It was now late in the evening on the Citadel Wards and as ever the local population was enjoying the nightlife, some went to their favourite bar or club to have a drink or a good time but for some the good time didn't stop when they left the club.
"Come on Zach." A young blonde haired human woman said as she led her boyfriend down an alley that was half a block away from Trikario's, the couple had left the club a few minutes ago and the woman had gotten the idea to sneak into the nearby alley for a round of sex in her head, off course the fact that they were both wasted was helping in that. "Sure we could go home and fuck but where's the fun in that?!"
"Oh sure, having to explain to my parents that I need to be bailed out because I decided to have sex in an alley with my girlfriend is totally my idea of fun." Zach responded as his girlfriend led him down the alley. "Kylie, you may be wild in bed but are you sure this is worth it?"
"Hey, you said that you wanted to try new stuff in the bedroom!" Kylie asserted as she backed up against the alley wall.
"Yeah, emphasis on bedroom….." Zach's objection was cut short when Kylie removed her top revealing her bra underneath and locked lips with him, the couple continued to make out for a few minutes with Zach removing Kylie's bra and exposing her breasts, Kylie then dropped to her knees and started undoing Zach's jeans but stopped when she saw something out of the corner of her eye. "Babe, is there something wrong?"
"What's up with that guy?" Kylie wondered as she nodded towards the naked man lying on his stomach. "Can you get rid of him? I don't want to see him jerking off to our make-out session." Kylie asked and Zach shook his head before approaching the guy as Kylie watched on using her arms to cover up her nipples.
"Hey buddy, we've had a lot to drink as well but can you give us some privacy? I've got an ass to tap!" Zach said only to get no response from the man, he bent over to get a better look only to recoil in horror. "Kylie, get dressed and call C-Sec, I think this guy's dead!"
*later*
The day had gone by pretty quickly for Varnus and Anola but that didn't mean that they weren't busy, between Varnus' paperwork and Anola double checking every alibi her suspects had they had been pretty busy.
"Are you sure that's the time he arrived?" Anola asked as she pinched the bridge of her nose in annoyance whilst Varnus filed away the last of his paperwork. "Okay, thanks anyway." Anola sighed before hanging up. "That's the last alibi double checked and I'm beginning to think that the coroner made a mistake."
"That alibi checked out as well?" Varnus asked and Anola nodded not realizing that Bailey was approaching the two officers. "In other words, you'd better start considering the possibility of the Turian's death being an accident."
"I'll talk to him in the morning." Anola responded just as Bailey cleared his throat. "Finally got that mental image out of your head Bailey?"
"No but it does have something to do with Felix, namely his recent death." Bailey responded and the two officers turned to him. "He was found dead in an alleyway about an hour ago, completely naked and with his genitals mutilated."
"Sounds like one of the women he banged took offence to him not calling them." Anola commented with a frown. "Why does this concern me anyway? Does IA want a chat because I chatted with him earlier?"
"Not exactly, for one thing his cause of death is unique." Bailey responded as he checked his notes. "Coroner listed the cause of death as a brain haemorrhage brought on by another nervous system completely dominating his during sex, he had never seen anything like it so he called a coroner based on Thessia for a second opinion, and it didn't take her long to figure it out."
"And it hasn't taken me long to figure out what caused Felix's death either." Anola responded as her eyes narrowed. "We're dealing with an Ardat-Yakshi."
"Exactly, I was under the impression that most of them had died out during the Reaper War but I guess not." Bailey responded with a nod as his expression darkened. "Admittedly I don't know much about Ardat-Yakshi's which is why I want you on the case Anola, you are one of the best Asari officers after all."
"Thanks for the compliment." Anola responded before frowning. "What do we know so far?"
"The last place his credit chits where used was at Trikaro's, spent all of them getting drunk off his ass if I had to guess." Bailey responded as he folded his arms. "I suggest starting there."
"I don't know much about Ardat-Yakshis but I'm not about to pass this up." Varnus said as he turned to Anola. "Any chance one of the women he had sex with is this Ardat-Yakshi."
