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"Out-standing. Look at this here!" Exclaimed one of a half dozen people in a cool, brightly lit room. One side of the room had a large two way window, allowing individuals outside to observe whatever happens within the room undisturbed while simultaneously keeping them out of the way. The fact that anyone with access to one side of the window had not only access to the other, but the authority to get in the way regardless of what may be said.
All that considered, there were only three people observing the half-dozen scientific team members rushing from one piece of equipment to another and had no intention of interfering. In fact, the senior most of the group was quite amused at the way these usually very serious, solemn individuals broke down to their most childish aspects when let loose in a room filled with unknown technology that was supposedly developed by and for humans.
Though not the first team to be given very tight access to the suit of armor, a rifle and several other curious devices, it was perhaps the most enthusiastic. While in the hands of the scientific and military community for a few short months, advances were already being made in a number of fields applicable to most ways of life. The rifle itself capable of firing beams of energy, utilizing particles of energy. Testing had already revealed that the weapon was quite effective against shields as well as flesh. The weapon had been studied so much that prototype copies were already being assembled and further testing was well under-way for larger versions. If a ship-board cannon could be constructed, mounted and successfully fired against Covenant cruisers, humanity might just stand a chance of not just surviving, but pushing the genocidal aliens back into deep space.
The suit of armor itself was another great discovery, though it appears that most functions were already incorporated into the Spartan Program, the materials used to make the armor plates were unknown and many teams were working on duplicating the materials. While superior in some ways to Orbital Shock Drop Trooper armor, it was severely inferior in other ways. It wouldn't matter. The technology within the suit itself was being studied, copied and incorporated into other projects improving them sufficiently enough that ordinary marines could now take more punishment and still come out alive.
The grenades that had been discovered near the suit were also proving to be a very useful find. The thermal detonation of one in a test room had proven to be very promising, prompting the very careful dismantling of the remaining explosive to discover how to make them. Unsurprisingly the utility belt wasn't very innovative, nor advanced.
"They're quite excited," commented one of the observers.
"Yes. Quite," responded another.
"At least they're happy. Maybe they'll discover something the others haven't. As it is, what we've learned so far has given us a technological boost. We've already added several features from the suit to the new Spartan five armor," the senior of the group told the other two.
"Already? We're not even sure how the current systems will respond to the new systems." The second spoke.
"The systems are currently responding just fine. We still have time before the Spartans get them. By then we should have all the bugs worked out. Its the beam from the weapon I'm more interested in." The senior responded.
"Yes, that technology is very interesting. I'd love to meet who-ever came up with it and didn't share it with the rest of us," the first commented.
"Wouldn't we all?" The senior asked.
The other two observers didn't respond, as if the question was a signal to end all conversation as they watched the scientists discover all sorts of interesting things all over again.