Jen Taylor credited as playing...
The Weapon • Cortana • Dr. Halsey
- Cortana: [off-screen] They'll pair you with another AI. Maybe even another Cortana model if Halsey lets them. It won't be me...
- [the Chief slowly turns and sees a holographic projection of Cortana]
- Cortana: ... but you know that, right? But that doesn't matter.
- The Weapon: It's just another echo.
- Cortana: She's right, John. Just another echo.
- [laughs slightly]
- Cortana: Sorry, I'm messing with you. I just had a... feeling that's what she would say.
- [the Chief takes a few steps forward, holding the Weapon in his outstretched hand]
- Cortana: Do you see what I see? So much potential. I'm sorry, I didn't have long to plan this. A few milliseconds, really. I hope it worked out.
- [smiles ruefully]
- Cortana: Look at us. We just keep saying goodbye, don't we? But this isn't an end. It's a chance to make amends, to rectify mistakes. And it starts here: I was wrong. I thought that I could do this on my own. But I forgot that the whole point of all this, the entire reason that I chose you in the first place, was that we were supposed to be a team. Perfectly suited. Perfectly matched. Perfectly... perfect. In these final moments, I know what my last mission is. I need to make sure you two learn from my mistakes, become stronger because of them. I chose well, Master Chief. I really did. Now it's up to you.
- The Weapon: Where are all these skimmers coming from?
- The Master Chief: Is that what we're calling them?
- The Weapon: Well, I was also considering "flying octopus monkeys".
- The Master Chief: Skimmers it is, then.
- Echo-216: Is *everyone* trying to kill you?
- The Weapon: It kinda seems like it.
- [beat]
- The Weapon: Oh, you were being sarcastic.
- [to Chief]
- The Weapon: He's fun. I like him!
- The Weapon: What were those flying things?
- The Master Chief: New. Dangerous.
- The Weapon: And Despondent Pyre?
- The Master Chief: New. Potentially dangerous.
- The Weapon: [wryly] See? You *can* be optimistic.