[Halo] New! Halo RPG Pt. 11

[Kairu]

Cochraine sat in her seat, both sets of fingers touching each other as Cochraine was thinking. Cochraine: "Captain Hayes, I know that what I'm about to propose is dangerous talk, but it could be an outcome. What I was thinking is the the King Raven resolves the Ulterior Motive's slipspace destination and under stealth, trail them. When the Raven arrives, you relay your coordinates to us and you simply tail the Trust. When they make a jump, we jump. Eventually, they will lead you to a viable target. Like I said, it is dangerous, but it is an option that isn't so far-fetched. The downside would be how to jump without the Raven being detected."

[Hells Sniper]

Harrison had taken a seat next to Burke. The Agents sat next to him, with Dallas and Dakota. Troy on the other hand, preferred to stand. Harrison had his elbows on the desk, his head sitting upon his fists. When he heard the Captain speak he removed his hands from his face. Harrison: I do like the proposition, however with the Raven out of this Task Force we leave other areas open to attack. The Raven was able to sneak in and out of the last battle, having their cloak is a crucial part to us winning battles here. Harrison paused. Harrison: I am not opposed to the idea, but I do believe we can think of a better solution of catching the Trust offgaurd.

[Naked Crook]

Hayes: The idea is very viable...but I am sure that it is an idea that has a time limit. Without a doubt, the moment The Trust learns that The King Raven is equipped with Active Camoflauge, a system and technology that The Trust have no way of defending against...Kolya is bound to have EVERY scientist and R&D specialist working on how to counter this advantage. Hayes then paused. Hayes: To be frank...I am not opposed to undertaking this mission. It may be our best bet. On the flip side...Harrison's cautious attitude should not be ignored. There are defiantly pros and cons to The King Raven undertaking a long-term, long-distance recon mission deep into enemy territory, in the company of enemy ships. I would say this idea is defiantly our best option if no other idea presents itself.

[Hells Sniper]

Harrison: On the other hand...we now have a division of Spartan-IV's under our hands...and if the Commander here expresses his views of the other hundred Spartans...we have a full fighting force. Harrison paused. Harrison: The main fighting force of the Trust are clones...we must isolate that ship. And send teams to infiltrate it. Harrison then paused again and turned to Cochraine. Harrison: Using the Raven's stealth abilities can come in handy for this, as we can use that to isolate the position of the cloning ship. Although, this could take weeks or months...and by then the Trust could have a solution, or could have already attacked again. Harrison turned to Hayes and Burke. Harrison: Any plans we introduce will have risk...but the pros may outweigh the cons in some of them.

[Naked Crook]

Hayes: We know of one cloning ship, and that is The Nightingale, a ship that you went toe to toe with not too long ago Admiral. Hayes paused. Hayes: To be honest...I find it hard to believe that The Trust is operating singularly out of ships. Burke: Captain...are you suggesting that The Trust is operating out of colony worlds as well? Hayes: It is possible. They could be hiding on glassed worlds...they could be hiding on one of our colonies...they could also be hiding on planets that are beyond our territory boundaries. Burke: This could be both a good, and a bad thing for us. This would allow us to strike at isolated targets...but we would need to expend resources to find them...that is...we would have to expend resources If The King Raven did not undertake a recon mission.

[Hells Sniper]

Harrison stroked his chin, he was in deep thought as he laid back in his chair. Harrison: Operating on glassed worlds...it would not be unthinkable. I can always spare a dozen or so recon teams for a few planets...check them out, but if it brings up nothing, it is a venture wasted.

[Kairu]

Cochraine: "In addition, this task force will be a previous jump away. However, for the time bei g, I also usher other ideas. You all know the Trust better than I do. However, if the Nightingaleand is a cloning ship, we should immediately re-engage them. We can assault the Nightingale and the Ulterior Motive, send the Spartans in, capture the CO's and Black Team, pull out information from their databanks and scuttle those damn ships, sending a clear message to the Trust that we are a force to be reckoned with. Frankly Sir, I think the only way to defeat the Trust is to operate like them. We need to be the Trust to think like them."

[Naked Crook]

Hayes: Think like The Trust? We could do that... Hayes paused. Hayes: We could... Hayes paused again. Hayes: However, what if this conflict goes on for months? Years? What happens if we become comfortable "thinking" like The Trust? What then? What happens when we become so used to that way of thinking, that we are unable, or unwilling, to return to our current way of thinking. Thinking like the Trust...where do we draw the line? Do we produce clones to fight our battles? Do we start to forcibly indoctrinate people into thinking our way is best? When do we know to say "we can't do that"? Hayes shook his head. Hayes: If we need to stoop to their level to win, we might as well cease hostilities.

[Hells Sniper]

Harrison nodded. Harrison: I have to agree with Captain Hayes here...They took one of our greatest soldiers, with a great personality... and turned him into a soldier willing to die for a cause he never believed in. Willing to die for something he never wanted... Harrison paused. Harrison: Our best bet is to stop them here and now.

[Kairu]

Cochraine: "Then we need to go after them. The King Raven stays stealthed while we cause a blatant attack distracting them. Before they react, have the Spartans ODST drop through the Nightingale and the Ulterior Motive. The Spartans board and assault the ships."