[Naked Crook]

Meanwhile: While Nighthawk had been with Jacob, and the UNSC Marines were busy preparing Regional HQ BRavo for an attack, Anaconda decided to take advantage of the situation, and carry out his side of the mission. He knew that while everyone was busy, he could move into the sub-basement, undetected, and do what he needed to do. Anaconda moved under the cover of active camouflage, evading both the security cameras, and Marines who had happened to pass by at any given moment. He had to admit to himself, for someone who had always had the mindset of getting into the enemies face and beating them to the ground, he was quite adept at the skill of deft movement. Despite this fact, however, he still much prefered getting into people's faces and beating them down into the ground. It was his nature. Anaconda continued to move through the sub-basement. It did not take him long to navigate the corridors, using the information that was being fed to his HUD from The Venture Capitalist. It was not long until Anaconda found himself at the foot of a massive door that read RESTRICTED ACCESS across it. Anaconda: I am guessing that whatever I am looking for...is behind this door... Anaconda looked around. He grunted. This was one of those times he wished he had his partner here to deal with the technical hurdles. However, he did not so easily give up. Anaconda contacted The Venture Capitalist. Anaconda: HAWK... HAWK responded almost immediately. HAWK: Yes? Anaconda: I have a problem...there is a locked door standing between myself and...whatever it is I am looking for. HAWK: Have you tried busting it down? Anaconda: No...because that would give away my position. I believe humans would call that "blowing it"... HAWK: Good. I was just testing you. Anaconda growled. HAWK: No need for that sort of language. Relax... HAWK paused for a moment. HAWK: I am retrieving your location. Stand by. I am going to isolate which door you are speaking about, so I can get its necessary ID on the network. I will then see if I can remotely ope that door from here WITHOUT setting of a zillion alarms. Anaconda: Hurry up. I don't have all day. HAWK: This will take a moment...stand by... Meanwhile: Back on the Vigorous Inferno, Burke, who was still with Harrison and Reynolds, discussing the current situation, looked at Reynolds and shook his head, in response to Reynolds previous question. Burke: I do not believe so Captain. The ships that were stationed at San Angeles were the only ones in range. There is nobody else we could contact. Even if there were another UNSC colony in range, it would be far too irresponsible to leave another colony under-protected to try and save a colony that may already be lost. Unless FLEETCOM responds...we are on our own. Burke paused. Burke: I strongly believe that our best chance lies in, essentuially, gorilla warfare with The Covenant. We need to hit and run, and we need to disable their ships using whatever we have at our disposal.