AU. The Prothean ruins on Mars empty, humanity developed differently. In a time of digitalised consciousness, genetic manipulation and psychospiritually conditioned killers, Shepard is sent to Illium in his capacity as an agent to the Council, to follow up a suspicious murder where everyone else has hit nothing but dead ends. Or ended up dead.

After the mission to save her sister, Miranda celebrates a little too hard and pays Shepard a visit in his quarters. There they must face hard truths about loyalties, life... and a lot of foolishness.