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[bloodbathing]

[ "Augusta" is the name attached to this TAB. The picture is of curved white metal with a stripe of dark orange — leg armor, for any who may recognize it. ]

UNSC. Marines. RT-636.

[ In order: the military Maine knows, the branch he's in, and the hull classification symbol for the Mother of Invention.

[ North insisted on gathering intel while keeping a low profile. Maine's only interest is in returning to their mission. This is the result of compromise. ]

Comments

[beautifulspaceraptor]

Negative on that. It's Systems Alliance for the humans in my universe.

[ Fortunately, Nihlus is VERY used to extrapolating meaning from short texts by now. You can thank Rinzler. ]

Freelancer?

[ And he does happen to know about that little project, yes. ]

[bloodbathing]

[ He's brand new here, and Maine is already 100% done with the multiple universe bullshit. But it's "humans" more than "Freelancer" that sets him on edge. When it comes to contact with other sentient species, humanity's had it ... rough. ]

#3

[ His place on Project Freelancer's leaderboard. Not something that Maine normally pays attention to, but it had been hard to miss before his latest mission. The screen took up an entire wall. ]

Covenant?

[beautifulspaceraptor]

[ Oh boy, just wait until Maine finds out this is the second time he's been here! ]

I see.

[ The idea of a leaderboard in a military setting so random and really freaking bizarre and it takes a moment to parse, but Nihlus does eventually recall it having come up in his conversations with the other, previous Freelancers. ]

Turian. Or if we're specifically talking about my species' governing bodies, the biggest one around the Apien Ridge would be the Hierarchy.

[ Ironically, humans don't have the best relation with the Hierarchy either. ]

i had this open all day and never hit post??? sorry!

[bloodbathing]

[ More terms he's not familiar with. In this case, it's a good thing. As far as Maine's concerned, the only good thing to come from the Covenant is his badass new weapon.

[ But, just to make sure it's not some ... multiple universe 'Covenant by another name' crap: ]

Hostile?

[ Toward humanity, that is. ]

it's alright! i lost track of this too!

[beautifulspaceraptor]

Not anymore. Better relations than thirty years ago from my pull point anyways, some lingering grudges aside.

[ Yeah, Relay 314 was kind of a Thing. ]

I'm Nihlus Kryik. Presently the owner of a small tech ship in R1 Kauto. If you need anything repaired, I've handled a range of projects varying from ship engines to bionics.

If you need any help settling in or any further information on the situation here, I'm happy to assist there as well.

found this while doing ac jfc 8( my bad

[bloodbathing]

Agent Maine.

[ "Augusta" was North's idea, and not one Maine needs to stick with, now that Carolina's made contact. Besides, he's never been one for the cloak-and-dagger thing. ]

Thanks.

[ He's made contact with his team. He doesn't need anything now. But he'll keep the offer in mind. ]

aw no, it's okay! we are heading for a wrap anyways?

[beautifulspaceraptor]

[ Agent Maine?

Behind the screen, Nihlus raises a mandible. For the moment however, he decides against further inquiries: it's clear anyways that this Maine didn't know him, otherwise the response to his name would have been different. Their meeting had be brief anyways.

But perhaps- later. ]

No problem.