Scene #2441: Unexpected Helping Hand

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Jai-006	ONI for all the crap they gave the Gray Team on arrival, they also gave them a base located on the Multiverse to do whatever they wanted to do with. Hidden away, unless you were given the directions. This location the Gray Team had already debugged any bugs they may have found and also redirected all camera control to themselves. It was actually the first thing Mike-120 did when they moved all the boxes in. The next day had been figuring out where everything is, Mike-120 setting up electronic devices for some automation like for lights, security, and so on. While Jai-006 and Adriana-111 did a double check on all weapons they had been given, did a crate check, and also went over what vehicles they also been left for their use. Today... Today was the day where they all got to unpacking the weapons, equipment, personal belongings. Whatever really. It was a pretty lengthy task, even worse when Mike-120 either decides to mess around by shooting rubber bands instead of being productive. Though by the time any guest may show up, Mike is under a Warthog checking the suspension and other things; Just being a general grease monkey. The hanger area for all this vehicles was the largest space and pretty much lead right into some box dividers that had yet to be unpacked from the work space. Another hall to the left lead into a room where all the equipment, weapons, and gear was being kept including the stations. To the right was the kitchen/dinning area and slightly off that was the Bunk rooms. Beyond the hanger space and where the gear was being kept. It wasn't all that big, but big enough for them.
Noble Six	Noble Six had been given directions, though she probably could have found the place if she'd wanted to. Just wait until one of Grey Team showed their face somewhere and follow them back to it. Still, this method was easier and less likely to get her shot. Her arrival doesn't go un-announced as she reaches the Garrage. Most likely Mike had picked her up on the security cameras, she wasn't trying to be stealthy, and she entered the main bay where the trio are working to unpack their equipment, "I guess this is about as close as any of us will get to a housewarming party." Six muses, as she looks around
Jai-006	Mike-120 did hear the beep from the computer on the other side of the line of boxes and with his hands, even at his tall size easily pulled himself out to get a look at /who/. Then his amber brown eyes glanced over at the entrance as Carol walked herself in. "Hello..." He said with a mild smirk. "Carol." Then the engineer pulls himself right back under the Warthog. "Who gave you the keys?" Was his next remark of a question. Jai-006 only glanced over with those nearly black eyes at Noble Six's entrance, before he easily lifted up a crate over his shoulder and walked into the holding room, ducking slightly to avoid the upper door frame. Adriana-111 however gave Noble Six a soft, but warm smile, "It is good to see you, Miss Carol. I guess ze offer of help did not go unwarranted." Mike spoke out from under the Warthog about then, "Oh. So /you/ gave her the keys." "You could say zat." Adriana quipped back before motioning for Noble Six to come over to some of the boxes. All of them were in pretty much basic clothing. Gray cargo pants, jack boots with steel toe boots, and gray under-skin shirts. Though Adriana had a pair of fingerless gloves on. "How much weight can you carry? We have several of zese crates that need to be moved into ze storage room to be unloaded and shelved---- along with IDed, but wiz your help, Jai can stand in zere with ze pad."
Noble Six	Carol jerks her thumb towards Adriana at Mike's question, though Adriana speaks up a moment later, "Thanks, by the way. I'd have had a really hard time finding this place otherwise." She looks at the crates at the question about how much she can lift, and hefts one up onto her shoulder. "I may be a bit smaller than you guys, but I can hold my own. " She says, glancing in Jai's direction as she says that, "Wouldn't have earned the rating I have if I couldn't." She doesn't like to brag about her Hyper-Lethal status, but sometimes it pays off.
Jai-006	Jai only glances from around the corner and wrinkles his nose a bit, before he just waves her on in with the crate. "Just place it along side the other two." He then uses his boot to kick one open, before taking the pad from behind his belt line and actually /writes/ it all down. Someone is being old fashion about this. Adriana lifts one up a crate and follows Noble Six. "It is impressive you hold zat rating. For ze longest time, we only knew of John dash one one seven. I do hope he is alright...." Jai only looks up a bit from his writing but goes back to what he is doing. "Hey Mike!" He calls out across the way. "Once you get done messing with the Hog, make sure the database software is running smoothly." Mike in the distance yells back. "Roger Dodger!"
