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Roc · Veteran Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 81

An Odysseus spec thread would be good. We certainly haven't explored that one directly.

As for the Spider and the Flea... it's interesting that it's the Flea who kicks off the chain of events. The spider gets burned, the Flea gets everyone to panic, and the Flood carries us all away.

Except that it ignores the Princess and the Queen.

**Posted:** Thu Jul 29, 2004 1:22 pm

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**Posted:** Thu Jul 29, 2004 1:42 pm

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Anselan · Greenhorn Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posts: 8

Spider gets burned = Melissa+SPDR is damaged (this part seems clear)

The flea causes everyone to panic
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Could mean that Dana is the flea, she screamed, we're in a panic, and we ruin all the plans by washing it away

or

The covenant caused the humans to panic on Halo, releasing the flood

or

The Flea/Princess screams, causing us to panic, destroying Melissa and ruining our chances of 'survival'

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That's what I see as possibilities off hand.

**Posted:** Thu Jul 29, 2004 1:56 pm

Roc · Veteran Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 81

Interesting... if we follow the Crusoe link so far as to conflate the Pious Flea and Friday, we may well assume that the Queen/Operator will capture the flea and turn him to her ways, making him her Servant, and weaning him off Cannibalism.

(though fleas are parasites, not cannibals, I think the necessary change in diet strengthens the spec)

**Posted:** Thu Jul 29, 2004 2:16 pm