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Drow780 (Drow780@aol.com) writes:
After reading the story summary for Halo: First Strike, I was left wondering something. How, exactly, would there be any survivors still left on the debris of Halo?
Here's what I mean: assuming you survived the explosion, and subsequient shockwave, you would have to deal with a little lack of atmosphere. That is, unless each individual section of the ring world had its own life support system and accompyning power source.
I guess one could argue that someone could just run inside one of the numerous structures that populate the area and shut the door behind them, and then hope someone comes to rescue them before they run out of air or heat. But, however, not all of the structures even had doors, and the ones that did almost always had the man-sized ones, which, in my opinion, would not make a good barrier against Outer Space.
And what about the capacity of the rescue vehicle? I'm sure that the Longsword can only hold so many people. Not to mention the fact that large chunks were sent all over the place, and if there was a time limit before the survivors became non-survivors, the Chief would have to make some pretty quick and ethical decisions about where to search and who to save.
Indeed, time is never on our side. With so much debris, how could he ever be sure that there were no other survivors hiding out elsewhere? The difficulty of the decision would only be compounded by the pressures of cargo space at his disposal, the need to find a feasible ride home (that Longsword just will not do), and available time, either of those stranded or because of whoever else may still be within the system. Watching. Waiting.
-Finn
