As I finished the last note, I took a deep breath and looked up from the keyboard.
The room was silent.
...damn. Please tell me I wasn't just imagining all that-
The room broke into a polite applause, aside from the bridge crew and some of the Eclectic Eight who were a little more obnoxious. Someone gave a shrill whistle as I gave a single wave back. I didn't forget to lower the mike for Doran as he waddled back onto the stage not a second later.
"Please give Mr. Shield another round of applause for coming up! And another for honoring the decorated war hero in our audience, Commander Shepard!" A little louder applause came this time around, one that the Commander herself didn't particularly seem to appreciate. "And now, in a second, we'll have the floor cleared for dancing!" He showed off a couple of his moves to demonstrate.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH-
I stared at him silent until he finished, and then thanked him for his kindness. I also asked if I might be able to make a song request before he left. He told me he would take it into consideration. After that, I then took off the weird gloves, tossed them back onto the holographic synthesizer and then left the stage. I slowly walked back over to my chair and then, completely exhausted, sat myself down. I found the table was rather silent when I did.
"...what was THAT?"
Ashley was apparently in drunken awe. Shepard and Kaidan were staring at me kinda weird though. Looking back at it, I realized, yeah, the song might have been a little weird. Considering the circumstances.
Oh. What the...what did I just do. I said her name like twenty times...agh...why booze brain...WHY DID YOU THINK THAT WAS A GOOD IDEA-
"... I mentioned I was a fan right?...I mean Torfan?!" I let out a laugh like it was a joke.
What else has Shepard done that would remotely be reasonable for me having a song about her.
"So that wasn't on the spot?" Tali asked curious.
"Obviously not," Ashley said with a smirk. "Apparently the Commander has a fan-"
"No. Haha, god no. Uh...I actually heard it from a...some drunk marines on Elysium. And I just remembered it. I'm with the ACTUAL Commander Shepard right now aren't I? The fact that I remembered it all, is...I guess you could say...a miracle of sound."
Yeaaaaaah. *cue CSI theme*
I giggled at my own joke. Wrex just glared at me in response. "I think someone can't handle their liquor. Not that you actually had any."
"WREX! I can outdrink you anytime, anywhere!"
And with that, the topic seemed to get dropped.
"You do realize you already challenged him and lost right?" Kaidan pointed out, sounding a little too sober.
"I couldn't physically drink the stuff! If we had a real contest, he'd go down quicker than a cheap prom date."
"Maybe you should lay off the drinks for now," Garrus suggested.
"You can't tell me what to do! You're not my supervisor!"
Your references are out of control dawg.
I giggled to myself again. And with that, they all rolled their eyes again.
"You're a grown man giggling! Have you no shame?!" Wrex thundered.
That just made me laugh harder.
When I finally calmed down enough to be aware of my surroundings again, everyone seemed to be just enjoying each other's company. Shepard was whispering something into Kaidan's ear. Tali and Ashley were talking passionately about something on my right with Garrus kind of awkwardly listening across from them. Looking at Wrex, he seemed content to just drink. To be honest, it was the first time I really felt that our crew was actually getting along. Then I realized why the table seemed a little empty. I wasn't hearing anything from Liara. I turned to my left to gaze at her. She seemed to be lost in thought, staring quietly at the table.
"Hey. What's up?"
She snapped her head up to me, looking like a deer caught in headlights.
"Woah! Didn't mean to scare you."
"What? Oh, oh no! I shouldn't have been startled! I was...I'm...I'm just not used to being in places like... this." Her eyes wandered around the club, her mouth slightly frowning. She fidgeted uncomfortably in her seat.
"More used to the silence of dig sites huh?" I said putting my chin on my fist.
"Yes...I suppose I am." Her eyes wandered to Shepard across the table. "I just wonder why the music in these places are always so loud. It almost seems as if the people here want an excuse not to talk to each other..."
"Yeah...yeah I guess that could be a reason," I told her. Then I became distracted by a tune that had just started to play in the room.
WHAT IS LOVE?
"The Dance Floor is Now OPEN!" Doran announced from somewhere.
BABY DON'T HURT ME.
"What the hell is this?!"
DON'T HURT ME.
I stared at Wrex like he was insane. "A Classic?"
NO MORE.
I couldn't explain how ECSTATIC I was to know that Doran decided to play it. Nothing gets a club going like EDM. But apparently a lot of club goers disagreed, as the song didn't seem to be doing anything for anyone, with most of the patrons in the club still sitting in their seats twiddling their thumbs. Was almost going to write it off as a mistake until some of the waitresses got on the floor and started dancing themselves. That got the party started. The throngs of club goers now began to leave their seats one by one for the dance floor.
