Sophie Shepard: K.I.A
Chapter 3 - Evacuation
Liara T'soni runs through the burning mess hall, clad in her new suit of white armour, helmet in hand. She passes the bodies of crew members, unable to spare any time to mourn for them. She runs down the aisle of sleeper pods to meet Sophie who's frantically working away to send a distress signal to the Alliance. The human woman turns around and says. "Distress beacon is ready for launch."
"Will the Alliance reach us in time?" Liara asks as she slides her own helmet on
"They won't abandon us." Sophie comforts Liara, even as their home crumbles around them. Another small explosion causes the pair to stumble around. The human grabs a fire extinguisher and tosses it to Liara. "Get everyone onto the escape pods!"
Liara catches the fire extinguisher and goes about putting out a nearby fire "Joker's still in the cockpit, he won't evacuate." she then adds sternly as she finishes putting out the fire."I'm not leaving either."
"Liara, I need you to get to an escape pod, this is no time to argue!" Shepard starts to shout as she runs about the small space trying to contain the damage.
"Sophie..." Liara pleads.
"Liara, go!" is the only response
The asari squares her shoulders "Aye, Aye" and runs off to the escape pods, gathering the crew members that are already on their way to escape their dying home. She gets the survivors into the pod, among them is Karin Chakwas. "Go! Go! Go!" she yells, watching each person bring their harness down to secure them into their seats in the pod. She looks one final time to where her lover was last before climbing into the pod. The door sealing behind them and the pod gets fired out of its dock.
