Sorry it took so long to update. Ok, let's roll.
It was dark in the dock, the light panels above them having malfunctioned. It didn't matter though, all it did was increase the magnificence of the beast before them. The Normandy, a ship that could fly across the galaxy in a few weeks. It was a beautiful sight to Carmine.
The team was heading into the ship, ready to get off of the station. Carmine had grabbed his helmet and picked up an abandoned blue sons helmet to replace his fried electronics. Ben was standing, looking out the glass of the dock, admiring the magnificent ship. He had only seen things like this in comic books and science-fiction movies. It's sleek design was far more efficient than anything his people had ever used. Ben turned and joined the others of his new squad.
Carmine remained the tallest of the group, standing high above them. He didn't mind Mordin, the doctor was very fast. He jumped from subject to subject, often not making sense but, he was smart. The man was a genius. Ben noticed that Garrus was still casting him a glance every now and then, probably wasn't used to his height. Ben was starting to notice how short everyone was, he'd have to ask how tall he was in there measurements. The room glowed as he presumed that they were being decontaminated. Shepard decided to talk to the squad as the door opened.
" Ok everyone, you know where you need to go. Carmine?" Shepard looked at Carmine to get his attention. Carmine looked up from his helmet, giving the Commander his full attention.
" I need you to go to medical. You need to head to the elevator at the back of the CIC. Medical will be on the second level and to the right." Carmine nodded, heading out the door after everyone else. He decided to just go straight to the Medical bay. He walked past several people, stopping their work to stare in awe at him. He didn't understand why everyone had to stare, it made him feel strange. He stopped at the elevator, not sure what to do.
" You must be new, let me get that for you." An overly cheery voice said behind him. He watched a slim, redheaded woman step up beside him, pressing a holographic panel on the side of the elevator. She gave him a bright smile, it was nice of her. The door opened and they walked inside, she pressed the panel on the inside of the elevator.
" Hi, my names Benjamin, Benjamin Carmine." He held his hand out for her to shake. She smiled again and accepted, her hand like a child's in his. She had very small hands, her arms very slender. She was an extremely attractive woman, her red hair was a rarity, it was very bright. It stood out when contrasted by her pale skin and blue eyes.
" Hello Ben, my name is Kelly, Kelly Chambers. It's a pleasure to meet you, welcome aboard the Normandy." Her voice was high and clear, full of cheer. He smiled, walking out of the elevator now that the door had opened.
" It was nice meeting you Kelly, I'll see you around." He smiled as he walked away, to the right like Shepard said. The walls were strange, being all steel. What else did he expect to see though, it was a metallic space ship. He walked into a mess area, a man was cooking. He walked to the room on the right, an older woman sitting by a desk, the door open. He stood, not wanting to bother her. She was very attractive for an older woman. She stood from her desk, pad in hand. She looked at him with a frown.
" And you are?" Her eyes looked him up and down, appraising him. She gained a slight smirk, her face brightening a little. He kept his face straight, readjusting the two helmets under his right arm trying to get them both to settle and not fall.
" Benjamin, Benjamin Carmine. I'm the new member of the Normandy crew. The Commander told me to head to medical. I'm guessing this is the place." He watched her, she nodded. She walked over to the door, working the holographic panel and shutting it.
" Ok, I'll need you to strip out of your equipment and armor. Then, you'll need to hop onto that table." Carmine nodded, removing his armor, slowly letting his webbed scars and tattoos show. The webbed scars were fresh, all of them traced his veins, crisscrossing across his body. The tribal on his face continued down his arm, many symbols tracing the ink markings. Carmine wasn't the most handsome man but, he wasn't that bad looking. He may have sounded like a younger man when with his comrades, his face was one that gave the doctor chills, a young soul that has seen too much. Ben was left with his armor on the ground, weapons and equipment fallen around the edge of the table, left standing in his standard issue grey boxers and tank top. Carmine sat on the table, far too tall for hopping to be necessary.
