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'''Episode 03: Critical Condition''' was the third full episode in the [[Hunt the Truth Season 1|first season]] of the ''[[Hunt the Truth]]'' audio drama.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://soundcloud.com/huntthetruth/episode-03-critical-condition|Site=Soundcloud|Page=S1.03. CRITICAL CONDITION|D=13|M=05|Y=2024}} The episode was originally released on Soundcloud on [[2015#April|April | '''Episode 03: Critical Condition''' was the third full episode in the [[Hunt the Truth Season 1|first season]] of the ''[[Hunt the Truth]]'' audio drama.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://soundcloud.com/huntthetruth/episode-03-critical-condition|Site=Soundcloud|Page=S1.03. CRITICAL CONDITION|D=13|M=05|Y=2024}} The episode was originally released on Soundcloud on [[2015#April|April 12, 2015]]. | ||
==Official summary== | ==Official summary== | ||
{{Article quote|Conversations with retired military paint very different pictures of John. More questions arise about John’s home planet and his involvement in a violent training incident. The cracks in the official account widen, and Benjamin is drawn in.{{Ref/ | {{Article quote|Conversations with retired military paint very different pictures of John. More questions arise about John’s home planet and his involvement in a violent training incident. The cracks in the official account widen, and Benjamin is drawn in.{{Ref/Reuse|E03Blog}}}} | ||
==Plot summary== | ==Plot summary== | ||
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*'''Walker (in call)''': What he was able to do, gettin' back on his own like that in the pitch black, no nav equipment. Man, hah- he- he was inhuman. | *'''Walker (in call)''': What he was able to do, gettin' back on his own like that in the pitch black, no nav equipment. Man, hah- he- he was inhuman. | ||
*''' | *'''Petrovsky (in call)''': That kid was a monster, like they all were. | ||
*'''Benjamin (voiceover)''': [[Anthony | *'''Benjamin (voiceover)''': [[Anthony Petrovsky]], retired [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]] I found through [[Mshak Moradi]]. Yes, ''that'' Mshak Moradi - the truther who's been messaging me for months. And yes, I was pretty desperate for leads. We'll leave it at that. But Petrovsky was definitely ''not'' on Sully's list of approved sources, so I went off-grid and contacted him through [[ChatterNet|Chatternet]]. Here he is, talking about his only encounter with John. | ||
*''' | *'''Petrovsky (in call)''': That kid was a freak. | ||
*'''Benjamin (in call)''': [sigh] Can you be more specific? | *'''Benjamin (in call)''': [sigh] Can you be more specific? | ||
*''' | *'''Petrovsky''': Yeah, I'd be happy to. You know - me and a bunch of guys were sparring in the gym one day, and there was this ... | ||
*'''Benjamin''': Mmhm. | *'''Benjamin''': Mmhm. | ||
*''' | *'''Petrovsky''': ... young kid there, I mean - I guess you could call him a kid, he was- he was pretty jacked, you know, but his face looked twelve, maybe thirteen. | ||
*'''Benjamin (voiceover)''': Twelve or thirteen? After enlisting, John didn't even finish boot camp until at least seventeen. | *'''Benjamin (voiceover)''': Twelve or thirteen? After enlisting, John didn't even finish boot camp until at least seventeen. Petrovsky had to be wrong about his age, but I let it go. | ||
*''' | *'''Petrovsky (in call)''': Anyway, I guess he was actin' tough. When one of the guys, uh, asked his name, he told him, but he kind of, you know, gave him attitude, right? So - people start mouthing off, next thing I know, CPO orders the kid and four other guys into the ring. 'Cause it was supposed to, uh- | ||
*'''Benjamin (in call)''': W- h-hold on, Anthony, wait - you're - you're telling me that the CPO ordered four ''soldiers'' to fight a high school kid? | *'''Benjamin (in call)''': W- h-hold on, Anthony, wait - you're - you're telling me that the CPO ordered four ''soldiers'' to fight a high school kid? | ||
*''' | *'''Petrovsky''': No, a twelve- or thirteen-year-old, like I said. | ||
*'''Benjamin''': Yeah, fine, either way - the CPO ordered four ODSTs to fight a kid? | *'''Benjamin''': Yeah, fine, either way - the CPO ordered four ODSTs to fight a kid? | ||
*''' | *'''Petrovsky (under)''': Yeah, man - (alone) you got it all wrong, okay, because those four ODSTs ... were like lambs to the slaughter. | ||
*'''Benjamin''': What, John outfought them? | *'''Benjamin''': What, John outfought them? | ||
*''' | *'''Petrovsky''': No. No, no, no. It was way worse. | ||
*'''Benjamin (voiceover)''': As he tells it, the ODSTs did as they were ordered. They surrounded John, and one of them swung. What happened next, | *'''Benjamin (voiceover)''': As he tells it, the ODSTs did as they were ordered. They surrounded John, and one of them swung. What happened next, Petrovsky says, defied explanation. | ||
