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{{Quote|Hey, here's a pitch for a campaign! Instead of lying to the public, we just tell them everything! Y'know, rally support, get everyone involved! What's the worst [that could happen]?|Benjamin Giraud sarcastically argues with his superiors.<ref name="SSoNM"/>}} | {{Quote|Hey, here's a pitch for a campaign! Instead of lying to the public, we just tell them everything! Y'know, rally support, get everyone involved! What's the worst [that could happen]?|Benjamin Giraud sarcastically argues with his superiors.<ref name="SSoNM"/>}} | ||
By [[2552]], Giraud had adopted a somewhat cynical attitude toward his job, and the pride he took in his work often overshadowed any guilt he felt for deceiving Earth's populace about the Covenant War. However, he still resented the UNSC's control over his work, particularly their demands to further sanitize battlefield photos. Partly to soothe his own guilt, he would often half-jokingly argue with the ONI representatives that the UNSC should simply tell the public the truth about the current situation, only to be reproved with a series of historical examples to justify the UNSC's media policy.<ref name="SSoNM"/> After retiring from his media work for several years in the post-war era, Giraud had lost much of his earlier professionalism, a fact that was noted by [[Petra Janecek]] who considered him "sloppy". Nonetheless, his years of introspection following the war led to him rejecting ONI's offer to produce another propaganda piece and he instead chose to earnestly pursue the true story behind the Master Chief, whom he had come to consider his personal hero after the [[Battle of Mombasa]]. | By [[2552]], Giraud had adopted a somewhat cynical attitude toward his job, and the pride he took in his work often overshadowed any guilt he felt for deceiving Earth's populace about the Covenant War. However, he still resented the UNSC's control over his work, particularly their demands to further sanitize battlefield photos. Partly to soothe his own guilt, he would often half-jokingly argue with the ONI representatives that the UNSC should simply tell the public the truth about the current situation, only to be reproved with a series of historical examples to justify the UNSC's media policy.<ref name="SSoNM"/> After retiring from his media work for several years in the post-war era, Giraud had lost much of his earlier professionalism, a fact that was noted by [[Petra Janecek]] who considered him "sloppy". Nonetheless, his years of introspection following the war led to him rejecting ONI's offer to produce another [[propaganda]] piece and he instead chose to earnestly pursue the true story behind the Master Chief, whom he had come to consider his personal hero after the [[Battle of Mombasa]]. | ||
During the [[Human-Covenant War]], Giraud frequently worked in [[Old Mombasa]]. Because he had difficulty keeping up with the dialect spoken by the residents, he kept an [[translation software|automated translator]] running on his [[laptop]] when he interacted with the locals. Despite his job in keeping average citizens in the dark, Giraud had no animosity toward civilians and frequently met with locals for photo sales. He demonstrated his compassion for others when he exchanged his spot on a lifeboat with a little girl, letting her escape the city before the Covenant came, despite being initially determined to secure himself a place on one of the boats fleeing from the city.<ref name="SSoNM"/> | During the [[Human-Covenant War]], Giraud frequently worked in [[Old Mombasa]]. Because he had difficulty keeping up with the dialect spoken by the residents, he kept an [[translation software|automated translator]] running on his [[laptop]] when he interacted with the locals. Despite his job in keeping average citizens in the dark, Giraud had no animosity toward civilians and frequently met with locals for photo sales. He demonstrated his compassion for others when he exchanged his spot on a lifeboat with a little girl, letting her escape the city before the Covenant came, despite being initially determined to secure himself a place on one of the boats fleeing from the city.<ref name="SSoNM"/> | ||
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Giraud appeared to be of African descent and his hair was dyed blue. He wore a set of orange sunglasses at all times until they were knocked off his face in the crowd of refugees attempting to escape New Mombasa.<ref name="SSoNM"/> | Giraud appeared to be of African descent and his hair was dyed blue. He wore a set of orange sunglasses at all times until they were knocked off his face in the crowd of refugees attempting to escape New Mombasa.<ref name="SSoNM"/> | ||
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