Perdurable Oversight

{|style="width:100%; color:#FFF;" "See, a lot of it makes sense now. The Flood, the Forerunners, why there was a Guardian decided to combat a "parasitic lifeform" and all the warships, the Halos, the Ark, everything. The Forerunners had a huge amount of knowledge and power in their grip as far as I know, and if the Flood could wipe out such an advanced species; if our assumptions are right, then this would spell doom for not only humanity but the entire galaxy as well. They had a plan, a deterrent to stop the Flood. Whatever it was, it's a safe bet to say it was a massive one."

- Akira theorizing the presence of The Long Silence as they search for Charum Hakkor.

The Long Silence, also known alternatively as the Millenium Hibernation Policy, was a grand strategy adopted by the Forerunners as the method to eradicate the Flood threat to the Milky Way Galaxy and the universe as well. Originally only a side idea proposed by the, the highest as a contingency plan for any future galaxy-threatening events, the Silence was implemented upon the arrival of the Flood and the continuous defeats of the Forerunners. The scheme included various categories of preventive measures, termed as 'Phases'. These included the various Shield Worlds, the, the Repository, the Orbital Installation, the to an extent, and many more. When put together, all these events would happen at the same time, as space and time would be warped by the located on  and various other locations.

Creator's Notes and References

 * The author gives credit to for both the names of the plan, as the author was uncreative with official Forerunner terminology for the plan's title.