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The series begins with [[Thomas Lasky]], [[executive officer]] of the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, picking up [[Cortana]]'s [[Emergency locator beacon|distress signal]] from the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}, which has been adrift in space for four years. Learning that [[John-117|SPARTAN-117]] is aboard the ship, Lasky has a flashback to the events that led to him meeting the Spartan for the first time and how he inspired him to become a leader. The "present-day" segments, which feature clips of Cortana's inner monologues during her solitude aboard the ''Dawn'', serve as a framing device for the main narrative, which focuses on Thomas Lasky as a young freshman cadet in [[Corbulo Academy of Military Science]] on [[Circinius IV]] amidst the [[Insurrection]] circa [[2526]]. Organized into [[Hastati Squad]], a freshman unit in the class of 2529, Lasky expresses sympathy for the [[Insurrectionist]]s and shows a constant disregard for the orders of his superiors, resulting in Hastati receiving low combat scores and Lasky himself being shunned by the rest of the squad. Worse, his health declines rapidly during the school's mandatory acclimation to [[cryonics|cryosleep]], suffering blisters and a persistent cough. | The series begins with [[Thomas Lasky]], [[executive officer]] of the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, picking up [[Cortana]]'s [[Emergency locator beacon|distress signal]] from the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}, which has been adrift in space for four years. Learning that [[John-117|SPARTAN-117]] is aboard the ship, Lasky has a flashback to the events that led to him meeting the Spartan for the first time and how he inspired him to become a leader. The "present-day" segments, which feature clips of Cortana's inner monologues during her solitude aboard the ''Dawn'', serve as a framing device for the main narrative, which focuses on Thomas Lasky as a young freshman cadet in [[Corbulo Academy of Military Science]] on [[Circinius IV]] amidst the [[Insurrection]] circa [[2526]]. Organized into [[Hastati Squad]], a freshman unit in the class of 2529, Lasky expresses sympathy for the [[Insurrectionist]]s and shows a constant disregard for the orders of his superiors, resulting in Hastati receiving low combat scores and Lasky himself being shunned by the rest of the squad. Worse, his health declines rapidly during the school's mandatory acclimation to [[cryonics|cryosleep]], suffering blisters and a persistent cough. | ||
[[File:CAMS - Lasky space elevator.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Lasky sitting near Corbulo Academy's space elevator.]] | [[File:CAMS - Lasky space elevator.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Lasky sitting near Corbulo Academy's space elevator.]] | ||
In his spare time, Lasky replays video messages by his now-deceased brother [[Cadmon Lasky|Cadmon]], with whom he used to have regular video correspondence. Most of Lasky's classmates, particularly [[Walter Vickers]], are unrelenting in their provocation of Thomas, affirming their distaste for the freshman who fails to live up to the example set by his brother | In his spare time, Lasky replays video messages by his now-deceased brother [[Cadmon Lasky|Cadmon]], with whom he used to have regular video correspondence. Most of Lasky's classmates, particularly [[Walter Vickers]], are unrelenting in their provocation of Thomas, affirming their distaste for the freshman who fails to live up to the example set by his brother or his [[Lasky (colonel)|his mother]], a [[UNSC Defense Force|UNSCDF]] [[colonel]] and former superior of CAMS professor, [[K. L. Mehaffey|Colonel Mehaffey]]. One of the few cadets sympathetic to him is [[Chyler Silva]], who attempts to encourage Thomas to be a better leader, and [[Michael Sullivan]], who cares little about his performance and focuses on hacking classified UNSC mission recordings, eventually uncovering footage recorded by a [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan]]'s helmet camera. Another Hastati Squad member, [[Junjie Chen]], struggles to live up to the expectations of his father and is concerned about Lasky's poor performance decreasing his combat scores. Frustrated by the verbal and minor physical harassment he receives from Vickers, Lasky eventually assaults his squadmate in the school's [[mess hall]]. Lasky mildly injures Vickers and only stops when Colonel Mehaffey intervenes. Despite Lasky's consistent misbehavior, the Colonel makes an effort to have him embrace the warrior culture of the UNSC and inspire him to become a better leader. | ||
Mehaffey's efforts dawn on Lasky and he volunteers to lead Hastati moments prior to the start of their final combat exercise, a contest of [[Capture the Flag]]. While waiting for [[Zuma Squad]] to approach their flag's location, Lasky organizes Hastati into cover in a tight formation adjacent their flag, a seemingly ill-tactical maneuver. Lasky orders his men to remove their [[CH252 helmet|helmets]] as they contain [[Identification friend or foe|IFF transponders]] detectable by the enemy's [[motion tracker|motion sensors]]. With Zuma converging on Hastati's flag, Lasky positions his squad in a formation reminiscent of the [[Wikipedia:Pincer movement|pincer movement]], a tactic utilized to great effect by [[Wikipedia:Hannibal|Hannibal]] at [[Wikipedia:Battle of Cannae|Cannae]] in 216 BCE, taught to the freshman cadets only a day before the exercise by Col. Mehaffey. Funneled into a trap, the enemy cadets are eliminated or captured by two sections of Hastati cadets, with Hastati suffering no casualties of their own in the process. An emboldened Lasky, charging towards Zuma's flag, finally succumbs to his ailing health and collapses meters away from completing the objective. | Mehaffey's efforts dawn on Lasky and he volunteers to lead Hastati moments prior to the start of their final combat exercise, a contest of [[Capture the Flag]]. While waiting for [[Zuma Squad]] to approach their flag's location, Lasky organizes Hastati into cover in a tight formation adjacent their flag, a seemingly ill-tactical maneuver. Lasky orders his men to remove their [[CH252 helmet|helmets]] as they contain [[Identification friend or foe|IFF transponders]] detectable by the enemy's [[motion tracker|motion sensors]]. With Zuma converging on Hastati's flag, Lasky positions his squad in a formation reminiscent of the [[Wikipedia:Pincer movement|pincer movement]], a tactic utilized to great effect by [[Wikipedia:Hannibal|Hannibal]] at [[Wikipedia:Battle of Cannae|Cannae]] in 216 BCE, taught to the freshman cadets only a day before the exercise by Col. Mehaffey. Funneled into a trap, the enemy cadets are eliminated or captured by two sections of Hastati cadets, with Hastati suffering no casualties of their own in the process. An emboldened Lasky, charging towards Zuma's flag, finally succumbs to his ailing health and collapses meters away from completing the objective. | ||
