I got two interesting messages today; one from my sofubo, and the other from Mindoir. Both of which brightened my mood after the debacle on Noveria.

It was actually ojiisan who wrote the message, but it was from both of them; they had just saw on the news that I had been made the first human Spectre, and were offering their congratulations. They are very proud of me and what I've become, and how I managed to put Mindoir behind me after all these years. And while they know that I can't tell them much about my missions, since ojiisan was in the army before the Alliance was formed, they are sure that I'm doing what I must to protect humanity.

I wrote them back, of course, thanking them for congratulations, and ensuring them that I won't compromise who I am just because I am a Spectre. I also told them that they were more correct about putting Mindoir behind me than they thought, having regained my biotics. And while neither of them really understand biotics, they'll be happy that their magomusume regained the part of herself that the absence of cause so much depression and pain.

The second message was from Mindoir's government, asking for my permission to use my likeness as part of their colonial seal. As the most famous human in the galaxy right now, I symbolize a lot for humanity, and my homeworld wants to capitalize on some of that symbolism. They said that, in the case of Mindoir, I symbolize strength in the face of adversity and pain, and how we persevere to become something greater. I gave them my approval, so long as I have something indicating my biotics in my depiction. My reasoning was that my biotics symbolize that, and accepting the past and becoming stronger for it. To me at least.

Maybe now I can head to Feros with a positive outlook.

Glossary of terms:

Sofubo-Grandparents in Japanese. As I said previously, Shepard's grandparents through her mother are Japanese people living in Japan, so Shepard is bilingual and is used to using the Japanese names for that side of her family.

Magomusume-Granddaughter in Japanese.