"Come on," Shepard said turning to Kaidan, leery-eyed. She had a look on her face I had never seen before.
Was it...nawwwwww.
She ended up forcing him out of his seat (against his WILL), and starting pulling the biotic to the dance floor with her.
"Hey, wait up!" Ashley shouted, getting up to follow.
And I certainly wasn't going to miss this.
"Come on!" I said turning to my neighbor.
I stood up taking Liara by the hand. "Oh my-" she started as I took her with me toward the stage too.
"Don't forget me!" Tail said popping out of her chair and stumbling drunkenly after us.
Once we were on the dance floor, Liara surprisingly lost her timidness almost immediately. Apparently she was a fan of dancing. A really big fan. She was already doing that Asari head snap while snaking her arms along her body when Tali hopped on to the dance floor beside her, joining in too. Shepard, Kaidan, and Ashley were right behind them, breaking it down in a circle.
Fantastic.
I looked back to the table to still see only Garrus sitting down sipping his drink.
Wait. Where did Wrex go-
"Ah what the hell," I heard him go behind me. Which caused me to whip my head back. I noticed the dancers around Wrex were giving him a wide berth as he started boogying. And I almost died right then and there. I quickly turned back around only to find Tali and Liara had joined Shepard's dance circle too. And with that, I nodded in approval and hopped off the stage, walking back to our table.
"Garrus! What are you doing? Why aren't you over there," I shouted over the music, making a gesture back to the dance floor.
"Ah, not exactly my scene," he said rubbing his neck. "And besides. Turians don't dance." He took another gulp from his drink.
"What?! Lies," I retorted. "There's one dancing right there!" I pointed at the alien dancing behind Wrex. The guy was doing the Techno Turian.
Freakin' Beautiful.
"I mean, you can't be any worse than Shepard," I added still observing the dance floor. Looking at Shepard move though, I found she really wasn't all that bad.
"I don't know..." Garrus said tapering off.
"Hey!"
The voice caused me to turn around, where I found a cute redhead in the club's crimson skin tight uniform standing before me.
"...hey," I replied back.
"Were you the guy who recommended this song to Doran? We screened it before giving Korb the OK to play it and I can only say O.M.G. It's just A-maaaay-ziiiiing!" Her voice peaked, breaking my ear drums.
"Glad you like it!" I replied with a grimace.
Bringing back the 90's to the 80's (of the 22nd century) baby-
"Hey, if you actually wanted know the name of the song, it's 'What is Love' by Haddaway. Artist from the 20th Century."
"Really?" she said totally bewildered. "That's crazy! I can't believe they had music like this back then!"
"Yeah..." I said tailoring off. Then I got an idea. A great one as usual. "Hey. Think you can help my friend look for something?" I asked motioning to Garrus.
"Oh sure! What did he lose?"
Garrus peered up from his drink.
"Well, it seems he's dropped his spine around here somewhere. And we can't seem to find it-"
"Alright. Alright, I'll go," he said getting out of his chair. "But don't say I didn't warn you."
"Yeah Garrus! Show 'em how it's done!" I said, patting him on the shoulder in encouragement as he headed off.
"Soooo. What's your name?" she asked me.
"Oh...uh, Shield. Marauder Shield."
"Oh my gosh! Were you the guy that sang last?! O.M.G. you totally were! I loved your song. It was hilarious!" she giggled. "My name's Rita by the way."
Well I wouldn't call the song hilar-Oh, it's you!
"Rita? Hey, you have a sister named Jenna don't you?
She frowned at the name. "Oh her? Yeah. She doesn't work here anymore."
Ooh. Sore topic.
I looked back to the group. And found myself really wanting to get back to the dance floor. Kaidan was doing something with his hands where he would point at a random person, then clap, and then twist around to do it to someone else. It was incredible. "Welp...nice meeting you Rita. Catch you around!"
WHAT IS LOVE.
"Oh, you too-" she replied before I jumped away, and back towards the crowd of dancing aliens.
DON'T HURT ME.
"Hey I knew you could dance!" I shouted to Garrus joining our little circle.
DON'T HURT ME.
"I never said I couldn't," he said shaking his hips. "I just said Turians don't." Then he eyed the Turian behind Wrex. "Usually."