The Doctor started to look him up and down, taking out a tool of some sort. She scanned every inch of his body, the device constantly beeping. She kept looking at the data pad in her hands, eye brows raising in interest multiple times. Her face finally settled into a scowl.
" Alright, please lay down. The automated systems will take care of the rest." Carmine nodded, lying on the table, metal arms circling him. He felt his body pierced with needles, most likely taking blood and tissue samples. A large arm with an eye scanned him further, the light blinding him at times, but otherwise not too bothersome. The arms receded, allowing him to stand again.
" Well, that's all Mr. Carmine. You may return to the Commander." She gave him a smile. He pulled his armor back on, piece by piece. He lifted his lancer up to his back, the magnetic plates taking hold again. Picking up the two helmets, he nodded his thanks to the doctor and left the bay, heading down to the engineering bay.
Dr. Chakwas was typing furiously on her tablet, sending a message to the Commander. She might have just stumbled upon something that could be life changing in the young man that had just joined the crew of the Normandy.
/Chkws - Shepard, I need you to come to med bay in an hour. I might have found something very interesting.
/Shprd - What's going on?
/Chkws - You'll find out once you arrive.
The signal in the chat went dead, it didn't take much for the Doctor to convince Shepard. This man might have the answers to her prayers.
Carmine was headed to Engineering, apparently there was room down there for him. So far, he had been enjoying the ship, excited by the sights he was seeing. He had always dreamed of seeing something as amazing as this, though he didn't let his amazement show. Mostly because his skin still hurt. He was riding the elevator down to the engineering room, waiting for the slow lift to reach it's destination. He had luckily looked at what Miss Chambers had done and repeated the action, hitting a button below the one she did. The lift opened, allowing him to step out, seeing the words cargo hold on the wall, a bay window allowing him to look out into the sparsely filled cargo hold.
He turned left, then turned into the door labeled engineering. The small room before the other door had a set of stairs that led down to a dark area below. He walked ahead, not bothering to look there. The second door opened, showing a room with banks of computer terminals. He noticed the two humans, one man and a woman. They seemed friendly enough, maybe the would help him with finding his room?
" Hello, I'm looking for my quarters. The Commander said that it was in engineering. Do you think you could help? " Carmine had asked in his rough, deep voice. He sounded a bit like Sarge, but mixed with Baird somehow. The two turned to look at the new person in the room, the woman smiled.
" Oh, hey there. Shepard sent a message saying you'd come by. My name is Gabriella Daniels, but everyone calls me Gabby. This guy, " She motioned to the redheaded man on her right," is Kenneth Donnelly." The man smiled a little, opening his mouth to speak.
" But you can just call me Kenny, It's easier." The man sounded to be of Scottish decent, interesting. Carmine just nodded, giving them a little smile in return.
" I'm Benjamin Carmine, call me Carmine. Everyone else does. So, my quarters?" Gabby nodded to him and motioned for him to follow. She walked him to the wall on the left of the room, pressing a panel. A door slid open that he hadn't seen before, showing a sparsely lit room, a metal, two door cabinet sitting on the left, a cot on the right. It must have only been a ten by ten foot room. He liked it, felt like home.
"This was a storage room for tools, but I hope you won't mind using it for a bedroom. I know it isn't much, but it's still private." She ended with a smile. Carmine gave his own smile in return.
" It's fine, I think I'll be okay with it, reminds me of home." He walked into the room, setting his things down and taking in the room a bit more. He liked it, small and simple. He sat down on the cot and decided to lay down, he could use a nap.
" Thank you Gabby." He said, she just nodded, leaving the door to close automatically. Carmine let himself drift into a deep sleep, memories and visions slowly making their way to his minds eye.
Ok, tell me what you think. I'm sorry for the small update. If some of the characters are a bit off, I'm sorry. I'm tring to work with what I have at the moment.