[quote=@The Fated Fallen]
I'll sign myself up as an ODST stationed on the UNSC Fearful. I'll probably make a joke about how the ship was named this and then ran away
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You and everyone else! 

After a fair while of getting kicked to the curb by the Covenant, a few pessimistic ship names cheeked their way into the system. I mean, the Pillar of Autumn? That sounds depressing as Hell to me. 

But no, my real thinking was for it to be ironic. Sometimes in war, ships and planes get given funny names. 

"Send in the Fearful!" 

"YEAH! LET'S KIC- wait, what?" 

"The Fearful, it's one of our cruisers."

"Oh, oh okay."