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"Dialogue"
"Dialogue in a language I can't understand."
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Hey guys, someone asked about me having a red beard but having blonde hair. That's a thing that happens to some people naturally. I have a red beard and blonde hair. It looks less weird than you would think.
Chapter 3: First Light
(Citadel Huerta Memorial Hospital, Jon POV, Saturday August 20th, 2181)
I slowly wake up in the hospital after all of the procedures that I could possibly need. I must have been moved to a different room after surgery because this room is much nicer than it was before.
Other than my improved eyesight I feel pretty much the same as I did before surgery, which is pretty crappy. Well… at least I'm in a more comfortable bed now.
Not long after I start to get my bearings Dr. Schmitt pays me a visit to give me a postoperative update. Basically, all she did was tell me that all of the operations were successes.
I'm kind of pumped about the gene-mods I got to aid in my recovery, with a little bit of research (I just asked the doctor) I was able to find out that they were N7 grade mods. This is great for two reasons, one it will decrease my recovery time, two it would be otherwise impossible for me to get these mods without actually becoming an N7 and of course becoming an N7 on my timetable is impossible.
Speaking of the Alliance, I need training. I will be getting Biotic training from a teacher on the Citadel but I need to know how to use a gun, fight in hand to hand combat, and basic tactical awareness. I know Liara was able to get on the Normandy boarding party with just her Biotics but considering I have no idea how powerful my biotics will be by the time ME1 rolls around I will need other skills to prove my worth to Shepard.
Also, I don't want to be so incompetent that I accidentally shoot myself in the head.
That reminds me, the Physical Therapist I set up a meeting with is coming over soon for a meeting. He said that he could meet me at the hospital considering that most of his clients are here 24/7, thankfully I can still walk so I'll cleared to leave this hospital in the next few hours.
Unfortunately, I don't have many options for places to stay. The health insurance covered my medical needs but not much else. Although I did get a few credits for spending on miscellaneous items. I have no Idea how much hotel rooms cost in the year 2181 but I'm pretty sure that the cash they gave me will run out pretty quickly.
…..
While I'm waiting for my meeting I remember my tattoos, maybe now that I have a translator I will be able to find out what they mean.
All of them are pretty blurry, which makes sense because of how old they are, but the translation works anyway.
I look at the outside of my left hand and it says "No Allergies". I look at my chest and it looks like more medical information but there is also my name, Birthdate, and a small cross with the letter C. I guess they had my religion in there in case I died, maybe they were actually planning on giving me a proper funeral?
I look at the inside of my right wrist and see the number "29", maybe I was the 29th person who was experimented on? If that's true then that means at least 28 other people died at their hands.
Well, that's pretty fucked up.
…..
(24 Minutes Later)
The door to my hospital room slides open and in walks a man I assume is my potential Physical Therapist.
He is middle-aged with black hair that is starting to show some gray, he looks like he is about 5ft 6in. There is a scar that goes from his left eyebrow to his lip. If I had to guess his ancestry, I would say East Asian.
When he walks into the room he has a presence around him. He walks up to me and sticks out his hand and simply says. "Roland Kang."
"Jon," I reply.
"Okay Jon, before we get started let's get something straight. I know you've been through a shitty situation but I'm not here to coddle you, to console you, or to hold your hand. I am here whip you into shape, now if you read my bio on my extranet site then you know I was an N5 so you know I mean business. So if you want to make a fast recovery from that stint in stasis hire me, if you want someone to comfort you hire someone else," Kang says.
"Well, that's quite the introduction!" I say with a chuckle.
"But this is exactly what I was looking for, I don't really have the luxury of time. While we are on that topic... how long do you think my recovery will take?" I ask.
"If you do everything I tell you to do and if the mods that the hospital gave you work as prescribed, it should take you about three months to reach what is normal for a human male of your age and body type," he answers.
"That sounds good to me. I have one more question. Apparently, I have become a Biotic and I'm planning on getting training, would Biotic training slow my recovery?" I ask.
"No, as long as you get enough sleep, eat the right, food, and show for our sessions. If you do all that then you should be fine," Roland answers.
"Okay, so what would my schedule be?" I ask.
"Monday through Friday from 7am to 10am" Roland states
"7am to 10am, I would have thought the Citadel would have a different day length than earth?" I ask.
