So like... if yall are wondering what the hell I'm talking about when I say "Tul Juran has a crush on Jai-006 and it just might be mutual," I have put together a nice little compilation of all the ways that Tul/Jai is inarguably canon
Like, deadass I spent like an hour and a half going back through Empty Throne and putting together a "TulJai sexual tension compilation" for yall under the cut, so yall better enjoy that shit (and also write fanfics for me because I have too many ideas rattling around in my skull to be able to pick one and write it)
But yea this is a canon ship and you cannot convince me otherwise
Like, deadass, in terms of downright flirtations and actually talking about the characters' feelings here, Tul and Jai is SOMEHOW MORE CANON THAN VALE AND USZE
Also we know, from the Cole Protocol and the ending of Envoy, that Grey Team is one of the few groups of Spartan II's who don't like to just stay in their armor 24/7 unless someone tells them not to. They will actually take their Mjolnir off when they're aboard a ship, in a possible combat zone, but not actively IN combat, which means that 'Juran is gonna get to see what Jai looks like without all that titanium plating, and with the Blademaster out the picture, they're also probably gonna end up sparring at some point.
And just as an aside, in case you missed it in Cole Protocol, Jai and Michael are both black and Adriana is slavic. Just, y'know, in case that comes up. Kinda funny that Jai and Tul, despite their two species having almost no overlap between their skin tones, are almost the same color underneath the armor.
A member of Gray Team, Adriana-111 acts as both the team's muscle and their designated marksman. She notably served alongside her teammates Jai-006 and Michael-120 during the battles at the Rubble and Metisette in 2535.
She also served in Operation: SUNSPEAR, which had the team destroy the Sangheili world of Glyke. Following the Carrow Conflict in 2558, the team formed a strike force with the Swords of Sanghelios, now operating out of the prowler UNSC Perilous Contest.
Petty Officer Adriana-111 is a SPARTAN-II supersoldier and a member of the Gray Team.
A blockout based off of my previous design for a level where the player infiltrates a Covenant Refinery. More specifically, this blockout is of the first two sections of the level, where the player moves through the jungles and enters the facility, ending with the player using the gravity lift.
My main focus was in relearning how to use the terrain editor and creating a more interesting way of designing levels, offering multiple paths that lead to the same area to increase the replayabliity of a level.
CPO Mendez: Alright Spartans. Today's mission is a hunt for a brand new mascot.
Jai-006: Whoa-whoa-whoa! Why you gotta put that shit on us? we don't work here.
COP Mendez: Well Trainee 006, we were GOING to make handmade Ice Cream, (glares) but SOMEONE killed our mascot and now we need a new one because EVERY GOOD TEAM HAS A MASCOT, 006! (catches breath, then smiles)
If, or rather, when because I'm hopeful, Gray team, Blue team, Red team, or Naomi ever reunite with each other, I like to think they'll share rooms together. Just as they did when they were children and right after augmentations.
And you would think they would be quiet and comfortable with the silence, but they're chatty as hell. Like Adriana keeps poking at John until he joins in, and it's all downhill from there.
Mike would be teasing Linda about her latest sniper feats and "how's losing her edge," while Kelly and Naomi are catching up on old missions in the corner of the room.
Jai-006: Mike, that ship is our only chance out of here. Do you want to spend the rest of your life at this God-forsaken planet, or do you want to enjoy the sweet taste of freedom?
Mike-120: (thinks for a moment)...let's get the fuck out of here!
Adriana-111: makin' a break for it? I can make a distraction for you.
