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On [[2558#September|September 18, 2558]] at 0007 [[Military Standard Time|MST]], ''[[Song of Retribution]]'' is circling the main receiver of the [[Absolute Record]]'s tracking station. Aboard the [[CAS-class assault carrier|assault carrier]], [[Jul 'Mdama]] and Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]] attempt to enter the installation. However, a [[slipspace portal]] opens nearby and the ship's helmsman loses control. ''Retribution'' is forced through the portal and it arrives inside a large chamber, where the carrier is held in place by a gravitational anchor. 'Mdama and Halsey decide to travel down to a platform below, where a [[Contender-class artificial intelligence]] awaits their arrival. | On [[2558#September|September 18, 2558]] at 0007 [[Military Standard Time|MST]], ''[[Song of Retribution]]'' is circling the main receiver of the [[Absolute Record]]'s tracking station. Aboard the [[CAS-class assault carrier|assault carrier]], [[Jul 'Mdama]] and Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]] attempt to enter the installation. However, a [[slipspace portal]] opens nearby and the ship's helmsman loses control. ''Retribution'' is forced through the portal and it arrives inside a large chamber, where the carrier is held in place by a gravitational anchor. 'Mdama and Halsey decide to travel down to a platform below, where a [[Contender-class artificial intelligence]] awaits their arrival. | ||
In one of ''Song of Retribution''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[hangar bay]]s, [[Spartan | In one of ''Song of Retribution''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[hangar bay]]s, [[Spartan Operations|Spartans]] [[Sarah Palmer]] and [[Holly Tanaka]] and Doctor [[Henry Glassman]] await their chance to leave the damaged [[Covenant drop pod|drop pod]] they are hiding aboard. Glassman decides that they need to leave the carrier and find a local terminal, while Tanaka spots two nearby [[Type-44 Phantom]]s that they can steal. Nearby, a [[Sangheili]] orders several [[Kig-Yar]] crew members to break down the drop pod the [[human]]s are hiding in for parts to repair the carrier's hull. Meanwhile, several {{Class|DSC|support ship}}s are repairing the hull of the damaged ''[[Breath of Annihilation]]'' on a [[moon]]. Within a hangar bay of the carrier, several [[Sangheili Storm]] are arguing whether or not their ship and its crew were attacked by Spartans. Mercenary [[Ayit 'Sevi]] listens to the heated debate before entering a nearby Phantom that Spartan [[Gabriel Thorne]] is hiding in. 'Sevi decides to use use the ongoing argument as a way to instill chaos aboard the ship and initiate a mutiny. The mercenary wishes to have Thorne attack the Sangheili to create panic throughout the ship, though Thorne is reluctant to trust 'Sevi due to their [[Mission to Ven III|previous encounter]] on [[Ven III]]. 'Sevi asserts that Thorne will never be able to find a way off the carrier if he does not trust him. | ||
Meanwhile, 'Mdama, Halsey, and numerous [[Sangheili Zealot]]s arrive at the platform and meet with the AI. Halsey addresses the [[ancilla]] and claims to be chosen by the [[Librarian]] to unlock the Absolute Record. Halsey requests to be escorted to the proper area to begin their work, but the AI expresses its doubts, especially pondering why the other humans feel the need to conceal themselves. The AI uses [[Sentinel]]s to transport the drop pod the other humans are hiding in to the platform, where they are dropped down beside Halsey and 'Mdama. Both groups begin to argue, with Glassman questioning Halsey's decision to defect to 'Mdama's [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|Covenant]]. Halsey tells Glassman to shut up, but the AI tells her that she has no authority to silence him. It decides to let each human have a chance to account for its presence at the installation, though Halsey asserts that there is nothing to discuss as she has the [[Janus Key]]. The AI intends take as much time as it needs to question each human, as it wishes to operate with total caution after [[Mendicant Bias|one]] of its fellow Contender-class AIs made the mistake of not taking the same precautions during the [[Forerunner-Flood war]]. | Meanwhile, 'Mdama, Halsey, and numerous [[Sangheili Zealot]]s arrive at the platform and meet with the AI. Halsey addresses the [[ancilla]] and claims to be chosen by the [[Librarian]] to unlock the Absolute Record. Halsey requests to be escorted to the proper area to begin their work, but the AI expresses its doubts, especially pondering why the other humans feel the need to conceal themselves. The AI uses [[Sentinel]]s to transport the drop pod the other humans are hiding in to the platform, where they are dropped down beside Halsey and 'Mdama. Both groups begin to argue, with Glassman questioning Halsey's decision to defect to 'Mdama's [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|Covenant]]. Halsey tells Glassman to shut up, but the AI tells her that she has no authority to silence him. It decides to let each human have a chance to account for its presence at the installation, though Halsey asserts that there is nothing to discuss as she has the [[Janus Key]]. The AI intends take as much time as it needs to question each human, as it wishes to operate with total caution after [[Mendicant Bias|one]] of its fellow Contender-class AIs made the mistake of not taking the same precautions during the [[Forerunner-Flood war]]. | ||