Roland chuckles, then says "I forgot you're from the 21st century for a second, every place you go there is a time conversion chart to a 24 hour day in every place in the galaxy, an Omnitool will do this for you automatically."
"Cool, I guess I will see you Monday!" I say excitedly.
"Yep," He says nonchalantly and walks out the door.
…..
(11 Minutes later)
A few minutes after Roland Kang leaves I get a message from my potential Biotic instructor. She is asking if we could meet tomorrow at 11am at her workplace. I send a reply saying that I would be able to do that.
Well, now I just have to wait until the Hospital releases me.
…..
A cute Asari nurse comes into my room tells me that I am free to leave the hospital and gives me a plastic bag with all of my personal belongings. I take out my clothes, and instantly realize that they are all way too large for me now, but I put them on anyway. I put on the jeans, band T-shirt and hoodie. Then I put my backpack on my shoulder. I can't help but notice that the weight of the backpack now seems crushing. My loss of muscle mass is really noticeable.
I start to make my way out of the hospital when I decide to check the news. When I check the Alliance News Network and the Citadel News Network extranet sites I see a whole bunch of headlines about me! I guess I should've expected that. I start looking through articles with titles such as "Flash From the Past! Man Uncovered from Stasis Pod!", "New Oldest Human!" Some of the articles from Asari news organizations were less flattering because they referred to me as a "primitive human" which is just plane rude if you ask me. Although I am pleasantly surprised that both my name and face are not in any of the articles. That's good because I want some anonymity.
As I am walking towards the main exit I see Khalisah al-Jilani with her floating camera accosting every person that leaves the hospital, there are a few other news crews there as well but they are not acting nearly as rude.
I see another Asari nurse walk by and I ask her "Excuse me, but is there any other way out of the hospital?"
She looks at me, then at all the reporters and gives me a knowing smile, then she says "Yes there is a side exit that goes straight to a taxi terminal if you take two rights then go straight."
"Thank you," I say as I head to the right.
After I follow her directions to the side exit I realize that there is only one reporter there. I pull my hood over my head and walk to the exit and open the door. I walk as quickly as I can to the flying taxi and get inside.
As I get inside the I hear a ding followed by an automated voice "Hello and welcome to a Citadel Department of Transportations vehicle, please state the terminal you wish to go to or a destination and the vehicle will find the nearest terminal for you."
Not knowing where I am actually going to go I say "Uhh… the Flux?"
There is a chime and I notice that a few credits have been taken from my Omnitool. The engine of the taxi turns on. As it starts to pull out I see a bunch of reporters running towards the taxi and I can faintly hear Khalisah al-Jilani screaming through the "soundproof" walls "I heard he got on the taxi!"
As the cameras get closer I simply turn my head the other way. In a few seconds they are completely out of view.
…..
As the taxi flies up to a terminal I open the door and get out. Now that my body has turned to shit actually getting up from a sitting position is pretty difficult, but I manage.
When I get out of the taxi I take a second to look at all the sights. This is the first time I really looked at the Citadel (my hotel room did not have a view). I gotta admit, the Citadel is quite the sight. It reminds me of if New York and Tokyo had a baby, then they threw in space with a lot of aliens, so overall 10/10.
There are neon signs everywhere, my translator is struggling to keep up with all of the different languages.
I don't know why I came to the Flux but I guess I should walk inside.
When I walk inside I feel the strangest case of deja vu I've ever experienced. Even though I just stop in the middle of the entrance and just kind of stare at different things. I'm sure I look like a fucking psychopath or a drug addict but in this moment I don't really care.
"This is just plain weird," I say under my breath.
Eventually, I snap out of it and decide to just walk up the stair before people start asking me questions. Since that short walk has winded me I decide to sit down at one of the Quasar machines.
I hear a beep from the machine that is followed by a recorded message in a seductive voice "Hey there sexy "HUMAN MALE", Would you like to play a game?"
When I hear this I look at the Quasar machine and see a digital avatar of a scantily clad Asari.
"I guess even in the future sex sells…" I muttered under my breath.
I check my Omnitool to check how many credits I have, just under 1,000.
