Happy birthday to Spartan Linda-058!
Today is her -487th birthday!
Linda is a member of the SPARTAN-II unit Blue Team, serving in hundreds of missions throughout the Human-Covenant war and beyond. She is best known as an exceptional marksman, and serves as Blue Team's primary scout and sniper.
Linda was the first child identified as a candidate for the SPARTAN-II program. She was noted for her intelligence, having built a surveillance system to spy on her teachers at the age of six.
She is calm and stoic, comfortable spending long periods of time alone during missions, and not relying heavily on her team for support. She is a practitioner of Zen, and her cool head affords her the patience needed to wait for the perfect moment to strike. Like all of Blue Team, she is deeply devoted to her unit, following John-117 when he went AWOL in pursuit of Cortana. She participated in the Battle on Genesis, and returned to Infinity with Blue Team during the Created crisis. Her current status is unknown.
In canon (~2560), she is turning 49!
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*Vale walks in on Linda sitting in a Lotus Position*
Vale: Linda? You're a Buddhist?
Linda-087: Oh yeah. If I didn't have inner peace, I'd completely go psycho on all you guys all the time.
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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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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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hi, i've been following you for years and i just need you to know that you're one of the actual best artists ive ever seen at drawing strong, muscular women who are actually strong. its so exhausting to see characters like linda and kelly constantly be drawn/potrayed with supermodel bodies while only the dudes get to have real muscle. you draw them with all the muscle and strength theyre supposed to have!! it's a breath of fresh air honestly, thank you for your work :))
Thank you, anon! ; o ; This was so sweet and kind and gave me such a smile, you just have to know that! ; v ; 💙
Powerful frames on women are so beautiful to me.
When it comes to Spartans, I am firmly on the side of people conveying them in any way which feels meaningful to them, but I do personally feel similarly to you in that I am not a fan of Spartan women being given the Blizzard treatment and illustrated in a way that does not feel functional and in-line with the narrative to me.
Forgive me to taking a few days to get back to you about this, but it meant a lot to me, and I wanted to convey that properly with some gift art for you. ' u ' You inspired it after all!
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Happy Valentine's day!
I lowkey wanna write a drabble for today, but I have nothing planned out.
But-
I think it would be cute to give the Spartans Valentine's Day chocolates.
John would be puzzled, like why? He doesn't understand the concept of celebrating love and affection to the world, it was just another day for him until you gave him the small box and told him "Happy Valentine's Day." John's seriously confused but accepts his partner's gift with a subtle nod, not wanting to dismiss your gesture. It wasn't until he noticed others at the base receiving similar tokens from their partners that his confusion deepened. Why were people exchanging gifts today? What made it so special?
It's Cortana who has to jump in and explain the origins and significance of Valentine's Day, how it's the idea of expressing love and appreciation, and how it's a tradition to exchange gifts on this special day with the one you love. This was so foreign to him but he tries to understand, at the very least for you.
John goes MIA for a solid hour, like you honestly can't find him and no one has seen him. So when he appears before you with a bouquet of wild roses and presents them to you, the first thing you notice are the thornless stems and John's dirty hands. It's clear he had gone out of his way to personally gather these flowers.
"Happy Valentine's Day," he says, presenting you with the wild roses. His typically stoic expression softened, John might not have fully understood the concept of Valentine's Day, but his actions spoke louder than words about his commitment to you.
Though Linda didn't fully grasp the significance of the day, she understood the origins, having overheard about it from Marines in passing. She'll blink when you offer her the chocolates, giving you a raised brow before taking them. Girl is 100% secretly excited about it, she's not going to boast or react over it but the rest of Blue team can see a bounce to her step.
This was a pleasant surprise and she honestly didn't expect her partner to go out of their way for her. Linda makes it a personal mission to find something to gift you, yes she could have Roland help her buy something, and get it to the UNSC infinity, but she also wants it to be special. Maybe she could make you something with a piece of her armor? Or find something you might like during a mission?
Poor Fred was stuck with paperwork when you happened to bound into his office with a box of chocolates. He's surprised and curious when you present him with the gift, giving you this adorable head tilt when he opens it. Did he miss something? Was today an anniversary he happened to forget? The confusion is pretty evident when he asks "What's this?"
When you explain it, it clicks that he's heard about the holiday from commanders before. Honestly, the day slips his mind, it had never really held much significance to him and he only remembers it exists every once in awhile. Despite his initial confusion, Fred's expression softens into a grateful smile as he thanks you for the chocolates.
However, his mind was already racing, searching for a way to reciprocate the gesture. While he couldn't immediately think of a suitable gift, he recalled Roland mentioning that the UNSC Infinity's Memorial Park atrium was holding a dance that evening and he could do a public event for you. The idea formed in his mind, that it was a thoughtful way to show his appreciation, and a shared experience at the dance might be a meaningful way to celebrate Valentine's Day together.
I will say when Kelly finds out about the dance being held in the Memorial Park atrium, she is on her way to find her partner. Like full-on sprinting through the ship [it took Fred a minute to realize who just blurred by his office in a rush, asking if he's seen her partner.] So before you even start searching for her to give her the chocolates, Kelly has already found you first.
She was so ready to ask about this dance thing and what was going on until you gave her that sweet smile and handed her the box. Her expression transformed from eager anticipation to surprise and then delight when she opened the chocolates. Her eyes held most of her emotion, they almost seemed like they were glittering and she smiled when you explained the reason behind the gift and the upcoming dance.
Of course, she accepted your invitation with a tease, that mischievous glint in her eyes. Unbeknownst to you, she had already set aside a gift for her partner when she learned about the holiday a week beforehand from Commander Palmer. It was a small token of her affection, carefully chosen with Roland's help to express her appreciation and love.
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