Noble Six	"The last time I saw him, he was fine." Six says, putting the crate down where Jai asks and then moving back out to grab another one, "He has been having several run ins with a Confederate general named Serori, who I myself have had multiple encounters with as well." She pauses, "She is not to be taken lightly. She's easily as combat capable as either of us, and we have fought to a stalemate on a few occasions." "The same can be said for the majority of the Confederate forces." As much as the Union does frustrate her from time to time, she's still proud to be a part of it.
Jai-006	Jai looks up from his writing as Noble Six explains about Serori, "Oh? That is-- pretty impressive actually. Being someone out here can handle a Lethal Vector." Its is perhaps more then he has ever said to her thus far, so maybe she is starting to warm up to him--- or he simple asks for the concern of his own team. "Well... If we are assigned to ever deal with the Confederates, we'll keep that in mind, but we also may find ourselves working for them as well." Adriana puts down her crate and goes to get the next one as well. As she walks, she figures it is best to further explain what Jai means by all this. "ONI and ze UNSC have given us free reign tu do as we wish. Zough wizin particular guidelines, of course." Adriana heaves the box of her shoulder and goes into the room ducking just slightly. "Such as we can not attack any of zere facilities or if it will cause a diplomatic situation zat could make ze UNSC look bad." Jai shoves the pad into his back pocket, before he picks up two of the weapons from the crate. "So long as the UNSC can not be connected back with proof or so long as it doesn't cause to large of a ruckus. Yeah. We can do whatever we want, which is the way we like it."
Noble Six	She's not really happy hearing about that particular arangement, "Well...I hope I count as UNSC personel if you do take a contract from the Confederates." She says, looking over at Adriana as she explains the situation. She drops off the second crate for Jai and stops for a moment. "I have had to work alongside the Confederates during a recent mission. They and I don't see eye to eye, but that is how things sometimes have to be." She moves and picks up another crate to move in where Jai is, "Hopefully you three will give preference to the Union, since both Jorge and myself, as well as the Chief, are in it."
Jai-006	Jai listens, but doesn't respond to Noble Six's request. Instead he just continues to place weapons on the wrack and making sure they are kept in a proper order of placement. Adriana though does speak up and can only hope her words hold for all of them. "None of us desire to battle any of our allies on ze battlefield, but it /could/ happen." She frowns a little. "But we will do our best to make sure zat ze missions we do take should not permit zat." Adriana places down the crate and fixes her gloves. "Besides, while we may be new to ze Multiverse, we are not fools hm?" She says with a soft smile, but there was a bit of a glare in those brilliant blue eyes. "You don't survive as long as we have tu be a fool." She then gives Noble Six a gentle pat on the arm in passing before she goes to get another crate. "So do not worry, ja?" Mike pulls himself out from under the Warthog with a rag in his hands to wipe the grease off. His amber eyes look over to Noble Six giving her a quick inspection of a look. "Yeah, don't worry. If the UNSC realized we were taking missions that were contradicting them, we probably get this little home of ours taken away." He then plops down in the chair spinning around a few times, "I can only imagine how pissed ONI is going to be when they realize I debugged the whole place and they don't have control of any of the systems." Jai then speaks up at last, "...and if we did piss off the UNSC, they would cease all of our activities by no longer providing anything for us to survive out here. We may be off the leash, but we still have collars around our necks."
Noble Six	"I trust you three." Six says, "I told you my name, after all. Although I think Mike is good enough to break the encryption and see the redacted files if he wanted to." She glances at Mike and offers him a grin, "So I figured I'd cut to the chase. I know you three will do what's best for you. I can't stop that, nor would I want to." She drops the last crate she was carrying and then moves out of Adriana's way, "My loyalties are to the UNSC first and the Union second. I have a few good friends, and I would hate to see anything happen to them, is all." She takes a moent to get a drink of water, since after all, you should always make sure that you stay hydrated.
