Chapter 7: Surprise!
We all stare at the woman in disbelief and shock(But not Veronica...). I'm especially shocked. I mean, I think in the game no-one survived the Maw encounter. I mean, who would? Okay, we did and I did but that doesn't count! We got kick-ass equipment. The wrecked transport vehicle certainly doesn't have any offensive capabities on it.
"Jeez, you all look like you just seen a ghost."
I blink in disbelief. Well no crap lady, we just have! Noone was supposed to survive this encounter!
"Name and rank soldier?" Asks Veronica, who seems to be...calm?
"Just a guard is all, a gun-for-hire. The name's Rose of Sharon Cassidy, at your service."
Oh my God! It's Cass from flipping New Vegas! I wonder...was this Ulysses's doing?
"Uh huh. Do you have information on what happened here ?" Asked Veronica, gently.
"Please, just call me Cass. And yeah, you betcha. I was hired by a couple of Alliance guys, said they had a job for me. I was to help them investigate a beacon, just there. That's when we got ambushed by that big-ass worm thing. I was still in the transport vehicle when it got smashed with me still inside. I woke up, the other Alliance soldiers ripped apart. I had a quite bit of rations to survive on, so I managed to stay in here. I tried sending out a distress signal but the beacon was interfering."
"Uh huh. We'll take you back to our ship for a check-up by our doctor, and get you fed some proper food. If you want, our next stop is the Citadel so you can stay with us 'till we get there."
Cass nodded and followed us back to the Mako, but only before Veronica and Ash shoot the beacon, which I'd say switches it off.
"Looks like there isn't enough room for everyone. Who wants to sit on Dewitt?" Veronica asks, with the biggest smile to her face.
Wrex just snorts and sits somewhere else, which is good 'cause he'd break my legs. Liara's just stepping from one foot to another, Ash is just standing with arms folded and hip cocked to one side. Cass simply shrugged it off, as she thought it was pretty casual. Garrus laughed, his flanging voice resonating around the small space.
"Girls, I don't bite y'know" I say with a bit of a cheeky smile as I sit down.
Cass then skulks over, back slightly arched from the small height. She then sits on my lap and does nothing.
I can't help but blush a little.
"Alright then. That's sorted. I'll call Joker and get him to get a shuttle down here"