If memory serves there is a pretty easy formula on the Mass Effect wiki to make sure you always make money on this game. Basically, if you have a 1-12 press the 1-8 button and if you have 13 or 14 hit 4-7.
But there is no way that would actually work here… right?
After a moment of consideration I say "Well a few rounds can't hurt…"
20 Minutes later
So I guess that everyone in this universe is a complete idiot when it comes to this game because I am making a lot of money using a pretty simple trick.
Right now the bouncer and that Volus owner are staring at me pretty intensely, they had searched me earlier for any cheating equipment but they obviously found nothing.
When I had made 50 thousand credits I decided to call it quits, when I stand up to leave the Volus says "Hey… Earth Clan…. In the future… please use the machines… at this address… those machines… are owned… by a company… that can afford… to lose… a few million… credits…"
He makes a motion with Omnitool and I get a notification.
"Yeah sorry about that, beginners luck I guess…" I say.
…..
With my newfound wealth I decide to search for a hotel.
I look for a place near a shopping center so I can buy clothes and such, and near a taxi terminal because I have no idea how far I can walk in my current condition.
After a few minutes of looking through what is basically "space yelp" I find a reasonably priced hotel that fits the bill called the Exalted Garden, I set up a reservation for the next few days.
I walk back to the taxi terminal and start making my way there.
…..
Once the taxi lands I decide to just follow my some directions on my Omnitool to the hotel, I pass several restaurants and stores on my way there. Finally, I see the sign for the hotel.
As I walk into the hotel I see a receptionist behind a desk made out of what looks like glass, there is a lounge area with what I assume to be leather couches. The walls are metal but have hanging sculptures on them. Overall, it looks pretty nice, not that I have a frame of reference being from 2017 and all. For all I know this place is a dump by this century's standards.
When I walk up to the reception desk, I notice that a bunch of people are staring at me, that's when I realize that they are judging me. After all, I am wearing some baggy casual clothes that are probably outdated by over a century. Also I also pretty emaciated from the stasis pod.
I would probably stare at me too if I'm completely honest.
When I get to the desk the Asari receptionist (There sure are a crap-ton of Asari on the Citadel) says "Can I help you?"
"I'm Jon, I have a reservation," I answer.
The receptionist looks my name up, gives me a friendly smile, then says "It looks like you're in room 35, have a nice stay!"
"Thanks, I will be ordering several things to this hotel under my name, when they come can they be brought to my room?" I ask.
"Absolutely," she responds.
A bellhop walks up to me and asks if he can carry anything for me I hand the bellhop my backpack and walk towards the elevator, we get in and he uses a holographic display to select the top floor.
While the elevator is going up I look at the bellhop and see that he has a nametag that says Dave.
"So Dave, where can a guy get some clothes around here?" I ask.
"Well, what are you looking for?" Dave asks.
"Just some casual clothes and some workout clothes," I answer.
He thinks for a moment then says "Well, for casual clothes there is a D&G down the block, and for workout clothes, there is a Nike store two blocks down."
Huh, so I guess Nike is still a thing. "Thank you, Dave," I say as the door opens and we walk to my room.
The door opens and I am greeted by what looks like a SciFi Holiday Inn.
"Thanks, man," I say as I give him a tip, He leaves my backpack by the door and leaves.
Holy crap, I honestly feel weird being in a place like this.
I immediately walk into the bathroom. I need to take a shower, all of the hospital chemical smells are starting to annoy me.
As I get in the shower I realize that I have absolutely no idea how to actually turn it on. But with a quick extranet search and a few accidental burns from scalding hot water I figure it out.
Before I go in I notice some sort of machine, I look it up on the extranet and apparently its a washer and dryer combined that takes about 10 minutes for a light load.
After another extranet search, I throw my clothes in there and take a shower.
When I am done with my much-needed shower I lay down on the bed and activate my Omnitool.
Time to do some online shopping.
Since I am a Biotic I need an amp, right now I don't need anything fancy because I am just training.
As I'm looking through the websites of different manufacturers I noticed that all of the amps are slightly different models, but thankfully they are not hidden behind some sort of level wall like they were in Mass Effect 1. It looks like the newer the model the better the amp.
Unfortunately, it looks like all of the newer models of amps are available for members of the military, Spectres, police forces, and private security companies. This could be a problem later on. After some searching, I settled on a 1st generation Solaris amp.
