𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻-𝟭𝟭𝟳

If it isn't, I'm not engaging next time.

I have better things to do.

No. I think we're done with that now.

+go after them ourselves? That the UNSC would just step aside and let us do whatever we want?

Give me a break.

What, you're afraid of something that can't hurt you? Or are you afraid of the possibility of punishment? I thought having that mentality was a cop-out, or does that only apply to the child soldiers?

Besides, what the hell do you think would happen if the Spartans were to suddenly break rank and+

If you're so high and mighty, YOU go do something about it.

You're the invincible one, after all.

You're not listening to a damn thing I'm saying at this point.

I'm done with this conversation.

Keep arguing with whatever version of me lives inside your head.

+all of humanity, BILLIONS of lives, about not being a well-adjusted person?

Do you hear yourself?

You're lecturing me, one of the children who got kidnapped to forcefully become a soldier, then fought a war for almost 35 years in which I watched hundreds of thousands of people die right in front of my eyes, and saw the glassings of dozens of worlds, that almost wiped out+

Threw away our humanity fighting to stop the GENOCIDAL ALIEN FACTION from killing all of us?

Oh, you mean the genocidal war that almost wiped out all of humanity?

That war???

No, I won't.

I think you're confusing my defense of their not killing innocent people with support for all their methods.

The two aren't mutually exclusive.

+protect innocent people. I know because that's what they trained me, again, their most highly classified and valuable asset, to do.

What, that what they did to me was wrong? You going to lecture the kidnapping victim about why kidnapping is bad?

I know ONI is shady. I've been around them every second of my life. You know what else I know because of that?

That ONI doesn't target innocents. They do everything in their power to+

two men in futuristic suits are standing next to each other in a dark room and they are saying yeah . ALT: two men in futuristic suits are standing next to each other in a dark room and they are saying yeah .

// Kara: you know they kidnapped children, right?

John:

Yeah, I know they did that.

I'm one of them.

I've been in service with ONI and the UNSC for 34 years. Spent a good deal of those being one of the most highly classified military asset that ONI had that no one knew existed.

Never have I been deployed to fire upon innocents.

I can tell you with certainty, the Insurrection are not just "the opposition."

They're dangerous. They've killed ACTUAL innocents. They still do from time to time.

Strength training.

#SeductiveSunday

After a brief moment of silence, he nodded. "I think we should..." he responded. His arm slipped out from her hold before wrapping around her shoulders.

"I think time with you is the perfect way to end this day."

Glad they're on the same page then, because... WOW--

... alright, she caught him.

Definitely not staring--

#SeductiveSunday #SpartanSunday

(Cosplayer credit: ItsRainingNeon on Reddit)

There's a slight raise of his brow as she mentions the day, and once she wishes him a happy birthday, he chuckles a bit.

"No, I guess I didn't realize..." he said.

"Thank you, Starlight..."

"About the same..." he responded, letting her lean into him.

"The days tend to blend together a bit these days..." he presses a kiss to the side of her head.

Thank you, sir.

There's a small smile on his own features now.

"How was your day, Starlight?"

// oh fuk it's John's birthday lol