A Mass Effect Day Out
Chapter One: 'Buddies'
The shuttle docked in the bay, as the engines quietened until they were silent and the blue glow become non-existent. The doors slid open and a cacophony of noise flooded out of the shuttle, accompanyied by a small crowd of people.
A woman in N7 armor came out last, looking extremely stressed. This was Marion Shepard. She was rubbing her temples in an effort to block out the 5-hour shuttle ride from the Normandy to the Citadel. She sighed heavily and waved her hands to attract their attention.
"Hey! Listen up, crew! Hey! Guys! Come on!"
She rolled her eyes and swallowed her pride for the "fail-safe" option.
"THE REAPERS ARE HERE EARLY!" she screamed to the crew. They all immediately snapped around and Grunt even pulled out his shotgun, snarling into mid-air.
"Now that I have your attention, I'm go-! Grunt, put it away for god's sake! I'm going to draw two names at a time from this hat..." Shepard pulled out an Alliance beret filled with pieces of paper.
"Are you fucking kidding me?" Jack's voice groaned from within the crowd. Shepard shot a glare at Subject Zero and moved on.
"...and those two people will stick together for the whole day. Anybody who deliberatley seperates themselves from their buddies-!"
"Buddies? With all due respect Commander, we're not five year olds." complained Jacob.
"You were acting like five year olds on the shuttle, so I will treat you like five year olds, Jacob." replied Shepard, without looking up. Jacob blushed and fell silent.
"Okay! First team is...Tali and Jack!"
"Oh, keelah..."
"Fuck that!"
"Go and stand by your partner."
Jack dragged her feet as slow as she could over to Tali, cursing under her breath. Tali folded her arms and looked the other way, pretending not to notice Jack at all.
"Next, it's...Grunt and Mordin!"
"Just stay of my fertility, salarian."
"Likewise, krogan."
"And then it's...Garrus and me!"
There were disgruntled mumers from the crowd at this, which were overpowered by Jacks's, "Bullshit! Just because you're fuck-!"
"Jack! I will send you back to the Normandy! Keep quiet!"
Jack flipped Shepard off the moment she looked back down at the list.
"Kasumi and Zaeed!"
"Legion and Thane!"
"Samara and Jacob!"
"That's it! I'll meet you back here in 8 hours!" said Shepard, grinning at Garrus who was walking towards her.
"Well, what about me?" said Miranda, as everyone began to disperse.
Shepard shrugged as she walked off, holding hands with Garrus. "Go with someone!"
Miranda sighed, muttered,"Bitch" and looked around for someone to go with. Everyone had gone, except Jack and Tali. Miranda looked over at them and Jack scoffed, "No chance, bitch. Come on Zorah."
Tali glanced sheepishly at Miranda and followed Jack. Miranda stood alone in the hangar.
She proclaimed, "Pricks." to thin air and marched off in Zakera Ward.
