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===Fighting against ONI=== | ===Fighting against ONI=== | ||
Three weeks later, FERO | Three weeks later, FERO had not contacted him, and Giraud failed to communicate with Moradi. Later, Giraud met with Kurzig at a bar; Kurzig had found out about the truth of Jacob Walker, that he was an actor and the only soldier not retired nor discharged. After returning home, Giraud contacted [[Anthony Petrosky]] and the two had a conversation about ONI which later led into the shadows of the SPARTAN-II program. Petrosky revealed what he had heard; how the 6-year old candidates were kidnapped and replaced with clones, then being [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|biologically augmented]]. When Giraud asked about how ONI would react, Petrosky simply told him he didn't owe them anything. Shocked from what Petrosky had told him, Giraud hung up and sat in shock at ONI's lack of humanity. Later in the night, FERO finally contacted him. FERO informed him about the anomalies Mshak had told him before. Afterwards, FERO informed him about 'friendly ears' within the UEG; there was an upcoming committee between UEG senators and superior officers of ONI. She kept telling him that Giraud needed a headline, to start 'a slow burn' that would be ignited into a 'fire' by Giraud's exposure of the truth behind the SPARTAN-II program.<ref name="htt8">'''[[Hunt the Truth]]''' ''Episode 07: WHO'S LISTENING''</ref> | ||
One morning, Giraud was contacted by Janecek about the public going berserk about something he had apparently leaked. Upon realizing that he | One morning, Giraud was contacted by Janecek about the public going berserk about something he had apparently leaked. Upon realizing that he was not responsible, Janecek simply told him to check his feed. When Giraud did, he found a leaked report on [[Raid on Biko peace talks|Master Chief apparently killing]] innocent civilians. Before he could do anything, Waypoint was suddenly cut off. His com-pad ran into customer service and appointed a meeting to discuss "on-sight diagnostics" in twelve days and then disabled all its services. Realizing this as ONI's attempt to shut him down, Giraud gathered some essentials and left his home and moved to an undisclosed location.<ref name="htt8">'''[[Hunt the Truth]]''' ''Episode 08: DRIP, DRIP, DRIP''</ref> | ||
After setting up, Giraud found a message from Moradi, telling him to call him. Giraud called Moradi, who told him that the Inner | After setting up, Giraud found a message from Moradi, telling him to call him. Giraud called Moradi, who told him that the Inner Colonies wanted the Chief dead and that tensions were heating up in the Outer Colonies. Moradi had compiled all cases of [[Metabolic Cascade Failure|exotic pediatric autoimmune disorder]] (the same disorder John's clone developed) and created a relatively accurate star map showing the distribution of selected Spartan conscripts. The map suggested ONI heavily favored the Outer Colonies when selecting candidates, leading Giraud and Mshak to believe ONI did this due to it being easier for them to cover their tracks. Moradi then told Giraud about two Spartans who committed suicide after encountering their clone. Later, FERO contacted Giraud again and explained the situation. She told Giraud the Chief would eventually be vindicated and that when that happened, ONI would suffer from it. Giraud was told the meeting with the UEG senators and ONI brass has been scheduled and that when the time came, FERO would hack in and get Giraud an unbroken feed to tell the senators what he had found. Giraud called Anthony Petrosky and asked him if he wanted to help corroborate his story when breaking it to the senators, to which he agreed. FERO informed Giraud there was one more leak, security camera footage of the Master Chief attacking the human delegation on Biko.<ref name="htt8"/> | ||
With Anthony Petrosky's recollection of the events on the UNSC Atlas recorded, Giraud anxiously awaited Moradi's evidence to show to the senate. Moradi finally sent the files, including a recording of police radio when the Spartan who encountered their identical twin was found dead from a self-inflicted wound. Moradi told Giraud to find out what | With Anthony Petrosky's recollection of the events on the UNSC ''Atlas'' recorded, Giraud anxiously awaited Moradi's evidence to show to the senate. Moradi finally sent the files, including a recording of police radio when the Spartan who encountered their identical twin was found dead from a self-inflicted wound. Moradi told Giraud to find out what was