…..
After a few minutes of laying on the bed, staring at the ceiling my mind starts to wander.
To help Shepard I need a better plan, how am I going to get on her crew? And what will I actually do once I get on the Normandy?
I have to make some sort of impact, but it can't be too large of an impact because then I might accidentally mess up the entire timeline. And then Shepard might not be able to actually stop the Reapers.
Alright, first things first. How do I get on the ship? I know that most Self Inserts help rescue Tali but I don't know if that is the best choice.
What if I meet her at Eden Prime? I could try to save some civilians. If I memorize her route to the spaceport I could meet Shepard there.
Unfortunately, I don't think can save Ashley's squad, their deaths are way too important to the plot. It's a sobering and depressing thought, but I essentially just indirectly sentences several innocent people to death.
Maybe I can save Nihlus, but that is something I'll decide later.
Now I need a plan for all of the missions in Mass Effect 1.
For Feros the only thing I think I can do is carry extra grenades that can be modified for the infected colonists, I remember in the game I always seemed to run out of grenades. WAIT! Wasn't there that guy who killed himself! I could try to save him.
For Novaria I can save Benezia with some Rachni shenanigans, I guess I could try also to save that Russian scientist who gets killed by the Rachni in the Hot Labs?
On Virmire I should see if there's a way to save both Ashley and Kaiden. Although in the game I was never really attached to either of them they are real people now. They are also significant War Assets in ME3. I also know that at one point Bioware had planned for there to be an option for both of them to survive Virmire but cut it. So if it was at one point an intended option, it shouldn't mess up the timeline too much.
That being said I don't really have any idea how to save them both.
Also on Virmire, there are several people that Shepard can help escape from Saren's compound. The insane people have to be killed, it's only humane to end their tortured lives. That leaves two people. The sane Salarian, and the Asari scientist.
I don't know what happens to the Salarian, I don't think he is ever mentioned again. But I do know that Asari does some fucked up shit if you let her live. She helps Okeer with his amoral experiments. And when I tried to do an optimized run of the Mass Effect series I did research on all of the War Assets and found out that if you let her live she sabotages the war effort because she is indoctrinated.
This is a problem because if Shepard is a Paragon (Which from her background, I think she is) she will let her go. So that means I have to find a way to track her until after ME1 so I can hunt her down in the Terminus system, hopefully I can just capture her and hand her into Council authorities but things don't go to plan I may have to "unalive" her.
I know it's not exactly moral for me to hunt someone down and kill them for something they will do in the future, in fact, I'm pretty sure that's the plot of Minority Report, but the fate of the galaxy is in the balance.
For all of the missions Shepard gets from the Citadel they are all pretty straight forward. If Shepard really a Paragon she can already get the best solutions I can think of without my help.
The only thing I can think of is trying to save Admiral Kahoku from Cerberus. Maybe I can get someone to protect him until Shepard uncovers what Cerberus has done? If Cerberus is already exposed then there is no reason to kill the Admiral, right?
When Saren attacks the Citadel is there any way to save the people in the Presidium? If I could get it evacuated somehow, then I could save a lot of innocents.
Maybe if I call in a terrorist threat on the presidium they will evacuate it? Nah, I probably need a better idea than that.
And now the last and most difficult decision for Mass Effect 1. Do I save Shepard from the Collectors? I don't know how I could and it would really mess up the timeline if I did, but I don't know if I will be able to just sit by and let it happen.
Eventually, I decide I've spent enough time on the bed an I decide to do some clothes shopping.
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I get dressed and open the hotel room door. When I do I see a small package near the door. This must be my new amp.
I put it on or "equip" it. I try to focus to make something Biotic happen but all I manage is a slight blue mist between my fingers. It doesn't take long for me to give up and leave.
Once I am out of the hotel I take a right down a block until I see a sign a "D&G". I look in the window and it looks kinda like a clothing store you could find on earth.
I walk inside and starting browsing through the clothes. To be completely honest, I have no idea what I am looking for, all of the clothes are weird looking and all of the sizes are different from what I am used to. That and because of the stasis pod I am way skinnier than I used to be. So basically I have no idea what I'm doing.