NO MORE. What is love-
As the sound of Haddaway died away, the familiar music of Purgatory popped on to replace it.
Mass Effect 3 – Purgatory, OST fixed with bass boost (Play for that nostalgia and mood setting...or you can just keep reading. I'm not your supervisor)
Several Hours Later...
"Wha-," I muttered looking around.
I guess I should have listened to Gary. I must have had too much to drink because the next time I actually looked around me, I was sitting at the bar. Thankfully, still in Flux. Music still blaring.
Turning around, I saw behind my right that a few Asari and Salarians were still dancing on the stage. Moving my eyes across the rest of the room, I found however that most of the tables were now empty, aside from a few here and there. I slowly turned my head back around when I heard him to my left.
"Oh, you're alive?" he joked.
"Unhhh...where did everyone go?" I questioned, tiredly rubbing an eye.
"They all left about an hour ago. Tali had a little too much to drink and apparently made a mess in her suit. Shepard was getting pretty woozy too so the marines took them back to their rooms... don't know where Wrex went though. I thought you were alright until you passed out right where you're sitting."
I decided to lay my head on the counter. It felt cool to the touch.
"Hey Decian, I think we're going to go..."
I slowly raised my head back up and leaned back on my stool to see who the voice had come from. There were three other Turians sitting past Garrus. Two of them missing fringes.
Gasp. Females.
"Alright girls, I'll give you a call later."
They got up off their stools to leave. "Bye Garrus," one of the girls said as they began to walk away.
The Turian named 'Decian' turned to us smiling. "I think Kyra might have taken to you," he said once they were out of earshot.
"What? No, She was just being friendly."
"Nonsense," I said seeing my entry into the conversation. "She was totally flirting with you dude!"
"Listen to the Human," Decian agreed blindly. "I'll give you her number. You should ask her out sometime."
"Chellick, I already told you. I'm on a deep cover assignment. I don't have time for...distractions."
"Laaaame," I said annoyingly beside him.
"Garrus, you need to expose your frame once in a while-"
Expose your frame?
"-Kyra's quite the woman. Her terst is pretty sharp for someone like her-
The fucks a terst?
"-although I do find Tandra more to my liking."
"Was...was there was a difference between them?" I now asked absentmindedly. The female that had said goodbye to Garrus had the same green markings as the other one. As well as the same skin tone. And the same face. With the same-
"I didn't realize your friend there was a xenophobe," Chellick remarked disappointed.
Oh noooo-
"I'm not a xenophobe," I said alarmed. "I didn't mean-"
"Hah! Take it easy Human. I'm just busting your quad, as you Humans say," the detective said chuckling.
"We don't have quads."
"Oh?...What? Then how do you reprodu-Scratch that. I don't wanna know."
"Kyra's hips have a narrower frame and her fringe hooked down," Garrus told me. "You can also usually tell Turian women apart by looking at the curvature of their mandibles and length of their plates," he added. "Although just listening to the differences in their voice will probably help you the most. That's what they tell the Human officers in C-Sec anyway."
"Ah gotcha." Most of his advice just flew over my head. "Sorry about that man, I didn't mean to insult-"
"Hey don't sweat it," Chellick said waving his arm. "To be honest, that's one of the hardest parts of my job. Dealing with the aliens. I still can't tell the difference between Elcor male and females. Let alone the Hanar..." He shook his head just saying the word.
"Hanar are mono-gendered like the Asari," Garrus informed him.
"Ugh, don't get me started on Asari," the Turian groaned.
"Don't get him started on Asari," Garrus quickly leaned over whispering.
But my mouth was already opening as he said it. "What's wrong with Asari?"
"What's wrong with-where do I begin?" Chellick began.
Doran just stared at him while cleaning a glass with his dirty rag.
"First, it's the inter-species reproduction. I get why Salarians and Hanar go for it so often. Seventy percent of Salarian males can't mate if they don't have a decent pedigree. And the Hanar couldn't give a damn about physical contact." He made a lewd motion with his fingers. "And that's what it's really all about."
"Another drink please," Garrus told Doran.
"See, species like us-" He motioned at me and then himself, "-we reproduce through physical contact. Same for the Krogan. Although I can see the Asari appeal to them with the genophage and all. Anyway, that's why we have females. Each partner contributes right?" He was slurring his words so much I could barely understand him. "That's not how it goes with Asari. I don't understand the appeal. Sure they have fringes but we're just incompatible. They're just not built like us," he finished.
