Everything is better with gravy and you knew that when you wrote such a cocktease of a topic name. I don't like you anymore.

: Dang. Just as I was starting to warm to DeMarco....

Yeah, it's a bummer, but what a way to go. Kinda worried for Majestic now. Anthony Madsen, DeMarco's first mate, is a sniper who gained his entrance into Spartan Branch through family connection rather than sheer merit.

: I'm disappointed that Scruggs didn't get a chance to tell Palmer more
: (although he may not have anyway)...but was also disgusted with him for
: the killing of fellow Spartans and some ex-Covies. Are these the first
: Spartan-on-Spartan fights and killings?

Ilsa Zane, the first SPARTAN-IV, and Sarah Palmer duked it out aboard Infinity in Initiation #3. Sarah won that kerfuffle too. :)

I don't think this is the last we'll see of Scruggs. This is too serious of a moment in history to simply pass by.

: Super happy to get even one small mention and image of the Chief. I wonder
: what Scruggs was implying/suspecting about "your pal, Master
: Chief"? That he was AWOL? Or being detained in an ONI
: hospital/science lab while they try to figure out what the Librarian did
: to him [did MC even report that? I guess he had to give a reason for not
: being Composed...].

ONI would have gone through Ivanoff's security cameras and noticed he was the only one to walk away from the direct composing. I am really worried about John though. This series first takes place eight months after we last saw him in Halo 4. I'm honestly fearing the worst now.

By the way, what the fuck is up with Spartans not wearing their helmets? Dear Librarian I might just have to agree with Avateur from now on. :P