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On [[2511#September|September 8, 2511]] Halsey recorded in her journal that she had recently finalized the control parameters for a [[Wikipedia:Fast Fourier transform|Fast Fourier transform]] X-ray [[Wikipedia:3D|3D]] scan for mapping a brain's ionic density patterns that indicate individual links.<ref name="HJ9811">''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'', ''September 8, 2511''</ref> This meant that a deep stimulating scan could then cultivate growth linkages in a cloned brain, thereby allowing [[Mind transfer|memories to be transferred]] for the first time. Complete human clones could feasibly now be produced that were indistinguishable from the individual they were based on. The potential application of this breakthrough for ORION-II was obvious, and Halsey was of the mind that stealing children away and replacing them with clones would mean there would be no going back. By the time she updated her journal with this, she had already informed the vice admiral that they were ready to initiate the next phase of the project: candidate procurement. She had done this knowing that only a small fraction of the clones they produced could be expected to live a normal lifespan due to the amount of DNA base-pair errors rapid [[flash cloning]] of large volumes of tissue produced. Beyond what this breakthrough meant for her current project, Halsey also speculated on whether this technique could imprint the next-generation of [[artificial intelligence]]s and in so doing avoid the [[Wikipedia:Wave function|wavefunction]] collapse that had plagued the functionality of previous generations.{{Ref/Reuse|HJ9811}} | On [[2511#September|September 8, 2511]] Halsey recorded in her journal that she had recently finalized the control parameters for a [[Wikipedia:Fast Fourier transform|Fast Fourier transform]] X-ray [[Wikipedia:3D|3D]] scan for mapping a brain's ionic density patterns that indicate individual links.<ref name="HJ9811">''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'', ''September 8, 2511''</ref> This meant that a deep stimulating scan could then cultivate growth linkages in a cloned brain, thereby allowing [[Mind transfer|memories to be transferred]] for the first time. Complete human clones could feasibly now be produced that were indistinguishable from the individual they were based on. The potential application of this breakthrough for ORION-II was obvious, and Halsey was of the mind that stealing children away and replacing them with clones would mean there would be no going back. By the time she updated her journal with this, she had already informed the vice admiral that they were ready to initiate the next phase of the project: candidate procurement. She had done this knowing that only a small fraction of the clones they produced could be expected to live a normal lifespan due to the amount of DNA base-pair errors rapid [[flash cloning]] of large volumes of tissue produced. Beyond what this breakthrough meant for her current project, Halsey also speculated on whether this technique could imprint the next-generation of [[artificial intelligence]]s and in so doing avoid the [[Wikipedia:Wave function|wavefunction]] collapse that had plagued the functionality of previous generations.{{Ref/Reuse|HJ9811}} | ||
On [[2513#June|June 19, 2513]], Doctor Halsey settled on a new name for the project.<ref name="HJ61913">''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'', ''June 19, 2513''</ref><ref name="H61913">[[343 Industries|Halo]] on Twitter 06/19/2513 [https://twitter.com/Halo/status/215143433965273088]</ref> Stanforth had seemed to hint that rechristening the project would serve to distance it from the failures of ORION.{{Ref/Reuse|HJ61913}} After having [[Jorjet]] and [[Déjà]] (an A.I. created to assist her with the program) give her a refresher on military history which produced a number of contenders, she decided "SPARTAN" best represented the project's aims.{{Ref/Reuse|HJ61913}}{{Ref/ | On [[2513#June|June 19, 2513]], Doctor Halsey settled on a new name for the project.<ref name="HJ61913">''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'', ''June 19, 2513''</ref><ref name="H61913">[[343 Industries|Halo]] on Twitter 06/19/2513 [https://twitter.com/Halo/status/215143433965273088]</ref> Stanforth had seemed to hint that rechristening the project would serve to distance it from the failures of ORION.{{Ref/Reuse|HJ61913}} After having [[Jorjet]] and [[Déjà]] (an A.I. created to assist her with the program) give her a refresher on military history which produced a number of contenders, she decided "SPARTAN" best represented the project's aims.{{Ref/Reuse|HJ61913}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS20|HSS|Chapter=20}} The [[Wikipedia:Sparta|Spartans]] of [[Wikipedia:Ancient Greece|Ancient Greece]] had been known for their legendary training of young boys and eugenic customs, and the [[Wikipedia:Battle of Thermopylae|defense of Greece]] made at [[Wikipedia:Thermopylae|Thermopylae]] was a well-known and cherished tale within the military community.{{Ref/Reuse|HJ61913}} Coincidentally, Halsey did not fail to note, her project had originally been funded for three hundred candidates. In order to honor the sacrifices made by the men and women of the original ORION effort, she opted to call the project "[[Spartan-II Program|SPARTAN-II]]", preserving its status as the second iteration of that first effort.{{Ref/Reuse|HJ61913}} In [[2515]], Halsey was officially named a scientific advisor for ONI.{{Ref/Reuse|WaypointCatherineHalsey}} | ||
===Candidate selection=== | ===Candidate selection=== | ||