: IIRC, at the time of the original line's writing, the idea was for humans
: (Reclaimers) and Forerunners to be essentially the same species. I figured
: a Forerunner had asked the question, and over the years, or perhaps as a
: result of Guilty Spark's inherent mindset, Forerunner and Reclaimer had
: blended together and he confused the Chief with whoever asked it before -
: or perhaps he was using a general "you" and referring to
: Forerunners/Reclaimers as a whole.

: Of course, we now have the whole "geas" thing (still unnecessary
: space magic IMO), plus humans and Forerunners being separate, so Guilty
: Spark may have detected the Forerunner personality in the geas and assumed
: the Chief was a Forerunner.

I tend to believe somewhere buried deep in the Chiefs head is the essence or some essence imprinted of the IsoDidact, who originally posed the question to 343GS