Chapter 3 : Decisions
I awoke to the sound of muffled talking, my hands were in cuffs and moving my facial features cause stinging pain I could feel the cut and bruises on my face, I turned my head to the left and saw that the voices were Shepard's and Garrus's. I couldn't lip read so I had no idea what they were talking about, in the distance I saw the body's of the dead merc laid out on the pavement, the cruiser door open and a police officer said
" Shepard wants to speak to you "
" Why " I replied
The officer didn't respond and grabbed my arm and hauled me out of the cruiser,
" Me and Garrus saw the way you fought inside the bank " Shepard said turning to face me
" And " I replied
" Garrus is convinced you would make a good recruit for the N7 program "
" Really " I said in disbelief
" Yes but we don't know your name yet "
I was contemplating telling them my name because if I refused them I would going to the slammer so I reluctantly said
" My name is Adam Taylor "
" Strange name for a Drell " Garrus interrupted
" My mother was a Drell and my father was human "
" Makes sense, so do you want to begin the N7 program or spend the next 40 years in a crowded prison " Shepard said
I thought carefully I closed my eyes and saw flashbacks to the bank and fighting Shepard, how I thought my life would end there, how I thought I could have chosen something better with my life, but I raised my head and said
" Ok I'll do the program " I said
" Good but why " Shepard said crooking an eyebrow at me
I took a deep breath and started
" I have lived my entire youth life working for gangs, merc and petty drug dealers do their dirty work I only took the bank job know it would either get me killed or I would walk away loaded "
" Sounds rough " Shepard said in a more friendly tone
" Trust me it was " I said
Shepard reached into his back pocket and pulled a small object out, I couldn't tell what it was but he opened my hand and pushed it into my palm.
I looked into my hand and flipped the badge looking object the white bold letters spelled ' Welcome to N7', I looked back at Shepard with amazement he open his hand to shake my hand and he said
" Welcome recruit "
I shook his hand firmly and slipped the badge into my pocket as Shepard escorted me to his shuttle with the word ' Normandy ' inscribed on it and as we sat on the seat closest to the window and the doors closed and Shepard said into his omnitool
" EDI we have a new ship member tell everyone too met in the briefing room"
" Of course Commander " a small voice said from Shepard omnitool
And the shuttle lifted off and we were set for the Normandy
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