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Re: Bungie Weekley Update: The Smuggler
Posted By: Stephen L. (SoundEffect) <soundeffect@hotmail.com>Date: 6/1/08 9:41 a.m.

In Response To: Re: Bungie Weekley Update: The Smuggler (Omega)


: Line-by-line assessment: We know from the Halo 3 terminals that LF.Xx.3273
: refers to the Gravemind, but we don't know in what sense. Does 'research
: and containment facility' modify the LF.Xx.3273 (ie. is LF.Xx.3273 the ID
: for the facility) or does the LF.Xx.3273 say what is being researched and
: contained (the Flood/Gravemind). Either way, I'm assuming that the
: facility is either Delta Halo or the Library on Delta Halo. In Halo 3's
: terminals, the LF.Xx.3273 could refer to the Gravemind's location rather
: than the Gravemind as an entity.

: Delta site could refer to Delta Halo or just to a part of Delta Halo; Halo
: 2's Quarantine Zone.

: Clearly refers to the creation of the frozen wastelands that are the
: Quarantine Zone.

: Could refer to IAC leaving the QZ with the Gravemind on board, but the
: reference to "[slip stream space] transportation conduits" makes
: me think this is the Gravemind transporting the Chief and the Arbiter to
: High Charity and the Control Room, respectively. The timeframe here,
: unfortunately, takes a lot fo credibility away from the theory that
: LF.Xx.3273 refers to a location rather than the flood/gravemind as an
: entity.

: In case anyone is interested, that's exactly 286 years, 290 days, 12 hours,
: 14 minutes, and 6 seconds. But the question is what is considered a
: maintenance and security detail? We know that the sentinels (including
: Enforcers and Constructors) were at the Quarantine Zone by the time the
: Gravemind left on IAC, so does the 'security and maintenance detail' refer
: to some other group?

: I should think so, considering he's been a part of the Gravemind for who
: knows how long (~300 years?).

LF.Xx.3273 can be thought to be synonymous with the word Flood in this context. It's the Forerunner designation for the Flood Life Form. It's used in the terminals to represent the Gravemind specifically, but is still just referring to the Flood as a whole.

Delta Site is referring to Delta Halo, just as the text in Terminal 3 refers to Installation 04 or "Alpha Site". Relevant Terminal text below:

REPORT: SECURITY BREACH: 1/3
Heuristic pathology; [alpha site] experienced an impermanent containment failure event on [spurious_data/no_ref.[?]]. The suspect data barrier interchange anomaly was detected precisely [.489 seconds] after its appearance. The epicenter of the disturbance is the partition currently housing a [personality construct array] retrieved from Contender AI 05-032. <+> 0816.

REPORT: SECURITY BREACH: 2/3
Although [adjacent] systems reacted to the disturbance within expected parameters, a more comprehensive investigation was undertaken. A physical search revealed that there was no [corporeal] tampering at the [alpha site].

Interchange manipulation comparisons showed that all subunits are still active, if at slightly lower rates. Total containment failure elapsed time was [3.13 seconds].

