N/B: This chapter I was trying something out. Back to normal prose for the next chapter.
WELCOME SHADOW BROKER
PLEASE PROVIDE IDENTITY CONFERMATION
LOGIN: ltsoni
PASSWORD: ********
WELCOME DR. T'SONI
YOU HAVE 2 UNREAD MESSAGE(S)
MESSAGE 1
FROM: [REDACTED, CHANNEL SECURITY UNCERTAIN]
TO: Shadow Broker
SUBJECT: Council update
ATTACHMENTS: #Reaper war council debriefing
Shadow broker,
I'm inclosing an audio transcript of a secret summit between all the major galactic races that took place roughly two months after the end of the war onboard the Destiny Ascension in the serpent nebula. The goal of the summit seems to have been to decide the shape of the post-war galaxy and address the continued Reaper presence.
I will be unable to supply you with information for the next few weeks; I think the Hanar ambassador is getting suspicious.
[PROCESSING ADDITIONAL ENCRYPTION]
p.s. Why won't you answer my private messages Liara? Are you okay?
I heard about Shepard. I know there is nothing I can say to make it better but I am so sorry. Take care of yourself and reply when you can. I worry about you.
F.
Representatives in attendance:
-Alliance Admiral and acting human councillor Steven Hackett
-Acting Asari and Salarian councillors
-Turian Primarch Adrien Victus
-Quarian Admirals Daro'Xen and Han'Gerrel
-Krogan clan chief Urdnot Wrex
-Elcor, Volus and Hanar ambassadors with Drell diplomat (My cover: Akil Fyr)
-Geth representative later dubbed Pi
-Batarian envoy Ballack
TRANSCRIPT BEGINS:
Salarian counsellor: What should we call you?
Geth representative: In an unusual quirk of probability the combined id codes of the programs in this platform equals pi to fourteen hundred places. We acknowledge this as an appropriate metaphor.
Salarian councillor: Then be welcome pi. I hope our future relations can be beneficial for both our races.
Urdnot Wrex: [Indistinguishable muttering]
Asari counsellor: Do you have something you would like to add clan chief?
Urdnot Wrex: Hm? No it'd just start us all arguing again and I thought the message of this whole damn war was that we could work together. So I'll keep it to myself.
Primarch Victus: If I might interject I'd like to get on with the matter at hand, namely the fact that the crucible didn't work!
Admiral Xen: An incorrect assumption Primarch. While the crucible did not have the effect that many of us desired, that of destroying the Reapers, it most certainly did work, we are simply yet to determine the devices full effects.
Batarian envoy: So what do we know for sure?
Volus ambassador: we know, Khar'shan clan, that immediately after the crucible was fired the Reapers broke off there harvest and there have been no reported Reaper attacks since.
Elcor ambassador: With tentative hope: perhaps this was always the true purpose of the device. Perhaps the danger has past.
Admiral Gerrel: I wouldn't be so sure about that. This could be part of some new strategy.
Pi: Unlikely. Such a strategy would not be effective or efficient; the Reapers have proven to us that they are both.
Admiral Gerrel: So we should just sit about as the creatures responsible for the murder of countless billions coast about the galaxy at there leisure? Without the mass relay network our fleets are slowly starving to death with no way to resupply or refuel.
Asari councillor: This is why we sent Raan's recognisance vessels to Bekenstein admiral. With luck we will endure, but you are right we must learn the Reapers motivations and the nature of their apparent change of heart.
Hanar ambassador: The reapers have been enlightened by the divine engine of the enkindlers!
Urdnot Wrex: [Indistinguishable muttering]
Admiral Hackett: That's not how I would have put it but I think the Hanar & Elcor ambassadors are right. We never knew exactly what the crucible would do, maybe it was never meant to destroy them.
Salarian councillor: That is a dangerous assumption to make admiral. Just how do you suggest we verify your theory? Fly up to a Reaper capital ship and say "we come in peace"?
Admiral Hackett: Like you said counsellor, it's just a theory.
Volus ambassador: We could send a drone ship to try and treat with a reaper. That way the worst that can happen is we lose a small unimportant vessel.
Admiral Xen: I second that motion.
Asari councillor: Very well we will run that idea past our engineers.
Primarch Victus: The next matter up for discussion is the destination of our fleets, though I'm not sure if splitting up is a good idea what with the reapers intentions still unknown. Personally I suggest
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MESSAGE 2 (THIS MESSAGE WAS INTERCEPTED FROM CDR SHEPARD'S PRIVATE TERMINAL)
FROM: Sur'Kesh Delran Eloras Shouny Vass Solik
TO: Normandy crew
SUBJECT: Consolations & a request
Hello my name is Solik Vass and I'm not really sure who to speak to, so I thought I would address this to the Normandy's crew as a whole. I realise this may be the worst possible time but I would like to direct a documentary about Commander Shepard.
She was a remarkable woman and I feel that she deserves recognition. From what I hear the Normandy was her life and so its crew would probably know her best since she didn't have any family.
If any of you have stories that you would like to share I would love it if you would help me honour her memory.
With fondest regards,
Solik.