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[[File:Gage.jpg|200px|thumb | [[File:Gage.jpg|200px|thumb|The cover of ''Dirt'' by James Bible]] | ||
'''Dirt''' is the fourth short story in ''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'', written by [[Tobias Buckell]]. ''Dirt'' tells the story of [[Gage Yevgenny]] from his time before the [[Human-Covenant War]], time with the [[Colonial Military | '''Dirt''' is the fourth short story in ''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'', written by [[Tobias Buckell]]. ''Dirt'' tells the story of [[Gage Yevgenny]] from his time before the [[Human-Covenant War]], time with the [[Colonial Military Authority]], and later his career in the [[UNSC Defense Force]]. | ||
==Plot synopsis== | ==Plot synopsis== | ||
The story begins as [[The Rookie]], an [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]], discovers a crashed Pelican dropship. Not far from the crash site, he finds a mortally wounded veteran ODST, Gage Yevgenny. Despite the Rookie's objections that they don't have time, Yevgenny insists on relating his life story, saying: | The story begins as [[The Rookie]], an [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]], discovers a crashed Pelican dropship. Not far from the crash site, he finds a mortally wounded veteran ODST, Gage Yevgenny. Despite the Rookie's objections that they don't have time, Yevgenny insists on relating his life story, saying: | ||
{{Article | {{Article quote|Shut up and listen, rookie! There's something important I have to tell you. About friends. Betrayal. Loss. If you keep your head up and do what I tell you, you might even live long enough to tell someone what happened here...}} | ||
Gage tells the Rookie that he was born on [[Harvest]] on [[2506|January 3rd, 2506]]. He worked on the family farm with his father, though he resented the agrarian lifestyle, often arguing with his father. On [[2524|January 3rd, 2524]], the hour he turned eighteen, Gage joined the [[Colonial Military | Gage tells the Rookie that he was born on [[Harvest]] on [[2506|January 3rd, 2506]]. He worked on the family farm with his father, though he resented the agrarian lifestyle, often arguing with his father. On [[2524|January 3rd, 2524]], the hour he turned eighteen, Gage joined the [[Colonial Military Authority|Colonial Military]], wanting to do more with his life. After getting out of boot camp, Gage met [[Felicia Sanderson]] and [[Eric Santiago]] at the [[Utgard]] [[Utgard Spaceport|Spaceport]]. The three quickly became friends. They participated in [[Operation: TREBUCHET]] on [[Eridanus II]], doing small jobs, such as investigating possible [[insurrectionist]] activity and riot control in [[Elysium City]]. After two months, they made friends with [[Allison Stark]], a CMA [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] pilot, who often flew them to parties on weekends. One weekend, after the four flew a [[AV-14 Hornet|Hornet]] to a night club, an insurrectionist bomb detonated inside the club. The blast killed Allison, sent Eric into a coma, and heavily injured Gage and Felicia, who were pulled out of the rubble by ODSTs. | ||
While recovering in the hospital, Gage, inspired by the ones who saved him, decided to join the ODSTs. Felicia, who had nothing else to lose, decided to join along with him. However, after several weeks of hard training, they were informed of the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] threat and Harvest's destruction. Felicia fell into horrified shock and screamed at Gage for his long-standing disrespect toward the planet. | While recovering in the hospital, Gage, inspired by the ones who saved him, decided to join the ODSTs. Felicia, who had nothing else to lose, decided to join along with him. However, after several weeks of hard training, they were informed of the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] threat and Harvest's destruction. Felicia fell into horrified shock and screamed at Gage for his long-standing disrespect toward the planet. | ||
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*[[Unified Earth Government]] | *[[Unified Earth Government]] | ||
**[[Colonial Administration Authority]] | **[[Colonial Administration Authority]] | ||
***[[Colonial Military | ***[[Colonial Military Authority]] | ||
**[[United Nations Space Command]] | **[[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
***[[UNSC Marine Corps]] | ***[[UNSC Marine Corps]] | ||
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*[[M12 Warthog]] | *[[M12 Warthog]] | ||
*[[MLX]] | *[[MLX]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Drop pod]] | ||
*[[Type-26 Banshee]] | *[[Type-26 Banshee]] | ||
*[[Cruiser]] | *[[Cruiser]] | ||
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*[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] | *[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] | ||
*[[Tactical training round]] | *[[Tactical training round]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Gravity hammer (fiction)|gravity hammer]] | ||
|title-8=Technology| | |title-8=Technology| | ||
*[[CH252 helmet]] | *[[CH252 helmet]] | ||
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**[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV]] | **[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV]] | ||
*[[ODST armor]] | *[[ODST armor]] | ||
*[[Polypseudomorphine]] | |||
*[[Unggoy combat harness]] | *[[Unggoy combat harness]] | ||
*[[UNSC Marine Corps Battle Dress Uniform]] | *[[UNSC Marine Corps Battle Dress Uniform]] | ||