I lay on my back, panting. "Holy shit..." Laughing breathlessly, I look at the woman next to me in bed. "Someone's making up for lost time..."
"Look who's talking," Shepard smiles and rests her head on my arm, her messy red hair falling across her face. I reach over and tuck it behind her ear before pulling up the sheets to cover our bare bodies.
"Hey, you started it." I sigh and smile. "I see you remembered that thing I like... You said that's normal during human intercourse?"
"As normal as the thing I like in Turian intercourse, apparently." She laughs and leans up to kiss my cheek. "God, I missed this... Well, as much as I can miss something while being... y'know... dead..."
"Hey, don't remind me. Can't we just lay here and enjoy the moment?"
"Not for too long... You need to go to work, remember?" I groan when she reminds me, pulling the covers up over my head.
"Can't I call in sick or something?"
"Not on your first day," Shepard laughs and pulls the covers away from my head. "I'll see you at lunch." I chuckle lightly and flip myself so I'm over her.
"On one condition... You up for another round?"
"I thought you'd never ask..." Oh, the look she gives me as she speaks. I smile and pull up the sheets over our heads once more.
"Hey, Scars. I was wondering if you were going to show up today." Vega pats my shoulder as I walk into the large, open white room.
"Wouldn't miss it," I say, despite the conversation I had with Shepard not more than an hour ago. A line of C-Sec recruits are against the back wall, and they all salute me as I walk up. Not surprisingly, over half of them are Turian, but there are also a couple Asari and Humans. What is surprising, though, is the Drell center right.
"Hey, I remember you. Kolyat, right?" I say as I hold out my hand to him.
"Yes, sir," He begins as he shakes my hand. "You knew my father."
"Your father was a good man, and a hell of a shot." I nod at him. "If you're half as good as he was, then we're lucky to have you."
"Thank you." He smiles as I go back to my spot in front of the line next to Vega. I shift a little, trying to get used to the armor again.
"Alright," I begin. "I'm sure Vega here has explained this before, but I'm going to say the whole damn thing again because I'm sure he missed something."
"Hey!" Vega objects, but I just laugh before continuing.
"This room may look empty, but with a push of a button, it can be changed to nearly any location you can imagine. Tuchanka, Rannoch, Earth, even the Presidium. Holographic enemies will come at you from every angle, but just because they're holos doesn't mean they won't pack a punch. Oh no. They will give you the shock of a lifetime if they get close enough to hit you. And that's just close-combat. If they manage to get you with a round, that'll sting like a real bullet wound." I walk to a console near the door and press a button. The wall behind the recruits lifts up to expose one hell of an armory. They all step back and stare, almost in awe.
"You've got your pistols, assault rifles, shotguns, submachine guns, and my personal favorite..." I reach for a Viper sniper rifle and pick it up, loving the feel of it in my hands again. "I prefer to take my shots from afar. Vega prefers shotguns, if I remember correctly. Even Shepard has a favorite. She loved her Carnifex, but a soldier like her, she could kill anything with any weapon she got her hands on." I put the Viper back on the rack and step back once more.
"I'm sure by now you have figured which weapon you're best with." I pause as I watch them. "Go on, what are you waiting for?"
They all reach for a weapon, and I smile as I see Kolyat pick up the rifle I just put back. They get back in line and stand at attention.
"Now, your weapons are loaded with practice slugs of course. Not like I'm going to give you real bullets while I'm in the room. This way it won't hurt if one of your comrades accidentally shoots you in the ass. Well, you'll feel it, but it won't leave a mark." I make my way back to the console and begin to type in the first location.
"First off, let's start with Tuchanka. Lots of cover, and minimal civilians in the area. Oh, I forgot to mention. There will be other, non-hostile holos. It's also your job to determine which holos want to shoot you and which are just getting out of the line of fire." I hit the button, and the room begins to shift. Walls pop up, colors change, even stairs to an upper-level area on the course appear.
"Good luck." I say as the holograms pop up, and the recruits scatter.
"Well," Vega speaks up as he leans on the wall next to me. "This'll be fun to watch." I laugh and lean back as well.
"Got that right. Still think I should have taken that Council position?" I ask.
"No comment."
"Fair enough, Vega."