going on in the Outer Colonies as soon as he can, but FERO cut him off. FERO told Giraud she had hacked into the meeting and that once he was ready, he could start. FERO patched him through and Giraud introduced himself and told them the purpose of his announcement, and then played Petrosky's statement. Giraud then told the senate of the kidnappings, cloning, training and biological augmentations that the SPARTAN-II program comprised of, just in time before the feed was cut. FERO informed Giraud that he was now under her group's protection. Shortly after, Giraud received a message from his bank, informing him his account had been disabled. Giraud also found a message from Moradi, telling him he would meet him the day after tomorrow to tell him something important. Not willing to wait for Moradi, Giraud tried to call, but he found he could not get through to him, or anyone in the Outer Colonies. A delayed message from Katrina arrived. Katrina told Giraud that there is violence breaking out all over the Outer Colonies, but Katrina was cut off. Giraud had no choice but to wait for Moradi, but he never arrived. | ||
Giraud, with no choice but to stay put in fear of capture by ONI, secluded himself inside his undisclosed hideout. Giraud listened to a speech made by senator [[Andrew Del Rio]], who condemned the Master Chief, and called him the "Fallen Spartan". The tripwire Giraud set up outside the apartment was suddenly set off, catching Giraud of guard. However Giraud quickly realized it was Kurzig. Kurzig showed Giraud a message from the Sangheili delegation at Biko saying that both they and the Master Chief had nothing to do with the massacre, and questioning the UEG for doing nothing while the population of Biko calls for unjust blood. Kurzig told Giraud that the real perpetrators of the massacre at Biko | Giraud, with no choice but to stay put in fear of capture by ONI, secluded himself inside his undisclosed hideout. Giraud listened to a speech made by senator [[Andrew Del Rio]], who condemned the Master Chief, and called him the "Fallen Spartan". The tripwire Giraud set up outside the apartment was suddenly set off, catching Giraud of guard. However Giraud quickly realized it was Kurzig. Kurzig showed Giraud a message from the Sangheili delegation at Biko saying that both they and the Master Chief had nothing to do with the massacre, and questioning the UEG for doing nothing while the population of Biko calls for unjust blood. Kurzig told Giraud that the real perpetrators of the massacre at Biko were a group of rebel extremists called [[Sapien Sunrise]]. In return for this, Kurzig asked Giraud if he could call Janecek and see what they were saying on Earth. Giraud called her, and Janecek told him she has a lead he might be interested in, Giraud agreed to it and Janecek sent him the details: an anomaly on the glassed planet, [[Bliss]], with a 72-hour time window. Giraud went back to his home to gather the remaining money he had, but when he arrived, he found his entire apartment gutted. | ||
Deciding to stay in his apartment, Giraud heard voices outside. Coming to the conclusion that the voices | Deciding to stay in his apartment, Giraud heard voices outside. Coming to the conclusion that the voices were of ONI agents, Giraud quickly ran into the hallway outside his apartment and hid in a random room, trying to make as least noise as possible. Giraud heard the ONI agents searching for him and he quickly tried to run up a stairway, and was grabbed by the agents, but FERO ran in just in time to kill the agents and then tells Giraud to follow her. They found a place where they could talk, and FERO gave Giraud a bank account with an abundant balance. FERO told Giraud she would be going dark, but Giraud told her to hold out on her plan for a little while. They parted ways and Giraud traveled to Bliss and went to the location. On the way, he was hit by a huge silicate storm but managed to reach the glassed building and kick out a window to get inside. Giraud, realizing the building was an abandoned ONI facility, started to search around. Giraud found an operational relay interface, and to his surprise, he was able to connect his [[COM pad]] to the relay. He found recordings from alternate views of the incident on Biko, as well as evidence against his interviewee's stories. He also found details on the SPARTAN-II program and John-117, confirming the rumors Petrosky told him about. Giraud downloaded all the evidence but started getting hit with corrupted files, so he immediately disconnected. With all the files he needed safely with him, Giraud headed back to the settlement. | ||