Jai-006	Mike stops himself in the spin and pops his knuckles as Noble Six compliments his skills. "You bet I am and don't think just because you compliment me its going to get you any points." There was a sly smirk on his face as he powered up the two other monitors along side and pulled out another keyboard. "Your still a knock off--- even if a really good one." The words though were not said with any malice or cruelty this time. Instead, there was a playful humor in them. Jai continues to place away the weapons, as he glances over to Noble Six. "If we can avoid death, we will. I can not promise on injury if we run into any of your friends, but from my understanding there is a war going on." His eyes look over to the next crate to be opened. "And we are all soldiers in it." Adriana walks over to snatch up a bottle of water herself before taking a seat on a Mongoose's hood. "I zink zat is enough talk of such zings, don't you agree Miss Carol?" The female SPARTAN-II looks at Noble Six with a gentle tilt of her head. "Zough can I ask you a question... why did you choose zis profession? Tu become like us?"
Noble Six	"You want an honest answer?" Noble Six asks, as she looks at the other female, "I was born on Troy. You may have heard of it, maybe not. It was glassed in 2537." She says, frowning a little bit, "But they didn't just glass the planet outright. They came down, landed troops. My parents were both with the colonial guard, but the defense broke. They came home, to get me, but the Covvies got there soon after." "I hid under my bed while they slaughtered my parents. I was saved by one of the other guardsmen, who got me to an evac ship, but then left, to defend it. He didn't make it off world either. When I got to the evac ship's destination, there was a man there. An ONI officer, and he offered me a chance at revenge and I took it." She turns to look at Mike for a moment, "So here we are, seventeen years later, and do I think I got my revenge? I'm not even sure at this point. But at least I had a choice. I know none of you did."
Jai-006	Mike glances over his shoulder at the last part, but goes back to working. Both hands typing on the two different keyboards. Jai listens to the story from where he is and frowns softly to it. He knew what those alien bastards had done. He seen it, he watched it, he killed thousands of them for it-- but it never felt enough... did it? Adriana mm softly. "I'm sorry tu hear for your lose. While we had family ourselves at perhaps one time... we are all ze family we need now." She looks over to Noble Six. "Zough I wish we could have stopped them from getting zose colonies. We heard ze stories, we even seen it a few times. It never leaves your mind... but we at least made zem scream." Mike air fists to that. "Make those bastards bleed and let 'em sequel."
Noble Six	"We've all lost homes, and people we care about." Six says, looking the trio over, "But the three of you, you've managed to keep each other alive. And that, I think, is what really matters." Six finishes off the bottle of water she had been drinking from and tosses it into the trash, "If you do need help with a mission, and it's not against a Union target, you do have my contact. I'm sure the four of us would be unstoppable. Especially if we could drag Jorge along too."
Jai-006	Mike smiles softly to Noble Six's offer but remains quiet as he does his programming. Adriana bows her head gently to Noble Six. "We zank you for zat offer, Miss Carol. I am sure it is something we shall keep it mine." Her brilliant blue eyes look over toward where Jai is, "Isn't zat right, Jai dash zero zero six?" She asks with a matter of fact tone in her voice as she takes a sip from her own water bottle. The Male Spartan-II in the storage glances out before he looks at Noble Six, then to Adriana, then back to Noble Six. There was a mild edge of a smirk there, but it didn't stay long as he looks away. "Yeah, we will keep that in mind. Thank you for the offer, Carol." He says calmly. "...and thank you... for helping us. I can see why Jorge likes you." Jai sighs gently as he steps around the corner and ducks his head down to step out. "I think I'll go make us something to eat." Mike then grins about then. "See-- this is why we do survive. Cause we have Jai who is always thinking about us... Like a true leader." "Oh shut up Mike and keep programming." Jai quickly quips back as Mike just cackles.