After a few minutes of fumbling with shirts and aimlessly wandering around the store a man with a tag on his shirt walks up to me and says "Hello sir, do you need any help?"
"Yes you can, I need enough clothes for a week and I have no idea what I'm doing." I don't want to buy too many clothes because once I start gaining weight I will just need some more anyway.
He shows me lots of stuff in my size, I decide to just keep it simple with mono-colored shirts, some pants, some new shoes and a black jacket that did not look too weird.
I thank him, pay for the clothes and walk out of the store.
I wear a set of clothes and the jacket out, send the rest of the clothes and my old clothes to the hotel room.
Once I get to the Nike store I do pretty much the same thing.
I also pick up some basic stuff like a toothbrush, soap etc.
…..
As I'm walking to my hotel through some back alleys I can't help but notice that there is a small group of Batarians following me. And not to be "speciesist" but I don't think that they are just here to ask me for the time if you know what I mean.
I try to increase my pace, but to be honest since the stasis pod left me pretty weak I know that I can't outrun them but maybe I can find a C-Sec agent or something.
As I walk faster the three Batarians start to increase their speed as well, they are quickly closing the distance. It looks like I am going to have to fight them, but what could I possibly do? I guess I have my Biotics, but I don't think they are anywhere near strong enough.
Taking a moment to concentrate, the only thing I can manage is a slight blue glow in my hands, it will have to do.
I turn around and raise my hands when I do I see the Batarians, but I also see someone behind them concealed by shadows. That is until they are illuminated by blue light.
That's when I see Miranda goddamn Lawson with an SMG and a glowing hand! She uses a warp attack on one of them, then sprays the other two down with her SMG.
While she's doing this I turn left down an alley, right down another one. Then I dash straight onto a main street.
I really don't want to deal with Cerberus, so I am going to avoid Miranda like the plague. Maybe they just want to talk, or they want to capture me and perform twisted experiments on me. So it's best to just not take the chance.
…..
(Miranda POV)
Crap, the target ran off. He was probably scared off by the gunfire. I will just have to get him later.
…..
(Jon POV)
While I was turning down random alleys to avoid Miranda I see an arms shop. When I walk inside I take a moment to calm down and collect myself.
A Turian behind a desk looks up and says. "Hi there stranger, what can I do for you?"
Still panting a little I say "Ah, you know, just shopping around."
I start to walk out of the door when I notice a bunch of small metal objects in a bin, they look like they are about half a centimeter long, and ¼ a centimeter wide. "What are those?" I ask.
"Oh, those are just Omnidrives, they can hold information that can only be viewed when physically connected to an Omnitool and a password is entered. In the world we live in sometimes the best way to hide information is just offline instead of behind a firewall." He answers.
Who knows? Having one of those could be useful. "I'll take one."
I buy it and put it in my pocket.
Well, I should probably get back to my hotel.
…..
As I'm walking I see an Asari restaurant, I need a place to think and I'm pretty hungry so some food wouldn't hurt.
The inside of the restaurant is pretty nice, there are some indoor waterfalls and wooden chairs. The floor is a black tile and the walls have art on them. I see a bar area where people are eating and drinking, I make my way over there.
When I look around I notice that the majority of the restaurant's clientele is Asari, but surprisingly there are quite a few Humans and Salarians.
After I sit down an Asari waitress walks up to me and says "What can I get for you?"
"Uhhhh….. I guess just get me whatever the other humans who come here seem to like." I answer.
She nods and walks off.
While I wait I start looking for another place to stay, I can't continue staying at the Exalted Gardens because Cerberus might know that I've been staying there.
As I look I see an apartment complex in the wards nearby the C-Sec Academy. Apparently, they house a lot of C-Sec recruits and officers. It looks promising.
The waitress comes back with some food, it looks kinda weird. I taste it and it's actually pretty good, it vaguely reminds me of Thai food.
After I eat an pay I make my way to the nearest taxi terminal. Once I do ask to go to the apartment complex.
…..
(Inside the apartment complex)
When I walk inside I see an armed female Turian security guard walk up to me. If this place has some private security then that's another layer of protection from Cerberus.
The Security Officer walks up and asks "I don't recognize you, are you on the visitor's list?"
"Nope, I'm thinking about renting," I answer.
