Some People
"Commander! Rumor has it you died when the Normandy was destroyed."
The reporter has cornered her.
"Yes, it's true."
"So... how come you're back?" the reporter presses on.
Shepard's lips twist into the scowl she is perfectly aware distresses most people. She has neglected to tend the slow-healing remnants of her wounds recently and, instead of only decelerating the healing process, the scars on her body have begun to split open anew.
She knows how bad she looks as she moves closer to the camera.
"Because some people did not give up on me," she hisses.