With the evidence he needed, Giraud called Petrosky and asked him to help him once again. Petrosky agreed, and Giraud told him where he needed to go. While heading back on the freighter, Giraud called Kurzig and sent him the files, asking him if he can forward them on to select people. Kurzig, with his wife and daughter off-world to escape ONI, | With the evidence he needed, Giraud called Petrosky and asked him to help him once again. Petrosky agreed, and Giraud told him where he needed to go. While heading back on the freighter, Giraud called Kurzig and sent him the files, asking him if he can forward them on to select people. Kurzig, with his wife and daughter off-world to escape ONI, did not have the choice to turn back, and so agreed. Giraud tried to get in contact with Moradi, but once again failed. Later, Janecek called and Giraud told her what he found in the facility and that he planned to expose ONI live on [[ECB News]] the next day. Janecek disagreed with his approach, but Giraud assured her he knew what he was doing. | ||
===Capture and imprisonment=== | ===Capture and imprisonment=== | ||
[[File:HtT-BloodyBen.jpg|thumb|250px|Ben imprisoned in Midnight Facility]] | [[File:HtT-BloodyBen.jpg|thumb|250px|Ben imprisoned in Midnight Facility]] | ||
Giraud successfully arranged to break his story to the public on [[Charles Kesler]]'s talk show on [[ECB News]]. On the show, however, it soon became apparent that ONI had used Giraud as a pawn to discredit the prevailing rumors concerning the SPARTAN-II program. The authenticity of all of his sources was supposedly disproved, with Petrosky unexpectedly claiming his story about the incident aboard the ''Atlas'' had been fabricated all along. This, coupled with heavy skepticism from Kesler, cast his story as little more than the ramblings of a conspiracy theorist. In the end Giraud's feed was cut and he was arrested by federal agents. Petra Janecek took over Giraud's investigation some time afterward, vowing not to make the same mistakes as he had.<ref name="htt13">'''Hunt the Truth''' ''Episode 13: IN THE BAG''</ref> She, too, was apprehended by ONI soon after, however.<ref>'''Hunt the Truth''', ''Episode 2: THE ONLY DELIVERABLE''</ref> | |||
After his capture, he was imprisoned at [[Midnight Facility]] and sentenced to solitary confinement in Cube B-349. Giraud initially suffered from the effects of isolation, being unable to determine whether or not he was awake or dreaming. With no human contact for weeks, Giraud began punching walls and rubbing his head until he bled; sedation gas was used to stop him from doing so. However, ONI decided to use Giraud as a public relations asset, intent on eventually having him serve as a pro-ONI messenger. Sullivan soon arrived at the facility and saw to it that Giraud received proper medical treatment. Changing several protocols to Giraud's benefit, Sullivan supplied him with writing materials. Soon, Giraud stopped causing self-harm, and the facility began using calming music if he started to get violent. Some time later, Giraud was visited by FERO. Surprised to see her alive and in a secured ONI facility, Giruad was glad to see her. However, when Sullivan ordered her to his office, Giraud soon realized that "FERO" was actually an ONI operative named Maya Sankar the entire time, much to his horror and anger. As she left, an enraged Giraud began lashing out against his confinements and sedative gas was released into his cell. Sankar, who felt remorse for her role in Giraud's arrest, was visibly saddened and disgusted by his imprisonment.<ref>'''Hunt the Truth''', ''Season 2 - Episode 01: ''CUBE B-349''</ref> | After his capture, he was imprisoned at [[Midnight Facility]] and sentenced to solitary confinement in Cube B-349. Giraud initially suffered from the effects of isolation, being unable to determine whether or not he was awake or dreaming. With no human contact for weeks, Giraud began punching walls and rubbing his head until he bled; sedation gas was used to stop him from doing so. However, ONI decided to use Giraud as a public relations asset, intent on eventually having him serve as a pro-ONI messenger. Sullivan soon arrived at the facility and saw to it that Giraud received proper medical treatment. Changing several protocols to Giraud's benefit, Sullivan supplied him with writing materials. Soon, Giraud stopped causing self-harm, and the facility began using calming music if he started to get violent. Some time later, Giraud was visited by FERO. Surprised to see her alive and in a secured ONI facility, Giruad was glad to see her. However, when Sullivan ordered her to his office, Giraud soon realized that "FERO" was actually an ONI operative named Maya Sankar the entire time, much to his horror and anger. As she left, an enraged Giraud began lashing out against his confinements and sedative gas was released into his cell. Sankar, who felt remorse for her role in Giraud's arrest, was visibly saddened and disgusted by his imprisonment.<ref>'''Hunt the Truth''', ''Season 2 - Episode 01: ''CUBE B-349''</ref> | ||