"Follow me," she instructs as she walks towards what looks like an office.
I follow her up until we reach the office door.
"Wait here." She says then walks inside.
I can hear some parts of a conversation going on inside, after a few minutes the Turian walks outside and says "Head in there for your interview."
When I walk inside I see another Turian sitting behind a desk.
He gestures for me to sit down, so I do.
He leans forward and asks "So I hear you're looking to rent an apartment here, why? And if you think about lying you should know that I've already had a complete background check done on you."
I can't just say that I'm afraid of a terrorist organization hunting me down and experimenting on me, so time to think of something else.
After a second of thinking I answer "Well the security, you are right next to the C-Sec Academy you have your own private security as well. Truth be told I am a little paranoid, you probably can guess why if you did that background check on me, I imagine most people would be paranoid after being abducted."
"Well I suppose that's as valid a reason as any," he says.
…
(A few moments later)
After a whole bunch of signing I was the new owner errr…. "Renter" of a studio apartment number 632, it was kind of small but thankfully I don't need a lot of room. Out of the window you can see a pretty nice view of the Citadel.
I need to get all of my stuff from my hotel room to my new apartment, I can't have it delivered because then Cerberus would know that I live here.
There is no way I can bring all of that stuff here by myself considering how weak I am. So I need someone to help me.
When I signed the lease on the apartment they gave me access to a group chat for the apartment complex.
Using my Omnitool I send out a message "Hello everybody, I'm your new neighbor Jon. I was wondering if any four people were interested in making 1,000 credits to help me move, so if you're interested message me then go to room 632."
A few seconds later I get a few replies. And a little bit later four people meet at my apartment. The female Turian security guard from earlier (turns out her name is Curia), Turian C-Sec Officer named Drusus, an Asari C-Sec officer named Eshra and a human girl named Valerie who is currently attending the C-Sec academy.
Everyone except for Valerie is carrying a sidearm, this could come in handy in case Miranda tries anything when we grab my stuff.
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(Exalted Gardens Hotel)
The trip here had been actually been pretty nice, it turns out that my neighbors (well at least these four) are friendly people. I struck a conversation up with them on the way here.
While we walked in I looked around for Miranda, I see her sitting at some sort of cafe. She is sipping some coffee.. or tea, it's probably tea, she is like a space Brit or Australian...
I'm bad with accents.
I make sure to walk with my armed friends in between us at this point I think she knows that I know where she is.
She narrows her eyes at me.
She definitely knows.
For some reason, I raise my arm and wave to her like I'm a complete idiot. I didn't even realize I was doing it until my hand was up.
It must be because I grew up in a small community if you recognize someone you waved hello to them, that's just what you did.
I speed up my pace to the hotel when I get inside I tell the receptionist that I will be checking out early. After that, we went upstairs and got my things.
"You don't have that much stuff do you?" Eshra asks jokingly.
"Yeah, I like to travel light," I answer.
"Well let's get out of here," Curia says, she is the only one of my neighbors that seemed a little standoffish.
After we get all of my stuff we start to make our way back to my apartment.
…..
(A few hours later)
After getting settled into my new apartment (and by settled I mean ordering an air mattress and throwing all of my crap in a corner) I start to look at all of my other crap from 2017. I pull out my phone and my iPod. Surprisingly, my Omnitool is detecting their wifi signal. I set up two new files called "Phone" and "iPod", then I have my Omnitool download all of the files on both devices to those two folders. After I do that I grab my laptop and I download all of my documents and video games into a file named "Computer".
Even after downloading all of that stuff it barely took up any space on my Omnitool, I guess technology really has come a long way.
While I look through my computer for anything else that seems useful I come across a goddamn goldmine.
A long time ago I decided to download the Mass Effect Wiki onto my laptop, I had never figured out how to open it but I left it on there anyway.
I pull out the Omnidrive I bought earlier and plug it into my Omnitool. I set it up with a password, then I download the Wiki to it. After I do that I try opening the wiki through the Omnidrive and the Omnitool.
IT FUCKING WORKS!
Holy crap, I have basically everything I need to know on this Omnidrive.
But that's a problem for tomorrow, I've had a pretty hard few days, so right now I just want to go to sleep.
So I set up an alarm for tomorrow and go to sleep.
