that the group may have acquired a warship and a few more competent [[shipmaster]]s very recently. Parangosky announced that [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood]] would be traveling to Sanghelios himself within the next week, as he planned to meet with [[Thel 'Vadam|the Arbiter]] within his home state of [[Vadam]] as a gesture of peace and to convince him to reciprocate by attending a [[Voi Memorial|ceremony]] on [[Earth]] in remembrance of those killed in the [[Battle of Installation 00|final battle]] of [[Human-Covenant War|the war]]. [[John-117]], the Master Chief, would be at the top of the list of those honored. Parangosky suggested that Serin might want to be the one to tell Naomi he was lost. Osam asked if they were admitting that Spartans could die now, but Margaret assured her they were not, though the public knew refusing to do so was just a service courtesy. The Admiral's birthday was coming up in a few days and though the news about John saddened Serin, she wished her mentor a happy birthday and let on that she had a gift for her: the captured Huragok. She said she was committed to getting it into her hands as soon as they were able to get back to Earth. Parangosky was grateful and let Osman know she had something for her as well, as she believed they had finally located the place [[Halsey]] was hiding.<ref name="G10"/> | ||
Osman's satisfaction with the news was plain to Mal and Vaz when she emerged from her day cabin and called for a meeting on the bridge in five minutes' time.<ref name="G12"/> Once everyone had gathered, she began by letting everyone decide whether she should give a fair bit of background regarding news she received from [[Sydney]] or simply plunge straight in. She was reassured that the crew would be able to keep up, so she went full steam ahead, noting that anyone was free to stop her at any point with questions. First, she informed them of the upcoming memorial service in [[Kenya]]. She gently broke the news to Naomi concerning the [[Master Chief]] being [[MIA]] but likely dead. Naomi asked if she knew anything about [[ | Osman's satisfaction with the news was plain to Mal and Vaz when she emerged from her day cabin and called for a meeting on the bridge in five minutes' time.<ref name="G12"/> Once everyone had gathered, she began by letting everyone decide whether she should give a fair bit of background regarding news she received from [[Sydney]] or simply plunge straight in. She was reassured that the crew would be able to keep up, so she went full steam ahead, noting that anyone was free to stop her at any point with questions. First, she informed them of the upcoming memorial service in [[Kenya]]. She gently broke the news to Naomi concerning the [[Master Chief]] being [[MIA]] but likely dead. Naomi asked if she knew anything about [[Frederic-104]], [[Kelly-087]], or [[Linda-058]], but Osman had nothing for her there. The captain then told her childhood comrade and everyone else that Dr. Halsey was also being being officially declared to have been killed on [[Reach]]. Moving briskly along, Serin announced that they would remained stationed near Sanghelios for the time being in order to keep an eye on Admiral Hood's visit to the planet. She made sure everyone was clear that no matter the outcome of his meeting with the Arbiter, it would not affect their current mission. She then suggested that once that business was concluded, they may be diverted to the former location of [[Onyx]] in the [[Zeta Doradus system]].<ref name="G12"/> She explained what the [[astroengineering|artificial]] [[shield world|world]] had been and what had become of it and that while Onyx itself might be gone, evidence indicated there was still ''something'' there. She let slip that not only would it be advantageous to the UNSC to acquire any [[Forerunner]] technology they could get their hands, but that there may be personnel that needed rescuing. Devereaux asked who in particular they would be extracting, but at this Osman became uncharacteristically tight-lipped. Realizing that her reticence was obvious, she admitted she was holding some information back for now because it had personal implications for both she and Naomi and she wished to talk one-on-one with her before sharing it with the rest of the group. Dev communicated her appreciation for the captain's honesty and Osman reciprocated it by reiterating that she trusted each one of them and valued their assistance in her decision-making, which meant she wanted to be as transparent as possible. The meeting was adjourned and everyone but Naomi left the bridge. As a means of preparing her to learn the truth about Halsey eventually, Osman shared some of what she knew regarding Naomi's family. She explained how she had been replaced by a [[flash clone]] after being taken, and that this clone had died shortly thereafter, leaving them to grieve for her. To demonstrate the truth of this, Osman allowed her to read through Halsey's own [[Halsey's journal|journal]].<ref name="G13"/> She suggested that if Naomi wished, she could read through classified files on her family when she was ready.<ref name="G16"/> It was a couple of hours before the Spartan made an appearance in the hangar following their talk.<ref name="G12"/> | ||
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