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{{Quote|Hey, here's a pitch for a campaign! Instead of lying to the public, we just tell them everything! Y'know, rally support, get everyone involved! What's the worst [that could happen]?|Benjamin Giraud sarcastically argues with his superiors.<ref name="SSoNM"/>}} | {{Quote|Hey, here's a pitch for a campaign! Instead of lying to the public, we just tell them everything! Y'know, rally support, get everyone involved! What's the worst [that could happen]?|Benjamin Giraud sarcastically argues with his superiors.<ref name="SSoNM"/>}} | ||
Giraud had adopted a somewhat cynical attitude toward his job, and the pride he took in his work often overshadowed any guilt he felt for deceiving Earth's populace about the Covenant War. However, he still resented the UNSC's control over his work, particularly their demands to further sanitize battlefield photos. Partly to soothe his own guilt, he would often half-jokingly argue with the ONI representatives that the UNSC should simply tell the public the truth about the current situation, only to be reproved with a series of historical examples to justify the UNSC's media policy.<ref name="SSoNM"/> | By [[2552]], Giraud had adopted a somewhat cynical attitude toward his job, and the pride he took in his work often overshadowed any guilt he felt for deceiving Earth's populace about the Covenant War. However, he still resented the UNSC's control over his work, particularly their demands to further sanitize battlefield photos. Partly to soothe his own guilt, he would often half-jokingly argue with the ONI representatives that the UNSC should simply tell the public the truth about the current situation, only to be reproved with a series of historical examples to justify the UNSC's media policy.<ref name="SSoNM"/> After retiring from his media work for several years in the post-war era, Giraud had lost much of his earlier professionalism, a fact that was noted by [[Petra Janecek]] who considered him "sloppy". Nonetheless, his years of introspection following the war led to him rejecting ONI's offer to produce another propaganda piece and he instead chose to earnestly pursue the true story behind the Master Chief, whom he had come to consider his personal hero after the [[Battle of Mombasa]]. | ||
Giraud frequently worked in [[Old Mombasa]]. Because he had difficulty keeping up with the dialect spoken by the residents, he kept an [[translation software|automated translator]] running on his [[laptop]] when he interacted with the locals. Despite his job in keeping average citizens in the dark, Giraud had no animosity toward civilians and frequently met with locals for photo sales. He demonstrated his compassion for others when he exchanged his spot on a lifeboat with a little girl, letting her escape the city before the Covenant came, despite being initially determined to secure himself a place on one of the boats fleeing from the city.<ref name="SSoNM"/> | During the [[Human-Covenant War]], Giraud frequently worked in [[Old Mombasa]]. Because he had difficulty keeping up with the dialect spoken by the residents, he kept an [[translation software|automated translator]] running on his [[laptop]] when he interacted with the locals. Despite his job in keeping average citizens in the dark, Giraud had no animosity toward civilians and frequently met with locals for photo sales. He demonstrated his compassion for others when he exchanged his spot on a lifeboat with a little girl, letting her escape the city before the Covenant came, despite being initially determined to secure himself a place on one of the boats fleeing from the city.<ref name="SSoNM"/> | ||
Giraud appeared to be of African descent and his hair was dyed blue. He wore a set of orange sunglasses at all times until they were knocked off his face in the crowd of refugees attempting to escape New Mombasa.<ref name="SSoNM"/> | Giraud appeared to be of African descent and his hair was dyed blue. He wore a set of orange sunglasses at all times until they were knocked off his face in the crowd of refugees attempting to escape New Mombasa.<ref name="SSoNM"/> | ||