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Bungie Weekley Update: The SmugglerSonofMacPhisto 5/30/08 8:45 p.m.
     Re: Bungie Weekley Update: The SmugglerSonofMacPhisto 5/30/08 8:47 p.m.
           Re: Bungie Weekley Update: The SmugglerSonofMacPhisto 5/30/08 8:49 p.m.
                 Re: Bungie Weekley Update: The Smugglerlt_anders 5/30/08 8:56 p.m.
                       Mr. Anderson, welcome back.Major Silva 5/30/08 11:06 p.m.
     Re: Bungie Weekley Update: The Smugglerlt_anders 5/30/08 8:48 p.m.
           Re: Bungie Weekley Update: The SmugglerNerd Boi 5/30/08 8:49 p.m.
                 Re: Bungie Weekley Update: The Smugglerbedlam 5/31/08 11:07 p.m.
                 Re: Bungie Weekley Update: The SmugglerSPARTAN-034 6/1/08 3:24 p.m.
           Re: Bungie Weekley Update: The SmugglerSonofMacPhisto 5/30/08 8:50 p.m.
                 Re: Bungie Weekley Update: The Smugglerlt_anders 5/30/08 8:53 p.m.
                       Re: Bungie Weekley Update: The SmugglerSonofMacPhisto 5/30/08 9:00 p.m.
     Welcome back Iris, or new map reference?Avateur 5/30/08 8:57 p.m.
           Who/what made the reports & requests? ;) *NM*AlStrong 5/30/08 8:59 p.m.
                 The Ark? Not sure.Avateur 5/30/08 9:01 p.m.
                       Re: The Ark? Not sure.j41m3z 5/30/08 9:05 p.m.
                             Re: The Ark? Not sure.Impervium 5/31/08 4:08 p.m.
                       Re: The Ark? Not sure.tombodemon 5/31/08 6:58 p.m.
                             Re: The Ark? Not sure.Stephen L. (SoundEffect) 5/31/08 7:13 p.m.
                                   Re: The Ark? Not sure.elpolloguapo 5/31/08 9:30 p.m.
                                         Re: The Ark? Not sure.Stephen L. (SoundEffect) 6/1/08 9:25 a.m.
                                               Re: The Ark? Not sure.elpolloguapo 6/1/08 9:52 a.m.
                                               Re: The Ark? Not sure.PsycoJoe 6/1/08 9:53 a.m.
                                                     Re: The Ark? Not sure.Stephen L. (SoundEffect) 6/1/08 11:08 a.m.
           Re: Welcome back Iris, or new map reference?elpolloguapo 5/30/08 9:32 p.m.
     Re: Bungie Weekley Update: The SmugglerBolognaFire 5/30/08 9:18 p.m.
           Re: Bungie Weekley Update: The SmugglerCthulhu117 5/30/08 9:23 p.m.
                 Re: Bungie Weekley Update: The SmugglerSonofMacPhisto 5/30/08 10:02 p.m.
           Re: Bungie Weekley Update: The SmugglerAvateur 5/30/08 9:29 p.m.
                 Re: Bungie Weekley Update: The SmugglerCthulhu117 5/30/08 9:31 p.m.
                       Thanks *NM*Cthulhu117 5/30/08 9:36 p.m.
                             Re: ThanksAvateur 5/30/08 9:38 p.m.
                       Re: Bungie Weekley Update: The SmugglerAvateur 5/30/08 10:21 p.m.
     Re: Bungie Weekley Update: The SmugglerCthulhu117 5/30/08 9:22 p.m.
           THE CALL IS COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE :O *NM*Jordan117 5/30/08 11:04 p.m.
           Re: Bungie Weekley Update: The SmugglerRoss Mills 5/31/08 3:31 a.m.
                 Re: Bungie Weekley Update: The SmugglerCthulhu117 5/31/08 8:08 a.m.
                       Re: Bungie Weekley Update: The SmugglerRoss Mills 5/31/08 3:26 p.m.
                             Re: Bungie Weekley Update: The SmugglerRagashingo 5/31/08 4:09 p.m.
     Re: Bungie Weekley Update: The Smugglerserpx 5/31/08 1:11 a.m.
           Re: Bungie Weekley Update: The SmugglerSonofMacPhisto 5/31/08 5:04 p.m.
     I'm keeping an eye on this. *NM*BlueNinja 5/31/08 3:57 a.m.
     Re: Bungie Weekley Update: The SmugglerOmega 5/31/08 1:38 p.m.
           Re: Bungie Weekley Update: The SmugglerRosco-128 5/31/08 4:54 p.m.
                 Re: Bungie Weekley Update: The SmugglerDHalo 5/31/08 6:21 p.m.
                 Re: Bungie Weekley Update: The SmugglerOmega 5/31/08 6:25 p.m.
                       Re: Bungie Weekley Update: The SmugglerCharcoaI 5/31/08 9:19 p.m.
                             Re: Bungie Weekley Update: The Smugglerelpolloguapo 5/31/08 9:28 p.m.
                                   Re: Bungie Weekley Update: The SmugglerCharcoaI 5/31/08 10:52 p.m.
                                         Re: Bungie Weekley Update: The Smugglerelpolloguapo 5/31/08 11:29 p.m.
                       Re: Bungie Weekley Update: The SmugglerSPARTAN-034 5/31/08 10:04 p.m.
                             Re: Bungie Weekley Update: The Smugglerelpolloguapo 5/31/08 10:09 p.m.
                                   Re: Bungie Weekley Update: The SmugglerDHalo 5/31/08 11:53 p.m.
           Let's Say...J23 6/1/08 12:01 a.m.
           Re: Bungie Weekley Update: The SmugglerStephen L. (SoundEffect) 6/1/08 9:41 a.m.
                 Re: Bungie Weekley Update: The Smugglerdeadguy71 6/2/08 10:54 a.m.
           Re: Bungie Weekley Update: The SmugglerNOKYARD 6/2/08 10:58 a.m.
                 Re: Bungie Weekley Update: The Smugglerdeadguy71 6/2/08 12:23 p.m.
                       Re: Bungie Weekley Update: The Smugglermercury 6/2/08 12:48 p.m.
                             Re: Bungie Weekley Update: The Smugglerelpolloguapo 6/2/08 1:49 p.m.
                 Re: Bungie Weekley Update: The SmugglerDon 6/2/08 1:18 p.m.
                       Wait...Don 6/2/08 1:26 p.m.
     Re: Bungie Weekley Update: The SmugglerGeneral Vagueness 6/1/08 10:38 a.m.
     Re: Bungie Weekley Update: The SmugglerGeneral Vagueness 6/2/08 2:20 p.m.
           Re: Bungie Weekley Update: The Smugglerangrymob 6/2/08 2:43 p.m.
           Re: Bungie Weekley Update: The SmugglerGeneral Vagueness 6/2/08 2:47 p.m.
     300 years...Urban Reflex 6/5/08 9:06 a.m.
           Re: 300 years...Capt Spanish 6/5/08 9:09 a.m.
           Re: 300 years...Don 6/5/08 4:49 p.m.
                 Re: 300 years...Urban Reflex 6/5/08 4:52 p.m.



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