The other Admin on my forum was going over the recent adjuncts and saw something that "put a smile on his face". [quote]Across the galaxy, an undercover Lasky enlists the help of [b][u]an old friend[/u][/b]..." -Escalations, Issue 4[/quote] [quote]Petra chuckled aloud as the phrase spun into her head, visions of some schticky old psychic waving a gloved hand over a much-abused crystal ball at one of the carnivals she and her buddy [u][b]Tom[/b][/u] went to as kids.[/quote] Petra was the Journalist that got wind of cortana's transmission about the ark and if this ends up happening we would have gotten a hint of Lasky 2 years prior to Halo 4. Thats amazing. I know some people try their hardest to hate on 343I but they are connecting some really deep roots of the lore. For Example Geas- that referred to a genetic command imposed on an organism or species. Under the influence of a geas, an organism could be given a set of subconscious orders that would either be specific to that organism, or passed on to their children, in some cases lasting several generations. And now lets look at this from The Flood [quote][commenting on how the humans got to 04]Though primitive by our standards, the creatures are sentient, and like all sentient beings, they are unconsciously drawn to the glory of the ancients’ truth and knowledge.[/quote] That is spectacular and i only noticed this because i take notes as i read. Now lets look at the Halo 3 terminals,cryptum and silentium. [quote]Can't you see? Belief in the Mantle sealed our doom! Weakened our [protectorates], bred dependence and sloth. Our [so-called Guardianship] has stripped those we would keep safe of any capacity for self-defense! [/quote] [quote] D: Of all the fates to befall us, this is the cruelest of all. My inaction and hesitation and foolishness kept me here, on the wrong side of the line. And [300 years[?]] of our society's failure and miscalculation makes me your executioner.[/quote] Now cryptum/silentium [quote] My privilege—to be born and raised all unaware of what Forerunners had had to do to protect their position in the galaxy: moving opposing civilizations and species aside, taking over their worlds and their resources, undermining their growth and development—reducing them to a population of specimens. Making sure their opponents could never rise again, never present a threat to Forerunner dominance, all while claiming the privilege of protecting the Mantle. How many species had collapsed beneath our hypocrisy, stretching how far back in time? What was myth, what was nightmare, what was truth? My life, my luxury— rising from the crushed backs of the vanquished, who were destroyed or deevolved— [/quote] [quote] "There is no hope, continuing with your strategy, not in our time, not in this galaxy," the Ur-Didact says. "That is a cold, simple fact." "I hold another opinion." "Your privilege ... Manipular." The Ur-Didact's expression is disdainful. "The Halos? Violating the Mantle all over again, with even greater destruction! Wiping out all intelligent life across this galaxy! By itself that proves you are a poor version. You've altered your strategic vision."[/quote] (Rebirth) [quote]"You fired the Halos," Riser said keeping his face impassive to mask the anger he felt. "There was no choice, not at the last. It had to be done." That explained some nasty components of the Forerunner's smell. Guilt.[/quote] 343I is doing their best to connect all sorts of tidbits in the lore that are only noticed by those who have been here from the start or pay an extreme amount of attention. I didn't want to over-saturate the OP with examples but we can very well do that for the rest of the thread. I just wanted to show you guys how deep 343I is digging and that (even if you don't notice) there are plenty of people supporting them for this. One more example i'd like to give [quote] "Last time, you asked me, if it were my choice, would I do it? Having had considerable time to ponder your query, my answer has not changed." [/quote] [quote]"Tell me, Chakas, if this was your choice, after all we have seen and survived ... would you fire the rings?" [/quote]