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[[File:Reach HALSEY.PNG|thumb|300px|right|While reviewing the Spartans of NOBLE Team with Cortana, Halsey noted that only Spartan-B312 and one other Spartan then had the rating of "hyper lethal".<ref name="ASWR"/>]] | [[File:Reach HALSEY.PNG|thumb|300px|right|While reviewing the Spartans of NOBLE Team with Cortana, Halsey noted that only Spartan-B312 and one other Spartan then had the rating of "hyper lethal".<ref name="ASWR"/>]] | ||
{{Quote|From this supplemental data (which I couldn't copy and had to replicate from memory), I've hypothesized that the language/code, and hence the object, derives from predecessors of the Covenant, or from an unknown, more ancient alien culture. Deciphering the message on the object, however, eludes me for the moment. A more definitive analysis certainly requires the actual object and all relevant etiological data. I only shared this with my undisclosed ONI counterparts because I knew it would get back to Ackerson and "inform" him that he possesses an authentic alien artifact... One that he would need ''me'' to decipher. If so, I'll get everything he has.|Catherine muses in her journal about how best to get more information on the Sigma Octanus IV findings.}}<ref name="HJ82452"/> | {{Quote|From this supplemental data (which I couldn't copy and had to replicate from memory), I've hypothesized that the language/code, and hence the object, derives from predecessors of the Covenant, or from an unknown, more ancient alien culture. Deciphering the message on the object, however, eludes me for the moment. A more definitive analysis certainly requires the actual object and all relevant etiological data. I only shared this with my undisclosed ONI counterparts because I knew it would get back to Ackerson and "inform" him that he possesses an authentic alien artifact... One that he would need ''me'' to decipher. If so, I'll get everything he has.|Catherine muses in her journal about how best to get more information on the Sigma Octanus IV findings.}}<ref name="HJ82452"/> | ||
[[Battle Group Leviathan]] arrived at [[Reach]] from [[Sigma Octanus IV]] by [[2552#August|August 12]] so Halsey went on that date to see what had been done to her [[Mjolnir]] units.<ref name="HJ81252">''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'', ''August 12, 2552''</ref> Replacement parts and possible upgrades were available, though she noted later that day that [[John-117]] would need to be laser scanned for the new cybernetic implants she planned to give him. Once she was aboard his {{Class|Halberd|destroyer}}, the {{UNSCShip|Iriquois}}, [[Jacob Keyes]] came to see her as she had been both hoping and dreading.<ref name="HJ81252"/> They were able to talk about Miranda, his recent "[[Keyes Loop]]", the Spartans (including their operational records, which she showed him), and what little she could prematurely disclose about [[Operation: RED FLAG]].<ref name="HJ81252"/><ref name="HTFOR29">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', ''Chapter 29''</ref> When they parted they wished one another the best on their respective missions and Keyes even kissed her on the cheek when she offered her hand to shake.<ref name="HJ81252"/> By 1100 hours later that day she was present for Keyes' debriefing at [[Camp Hathcock]], sitting on a panel which included herself, Admiral Stanforth, and [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]].<ref name="HFORI">''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'', ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]''</ref> A little over ten minutes later she met John within one of the camp's military complexes—where he had just finished his own debriefing.<ref name="HTFOR24">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', ''Chapter 24''</ref> She was sitting in an overstuffed chair when he returned to the debriefing lounge and her surprise presence caught him off guard.<ref name="HTFOR24"/> She asked how he was doing, making sure to not give any suggestion that [[Battle at Szurdok Ridge|all was not well]] on Reach at that moment, as it had been decided the Spartans should be kept in the dark for the time being so that RED FLAG might not be compromised.<ref name="HTFOR24"/><ref name="DD5">[[Data Drop]] [[Data Drop/Five|#5]]</ref> In the few minutes they had Halsey told him about the upcoming procedures planned for him and gave his head a cursory [[Wikipedia:Magnetic Resonance Imaging|MRI]].<ref name="HJ81252"/> John asked after [[Franklin Mendez|Mendez]] and all the others the two of them had called family and Halsey shared what little she knew without giving heed to protocols or security clearances. They then sat together quietly for a time.<ref name="HJ81252"/> John was enthusiastic about the victory at [[Sigma Octanus system|Sigma Octanus]], so she asked whether he would like another victory and perhaps the biggest they'd ever had at that.<ref name="HTFOR24"/> She left things with him there, however, and just offered that they'd be speaking soon. Turning to the [[military police]] attendant waiting at the lounge's entrance, she instructed him to open the doors so she could take her turn speaking to the committee of twelve naval officers, ONI and otherwise.<ref name="HTFOR24"/> Two days later Halsey was within [[SWORD Base]] again when it saw further bombardment from the [[Covenant]].<ref>''[[Halo: Reach]]'', ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]''</ref> On [[2552#August|August 23]] the Spartans of [[NOBLE Team]] were informed they were to redeploy to SWORD Base for a torch-and-burn operation meant to keep Doctor Halsey's excavation data from falling into enemy hands.