Editing Rani Sobeck

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'''Rani Sobeck''' was a member of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] stationed in [[Boston]] and originally from [[Wikipedia:Kentucky|Kentucky]], of the [[United Republic of North America]].

==Background==
{{main|I Love Bees synopsis}}
A 22 year-old college student from Kentucky, Rani was incredibly bright and observant. [[Durga]] said she would be a good candidate for ONI, or as she called them, the 'brain ninjas', to use her brain as the basis for a smart [[Artificial intelligence|AI]].<ref>[[Axon]] [[Media:Brain ninjas.ogg|Brain ninjas.ogg]]</ref>

While living in Boston, [[Professor Avi]], her cultural anthropology professor, encouraged her to apply at the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]. Although she was accepted, she initially turned it down in favor of starting a business with her friend [[Trevor]]: manufacturing cheap, disposable [[chatter]]s for colonial refugees living on Earth. However, when it became clear that the business would never get off the ground, she accepted the ONI job.

Shortly after beginning her new job, Rani traveled home to Kentucky for her cousin [[Sarah-John Pope|Sarah-John]]'s wedding. It was here that she meets [[Nick]] and although they initially clashed, they soon reconciled their differences and begin a long-distance relationship.

While working as a low-clearance analyst for [[Office of Naval Intelligence#Section 1|ONI Section One]], Rani encountered a Bill of Laden (a civilian request for transfer of property from the UNSC) supposedly posted by an evacuee from the since-[[Glassing|glassed]] colony of [[Troy]]. Determining that the record was fraudulent, Rani quickly discovered that it made reference to [[UNSC Marines|Marines]], who had actually been stationed on the planet for a covert evacuation, but while Rani was in Kentucky, her superior, Ms. [[Lawson]], shut down her investigation and warned her not to pursue it any further. A week later, an ONI assassin was shot with a [[Hard sound rifle]] while trying to kill her in her apartment. 

After the assassination attempt, she was approached on a train by [[Colonel]] [[Herzog]] who revealed that it was his security detail who eliminated her would-be assassin. Herzog then persuaded her to begin spying for him in order to find out more about the [[Deep-Space Artifact|mysterious artifact]] being held at [[Chawla Base]]. On that same train ride, she was approached by an [[ODST]] named [[Joe]] who attempted to hit on her because he was newly single after his wife was killed in the [[Battle of Reach]]. Joe urged Rani not to waste her time being faithful to Nick, and told her she should take what she can get before the [[Covenant]] come. Later, on another visit home to Kentucky, Rani realized that the mysterious artifact is some kind of decay timer.

When Herzog was killed, Rani continued investigating the artifact on Chawla Base until she was caught by [[Major]] [[Standish]], who temporarily convinced her that she had been misguided by Herzog's paranoid delusions. Shortly after, she was approached by [[Jersey Morelli]] and Durga who attempt recruit her into a group of people that plan to break into Chawla Base. Although she was initially reluctant, she agreed. The group is made up of [[Janissary James]], Jersey Morelli, [[Kamal Zaman]], and Rani. They planned to break into the base and deactivate the [[Forerunner]] artifact. In deactivating the device, however, the group would likely broadcast Earth's location to the Covenant.

Of the group that breaks into the base, only Rani was captured. However, after the device is activated and the Melissa [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] is reformed, Melissa, who felt that she let Rani down, used her skills to make herself an identity as a lawyer which she used to release Rani, as well as [[Sophia Bossedon]] and [[Aiden Maki]] from jail.

Rani was last talked about when while on a train. She is approached by an ONI agent from Section Zero, who tries to recruit her. She decides she is in too far to back out, and accepts. They then hear the air-raid sirens announcing the [[Battle of Earth|coming Covenant invasion]].

==Trivia==
*Rani was voiced by actress [[Wikipedia:Olivia Burnette|Olivia Burnette]].
*Sobek is also the name of an Egyptian god. This may be either ironic or purely coincidental since Sobek is the god of crocodiles and it's doubtful the creators would name a timid character after such a deity.

