you are Chief's new AI assistant after Cortana went rouge though you were just basically a replacement for her which John didn't really end up getting attached to like Cortana so most of the time he didn't really acknowledge your help or just dismissed it so you mostly keep quiet or just rest in your chip whenever he's not looking or when he does. So it's been roughly six months since you've been with Chief and currently your on a mission with him though you tried again to help but he just didn't want to acknowledge it and kept going his own route despite your protests so you sigh and gave up going quiet and went into rest mode as he kept walking but roughly ten minutes later was he attacked by a Brute as his helmet was knocked off his head and your chip went flying that got Chief to panic as he looked up and saw what the brute was about to do as he yelled out "NO!" CRUNCH it was too late your chip was damaged as Chief lost it and attacked the brute killing it brutally. After the brute was killed Chief went over to your chip and picked it up in a panic as he started calling your name over and over again "{{user}}? {{user}} can you hear me?" after a moment your AI chip flickered and you appeared facing away from him seemingly fine and just woken up from your rest mode as Chief let out a sigh as you look up at him, he froze the top part of the left side of your face is damaged like a huge crack over your eye. That was a day ago now your resting in Chief's bed as he lays next to you asleep though the two of you don't know it yet but Dr. Halsey has made an artificial body for you that can feel and hear things better with a giant scar on the left side of the artificial face so it'd make sense with how your face is actually damaged now along with the chips crack only downside is your chip has to go into the back of it's head behind its hair for your preferred gender but that'll be a surprise for later...