"About the same chance as a Krogan winning an ice skating competition." Anola said as she stood up and Varnus did as well. "Here's the long and short of it, Ardat-Yakshi is an extremely rare genetic condition in Asari, commonly believed to be caused when an Asari mates with another Asari, on one hand it renders the Asari infertile but on the other hand it makes sex with the Asari instantly lethal for the Asari's mate, Bailey already covered how the death is caused."
"You talk as if you've encountered one before." Varnus commented and Anola shook her head.
"One of my first homicide cases on Thessia was a human who was killed by an Ardat-Yakshi, poor bastard was on vacation and thought he had struck gold when one of the locals asked if she could go back to his hotel room with him." Anola said as she shook her head. "But in reality he was just her latest victim, she had been on a long killing spree up to that point." Anola added and Varnus frowned.
"Any chance that she's here on the Citadel?" Bailey asked and Anola shook her head.
"She was executed just before I transferred to C-Sec, Ardat-Yakshi are powerful but their powers don't extend past their life-spans." Anola responded before he frown deepened. "That brings me to our next problem, every time an Ardat-Yakshi kills she grows in power and the Ardat-Yakshi I arrested previously was a maiden aged Asari with the biotic skill of a Matriarch."
"I'd rather not think of how many people she had killed to get that powerful." Varnus responded with a wince and Anola nodded. "Anything else you can tell me?"
"Just one, Ardat-Yakshi rarely venture outside of Asari space and when their condition becomes apparent they are presented with two choices, live a life of seclusion or execution but it's not exactly uncommon for afflicted Asari to escape that fate." Anola responded before sighing. "In the case of the Ardat-Yakshi I caught on Thessia she had started killing long before she was diagnosed, I don't know how this Asari escaped, let alone managed to reach the Citadel but she will feel compelled to mate again."
"In other words, we have a potential serial killer on our hands." Bailey responded and Anola nodded. "Though the fact that Felix had his genitals mutilated had me suspect a serial killer."
"Even so, we shouldn't jump to conclusions, yes Felix's death was suspicious but we have no idea when another victim will pop up." Varnus responded as he turned to Bailey. "I think our best bet will be to see the body and search the area where Felix's body was found." Varnus added and Bailey nodded.
"The bodies still in the morgue, don't think the coroner's done with it yet." Bailey added before leading them to the morgue, when they entered the coroner looked up from the computer screen. "Trokus, Varnus and Anola want to see the body."
"Off course." The Salarian nodded before stepping away from the computer screen and walking towards the table with Felix's body on it. "I'm assuming that Bailey told you what I found out from your former colleague Anola?"
"Yeah, he did." Anola nodded before looking at Felix's body and sighing. "If I had brought him in for the parole violation he'd still be alive."
"Only problem with that is the fact that the Ardat-Yakshi would've targeted someone else." Trokus responded as he shook his head. "There's not a lot I can tell you, his blood alcohol content was three times the legal limit and the genital mutilation was post mortem, if I didn't know any better I'd say that a jilted lover was the most likely suspect."
"And given how many women Felix has slept with that suspect list would consist of at least half of the Citadel's female population and that's not counting Asari." Anola responded with a frown as she folded her arms. "Who found the body?"
"Young human couple who decided to disappear into the alley for a make out session, the discovery of the body quickly killed the mood." Trokus responded as he checked his notes. "They were already interviewed by Andrews and McKansa, they were the first officers on the scene so they should be able to provide you with more information."
"I guess that's our next stop." Varnus nodded in agreement as the coroner pulled the sheet over Felix's dead body up. "I realize that he was naked when he was discovered but did you find any anomalies?"
"Aside from the mutilated genitals? Found Viagra in his system, if he was expecting a good time tonight that might explain why he was found naked." The coroner responded as he checked his notes. "Off course based on what Thessia's coroner told me he wouldn't have even gotten to the disrobing part."
"Yeah, most Ardat-Yakshi go in for the kill quickly and do the mind meld as quickly as they can, most Asari do this but that can tell us one of two things, either Felix was disrobed post mortem or she waited until they got naked and then did the mind meld." Anola responded before looking at Felix's face which seemed to frozen with a look of horror on his face. "That face is also common in victims."