"It sounds like someone had their heart broken," Doran concluded handing Garrus his drink.
"What? No! That's not it at all," he said defensively.
"So why you don't like Asari," I asked slightly delirious. "Because they're not Turians?"
"No! It's because they're an all-female, and I don't care what they say, all-female species that evolved without a male counterpart. Do you know what that means?"
"No," I replied.
"I'm going to be in the bathroom if you need me," Garrus said getting out of his seat. Chellick ignored him, continuing his lecture.
"They evolved without males. There's no reason for them to be attracted to guys like us. Males. They evolved without a need for us. We're out of the picture. Gone."
"But-" I responded seeing where he was going now. Liara popped into my head.
Those romance cut scenes couldn't have lied...
"Dude, Asari are basically Human women with blue skin," I found myself arguing. "They have chests like Human women for nursing babies. And I'm pretty sure they deliver them the same way a Human woman does too."
"Chests? Do you mean those bumps? And that's another reason I don't like Asari! Every time they ask me 'do I wanna dance?' And I say no, because those bumps of theirs just get in the way."
"I still have no idea..." I said tapering off, getting dizzy.
Ow. My head. Too much...
"-and oh. Back to my point. Yeah, Turian women have birth canals too. And I've read up on alien physiology. Like our women, it's a source of pleasure for yours too right?"
EWWWWW-
"Alrighty then," I said putting my hands over my ears.
"As a race, even between same genders that don't reproduce, there's that presence of enjoyment through the simulation of procreation right? The Asari never have or will have that. Because it's all through their mind." He tapped his noggin. "Get it?"
"Hey! My partner is an Asari!" Another Turian with pink facial markings sat himself down where Garrus had been. "I overheard your little rant here. And I have to say, you're as ignorant as these Humans."
Hey there...
"My mate and I have an extremely stable relationship. We enjoy each other's company all the time."
"Sure. Like two friends hanging out okay. But are you actually ever as intimate with her as you would be with one of our females?"
"Yes, in fact, I am. Happened just last night," he replied with a shit-eating grin.
What is happening. Where did Garrus go.
"And does she say she enjoys it?"
"Every time." The new Turian was practically beaming with pride.
"And there it is. The lie."
"What?" the newcomer sputtered, now getting belligerent.
"Why would she enjoy it? Nothing in their evolutionary timeline would ever lead to them enjoying the same type of sexual acts we do. Nothing's supposed to go in! They have no need or desire for that!"
OHHHHHH. He was right. All female race. No need for...
The Turian stood there slack jawed. "But..."
"It's true hon'," our original Asari server said saddling up beside me, dropping off a tray. "We mostly just enjoy the experience of the melding itself. Most of us are aware though that their partners usually want a little more. So any good lover is going to go out of her way to make it a little more enjoyable for their partner. Even if that means stroking their ego a bit."
The Turian stared at her destroyed.
"But-"
"Sorry hon'," she said leaning over me to pat him on the back.
"And that level of manipulation doesn't even touch on how they release pheromones to mind control you!"
"What." the Asari said in response to hearing him.
"I need to...I need something strong," the pink-faced Turian said getting up.
"You can get some drinks right here!" Doran exclaimed.
"Something stronger."
He walked away. Doran started muttering under his breath. And the Asari server continued to stare at Chellick appalled with what had just left his mouth.
"Yeah, you know what you're guilty of. I had a female friend, completely heterosexual. Then she started hanging around an Asari. Started making her feel things she would have never normally have felt. Freaked her out. Always used to say the similarities in their femininity were off putting. But by the end of the year, she found her irresistible. Now they're currently shacked up on Illium."
"Yeaaaaah, she was obviously just attracted to her personality. Its why we're able to find partners from every race," the server replied with pride. "Most aliens don't need us as partners, but they want us to be because of the joy we bring them when they're in our company."
"But why? You think Salarian or Human females don't have attractive personalities either?"
"Well-"
"There has to be something that makes you so appealing to every race. Something that makes every race, gender, and being interested. And its mind altering pheromones I tell you!"
The comment actually had her at a loss for words. Although I think it was due more to the statement's ludicrousness than its validity. She turned to look at me, then back to him, and then with a far off look, simply walked away.
"Hm."
I was not prepared for that class of xenobiology 101.
"Hey," Garrus said just now getting back.
"Hey," I muttered turning to him.
"The Asari censor the extranet for this information, I'm telling you!"
"Uh, I think we're going to head out Chellick."
