I recently was able to collect the data off my old laptop. In result I found a collection of stories and journal entries of various made-up/in-game characters. All made-up characters were/will be featured in N7: Priority Earth. These files were all hidden under the file name 'RECOVERED'. These are The Recovered Files.


Chapter 1

" People...they never truly understand what the soldiers of this war have been through...what they're GOING through. Not saying that the regular public hasn't/isn't going through a lot, but still. Most of them are volunteering for the more...'cush' parts of this war. They see the aftermath of what happened, not the actual action in between. Fuck...action. Action, I should say HORRORS.

It's even worse when people look at us- the N7s. They expect us to be perfect, the tough, the ones to make the hard choices, the last resort. We are, but I think they don't realize we're people too. That we're actually human under all this armor and bravado. That we feel emotions and pain just like anyone else. That we fail... Our failure comes at a higher rate of consequence though. I mean if they mess up, dinner is burnt, they're late on a bill payment, or they get scolded by their boss. If WE mess up, that's someones leg, their arm, their sanity, their life...

I can't tell you how many civilians stared at me today. We got some leave, the squad and I, and we went to the memorial wall in the Citadel ...to hang up Coulter's tags.

We originally planned to hang them both up at first but when Cap came to take them from me I...I just couldn't let them both go. It was all I had left of Coulter, that thin piece of metal. To think about handing them over just punched another hole in my chest that made me ache. I fought Cap so hard when he took the tags out of my hands and about died when he clipped them to the back of my belt. He said,' so Porter can continue to watch that ass of yours. He never could take his eyes off it, it would be a shame if it happened now.' Everyone started laughing. I think they expected me to laugh too or at least crack a smile, but I just broke down.

N7 Furys are known to be viscous women, our personalities and strong biotics are what got us or positions after all. We're known to be fearless, terrifying, shredding, quick, and tempered adepts...not weeping messes. We have our moments where our humanity shines through though I guess. Porter J. Coulter, despite how I acted towards him, was my humanity...and now he's gone. I swear to god, I'm gonna end this war for Porter or die trying. I have to for him...and our baby.

I won't bring our son into a Reaper filled world, I swear on my life.

- Riley Covington ( Ex Alliance Navy: N7 Fury ) "