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| 343GS quotes and thoughts *long* | |
| Posted By: Mark Simmons <mark343gs@hotmail.com> | Date: 7/6/03 1:48 p.m. |
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After a couple of months break from all things Halo, I started rethinking about some of what 343GS says during the game and what they might imply. Some of the following does go back over a few previous ideas that I posted and some existing anomalies. But since it ties the new stuff together, I thought it would be worth covering again. My function is to prevent it from leaving this installation. But I require your assistance. If his 'function' is solely to stop the flood leaving the installation, then surely he should be competent in that function. So why does he need assistance? Given that his statement implies that his function doesn't extend past preventing the Flood 'leaving the installation', surely the only reason he should need assistance was if he were planning to do something which exceeded his functional abilities. Like firing Halo perhaps...?
The Flood must not escape the installation. They would consume all. Again, he is directly concerned with them escaping the 'installation'. And there is nothing to indicate that firing Halo would prevent that from occurring. The installation was specifically built to study and contain the Flood... ...and: ...samples were kept here after the last catastrophic outbreak...for study. So, how many Flood outbreaks have there actually been, and when was Halo built in relation to them? On the basis of what 343GS has told us, there must have been at least two. One prior to Halo being built and the second afterward. Both of his comments imply that Halo was built after the last catastrophic outbreak, for the purpose of studying the Flood. If it were in existence prior to the last 'catastrophic' outbreak, then surely samples would already be there being studied, since that was one of it's original design parameters. Arguable as well, you don't specifically embark on building something on that colossal scale to study and control a species unless there is a good reason to do so. In the circumstances, a catastrophic outbreak seems like a good enough one to prompt you. Now, given that we know, from 343GS later comments, that 'Halo' appears to have actually been fired previously, does that imply that its firing did not take place because of a 'catastrophic' outbreak of Flood? On the basis of the above, the answer is, no. If that is so, does it mean that is was fired due to a minor outbreak, or by mistake, or for other reasons..? Question: Why would you activate something as terminal as Halo for anything less than a 'catastrophic' outbreak...? Which leads me onto... Last time, you asked me, if it was my choice, would I do it? So, the previous 'reclaimer' appears to have asked 343GS's opinion on the validity of firing Halo...? Why? If he was a genuine reclaimer, he should have been fully aware of his responsibilities and 343GS's functional parameters. So why bother with the question...? Curiosity? Or something more...? Did the previous reclaimer have his doubts as to the necessity of doing so...? What was actually going on at that point in time...?
This installation's research facilities are most impressive! Perhaps you will have time to see them later. Which implies that firing Halo does not directly affect anything on Halo's surface, or at least within the Control Room itself... However, given that firing Halo doesn't actually kill Flood, how does 343GS expect you to view these 'impressive' research facilities while they're still infested with rampaging Flood? Another pointer to the fact that the guy's a complete fruit-loop...?
Your environment suit should serve you well when the Flood begins to alter the atmosphere. You are a good planner. This would tend to imply that 343GS cannot disable those particular controls (or perhaps he doesn't want to). Perhaps someone else wasn't a good planner... More importantly though, it also implies that 343GS already expects the Flood to change the atmosphere and for it to be potentially detrimental to you. So: 1) Why does he expect this behaviour from the Flood? Has a similar situation occurred before on Installation 04? 2) Why would the Flood want to change the atmosphere...? Surely it would benefit them to maintain an atmosphere which supports their 'food', not change it to one that would harm it in any way.
The installation was well conceived. It is surely the only way to end the Flood threat. A threat is only a threat, provided there is something to be threatened. If the Halos are capable of wiping out all sentient life in the galaxy, that implies that whatever is being threatened is not within their effective range. Otherwise, the Halos would be just as much a threat. So which galaxy is the threatened species in?
Anyway, that'll probably do for now. :-) Thoughts...? Mark | |
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