"Let me guess, by the time the victim realizes that something has gone horribly wrong it's too late?" Varnus responded and Anola nodded. "Might be worth looking into any past victims like this, we might be able to find her first kill?"
"A body came in to the office two years ago with the exact same symptoms now that you mention it, this was right after Victor Steele was sentenced, let me check my files." The Salarian responded before going to his computer and looking through the files, once he found the file he was looking for he called them over. "Roberto Perez, twenty seven years old, he was serving a life-sentence for a spree of rapes and murders but he escaped alongside several other convicted killers."
"I remember that bastard, his victims were in such a bad shape that even their mothers couldn't recognize them." Varnus responded with a frown as he read the file. "Cause of death drug overdose?"
"That was my initial thoughts after I found red sand in his system but looking back there wasn't nearly enough red sand to kill him, unfortunately his body is buried." The Salarian responded before he pulled up the notes. "Aside from that his symptoms match Felix's, mutilated genitals, look of horror on his face…."
"Why wasn't this reported two years ago?" Anola interrupted him and the Salarian sighed.
"I'm going to be honest, I was glad that the bastard was dead and considering that I only just learned about how Ardat-Yakshi kill their victims I listed the overdose and left it at that." The Salarian admitted and Anola sighed in annoyance. "There aren't any other victims that match Felix's cause of death but I'll contact the other coroners on the Wards and the Presidium, see if they have any similar cases."
"Keep us posted, we'll have a chat with McKansa and Andrews in the meantime." Varnus responded before leading Anola out of the coroner's office and down the hall, whilst they were walking down the hall Varnus turned to Anola. "Any way to predict when this Ardat-Yakshi will strike again?"
"You may as well be asking me to predict next week's Lottery Numbers." Anola responded with a frown as she walked alongside the Turian. "Ardat-Yakshis are rarely picky when it comes to their victims but the two we know about so far have one thing in common, they both had criminal records."
"There's one major difference, Felix was just a con-man and a wannabe Casanova, whilst I'm sure the women he's slept with would disagree he'd never hurt a fly." Varnus said before frowning. "Roberto, well, you heard about his crimes back in the coroner's office, problem is that we won't be able to confirm that the cause of death was the same."
"That kind of death is nearly impossible to detect once decomposition has set in." Anola nodded in agreement with a frown on her face. "What do we know about Roberto's death aside from what the coroner told us?"
"I'll look up the file and see what I can find out, for now let's focus on Felix's death." Varnus responded before turning towards the hallway and seeing McKansa and Andrews near the coffee machine. "McKansa, Andrews, I understand that you discovered Felix's body?" Varnus asked them as they approached the two officers and they looked up.
"Yeah, body was found half a block away from Trikaro's, didn't recognize him at first but it became clearer after we scanned his fingerprints." McKansa nodded in response before handing over the report they had wrote out. "We already talked to the young couple who found the body, they said that they were looking for a shortcut home."
"Which I would've believed if I hadn't seen the lipstick on the boyfriend's neck, they were fully clothed though and once they got their story straight it became obvious that the farthest they got was taking the girl's bra off." Andrews added as he folded his arms. "At first it looked like alcohol poisoning which was backed up by the fact that he reeked of alcohol, then I saw the look on his face….and what remained of his genitals."
"I will be eternally grateful if you left out the details on the extent of the damage to Felix's genitals." Varnus responded with a wince and Andrews nodded in agreement. "Anything else you found at the scene?"
"It looked like a dump job, the Ardat-Yakshi probably dumped him once she was done with him." McKansa responded and Anola nodded. "And before I forget, Bailey wants us to work together on this one based on the info you gave him Anola, besides it'll be good to have someone who's an expert on the subject working with us."
"I had a feeling he would." Anola nodded in response as she shifted her weight. "Have you notified his next of kin?"
