Max looked at his new squad-mate as the shuttle locked-down and prepared for lift-off, his opaque visor masking the lack of emotion showing on his face.<br/><br/>In truth, Purple was his first real friend's favorite color, before she failed to survive the SPARTAN bioengineering. A long time ago, Max would have been quicker to share that.<br/>Instead, Marcus received an equally casual shrug. "Why red?"