[ Ephemera hesitates. His memory isn’t the best, and sometimes he thinks he forgets to explain things. Or explains them twice, forgetting he’s already laid things out. And this part is -
Complicated. ]
It’s a long story. Really long. But, the UNSC was the main power for a long time. I signed with them because - because they were there, and they had the best chance of fighting the Covenant. But they’d been fighting the Insurrection for even longer. They were - human. Just people who didn’t want to fight for power they’d never touch themselves. UNSC tried to wipe ‘em out every couple years but they never managed it.
[ He’s quiet for a moment. Flipping pancakes. ]
I helped hunt them down. And then my team joined them, after we mutinied.
[ He tugs his collar down, baring the blunt lines of his tattoo. Redemption like a brand. ]
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Complicated. ]
It’s a long story. Really long. But, the UNSC was the main power for a long time. I signed with them because - because they were there, and they had the best chance of fighting the Covenant. But they’d been fighting the Insurrection for even longer. They were - human. Just people who didn’t want to fight for power they’d never touch themselves. UNSC tried to wipe ‘em out every couple years but they never managed it.
[ He’s quiet for a moment. Flipping pancakes. ]
I helped hunt them down. And then my team joined them, after we mutinied.
[ He tugs his collar down, baring the blunt lines of his tattoo. Redemption like a brand. ]