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[BoonIsha]

[HitsHerMark]

[Hank Scorpio]

purely spec but in most science fiction, when there is an advanced civilization such as the forerunners who are plagued by something, in their case the flood, they are usually responsible for creating the problem in the first place. It's usually a given whether its rampant AI or genetically engineered creatures or whatever. Most advanced societies will ultimately bring about their own downfall. I've had the feeling since playing through halo 2 that the forerunners somehow did themselves in.

[gott_sei_dank]

well the forerunners were asking for trouble. like a well intentioned but retarded animal rights activist who would rather take in a rabid dog, than do the humane,sensible and safer option of having it put down.

This suggests to me that the forerunners needed the flood probably its genetic memory, maybe to survive beyond extinction, imparting the genetic memory of the forerunners into a new species. Basic sci-fi spec 101.

[Anton P. Nym]

The other possibility is that the new controlling entity is the monitor of the Ark, one of those who authorised the firing of the Rings 100,000 years ago. Definitely fits with the Macbeth quote; "out, out damned spot" left by mass xeno-genocide 100,000 years ago. And, also, the motives could be obscure to outside parties.

-- Steve's wondering if the monitors have guilty (or penitent) conciences.

[Grifter_7]

I can't help but note that AR's messages:

[Treyfrd?]

[gott_sei_dank]

My geography is a little rusty but I think we learnt that mountains are formed by the Earth essentially folding in on its self, plate tectonics pushing against one another but this occurs over millions of years.
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Folding the name hey who knows

And back to the AI, I can't see any reason for the monitors themselves to have emotions unless they modelled on a being capable of emotion, so maybe the rudeness and aloofness of the likes Guilty Spark are actually character traits, using Sci-Fi 101 again advance beings tend to be distant and emotionally cold like the Asgaard in Stargate.

[Jalathas]

[Lostconfused]

[rpepper]

Just throwing this out there to fuel speculation about AR's message:

"The stain on his hands"

We know two things:

1. The Halos were built to destroy all sentient life in the galaxy, therefore effectively destroying the Flood by eliminating their hosts.

2. The Halos have been activated/fired at least once in the past.

So answer me this...why does the Flood still exist? This person, or new AI (if that is who AR was referring to) could be the very reason the Flood was never destroyed. Thoughts down this path? (Forgive me if this has been brought up before. I have a pretty busy schedule lately and have tried my best to keep up on all the new developments.)

[Urk]

[psygene]

[CitizenErased]

[HitsHerMark]