Happy birthday to Spartan Kelly-087!
Today is her -487th birthday!
Kelly was born on Imber in 2510. She was identified as an exceptional child by Catherine Halsey and selected to be conscripted into the SPARTAN-II program. On the day of her kidnapping, she evaded ONI agents for several hours, coming out only because she thought the ordeal was a game for her upcoming birthday.
Like all Spartan-II conscripts, she was brought to Reach and trained under CPO Franklin Mendez. There, she met John-117 and Sam-034, the first friends she made after her conscription, and the foundational members of Blue Team. Kelly became known for her incredible speed, easily outpacing the other trainees during exercises. The augmentation procedures were particularly difficult for her, and she nearly died. While she took the longest to recover, once she did, her natural speed became unparalleled.
Like all Spartan-IIs, Kelly participated in hundreds of missions and engagements over the course of her life, and particularly during the Human-Covenant war. After the fall of Reach, a heavily-injured Kelly was brought to Onyx with Dr. Halsey, where she would be introduced to the Spartan-III candidates and assist in training them.
Sarcastic, stubborn, and cynical, Kelly is perhaps the most emotional member of Blue Team, and the most likely speak up and challenge others. She is incredibly resilient, having been near death multiples times yet always making a full recovery. While she has served in more engagements than any other Spartan besides John, and, as a result, is heavily decorated, Kelly doesn't care for or pay attention to her accolades.
At the close of the war, Kelly continued to serve, rejoining Blue Team to face the threat of the Didact, and then Cortana and the Created. It is unclear if she was on the Infinity when it was attacked by the Banished.
In canon (~2560), she is turning 50!
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*John-117 and Kelly-087 are behind cover*
John-117: Hey...you uh...you know I'm in love with you, right?
Kelly-087: Uh... (blushes)
*John smiles as they start to lean in*
Kelly-087: Wait, What?! (holds head) NOW!? I mean, this is, like, (walks away) the WORST TIME! KYA! (fires oathsworn at an enemy)
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Kelly: Sorry I'm late, I was doing stuff.
Locke: YOU PUSHED ME DOWN THE FUCKING STAIRS!
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bi kelly-087 pride icon
requested by @mechanicalviscera
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"Soldier, im not sitting on your face,
This is the sixth time youve asked me"
Inspired by/used as reference:
https://twitter.com/Dare_To_Exist/status/1478298056835715075?s=20
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Drabble request: Kelly and Linda have a girls night out
“I just… feel like we don’t talk anymore, just us,” says Kelly. Her shoulders sink. It’s a real admission, a real worry, something true and vulnerable.
Linda, team sniper, notoriously quiet, waits patiently for her to think about what she just said.
Kelly sighs.
“More than usual.”
Maybe it’s not fair to tease her. She was just very honest. Linda reaches over to sketch the smile gesture along Kelly’s faceplate. Hey, cheer up.
“I’ll go,” she promises. “Where?”
Kelly straightens a little. “Hadn’t decided yet.”
“…Loud music?” Linda asks.
“Only the loudest. Just for you.”
Linda huffs and thumps Kelly’s pauldron. “I can still change my mind.”
“Would you, though?”
“Don’t test me.”
Kelly makes the smile gesture herself, this time. “Okay, okay. Promise.”
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In the event 343 adds a special free skull where we get to customize the Master Chief in campaign even down to the sex, I hereby say Kari Wahlgren or Jennifer Hale should voice female Chief or Joan 117.
Also that means we’re gonna get the bury your gays trope with Cortana aren’t we?
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