"Oh really? Well, nice catching up with you then Vakarian."
"Chellick. It's been a pleasant...surprise. I didn't think you came out to places like these anymore after what happened at Purgatory."
"Oh I usually don't," he replied. "I just dropped by to let an informant's relative know they were safe."
Huh.
"Happened to stay for a drink or two after that and then ran into Tandra and well..."
"An informant's relative? You mean Rita?" I asked.
"What-Ho-How did you know that? She isn't telling people about her sister is she?!" He started looking around for her.
"What? No. I just know a lot of things...things I probably shouldn't. It's Jenna at Chora's Den right?"
"SHHHH! Do you want to blow her cover!? Get her killed or worse?!"
"Woah, sorry," I said putting my hands up.
"And how the hell-"
"What do you have her investigating?" Garrus asked now interested in a conversation.
"Sorry Garrus, it's currently need to know. You never know whose listening."
He turned his head around suspiciously.
"Only me I believe," Doran said from behind the counter. Chellick whipped around to him like the Volus had just popped out of the blue.
"You're trying to catch that dude with the illegal weapon mods right?"
"Wha-How-Garrus. Where'd this guy come from?!"
"Hell if I know," Vakarian responded.
"If it makes you feel any better, I got that from the Broker," I said.
When in doubt, Shadow Broker. Safety neeeet.
"The Broker. Of course. If it wasn't bankrupting to get the information or forbidden by C-Sec, I'd might ask you who's responsible for producing those mods."
"Couldn't tell ya," I responded.
"Damn," Chellick muttered.
"Well, good luck in your investigation then," Garrus told him. I think he was ready to go at this point. But I wasn't.
"Hey, we could help you out! Do a pick up and bring those mods to you? So you could find where they're coming from...?"
"...Huh...what are you...no...yeah, that could work."
"And that way you wouldn't have to endanger Jenna!"
"Shield that's not-"
"I've been holding onto his contact information for ages. If you're serious, I could set up a pick-up right now!"
"Let's do it!" I said slamming my hands down on the counter.
"We're in no condition to be dealing with dangerous criminals," Garrus said being the voice of reason.
"You being inebriated will just lower their suspicions even more!" Chellick said enthusiastically.
Garrus might have had a good point though. "What if they recognize Garrus as C-Sec?"
"Oh the middle man they just brought in came from Zakera Ward. He'll have no idea who Garrus is. Although I rather Garrus hang back for support anyway if the deal goes north."
"South."
"I don't care what direction it's done in. Just get the package and get out. All you have to do. You look like you can handle yourself even without Garrus."
"Let's make it happen then!" I said enthusiastically, now fondling my pistol, cutting Garrus off.
"Great! I'll make the call! I'll tell the Krogan you'll meet him in the Lower Markets."
"Krogan?" Garrus asked in alarm.
"Don't worry Chellick. We'll get you those mods before you can say 'Sorry Asari'."
The club's music was still ringing in my ears as we passed through the Lower Markets. Despite the time being well into the early morning, the area looked as busy as ever.
"Can't believe everyone's awake," I yawned, nearly tripping over myself while doing so. I was so tired. It was a wonder I could even walk.
"Unlike the Presidium, there's no artificial day and night cycle in the Wards-"
I knew that Garrus.
"- and as a consequence, business here rarely stops. Most of the residents here work and rest whenever needed."
Interesting.
"You ever think about life as a civilian Garrus? Being a resident here? Owning a small shop, dealing with things as they come, day to day?"
"Uh, no. I don't think I ever have."
He seemed to be seriously to contemplating the question now. Such an introspective guy. I had just asked the question for the hell of it. My mind wasn't really filtering what left my mouth at this point. He started to realize this as he was suddenly besieged by an onslaught of questions.
"No Shield, I'm afraid I can't tell you whether or not Keepers need to sleep."
"No Shield, I don't think the Keepers are 'shifty-looking Reaper abominations'."
"No Shield, I'm not into other species."
"No Shield, I don't think my father would have approved. But he wouldn't have escaped."
"No Shield, I don't want to remember what Chellick talked about back at Flux."
"No Shield, I can't say I have heard of Omega before."
"No Shield, I can safely say my mother is feeling fine.
"Yes Shield, I have a sister. And no, she's not eighteen. And frankly, I don't know why you're asking."
This game went on until Garrus pointed out our contact and quietly slipped back into the throng of shoppers. I was pleasantly surprised because I had forgotten why we had even come down here in the first place. Once I spotted the Krogan myself however, I waved to him and began walking up. He looked fairly grumpy. Probably didn't get enough sleep.
