Chronique:Halo Bulletin 02/11/2011
2 novembre
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HALOween
Every morning when I walk into the studio, I’m greeted by Master Chief, who, day after day, stands stoically at the door, guarding the entrance from possible split-lipped intruders. Then, after venturing in another dozen feet or so, I catch sight of Jun, crouched in a sniper position with his finger resting lightly on the trigger of his rifle, keeping watch for approaching packs of methane-breathing arthropods. Scattered amongst the rest of the studio are more members of Noble Team, protecting the farthest nooks and crannies of our workspace while occasionally sporting various fashionable accessories such as aprons (when we have a BBQ), cobwebs and spiders (on Halloween), and whatever other random objects people happen to bring to work that day. I think it’s because of that constant exposure to super-soldiers that I found myself having this conversation on Monday:
Not Me: I was thinking about tweeting this. What do you think? (Points to an image of a Spartan sitting at a desk.)
Me: That’s a great picture, but don’t you think we should post something related to Halloween today?
Not Me: Jessica, this is related to Halloween. Someone wore that costume to school.
Me: Oh.
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Me: Yeah, go ahead and post it.
Now that I think about it, there were definitely a higher-than-average number of Spartans out and about on Halloween. At one point, when traversing the barely lit streets of my neighborhood, I stumbled upon either John-117 shortly after he was initially kidnapped or a super-cute Spartan bobblehead. Either way, his helmet was too big for his body, his codpiece was the size of his torso, and he clearly needed a weapon since the only thing he was wielding was a bag. I didn’t want to scare his parents by asking if I could take his picture, so I am unable to share his unbelievably adorable likeness. What I can share, however, are the costumes my coworkers wore that fine Halloween day.
Some of these images will not be burned into your retinas for all time. Others will. You have been warned.
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