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VIDEO TRANSCIPT
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RECORDED: [UNAVAILABLE]
VOICE 1: There’s going to be so much black tape on this.
VOICE 2: Mmh hmm.
VOICE 1: Why’d you agree to this?
VOICE 2: Let’s not be hostile here-
VOICE 1: HOSTILE?!? We’re talking about the Master Chief!
VOICE 2: Well- The Master Chief should’ve known better-
VOICE 1: HE DOESN’T EVEN KNOW WHAT HE’S BEING ACCUSED OF!
VOICE 2: He doesn’t need to know.
VOICE 1: We’re going to accuse him, in front of the UEG, of a [PAUSES], overreach.
VOICE 2: The Spartans were useful when they were useful.
VOICE 2:The Covenant War is over. He is not untouchable.
VOICE 1: He SAVED us.
VOICE 2: That’s the problem.
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The space had been cramped. Joshua told himself. He’d only been collecting trash.
He had been on janitorial duty. Maybe someone had left this..disk out, he told himself. Maybe he could just pretend he didn’t see anything and just go about his day. He’d just been collecting trash. He’d barely had time to register the small ping before a voice came over the speakers, “ACCESS LOGGED”
He slowly backed away from the terminal. He’s only accidentally bumped the terminal. Just for a few seconds, before he didn’t back away fast enough, and the recording began to play in the cramped space. “Oh fuck-” He clamped a hand over his lips as he whimpered. “Oh my god-”
He could hear footsteps outside. Heavy footsteps and an assortment of voices. They were getting closer really fast.
“Joshua Alvarez.” The door opened, and he was met with the sight of a bored man holding a datapad. He could see his identification on what little of the screen he could see. A few more of those masked men filed in.
“Step away from the terminal. Hands where I can see them.”
His vision began to blur. His breathing began to pick up as panic set in. But he was frozen to the spot. He could not do much other than numbly follow the agents to wherever they were going to drop him.
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[TRANSCRIPT CONTINUED]
VOICE 2: People have opinions on the Chief. Important people.
VOICE 1: You’re saying-
VOICE 2:Things are going around. Questions about the program-
VOICE 2: A program approved under the previous head of [REDACTED] .
VOICE 1: And you’re insinuating this is because-
VOICE 2: And the woman who went to Eridanus with Lieutenant Keyes the year of [REDACTED] .
VOICE 1: What does Halsey have to do with this?-
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