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Data Log Entry 42 - 00:22:15

"Are you sure we have clearance to be out here?" The screen turns on with Skylar's voice at the front of the feed. She's standing in the center of the feed, arms crossed looking towards it with a brow raised - her typical bemused look.

They're somewhere besides the tower, though the architecture looks similar. There's a tree growing off to the side, a ledge feet behind it showing off the dead zone beyond. Behind the hunter a few banners with crests blow in the wind, the ends tattered and dirty. The places is clear uninhabited, the two guardians and their Ghosts the only visitors.

"Not sure, but when has that stopped me?" Cayde's voice rings from near the camera and his Ghost turns knowing her partner is standing next to her. "Like I always say: better to ask forgiveness than permission." Slowly, the screen widens, the Ghost flying back to get both guardians in view. "Besides, looked like you needed an excuse to get out of the tower and with our scouts trying to track down where Crota is hiding…" the Exo shrugs his shoulders.

Skylar frowns, pulling at her arm guard for a moment, playing with the feathers - falcon feathers - as she runs a hand over them. "I'm just annoyed, and bored. The guys went off to do Trials of Osiris, left me out completely." She sighs, a near huffing sound of both exasperation and exhaustion. She's tired, but that's a rather normal feeling for hunters. "I know I'm not that good in the Crucible but Corvan didn't have to be an ass about it. There's eight of us in our group of friends, but apparently only two of them make his cut."

"Corvan is an ass about everything," Cayde replies easily, watching as she snorted in agreement before turning to look at the banners. The Titian symbol is on one, along with two others, a wolf like face and a bright green design. "And you're not that bad at the Crucible, I've seen worse. Your group just has some exceptional ones. They're trigger happy, but that isn't always a good thing."

Skylar gives him a look that clearly says he hasn't helped and he chuckles.

"I just can't get used to the idea of shooting other guardians," she stated. "I always hesitate and that always gets me thrown under the bus," she explains, clearly frustrated.

Cayde nods his head walking over closer to his charge. He sets a hand on her shoulder when he is standing beside her.

"That's not really a bad thing, plus you're a sniper. So unless you're trigger happy it's probably not the best place for you. But you're not out of the game first, you have good aim with your grenades and you're fast as hell. Just like I taught you." He points out and only grins when SKylar jabs him in the ribs with her elbow and it ends up hurting her more than him. He raises his other hand to point at one of the banners, the one with a wolf's face on it. "That's the symbol of the 7 Coyotes. They hung that right before they disappeared," he tells her, changing the subject for the moment.

Sky tilts her head, frowning at it. "Where exactly are we?"

"One of the abandoned towers on the wall of the city. The Titans used to use it as a base of operations against The Fallen. A lot of these are empty now, not enough forces to man them." There was dread in his voice, dread that followed every single one of them around like a bad omen. His rookie looks at him eyebrows pulling together, but she says nothing, instead turning and walking towards the overlook. Cayde followed without a word.

"I thought things would get better…once the Heart of Darkness was gone. But the Vex are only part of a bigger problem, aren't they?" She stops at the railing, resting her arms on it and leaning forward, looking over the edge. Cayde moves up beside her, and does the same.

"That's what it's looking like, seeing the data you guys brought back. Crota only confirms there's more to it then we thought. I think The Darkness and the Vex don't even seem to be in league with each other, but I'm starting to think that the Hive might be closer connected to it. I'd bet on it." The camera moves closer, zooming in on the two now that they stand so close together. Skylar brushes some of her hair behind an ear in a habitual way. The light of the sun catching on her orange gold eyes, making them even brighter against the blue stripe on her face.

"Do you think there's an end to it all? If we beat Crota will that really do anything?" Skylar frowns at the air, frustrated, and Cayde surveys her for a moment before he laughs and shakes his head.

"I think you're spending too much time worrying about it rookie. We don't know what will happen, but there is only one way to find out, and that's to move forward." Cayde pats her back for a moment and she observes him from the corner of her eye. When she looks forward again, the hand near her face trails back to rub her neck, relaxing her shoulders.

"Yeah okay. You're probably right."

"Probably? Come now Sky, I'm always right," he muses, ignoring how she rolls her eyes at him. "I'm right about the Crucible too. Corvan is going to regret leaving you behind when the Rift competition starts up. I have a feeling you'll do wonders in that game type."

"Rift?" Skylar asks and Cayde smirks, about to reply before a low beep sounds right from the speaker of the camera, telling Cayde he has an incoming call. The Exo grumbles under his breath for a moment and his rookie smirks, but he just looks to his Ghost in defeat.

"Go ahead and answer it Artemis," he tells her and the camera flickers for a moment as the call is put through the speakers.

"Cayde? Where in the Traveler's name are you?" Zavala's voices rings through the air, agitated and edged in steel. Skylar straights a bit, turning around to look at the screen of the video log as if she can see her commanding officer and is paying respect. Cayde winces for a moment, giving his student a cocky grin and signals for her to stay quiet, winking one glowing blue eye.

"I'm around, what's got your sash in a bind Zavala?"

"You were suppose to be at a meeting with the Vanguard twenty minutes ago, I have reports saying you went off sight without permission. Get back here before I drag you back." No room for argument, but Cayde still tries anyway.

"Oh right sorry, guess it slipped my mind. Can I just have the rest of the day off? I mean I already missed it so..." He looks at Skylar who is leaning forward, a hand over her mouth to muffle laughter, bright eyes filled with mirth.

"No you cannot. You have five minutes before I sent Eris after you. Zavala out." The connection cuts with an audible click and the video flickers for a moment as the Ghost blinks, eyeing her master more than likely with concern. Skylar finally lets her arm drop and she snorts a laugh, shaking her head.

"Somehow I knew you had snuck out."

"What can I say? Hunters aren't meant to be in one place for so long," he grumbles. After a moment he sighs, defeated after a moment. "We better get back though, last thing I want is that creepy ass chick coming for us. "

"Yeah… she really freaks me out," Skylar mumbles as she pushes off of the railing. "Let's go, we can always come back later, maybe do some shooting." She offered and Cayde tilted his head, smirking again, the light behind his mouth plate brightening as he pats his hand cannon in thought.

"I'll hold you to that."

Yes, I gave Cayde's Ghost a name. We known from the lore that each Ghost has a name and gendar, Bungie just hasn't given us much else. I chose Artimis becuase she Godess of the Hunter and Cayde's and leader of the Hunters.

Also I suck at PVP, I had no problem admitting to that, the only tme I ever get near the top of the board is durring Rift.