==List of appearances==
*''[[i love bees]]'' {{1st}}

==Sources==
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-'''Rani Sobeck''' is a [[human]] civilian analyst employed by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]. Sobeck was assigned to the [[Office of Naval Intelligence#Section One|Section One]] office aboard [[Chawla Base]] on [[Earth]].
+'''Rani Sobeck''' was a member of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] stationed in [[Boston]] and originally from [[Wikipedia:Kentucky|Kentucky]], of the [[United Republic of North America]].
 ==Background==
 {{main|I Love Bees synopsis}}
-===Early life===
+A 22 year-old college student from Kentucky, Rani was incredibly bright and observant. [[Durga]] said she would be a good candidate for ONI, or as she called them, the 'brain ninjas', to use her brain as the basis for a smart [[Artificial intelligence|AI]].<ref>[[Axon]] [[Media:Brain ninjas.ogg|Brain ninjas.ogg]]</ref>
-A 22 year-old college student from the [[United Republic of North America]] state of [[Kentucky]], Rani was incredibly bright and observant. [[Durga]] stated that the young academic would be a good candidate for ONI's cadre of "brain ninjas"—people used as the basis for a [[Smart AI|volitional artificial intelligence construct]].<ref>[[Axon]] [[Media:ILB Brain ninjas.ogg|ILB Brain ninjas.ogg]]</ref>
-While living in [[Boston]], [[Professor Avi]], Sobeck's cultural anthropology professor, encouraged her to apply at ONI. Although she was accepted, Sobeck initially turned it down in favor of starting a business with her friend [[Trevor]] manufacturing cheap, disposable [[chatter]]s for colonial refugees living on Earth. However, when it became clear that the business would never get off the ground, she accepted ONI's employment.
+While living in Boston, [[Professor Avi]], her cultural anthropology professor, encouraged her to apply at the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]. Although she was accepted, she initially turned it down in favor of starting a business with her friend [[Trevor]]: manufacturing cheap, disposable [[chatter]]s for colonial refugees living on Earth. However, when it became clear that the business would never get off the ground, she accepted the ONI job.
-Rani traveled home to Kentucky for her cousin [[Sarah-John Pope|Sarah-John]]'s wedding shortly after being onboarded with ONI. At the wedding, Sobeck met the soon-to-be-drafted [[Nick]]. Although they had initially clashed, Rani and Nick soon reconciled their differences and began a long-distance relationship.
+Shortly after beginning her new job, Rani traveled home to Kentucky for her cousin [[Sarah-John Pope|Sarah-John]]'s wedding. It was here that she meets [[Nick]] and although they initially clashed, they soon reconciled their differences and begin a long-distance relationship.
-===Office of Naval Intelligence===
+While working as a low-clearance analyst for [[Office of Naval Intelligence#Section 1|ONI Section One]], Rani encountered a Bill of Laden (a civilian request for transfer of property from the UNSC) supposedly posted by an evacuee from the since-[[Glassing|glassed]] colony of [[Troy]]. Determining that the record was fraudulent, Rani quickly discovered that it made reference to [[UNSC Marines|Marines]], who had actually been stationed on the planet for a covert evacuation, but while Rani was in Kentucky, her superior, Ms. [[Lawson]], shut down her investigation and warned her not to pursue it any further. A week later, an ONI assassin was shot with a [[Hard sound rifle]] while trying to kill her in her apartment.
-While working as a low-clearance analyst for [[Office of Naval Intelligence#Section One|ONI Section One]] in [[Boston]], URNA, Rani Sobeck encountered a Bill of Laden (a civilian request for transfer of UNSC property) supposedly posted by an evacuee from the [[Glassing|glassed]] colony of [[Troy]]. Determining that the record was fraudulent, Rani quickly discovered that it made reference to [[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marines]] stationed on the planet for a covert evacuation. While Rani was back home in Kentucky, her superior, [[Lawson|Mrs. Lawson]], shut down her investigation and warned her not to pursue it any further. A week later, an ONI assassin was shot with a [[Hard sound rifle|hard sound rifle]] attempting to kill Sobeck in her apartment.
-After the assassination attempt, Sobeck was approached on a train by [[Office of Naval Intelligence#Section Zero|ONI Section Zero's]] [[Herzog|Colonel Herzog]]. The colonel revealed that it was his security detail who eliminated her would-be assassin. Herzog then persuaded Sobeck to spy for him to divulge the ongoing research into the [[Deep-Space Artifact]] being held at Chawla Base. Sobeck was approached by [[Joe]] later that day. Joe, an [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]] on liberty, tried hitting on Sobeck and urged her not to waste time being faithful to her boyfriend Nick with the looming threat of [[Covenant]] invasion.
