Sorry it took so long to make any kind of update. I went on a Mass Effect-a-palooza and beat the game (and started ME2) without even thinking twice about updating my story. So, with that being said, Heather Shepard's stats will not really change from how I mentioned them earlier in my Disclaimer. She is still fully Paragon (with a tiny hint of Renegade), a Master Marksman with the Pistol, and she has maxed-out her Charm bar. Since my Disclaimer, she has had more training with Assault Rifles... So, she'll be wielding one through some of the story.
Another thing I wanted to point out is her personality. Heather is actually based on me in real life (my name is also Heather, and I gave her my physical features). So, a lot of her actions and decisions will be as realistic as possible, and based on what I would do in particular situations. She is not true-to-form the Commander Shepard depicted in the game. Some may not like or appreciate this approach since she seems too casual and carefree, but to that I say "If you don't like it my way, you write it yourself your own way."
Thank you to those who added me to their favorites and submitted reviews! This is all for you.
Somehow they both managed to make it to the mess without anyone seeing their child-like behavior. Heather tagged the table first, slapping it hard with her right hand and yelling, "BOOM!"
Kaidan came in a close second, but didn't slap the table. He just came to a stop and let out a "heh" while folding his arms. They made eye contact, and he smiled, "You're so modest."
"I gotta teach you all who's in charge somehow," she flirted, turning around so she could take a seat. She patted the seat next to hers, signaling him to sit with her.
He pulled out the chair and sat down. He looked behind him as if to see if anyone was around, and then looked ahead and then back to Shepard.
"Are you looking for someone?" She whispered, smiling.
"In a way. I just wanted to see if the coast was clear," he made eye contact, but his eyes quickly darted down toward the table. He folded his hands together, and set them on the tabletop. He took a deep breath and let it out slowly, like a disappointed sigh. His gaze returned to hers.
Shepard's eyebrows were furrowed. She shifted her body so it was facing him, and kept her hands in her lap. Her eyes darted back and forth between his.
"Kaidan, what's wrong?" Her voice was soft, and very motherly.
There was something clearly wrong, and she knew that whatever it was... it was eating him up.
"I've been thinking a lot about our first mission together, to Eden Prime."
"I can see why. Losing Jenkins wasn't easy on any of us."
"That was hard, and I'm sorry we lost him. That isn't what's been on my mind lately though." He still faced her, but his eyes looked slightly past her, "I keep thinking about the beacon." His eyes came back to hers, "I keep thinking about how you-"
"Commander, can you hear me?" Joker's voice boomed on the loudspeaker, "A transmission came through that I think you need to listen to ASAP."
"You should go. We can talk about this later." Kaidan stood up first, then reached out and helped Shepard out of her chair. "Don't worry, It's not important."
"We'll talk about it later, alright?" She formed a tiny smile.
"I'd like that," Kaidan whispered as he returned a gentle smile.
Shepard jogged up to the Combat Information Center and paged Joker, "Alright, go ahead and play the transmission."
"Gotchya. Patching it through."
"Commander, we have new reports that the anomaly on Luna is actually a trap set by the Geth. They have jammed any kind of tracking signal we dish out, so we are unsure of their exact location. We do, however, know the general vicinity. A human military training vessel has already crash landed in the area, and we suspect the many more will follow if we do not act fast. We need you to take out the Geth in the area and destroy everything that could pose as a threat. The priority is wiping out the Geth, not rescuing survivors. We don't know how dangerous the situation could be, so make sure all of your focus is on destroying the Geth. Report back with any information you uncover when you return. Admiral Hackett out."
"Sounds pretty straight-forward, Commander. Should I go ahead and take us out to Luna?"
Shepard let out a quiet sigh before answering, "Take us to Luna, Joker."
"Aye aye, ma'am!"