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Re: Waypoint says
Posted By: Stephen L. (SoundEffect) <soundeffect@hotmail.com>	Date: 11/9/09 7:09 p.m.
In Response To: Re: Waypoint says (scarab) : Is the relevant timing of the discovery made explicit? We know that Earth was : discovered. Regret discovered it. The letter doesn't indicate when Truth : and Mercy knew, or how. : To thine own eyes, Prophet of Mercy : Dearest Brother, : I hope this finds you well. My sorrow and anger precede me with regard to the : atrocity and heresy at Halo. We shall avenge this destruction with some of : our own. Work proceeds apace on our battle plan. The Sangheili will do : what is asked of them, and the Jiralhanae will show the humans what our : strength looks like at close quarters. : But this message concerns neither the planning nor the discovery of the human : homeworld. Rather, I question Brother Regret’s suitability for this great : purpose. : I am aware of his tenacity and ambition, but I believe his youth and reckless : reaching may prove to be grave risks to the perfection of this : undertaking. You have noted his rashness in the past, and yet neither of : us has acted. : I suggest that we continue as planned, but we would both do well to pay mind : to Brother Regret, and provide wisdom and guidance as needed. This matter : is too important to be left to inexperienced hands. Pity is no substitute : for wisdom. : Perhaps I worry too much. You know that I embrace caution, but we cannot have : inexperience or arrogance at this great juncture. : Be pure, be vigilant, and never rest. : By my own hand : Prophet of Truth : It doesn't mention when earth was discovered nor that Regret wasn't in the : know about the discovery. This is the relevant section from First Strike, page 198: "There were deployment orders for hundreds of ships: carriers, destroyers, tenders—a massive fleet. They were to meet at select locations, join up, refuel, gather resources, and then orient for the next Slipspace jump. Cortana knew how to translate these simple symbols into stellar coordinates. There—a jump to the Lambda Serpentis system to gather tritium gas for their reactors. And there—another jump to the Hawking system to meet with three dozen carriers and effect a transfer of Seraph fighters. And there— Cortana halted all her processes. She directed her full intellect to check and recheck her translation matrix a hundred times. There was no error. The terminating coordinates for the Covenant's impending operation was Sol. The Covenant were headed to Earth."

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Waypoint says	scarab	11/9/09 6:05 p.m.
Re: Waypoint says	SonofMacPhisto	11/9/09 6:11 p.m.
Re: Waypoint says Frankie Relax! *NM*	GrimBrother One	11/9/09 6:21 p.m.
That was always the point, wasn't it?	iMonkey777	11/9/09 6:21 p.m.
Re: Waypoint says	scarab	11/9/09 6:26 p.m.
Re: Waypoint says	Cocopjojo	11/9/09 6:21 p.m.
Re: Waypoint says	Gilver	11/9/09 6:23 p.m.
Re: Waypoint says	scarab	11/9/09 6:41 p.m.
Re: Waypoint says	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	11/9/09 7:09 p.m.
Re: Waypoint says	Metalingus627	11/9/09 6:42 p.m.
Re: Waypoint says	scarab	11/9/09 6:59 p.m.
Re: Waypoint says	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	11/9/09 7:18 p.m.
Re: Waypoint says	Metalingus627	11/9/09 7:30 p.m.
Re: Waypoint says	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	11/9/09 7:43 p.m.
Re: Waypoint says	davidfuchs	11/9/09 10:00 p.m.
Re: Waypoint says	Louis Wu	11/10/09 7:45 a.m.