<ref name="HRNA"/> Unbeknownst to them, they were actually being recalled there so the doctor could use them as couriers for the fragment of Cortana which would need to be reunited with the rest of her before the ''Pillar of Autumn'' departed.<ref name="HRTP"/> At some | [[Battle Group Leviathan]] arrived at [[Reach]] from [[Sigma Octanus IV]] by [[2552#August|August 12]] so Halsey went on that date to see what had been done to her [[Mjolnir]] units.<ref name="HJ81252">''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'', ''August 12, 2552''</ref> Replacement parts and possible upgrades were available, though she noted later that day that [[John-117]] would need to be laser scanned for the new cybernetic implants she planned to give him. Once she was aboard his {{Class|Halberd|destroyer}}, the {{UNSCShip|Iriquois}}, [[Jacob Keyes]] came to see her as she had been both hoping and dreading.<ref name="HJ81252"/> They were able to talk about Miranda, his recent "[[Keyes Loop]]", the Spartans (including their operational records, which she showed him), and what little she could prematurely disclose about [[Operation: RED FLAG]].<ref name="HJ81252"/><ref name="HTFOR29">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', ''Chapter 29''</ref> When they parted they wished one another the best on their respective missions and Keyes even kissed her on the cheek when she offered her hand to shake.<ref name="HJ81252"/> By 1100 hours later that day she was present for Keyes' debriefing at [[Camp Hathcock]], sitting on a panel which included herself, Admiral Stanforth, and [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]].<ref name="HFORI">''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'', ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]''</ref> A little over ten minutes later she met John within one of the camp's military complexes—where he had just finished his own debriefing.<ref name="HTFOR24">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', ''Chapter 24''</ref> She was sitting in an overstuffed chair when he returned to the debriefing lounge and her surprise presence caught him off guard.<ref name="HTFOR24"/> She asked how he was doing, making sure to not give any suggestion that [[Battle at Szurdok Ridge|all was not well]] on Reach at that moment, as it had been decided the Spartans should be kept in the dark for the time being so that RED FLAG might not be compromised.<ref name="HTFOR24"/><ref name="DD5">[[Data Drop]] [[Data Drop/Five|#5]]</ref> In the few minutes they had Halsey told him about the upcoming procedures planned for him and gave his head a cursory [[Wikipedia:Magnetic Resonance Imaging|MRI]].<ref name="HJ81252"/> John asked after [[Franklin Mendez|Mendez]] and all the others the two of them had called family and Halsey shared what little she knew without giving heed to protocols or security clearances. They then sat together quietly for a time.<ref name="HJ81252"/> John was enthusiastic about the victory at [[Sigma Octanus system|Sigma Octanus]], so she asked whether he would like another victory and perhaps the biggest they'd ever had at that.<ref name="HTFOR24"/> She left things with him there, however, and just offered that they'd be speaking soon. Turning to the [[military police]] attendant waiting at the lounge's entrance, she instructed him to open the doors so she could take her turn speaking to the committee of twelve naval officers, ONI and otherwise.<ref name="HTFOR24"/> Two days later Halsey was within [[SWORD Base]] again when it saw further bombardment from the [[Covenant]].<ref>''[[Halo: Reach]]'', ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]''</ref> On [[2552#August|August 23]] the Spartans of [[NOBLE Team]] were informed they were to redeploy to SWORD Base for a torch-and-burn operation meant to keep Doctor Halsey's excavation data from falling into enemy hands.<ref name="HRNA"/> Unbeknownst to them, they were actually being recalled there so the doctor could use them as couriers for the fragment of Cortana which would need to be reunited with the rest of her before the ''Pillar of Autumn'' departed.<ref name="HRTP"/> At some point prior to their eventual arrival on August 30, while within her lab at Babd Catha Catherine reviewed what she knew about the team's members with Cortana, seeing as one of them would need to personally take possession of the fragment for delivery.<ref name="HRTP"/><ref name="ASWR"/><ref name="HJ83052"/> Cortana elected to give that role to [[Spartan-B312]], the team's newest member—a decision Halsey agreed with.<ref name="ASWR">''[[Halo: Reach ViDoc: A Spartan Will Rise|A Spartan will Rise]]''</ref> | ||
On [[2552#August|August 24]] Doctor Halsey attended a debriefing where she was shown a [[hologram]] of a piece of [[Sigma Octanus IV artifact|an object]] [[Blue Team]] had recovered from Sigma Octanus IV—though she was not made aware of its point of origin or even what branch or group within ONI had seen fit to share it with her.<ref name="HTFOR25"/><ref name="HJ82452"/> This, of course, hindered her from performing a complete analysis.<ref name="HJ82452"/> Even so, it was plain to her that the artifact shared many iconic language and code forms with the [[Forerunner|alien]] [[Babd Catha Forerunner vessel|ship]] buried beneath the area around SWORD Base. During the debriefing she candidly speculated that the artifact must come from a precursor to the current [[Covenant]] society or an [[Forerunner|entirely different]] alien civilization.<ref name="HTFOR25"/> Once the meeting concluded she was finally given permission to proceed with Project: MJOLNIR's final phase.<ref name="HTFOR25"/> In her journal later that day she puzzled over a possible connection between what she judged to be the more "standard" stylized [[Forerunner symbols|glyphs]] on the Sigma Octanus IV artifact and took note of potential similarities between other glyphs and hypothesized navigational code found in Covenant transmissions.