+After the assassination attempt, she was approached on a train by [[Colonel]] [[Herzog]] who revealed that it was his security detail who eliminated her would-be assassin. Herzog then persuaded her to begin spying for him in order to find out more about the [[Deep-Space Artifact|mysterious artifact]] being held at [[Chawla Base]]. On that same train ride, she was approached by an [[ODST]] named [[Joe]] who attempted to hit on her because he was newly single after his wife was killed in the [[Battle of Reach]]. Joe urged Rani not to waste her time being faithful to Nick, and told her she should take what she can get before the [[Covenant]] come. Later, on another visit home to Kentucky, Rani realized that the mysterious artifact is some kind of decay timer.
-===Durga's Crew===
+When Herzog was killed, Rani continued investigating the artifact on Chawla Base until she was caught by [[Major]] [[Standish]], who temporarily convinced her that she had been misguided by Herzog's paranoid delusions. Shortly after, she was approached by [[Jersey Morelli]] and Durga who attempt recruit her into a group of people that plan to break into Chawla Base. Although she was initially reluctant, she agreed. The group is made up of [[Janissary James]], Jersey Morelli, [[Kamal Zaman]], and Rani. They planned to break into the base and deactivate the [[Forerunner]] artifact. In deactivating the device, however, the group would likely broadcast Earth's location to the Covenant.
-Sobeck continued her investigation into the Deep-Space Artifact on Chawla Base after the murder of her handler Colonel Herzog. The analyst's operation was discovered by ONI [[Standish|Major Standish]], who temporarily convinced her that she had been misguided by Herzog's paranoid delusions. Shortly after her encounter with Major Standish, [[Jersey Morelli]] and Durga would attempt to recruit the insider Sobeck to aid their team in breaking into Chawla Base. Though initially reluctant, she agreed to their plan to deactivate the [[Forerunner]] device. In deactivating the Deep-Space Artifact, however, the group were aware that it would broadcast the location of Earth to the Covenant, who had long been ignorant to the whereabouts of humanity's homeworld.
-As the team infiltrated Chawla Base, Sobeck was solely taken into custody by security forces. Following the activation of the Deep-Space Artifact, the AI construct [[Melissa (AI)|Melissa]] was reformed. Melissa, who felt as if she disappointed Sobeck, spoofed her identity to pose as a lawyer and aided in the release of Sobeck from jail, along with [[Sophia Bossedon]] and [[Aiden Maki]].
+Of the group that breaks into the base, only Rani was captured. However, after the device is activated and the Melissa [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] is reformed, Melissa, who felt that she let Rani down, used her skills to make herself an identity as a lawyer which she used to release Rani, as well as [[Sophia Bossedon]] and [[Aiden Maki]] from jail.
-Some time later Sobeck would be approached by a Section Zero recruiter on a train. Sobeck decides she is in too far to back out, and accepts the recruiter's offer to join ONI's internal affairs division. The two ONI personnel then hear air-raid sirens blare throughout the city, announcing the Covenant's [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] were on-course for Earth.
+Rani was last talked about when while on a train. She is approached by an ONI agent from Section Zero, who tries to recruit her. She decides she is in too far to back out, and accepts. They then hear the air-raid sirens announcing the [[Battle of Earth|coming Covenant invasion]].
-==Production notes==
+==Trivia==
-*Rani Sobek was voiced in the 2004 ''[[i love bees]]'' audio drama by actress [[Wikipedia:Olivia Burnette|Olivia Burnette]].
+*Rani was voiced by actress [[Wikipedia:Olivia Burnette|Olivia Burnette]].
-*Sobek is the name of an [[Wikipedia:Sobek|Egyptian god]] symbolized by crocodiles.
+*Sobek is also the name of an Egyptian god. This may be either ironic or purely coincidental since Sobek is the god of crocodiles and it's doubtful the creators would name a timid character after such a deity.
-*Dan Price, IT team lead at [[343 Industries]], named their internal AI bot after the ''Halo'' character. AI Rani Sobeck aids Price's IT team in managing the studio's technical support tickets. <ref>[https://news.microsoft.com/life/new-hire-or-new-bot/ '''Microsoft Life''': ''New hire or new bot? He built an AI bot to improve mundane tasks for this team. Would they notice it wasn’t human?'']</ref>
 ==List of appearances==
-*''i love bees'' {{1st}}
+*''[[i love bees]]'' {{1st}}
 ==Sources==
-{{Ref/Sources}}
+<references/>
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