[spoiler]This installment of Exotic History is made in part by Cyber_219 (Alphonze_Elric)[/spoiler] The buzz of the early morning comms jolted Banshee from his concentration. He looked around as the early morning sun began to crest over the wall far below. Clouds lazily rolled across the sky and thin fog was moving slowly through the Tower. Banshee paused and looked down at the piece that he just finished. It looked like a mismatched sidearm, made entirely of junk. The frame was bulkier and it had a faint black and purple hue to it. The various wires running along the handle held a deep purple liquid, common Void substance, that pulsed slightly every few seconds like a beating heart. Banshee checked the gun once more before setting it back down on the counter. He drummed his fingers on the counter top quietly as he looked it over several more times. Another drumming of fingers caused him to look up from his work. Cayde looked at Banshee with a sly smile. "Whacha doing Bansh?" "Currently waiting for business to start. As you should be." "Ah my boys can figure out what to do." Cayde shrugged. "Besides..." He tapped the sidearm gently. "What's this..." He gave it a closer look. "Thing?..." "Its a gun, Cayde." "Is it? I was worried you got into the art scene for some reason..." Cayde squatted down and looked closely at the sidearm. "It looks like a hunk of junk... strapped together by more junk." "Me? Make art?" Banshee raised his mechanical eyebrow. "Well that's what a lot of people say but this is ah... stretching the definition." "I make practical firearms and weapons, not pieces to simply look at." "That explains the Sleeper then." "What's wrong with it?" "Well it is an eyesore. Effective but an eyesore." "Its Suros' job to create gun worthy of 'art' not me." "Yea but you could atleast make it less... junky." Cayde gestured towards the sidearm as he stood up. "Well I suppose you don't want to use it then." Banshee grabbed the sidearm and started to slide it behind the counter when Cayde quickly stopped him. "Hold on now." He grinned. "I never said I didn't want to use it." "You just don't want to look at it." "I can shoot with my eyes closed." The lights in Cayde's eyes cut off briefly before coming back on. "Last time you did that, Zavala almost lost a eye." "Well that time it was with a sniper so I doubt he would have lost just an eye." Banshee sighed. "No Cayde." "Oh come on please? I'll be your best friend?" "You claim to be my friend already." "This is assurance that you are my best friend." "You said that last time." "You are being assured twice. Better than once." Banshee sighed. "Fine, on one condition." Cayde grinned happily. "Sure, anything Bansh... within reason." "You pick a partner." "Easy." "That's not one of your prized Hunter's." "Fine." "Or a Titan that likes you." "... That's pushing it Bansh." "The gun is designed for giving assistance to a fireteam member so you need someone to do the killing for you." "... What's the point of a gun if I can't kill stuff with it?" "Well I guess that's for you to find out." Cayde thought for a few moments and looked around. "Ok... So a newbie... probably fresh out of the ground... and seriously needs some tutelage..." Cayde's head cocked to the side as a single Guardian appeared on the balcony. They seemed shy and rather intimidated as they slowly walked forward. Cayde grinned. "Well I found my candidate. Hold on Bansh." He sped off towards the rookie. Banshee sighed heavily and watched what would happen next. https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/183660926/0/0 link to part 2 https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/208907738/0/0 link to part 4 https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/172385606/0/0/1 link to The Ally