<ref name="HJ82452"/> She ultimately could not draw a conclusion and even wondered if perhaps [[Illegal Entry Protocols|illegal entry protocol]] deconvolution was to blame. Halsey hypothesized at this time that the artifact's [[Forerunners|creators]] might represent predecessors of the Covenant, if not a culture far more ancient and removed. She was unable to copy the data the hologram displayed and instead had to commit it to memory. Deciphering the message on the object would require actually having it and all relevant etiological data, so she shared this with her undisclosed ONI counterparts knowing it would get back to Colonel [[James Ackerson|Ackerson]]. She suspected it was in his possession and was sure she could get everything he had on it once he realized her help would be needed to decipher it.<ref name="HJ82452">''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'', ''August 24, 2552''</ref> At 0915 hours the next morning Halsey was fourteen minutes and eighteen seconds late to her private office within the Omega Wing of [[CASTLE Base]] (which she had returned to several days earlier), as [[Déjà]] pointed out as soon as she entered.<ref name="HTFOR25"/> She told the A.I. she could blame security for that, as ONI's precautions were becoming increasingly ridiculous in her mind. As if to further solidify this view, when she sat down at her desk and tried to read the files pertaining to the prior day's debriefing she was prevented from doing so due to Déjà's presence. Though Halsey had fought hard to keep her free from the programming shackles ONI demanded, the doctor had to put the A.I. in standby mode before she could go any further. Looking over the files revealed that ONI didn't have any idea what in particular the Covenant had been doing on Sigma Octanus IV, to Halsey's consternation. When [[Cortana]]'s avatar suddenly appeared and announced she too had read the report, Catherine halfheartedly scolded her for it before asking for her insight regarding the findings. Through the A.I. admitted there was insufficient data for a complete analysis, her conclusions generally matched those of her creator's.<ref name="HTFOR25"/> | On [[2552#August|August 24]] Doctor Halsey attended a debriefing where she was shown a [[hologram]] of a piece of [[Sigma Octanus IV artifact|an object]] [[Blue Team]] had recovered from Sigma Octanus IV—though she was not made aware of its point of origin or even what branch or group within ONI had seen fit to share it with her.<ref name="HTFOR25"/><ref name="HJ82452"/> This, of course, hindered her from performing a complete analysis.<ref name="HJ82452"/> Even so, it was plain to her that the artifact shared many iconic language and code forms with the [[Forerunner|alien]] [[Babd Catha Forerunner vessel|ship]] buried beneath the area around SWORD Base. During the debriefing she candidly speculated that the artifact must come from a precursor to the current [[Covenant]] society or an [[Forerunner|entirely different]] alien civilization.<ref name="HTFOR25"/> Once the meeting concluded she was finally given permission to proceed with Project: MJOLNIR's final phase.<ref name="HTFOR25"/> In her journal later that day she puzzled over a possible connection between what she judged to be the more "standard" stylized [[Forerunner symbols|glyphs]] on the Sigma Octanus IV artifact and took note of potential similarities between other glyphs and hypothesized navigational code found in Covenant transmissions.<ref name="HJ82452"/> She ultimately could not draw a conclusion and even wondered if perhaps [[Illegal Entry Protocols|illegal entry protocol]] deconvolution was to blame. Halsey hypothesized at this time that the artifact's [[Forerunners|creators]] might represent predecessors of the Covenant, if not a culture far more ancient and removed. She was unable to copy the data the hologram displayed and instead had to commit it to memory. Deciphering the message on the object would require actually having it and all relevant etiological data, so she shared this with her undisclosed ONI counterparts knowing it would get back to Colonel [[James Ackerson|Ackerson]]. She suspected it was in his possession and was sure she could get everything he had on it once he realized her help would be needed to decipher it.<ref name="HJ82452">''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'', ''August 24, 2552''</ref> At 0915 hours the next morning Halsey was fourteen minutes and eighteen seconds late to her private office within the Omega Wing of [[CASTLE Base]] (which she had returned to several days earlier), as [[Déjà]] pointed out as soon as she entered.<ref name="HTFOR25"/> She told the A.I. she could blame security for that, as ONI's precautions were becoming increasingly ridiculous in her mind. As if to further solidify this view, when she sat down at her desk and tried to read the files pertaining to the prior day's debriefing she was prevented from doing so due to Déjà's presence. Though Halsey had fought hard to keep her free from the programming shackles ONI demanded, the doctor had to put the A.I. in standby mode before she could go any further. Looking over the files revealed that ONI didn't have any idea what in particular the Covenant had been doing on Sigma Octanus IV, to Halsey's consternation. When [[Cortana]]'s avatar suddenly appeared and announced she too had read the report, Catherine halfheartedly scolded her for it before asking for her insight regarding the findings. Through the A.I. admitted there was insufficient data for a complete analysis, her conclusions generally matched those of her creator's.<ref name="HTFOR25"/> | ||