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==Dutch Interview | === Dutch Interview === | ||
''{Dutch enters the room}'' | ''{Dutch enters the room}'' | ||
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'''Dutch''': Need a baseline image? How about a bird? | '''Dutch''': Need a baseline image? How about a bird? | ||
'''Buck''': That'll work. | '''Buck''': That'll work. | ||
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'''Dutch''': Corporal Taylor H. Miles, everyone calls me Dutch. Buck, you really need to get in my head for this? | '''Dutch''': Corporal Taylor H. Miles, everyone calls me Dutch. Buck, you really need to get in my head for this? | ||
'''Buck''': [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] wants to be thorough. | '''Buck''': [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] wants to be thorough. | ||
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'''Buck''': Yes, ONI's running this. | '''Buck''': Yes, ONI's running this. | ||
'''Buck''': What led you to the ODST? | '''Buck''': What led you to the ODST? | ||
'''Dutch''': Honor. | '''Dutch''': Honor. | ||
'''Buck''': What experience do you have with close-quarters combat? | '''Buck''': What experience do you have with close-quarters combat? | ||
'''Dutch''': Experience with close-quarters combat is extensive. You've got detailed accounts on engagements for [[Ariel]], [[Jericho VII|Jericho]] space elevator, and [[Coral]] asteroid belt in my file. | |||
'''Dutch''': Experience with close-quarters combat is extensive. You've got detailed accounts on engagements for [[Ariel]], [[Jericho | |||
'''Buck''': As an ODST? | '''Buck''': As an ODST? | ||
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'''Buck''': I need to ask. You just need to answer. So? | '''Buck''': I need to ask. You just need to answer. So? | ||
'''Dutch''': As an ODST, I've succesfully engaged the enemy under various conditions, before and after orbital drop. | '''Dutch''': As an ODST, I've succesfully engaged the enemy under various conditions, before and after orbital drop. | ||
'''Buck''': We're looking at a textbook shipboard mission. An orbital drop to some [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Regret's Carrier|Cruiser]] over [[New Mombasa]]. Nothing you haven't seen before. | |||
'''Buck''': We're looking at a textbook shipboard mission. An orbital drop to some [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[ | |||
'''Dutch''': Really? Like | '''Dutch''': Really? Like Tribute? Like Reach? | ||
'''Buck''': Corporal, do you feel you'll be able to operate at maximum effectiveness on this standard orbital drop mission? | '''Buck''': Corporal, do you feel you'll be able to operate at maximum effectiveness on this standard orbital drop mission? | ||
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'''Buck''': Thank you. | '''Buck''': Thank you. | ||
'''Buck''': So how's [[Gretchen]]? | |||
'''Buck''': So how's [[ | |||
''{Pause}'' | ''{Pause}'' | ||
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'''Buck''': What do they say? | '''Buck''': What do they say? | ||
'''Dutch''': If it was up to her, she'd be coming on this drop - but they say she's done. Maybe something behind a desk, but i don't know. | |||
'''Dutch''': If it was up to her, she'd be coming on this drop - but they say she's done. Maybe something behind a desk, but | |||
'''Buck''': Well, I don't see her typing up reports. | '''Buck''': Well, I don't see her typing up reports. | ||
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'''Dutch''': No. Me neither. | '''Dutch''': No. Me neither. | ||
'''Buck''': You were a trucker for a while, right? | '''Buck''': You were a trucker for a while, right? | ||
'''Dutch''': I try not to think that far back. | '''Dutch''': I try not to think that far back. | ||
'''Buck''': Can you still handle a rig? | '''Buck''': Can you still handle a rig? | ||
'''Dutch''': It's been a while, but I guess I could. You're trying to tell me I'm going to have to drive a truck into that Covenant bird? | '''Dutch''': It's been a while, but I guess I could. You're trying to tell me I'm going to have to drive a truck into that Covenant bird? | ||
'' | '''Buck''': You will get the details of the mission at briefing. | ||
''' | ''{Pause}'' | ||
'''Buck''': Now the fifth man on this op is going to be [[The Rookie|a rookie]]. Transfer from the [[26th Marine Expeditionary Force|26th MEF]]. | '''Buck''': Now the fifth man on this op is going to be [[The Rookie|a rookie]]. Transfer from the [[26th Marine Expeditionary Force|26th MEF]]. | ||
'''Dutch''': [[Battle of New Jerusalem|Cygnus]]? Didn't think there were any survivors. | '''Dutch''': [[Battle of New Jerusalem|Cygnus]]? Didn't think there were any survivors. | ||
'''Buck''': Me either. | '''Buck''': Me either. | ||
'''Dutch''': He might be a little shook up. Can't we get someone else? What about [[ | '''Dutch''': He might be a little shook up. Can't we get someone else? What about [[Bhasin]]? | ||
'''Buck''': Bhasin? You haven't heard. An [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|HEV]] drop over [[Sigma Octanus IV|Sigma]]. Chute panels got compromised during entry burn - he couldn't slow down. | |||
'''Buck''': Bhasin? You haven't heard. An [[ | |||
'''Dutch''': Yeah, hell - a rookie - Why not? Why not? | '''Dutch''': Yeah, hell - a rookie - Why not? Why not? | ||
{ | ''{Classified clip}'' | ||
'''Buck''': We're headed towards [[Earth]]. | '''Buck''': We're headed towards [[Earth]]. | ||
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'''Dutch''': Hm. This is about more than some Covenant ship, isn't it? | '''Dutch''': Hm. This is about more than some Covenant ship, isn't it? | ||
''{Classified clip end}'' | |||
'''Buck''': You spent some time at university, right? | '''Buck''': You spent some time at university, right? | ||
'''Dutch''': A little. I was two years in when I got drafted. Pulled shifts on rigs to pay tuition. | '''Dutch''': A little. I was two years in when I got drafted. Pulled shifts on rigs to pay tuition. | ||
'''Buck''': You studied a little philosophy, [[religion]]? | '''Buck''': You studied a little philosophy, [[religion]]? | ||
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'''Buck''': How's that? | '''Buck''': How's that? | ||
'''Dutch''': I don't know - I guess at the time I had a lot of questions. | '''Dutch''': I don't know - I guess at the time I had a lot of questions. | ||
'''Buck''': You ever get into end of the world stuff? | '''Buck''': You ever get into end of the world stuff? | ||
'''Dutch''': Yeah, sure. | '''Dutch''': Yeah, sure. | ||
'''Buck''': And? | '''Buck''': And? | ||
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'''Buck''': I'm asking you. | '''Buck''': I'm asking you. | ||
'''Dutch''': It's inevitable. Nobody can save the world, Buck. | '''Dutch''': It's inevitable. Nobody can save the world, Buck. | ||
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''{Dutch leaves the room}'' | ''{Dutch leaves the room}'' | ||