…..
(The next day)
BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP!
"Uhhh…." I groan as I turn off my Omnitool's alarm function.
It's 8am.
Damn.
I get up, shower, brush my teeth, get dressed and walk out the door.
…..
As I'm walking out of the lobby I see Cura and wave. She pauses for a moment and waves back.
Huh, I guess waving is like a foreign feeling gesture to her? She is an alien after all.
I make my way outside to a taxi terminal.
…..
I get out of the taxi terminal closest to my Biotic instructor's uh… office? Dojo? Studio? Gym? Whatever.
I know I'm really early, but I can just eat something while I wait.
As I'm looking for a place to eat breakfast, I notice two C-Sec trainees and one of them is Valerie. I walk up to them.
"Hey, Valerie!" I say.
"Oh, hey Jon. How's it going?" She asks.
"Pretty good, how about you?" I reply.
"No complaints." She answers.
…
…
…
"So any good places to get breakfast?" I ask to break the silence.
"Yeah, there is a place down the street to the left that has good omelettes." She answers/
"Thanks. See ya around." I say as I walk away.
…
Well, their omelettes are actually really good.
…..
(Sometime later)
Right now I am standing outside of Siadia Jaora's "Dojo", the sign was kind of obscured so it was hard to find.
I open the door and walk inside.
The interior of this place reminds me of a Dojo, so from now on that's what I will call it.
In the center of the Dojo is an Asari meditating with her legs crossed, there is a blue glow surrounding her. There are also several floating metal balls in the air around her.
She has a purple complexion and the face markings that some Asari have are yellow. Her eyes are closed.
"Hello?" I ask trying to get her attention.
She opens her eyes and yelps "Ahh!", I guess I startled her. The metal balls that were in the air fall to the floor with a crash.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you. Are you okay?" I ask as I walk over to her.
"Yeah, I'm good. Your Jon right?" She says in a frantic voice, She has a nervous energy about her.
"Yep, you must be Siadia," I say as I reach my hand out to help her up off the floor.
She accepts the help and with a grunt, I manage to pull her up.
After I help her up she says "So I've been looking at the medical files you sent over, and this is a very interesting case. I would be happy to take you as a student."
"Great when can I start?" I ask.
"Pretty much any time would work for me, my three other students just joined the Eclipse so my schedule is pretty open!" She says.
For a few minutes, we go over times, in the end we decide on Monday through Friday from 1pm to 6pm.
As I walk out the door I hear her say under her breath. "I can't believe I'm teaching a time traveler, what a world."
I look at the time on my Omnitool and decide that I should get some furniture for my apartment considering that I might be spending a lot of time there.
After looking at "space yelp" again I find a place that looks like it will have some good stuff for a good price. When I get there I just order some furniture that I dub "space Ikea." I get the furniture sent to my apartment and leave. I am not looking forward assembling all of that stuff by myself but it's not like I have anything else to do in my free time.
As I think about my furniture-building problem I notice a small artificial lake in a small park. Because it is the closest thing to nature that I've seen since I was brought to the Citadel I decide to stop and sit on a bench near the lake.
I sit there and start to think about how far from home I am and how I'll never see that home again. I bend over and run my fingers through the sand at the edge of the pond. For some reason, I feel the irresistible urge to pick up some sand and put it in my pocket.
I stand up and turn around to leave but I end up face to face with Miranda Lawson.
"Hello," she says.
"Hi."
"Let's talk somewhere a bit more… private," Miranda says with a sweet and seductive voice.
I also can't help but notice the submachine gun pointing at me from underneath her jacket.
"Listen, you don't have to do this I'll buy you some tea if you let me go," I say to her desperately.
Her eyes narrow at me in annoyance.
"Vegemite?" I ask.
"No thank you…" she says with an expression on her face that tells me she doesn't want to deal with my crap.
She grabs my arm and starts pulling me towards a dark alley.
"Wait, wait, wait, before you abduct me I have one question," I say.
"What?" she asks sharply.
"Have you heard of a certain man named Dale Gribble?" I ask.
"Who?"
"POCKET SAND!" I yell as I throw the sand from my pocket into her face.
I start to hobble away as fast as I can as Miranda falls to her knees clutching her eyes in pain.
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