*''' | *'''Petrovsky (in call)''': 'Cause the sound this kid's fists made ... it sounded awful. 'Cause they weren't, like, punches, they were like - rapid-fire explosions. OK? I was across the gym, but I heard it. It was sick. Like meaty cracks in a drumroll. Just, [imitating the sound] BA-da-da-BA-da-da-BA-da-da-BA-da-da-BA. | ||
'''Benjamin (voiceover)''': One of the ODSTs sustained a single body blow that instantly stopped his heart, killing him. Another trooper only took one shot from John as well - a punch that caved in the man's face. Two fatalities, one ODST with a cracked pelvis, and one with a shattered spine - that guy never walked again. No one had to break up the fight. It was over in less than five seconds. | '''Benjamin (voiceover)''': One of the ODSTs sustained a single body blow that instantly stopped his heart, killing him. Another trooper only took one shot from John as well - a punch that caved in the man's face. Two fatalities, one ODST with a cracked pelvis, and one with a shattered spine - that guy never walked again. No one had to break up the fight. It was over in less than five seconds. | ||
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*'''Benjamin (in call)''': Wait, he ki- he killed them? | *'''Benjamin (in call)''': Wait, he ki- he killed them? | ||
*''' | *'''Petrovsky (in call)''': He did, it was impossible. | ||
*'''Benjamin''': What do you mean impossible? Like, how- | *'''Benjamin''': What do you mean impossible? Like, how- | ||
*''' | *'''Petrovsky''': Like, like not human, alright? Like he was genetically augmented. | ||
*'''Benjamin''': So you're, you're telling me that someone ... had augmented John, someone had genetically augmented a child? | *'''Benjamin''': So you're, you're telling me that someone ... had augmented John, someone had genetically augmented a child? | ||
*''' | *'''Petrovsky''': [draws breath] OK. Right. | ||
*'''Benjamin''': No? | *'''Benjamin''': No? | ||
*''' | *'''Petrovsky''': You think I'm lyin'. | ||
*'''Benjamin (overlapping)''': I- I believe that's what you honestly think you saw, but- | *'''Benjamin (overlapping)''': I- I believe that's what you honestly think you saw, but- | ||
*''' | *'''Petrovsky (at the same time)''': Alright. No, sure, right, hey - it- (alone) loo-, look, here's the thing, Ben - I don't care if you believe me or not, this makes no difference in my world. I was there and you were somewhere else. So - y- y- you're gonna go write your little military cheerleader article, and - I'm gonna sit here and drink beer. So, good luck. | ||
*'''Benjamin (voiceover)''': | *'''Benjamin (voiceover)''': Petrovsky left me with a bad taste in my mouth. Now it's no shocker that Spartans [[Project ASTER|go through a few augmentations and upgrades]], but those are fully developed adults. Could a seventeen-year-old - probably still growing - even survive that kind of procedure? It seemed horribly risky, and what if what Petrovsky was saying was true, and John was only thirteen? Well, that was one hell of an accusation to make, the ethical implications of which were nauseating. I was still thinking about it the next day when [[Ellie Bloom]]'s name popped up in my call list. I'd let her listen to a rough version of my first episode and she had feedback for me. I didn't want to risk anyone listening in, so I let the call go, then hit her back on Chatternet. | ||
*'''Ellie (in call)''': Well, two things. | *'''Ellie (in call)''': Well, two things. | ||
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==Credits== | ==Credits== | ||
*[[Wikipedia:Keegan-Michael Key|Keegan-Michael Key]] as [[Benjamin Giraud]]{{Ref/Site|Id=Credits|URL=https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2015/05/17/games-hunt-the-truth-podcast-episode-8/|Site=Xbox Wire|Page=Halo 5: Guardians #HuntTheTruth – Has the Master Chief Gone AWOL?|D=10|M=05|Y=2024 | *[[Wikipedia:Keegan-Michael Key|Keegan-Michael Key]] as [[Benjamin Giraud]]{{Ref/Site|Id=Credits|URL=https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2015/05/17/games-hunt-the-truth-podcast-episode-8/|Site=Xbox Wire|Page=Halo 5: Guardians #HuntTheTruth – Has the Master Chief Gone AWOL?|D=10|M=05|Y=2024}} | ||
*[[Wikipedia:Phil LaMarr|Phil LaMarr]] as [[ | *[[Wikipedia:Phil LaMarr|Phil LaMarr]] as [[Deon Govender]] and [[Thomas Wu]].{{Ref/Reuse|Credits}} | ||
*[[Wikipedia:Tara Strong|Tara Strong]] as [[Ellie Bloom]]{{Ref/Reuse|Credits | *[[Wikipedia:Tara Strong|Tara Strong]] as [[Ellie Bloom]]{{Ref/Reuse|Credits}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[https://soundcloud.com/huntthetruth/episode-03-critical-condition Episode 03: Critical Condition on Soundcloud] | *[https://soundcloud.com/huntthetruth/episode-03-critical-condition Episode 03: Critical Condition on Soundcloud] | ||
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