"Hold it!" the Krogan with the dark blue crest barked. "That's close enough 'merc'. You got my payment?"
I held out the credit chit Chellick had given us before we left. One of Jax's lackeys snatched it from my hand.
"Rude."
"Its good boss," the Turian said after scanning it with his omni-tool.
"I understand you have something for me toooo," I said leaning in, several inches from his face.
"You shouldn't drink before a trade off," the Krogan snarled at me while pulling a package from his back. He shoved it into my face. "It's unprofessional."
"Oh...thanks." I stayed where I was. "...See you around?"
"You better hope not," the Krogan muttered back. "Come on boys, we're done here." He gave me one more glare before turning around and sauntering off with his entourage. I ended up copying him.
"Garrus?"
He emerged from the crowded market.
"...now that went better than expected."
We exited the area and took several turns before starting down an empty alleyway.
"Where we headed?" I asked after several minutes of silence.
"This is a shortcut I found back with my time in C-Sec. It leads straight to the elevators-"
And scene.
Codex Entry:
Spectre Offices
Camera Access CP-45CD-8598-4857
JB: Commander? Commander Shepard? Over here. Heard you were on the Presidium. Hoping to run into you.
JS: I'm busy Salarian. Go bug someone else.
JB: Ah, excuse my poor manners. I forgot to introduce myself. Jondum Bau, Special Tactics and Reconnaissance.
JS: And?
*pause*
JB: I was hoping to congratulate you on your induction. Many of us are looking forward to seeing you bring the rogue Spectre Arterius to justice.
JS: Really?
JB: Quite. Although in truth, that's only partly why I wanted to speak with you. I see that you have already gotten Spectre class weapons. I assume from C-Sec. They seem to be the basic model.
JS: Basic? They shoot better than any gun in the N7 series.
JB: So imagine if you had an even better selection. The C-Sec requisitions office has the baseline weaponry for Spectres. Convenient if you need them on the go. They're fairly close to the docks. But if you want quality gear, I strongly recommend you visit the Spectre Office in the Citadel Embassy Suites.
JS: Is that all?
JB: Perhaps. *pause* But I assure you it will be...well worth your time.
*Both individuals stand still for several moments*
*Commander Shepard gives him a nod and they walk off in separate directions*
Camera Access CP-98CX-7258-4920
*Commander Shepard passes the retinal scan and enters*
*Ten minutes pass*
*Agent Bau passes the retinal scan and enters*
Agent Vasir is still reluctant to give us eyes inside the Spectre sanctum. Requests to allow access to their network have also been ignored. This has cast a shadow on her partnership with the Organization and demands immediate attention. How loyal exactly is she to the Broker? Tag her actions to investigate if the relationship is a facade and simply a means to infiltrate the network. Begin by testing her willingness to comply with the Broker's will. Majoris out.
Author's Notes:
And dramatic cutaway. I don't even know what happened this chapter. But I already wrote it, and you already read it. We'll just have to accept it and move on with our lives. And I'm aware there are a lot of the ellipses. But I refuse to stop using them. There is a lot of dramatic pausing in this story. Also, youtube dat Techno Turian. But just so you know, the song selection was purely coincidental. I was only reminded of him once I played it.
And forget sending PM's this time around, let me just give out some quickies (and not those kinds you perverts):
CommSheps - Glad you like the humor man! Hopefully keeps things interesting in between the story's lulls. And it has been awhile since we've had another POV besides Shield. The reason? Stay tuned to find out-I forgot. I forgot to give her one. Oh well. When will the next be? Who knows.
DKM - And I'm making no promises man. At the rate this story's going guys it might devolve into a parody. God I hope not...or maybe I do. WHO KNOWS-
TMNT - But Yeah, Shield's head is pretty much out of the game. Obviously, mistakes were made this night. Luckily, Shepard didn't bring it up. Or will sHE?! Eh. Who knows~
Lanilen - Although you can see Shepard's reaction to the song on her face. Silly shield. It's going to be one awkward conversation if it ever comes around. And I totally forgive you man. I'm just glad you got to come across the song! Hope you enjoyed your first time. Your first time is always the best. And is your second, third, tenth, four thousandth-Will I ever truly tire of listening to the song? Who knowsssssss-
In the Next Chapter: Suggestions would be appreciated.
Tune in next time on Mass Effective: A Hero Made!