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{{Quote|multi=yes|q1=She strikes me as the unkillable sort.|q2=Yeah. She's a survivor.|Kelly-087|CPO Mendez|Exchange between [[Kelly-087]] and [[Franklin Mendez|CPO Mendez]] regarding Lucy<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 204''</ref>}} | {{Quote|multi=yes|q1=She strikes me as the unkillable sort.|q2=Yeah. She's a survivor.|Kelly-087|CPO Mendez|Exchange between [[Kelly-087]] and [[Franklin Mendez|CPO Mendez]] regarding Lucy<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 204''</ref>}} | ||
Lucy is tenacious and resourceful, and [[Kurt Ambrose]] implicitly trusted her and [[Tom-B292]] as his aides both in the training of Gamma Company and in live combat.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 137''</ref> During her Spartan training she and Tom were both remarkably lively and fierce; CPO Mendez remarked that their toughness scared even him.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 92''</ref> Lucy can be rather persistent and has demonstrated a tendency to act impulsively on some occasions,<ref name="goo90"/> which has later led her to question her judgment.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 186-187''</ref> She is very compassionate and was greatly upset by the deaths of every one of her comrades; Beta Company's demise traumatized her to the point she ceased speaking completely and caused her to develop severe survivor's guilt.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 190''</ref><ref name="g279">'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 279''</ref> During [[Operation: TORPEDO]] she initially refused to accept [[Min-B174]]'s abrupt death though Tom was able to snap her out of her shock, allowing the two to escape the destruction of the Covenant refinery. Years later, however, Kurt | Lucy is tenacious and resourceful, and [[Kurt Ambrose]] implicitly trusted her and [[Tom-B292]] as his aides both in the training of Gamma Company and in live combat.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 137''</ref> During her Spartan training she and Tom were both remarkably lively and fierce; CPO Mendez remarked that their toughness scared even him.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 92''</ref> Lucy can be rather persistent and has demonstrated a tendency to act impulsively on some occasions,<ref name="goo90"/> which has later led her to question her judgment.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 186-187''</ref> She is very compassionate and was greatly upset by the deaths of every one of her comrades; Beta Company's demise traumatized her to the point she ceased speaking completely and caused her to develop severe survivor's guilt.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 190''</ref><ref name="g279">'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 279''</ref> During [[Operation: TORPEDO]] she initially refused to accept [[Min-B174]]'s abrupt death though Tom was able to snap her out of her shock, allowing the two to escape the destruction of the Covenant refinery. Years later, however, Kurt was able to convince Lucy to leave him behind at the conclusion of the [[Battle of Onyx]].<ref name="goo368"/> She was also greatly distraught after she accidentally killed one of the Huragok in the shield world and quickly befriended [[Prone to Drift]].<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 281''</ref> | ||
Lucy would stay completely silent for seven years due to her [[posttraumatic vocal disarticulation]], only producing faint and indistinct sounds on some occasions, such as upon being intensely surprised.<ref name="goo140">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 140-141''</ref> According to doctors, Lucy was physically capable of speaking but over time, it became more and more difficult for her to express her traumatic experiences. Even though there were times when she wanted to speak Lucy felt that "her head was full of things that nobody else would understand or want to hear" so she would stay silent.<ref name="glass99">'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''pages 99-100''</ref> After years of silence, she found that she had thoroughly forgotten how to speak even when she desperately wanted to,<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 144-145''</ref> such as when attempting to say goodbye to Kurt.<ref name="goo368"/><ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 144''</ref> Lucy had stopped subvocalizing or thinking in coherent language altogether and as a result she struggled to express herself through writing as well.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 193''</ref> She would scribble short notes—including basic coordinates—but had stopped writing more complex information such as full sentences.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 304''</ref> However, she would still communicate by [[Wikipedia:American Sign Language|signing]],<ref name="goo140"/> [[Spartan signals]] and other forms of gesture-based communication. She also knows Morse code.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 193''</ref> The UNSC personnel on Onyx could still understand her due to their experience in working together,<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 79''</ref> and she was easily capable of operating with the [[SPARTAN-II]]s because of their already extensive use of nonverbal communication.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 165''</ref> | Lucy would stay completely silent for seven years due to her [[posttraumatic vocal disarticulation]], only producing faint and indistinct sounds on some occasions, such as upon being intensely surprised.<ref name="goo140">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 140-141''</ref> According to doctors, Lucy was physically capable of speaking but over time, it became more and more difficult for her to express her traumatic experiences. Even though there were times when she wanted to speak Lucy felt that "her head was full of things that nobody else would understand or want to hear" so she would stay silent.<ref name="glass99">'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''pages 99-100''</ref> After years of silence, she found that she had thoroughly forgotten how to speak even when she desperately wanted to,<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 144-145''</ref> such as when attempting to say goodbye to Kurt.<ref name="goo368"/><ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 144''</ref> Lucy had stopped subvocalizing or thinking in coherent language altogether and as a result she struggled to express herself through writing as well.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 193''</ref> She would scribble short notes—including basic coordinates—but had stopped writing more complex information such as full sentences.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 304''</ref> However, she would still communicate by [[Wikipedia:American Sign Language|signing]],<ref name="goo140"/> [[Spartan signals]] and other forms of gesture-based communication. She also knows Morse code.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 193''</ref> The UNSC personnel on Onyx could still understand her due to their experience in working together,<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 79''</ref> and she was easily capable of operating with the [[SPARTAN-II]]s because of their already extensive use of nonverbal communication.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 165''</ref> | ||