Tight lips press together as the last strands of hair are wrapped into its braid. The base is secured with a metal band and its thin silvery net that wraps over the tightly wound bun it becomes. None is performed by her hands, as with one hand free, she makes small adjustments -

Some may consider the [Lake of Transcendence] enjoyable.

ᴅᴀɪsʏ@sargassoian.bsky.social · 2w ago

Such as?

lohatra I always suggest Halo things for my partner to draw, so this time he tried an Endless. What do you guys think? He's not too sure about the head.

Never a quiet moment.

Disaster would only follow for those that seized what was not theirs. For all involved. "Aya..." Her lips press together as she leans in to look through his own findings. Familiar with their ships she may be, he knew them far better than she. "Fortunately, none know of their existence. Or," she -

《ᴇᴄʜᴏᴇꜱ》@last-one-alive.bsky.social · 4d ago

<< He shuddered. "This facility could supply an entire army's worth of people."

She offers a small, smug smile. "Few can handle my undivided attention."

"𝖨'𝗆 𝗇𝗈 𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗌𝗉𝖾𝖼𝗂𝖺𝗅..."@carolineb.worm.skin · 5d ago

"Awww." She pouted, tilting her head. "I'd prefer your undivided attention~"

"As such my watch continues, and I am ever glad you are here for it." Exorbitant reluctantly turns over the relevant information. LP 791-18 was the systems designation. A small system with an equally small star. A collection of three planets made such a place their home, with one being orbited -

《ᴇᴄʜᴏᴇꜱ》@last-one-alive.bsky.social · 5d ago

"Even more so in this [era] of Living Time." His ancilla queried hers for whatever relevant context they held. He needed to know which system this was occuring in and what might've caused this malfunction. He prayed that it wasn't the Parasite. "Is it a critical installation?"

"Indeed..." Her lips press together as she offers a flat gaze. "Fortunately, I am rather adept at dividing my attention."

"𝖨'𝗆 𝗇𝗈 𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗌𝗉𝖾𝖼𝗂𝖺𝗅..."@carolineb.worm.skin · 5d ago

"Like me..." She stares down at her chest, only able to because she's standing on a platform.

"There's always something," she grouses before easing into a lengthy sigh. "I am inclined to believe that this, however, shall remain a small matter," she begins with a small twitch of her lips. "All Monitors from the same system have failed their latest check in, and the -

《ᴇᴄʜᴏᴇꜱ》@last-one-alive.bsky.social · 5d ago

"Is something wrong?" He's seen that look before. Though she was first and foremost a Juridical, he recognized the piercibg gaze of a Warrior anywhere. "You appear more alert than usual."

⠀ ⠀ 𝐑𝐭𝐚𝐬 '𝐕𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐦 . ⠀ Shipmaster of the 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐃𝐎𝐖 𝐎𝐅 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓 . ⠀

𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝙀𝙑𝙀𝙉 𝙁𝙄𝙂𝙃𝙏 — .@halfjawheretic.bsky.social · 2w ago

" 𝘖𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘺, 𝘈𝘳𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳! ⠀ 𝘐'𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘽𝙀𝘼𝙎𝙏𝙎. "

"Still? What?" She queries after a moment. A small flicker to another record passes over the terminal before she abruptly shuts it down and steps away. "Facilities that have clearly been left unattended for eons should instil caution in any." It was all too easy for systems to fall apart.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥@crimsxnspartan.bsky.social · 3w ago

"Not wrong...but still-" He silenced himself, noting that she had stopped speaking and had focused on something on her glyphs.

Her head shakes. "We are hardly so careless. Anything destructive is clearly marked. Although, I have often noticed the warnings go unheeded in favour of discovery." A line snags her attention, causing her to stop and inspect further in silence.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥@crimsxnspartan.bsky.social · 3w ago

"Eh trust me, the less I mess with that technology the better...I'm always afraid to even touch the floors in these places just because of all the damned super weapons that are simply just fail-safes." He kept his arms at his sides, watching as she flicked through the various glyphs.

No. Although, there have been special cases.

ᴅᴀɪsʏ@sargassoian.bsky.social · 3w ago

You’re kidding.

It is not designed to be enjoyable.

ᴅᴀɪsʏ@sargassoian.bsky.social · 3w ago

Man. Space prison sucks ass.

Mhm. The galaxy is abuzz with activity despite attempts to the contrary.

Michael-G165@sierrag165.bsky.social · 3w ago

Perhaps he is. He’s in the same boat though. Hardly been out of his armor.

Disappointed? Recent days have left little time for the usual frivolities.

Michael-G165@sierrag165.bsky.social · 3w ago

From what he’s read of some Forerunners, this is rather conservative for Sunday, hmm?

So much demands my attention. #SeductiveSunday

“I would not be me, if I was not what I am,” she chuckles. “Just as you would not be you.” She hardly doubted any Forerunner she would have had the chance of encountering would be anything like Silvia. Too Human. Too lacking that control that Forerunners held -

― 𝐁𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐋𝐄 𝐀𝐗𝐄@deathoncall.bsky.social · 2mo ago

--than that, I hate what you aren't." Silvia held on to the fabric of her pockets, the cloth of her BDUs visibly tightening with her grip on the inner lining. "But life has a funny fuckin' way of makin' you think."

LoHatra I'm going to be unavailable most of the time after tomorrow, so replies are gonna be a bit all over the place. One day I'll catch-up 😅 Thank you for your patience 🩵

Your complacency is a mistake.

The balance of life is not to be played with.

How concerning...

"You can restrain yourself when it comes to interaction with Forerunner technology," she offers curtly. "Master Juridical is the only acceptable way of addressing me." Satisfied she had both informed and warned the Human, she returned her attention to her -

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥@crimsxnspartan.bsky.social · last mo.

He shrugged, with both arms raising slightly at his sides. With this he showed that he bore no weapons in hand. "Not like I can do much for that regard, Ma'am. If I can refer to you as that." In his tone he confirmed that when it came to things far above humans, he didn't know how to address them.

Everything urges you not to, and yet you do. Why?