To: Secret Admirer

To: Secret Admirer

From: High Fox

Subject: RE: Can we get away with this?

Sub-name: We can, and we will.

There is only ten because that's all we could afford. The Shinigami have been around as long as they've been needed. Even without that armor the SPARTANS have they have done above and beyond the expected levels of excellence. It is good to hear the armor has been approved. I have seen design specs and approve one hundred and fifty percent. The SPARTANS don't need this armor. They are on high-risk operations but not war determining ones. Denting a planet with a nuke? That's a Spartan job. Cracking a Covenant controlled and populated world in half? That's a Shinigami's job. You probably met Rick. He's a nice one. Though it could have been Jack. The Shinigami all have exceptional talents, some have more unique ones, others have more evolved skills at what comes natural to all humans. I know for a fact Rick can take a major beating. Learned that the hard way. As for your question about the five females and five male Shinigami…I must keep that a secret for another time. I'm proud of you for getting all this done for me. It's been a rough ride but I think it's close to paying off. The Shinigami project is about to become something else. Something much else; something we could only dream of. They have been briefed on their next mission. They are nervous. But we have not told them about Hayabusa. They don't know a thing about it. Heh. There is a problem with the armor though. Specifically Karina's. This armor has the special upgrades that I requested but is…strange. According to what I'm reading using the combined stims would create a sense of euphoria for her. She'd gain pleasure and impressive strength as the fight dragged on. Once all the injects are gone (If for some reason they were all used up during the same fight.)

Then she would be………

Useless to us. She'd be so "high" on the excitement of the fight she might go rampant. She could kill another Shinigami if she wanted to. This is something we cannot change, not now, it is to late but I do hope that there are no other nasty surprise's like this with the other Shinigami's armor. I am worried. At the rate her skills increase her blood pressure could accelerate, her heart could literally explode. Hell, her stone solid bones and muscles could shatter and tear. That's not good. There is also no failsafe. The only way she could be stopped from kill comrades or over killing the enemy or jeopardizing the mission, would be for the other Shinigami to abandon their respective duties and restrain her. We'd be easier off fighting Covenant ships with sticks and rocks. As you can no doubt guess, that is not an option.

I hope you have a contingency plan should her armor be to damaged to function.

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AUTHOR NOTES: I am having trouble naming two of the shinigami. Due to this fiction getting about 77 views within it's first week I am requesting that readers send me a name for a male shinigami, and a female, shinigami. This contest is going to be over by Monday July 28th or 29th not sure, depends on how many names I get. Please try to keep the names down to original ones. Not ones from the Halo games and possibly novels. Any names are welcome as long as they're realistic. Please send me a message with your suggested names in a Private message here on FF or to my gamertag Ken Raves. If you send one to my GT please use proper spelling or if you have a Mic, be clear when you say it. If for some reason you want a profile for your name deciding needs, I will send you some spoiler or plot free bios on the two unnamed people. The next "Letter" will be specific traits each shinigami has. The third will be official UNSCDF Profiles of each one, and then who knows.