"We contacted his ex-girlfriend but she didn't seem that sad or surprised that he was dead, if I didn't know any better I'd say that she was a prime suspect." Andrews responded and Anola nodded. "His parents were notified, they should be here in a couple of minutes to identify the body and that reminds me, we're dealing with a serial killer right?"
"It's hard to say, the genital mutilation might point to a serial killer but the Ardat-Yakshi may not have known about her condition though I doubt it personally." Anola responded and the two officers frowned. "Do you have any leads so far?"
"We compiled some on our computers, come on, we'll show you." Andrews responded before the two humans lead them away.
*meanwhile on Ilium*
The set at the Black Widow had ended and after a long night of cleaning the mercenaries were hanging out in the bar area, Ricky, despite being the youngest member, was sitting at the bar drinking some alcohol whilst Tasara served her.
"Keep this up kid and you'll end up drinking the hard stuff like Alicia and Andrea." Tasara commented with a grin as she handed her another drink, Tasara was a former Asari Commando who had turned to mercenary work after getting kicked out of the Asari Military and needless to say she could keep up with Alicia, Andrea and Nicholai in terms of skill, she was also the tallest and most athletic of the female members of the team thanks, in part, to her military background. "Seriously, isn't it passed your bed-time?"
"Very funny." Ricky commented as she rolled her eyes before taking a sip. "Seriously though, I can't wait until we get more work!"
"I hear that." Tasara said with a grin as Nicholai marched up to the bar and sat down. "What'll it be big guy?"
"Glass of vodka." Nicholai responded and the Asari nodded before making him his drink, whilst she was distracted he turned to Ricky. "I saw you in the pit earlier."
"Well it was that or sit in the room whilst Andrea and Alicia made out and, well, a blind man could see the sexual tension between them." Ricky responded as she took a sip from her drink. "Besides, the pit gave me something to do in the meantime."
"If you call almost getting sandwiched between two Krogan in that Wall of Death towards the end of the set something to do then I can probably recommend a good BDSM club." Sardir chimed in and Ricky rolled her eyes. "Not that I've ever been in that club off course."
"The day I believe that is the day that the Batarians open a new embassy on the Citadel." Nicholai responded which a chuckle. "Speaking of Andrea and Alicia, any word from them?"
"You mean as far as mercenary work goes? Not a lot, I've been putting our names out there as much as Andrea and Alicia put out for each other but no interest yet." Sardir responded as he shook his head. "I'd honestly make a joke about Asari promiscuity if I wasn't sharing a room with a former Asari Commando."
"Trust me, if you did they'd still be scraping your remains off the walls by the time the Batarians do get an embassy." Tasara responded and Sardir gulped nervously. "Still as fun as running this place is mercenary work is our speciality."
"We know, that's why we're looking into more permanent staff to help run the place whilst we're busy." Alicia commented as she and Andrea approached the other mercenaries. "We've already got some interest but I can't say the same from a mercenary standpoint."
"Well I hope you find us some mercenary work soon, otherwise I might do some solo work on the side." Nicholai responded as he took a sip from the vodka that Tasara had just handed him. "I'm not saying that I'll leave the crew full time but I am making a lot less money here than I did when we operated on Omega."
"I understand Nic but trust me, we'll find work soon." Andrea responded before grinning a bit. "Besides, you could always make a move on the new recruits."
"Already tried that with Tasara and she made it clear that she was more interested in other women, same goes for Ehis." Nicholai responded before glancing over at Ricky. "Ricky on the other hand, I'm choosing to not pursue her in that department."
"Worried that she'll laugh at your dick size big guy?" Sardir joked and Nicholai glared at him. "Why do I get the feeling that if the others weren't around Nicholai would've murdered me by now?"
"That is because you are correct." Nicholai responded and Sardir gulped before backing away from the massive Russian. "It's not that nor is it her size, she's around Andrea's height and weight and Andrea never had any problems."
"That's because I had actual experience in the bedroom by the time we met Nic." Andrea responded with a scoff. "I'm not even sure if Ricky's lost her virginity yet."
"I would happily help her lose it!" Sardir chimed in and Ricky rolled her eyes.
"First off Sardir, I still haven't forgiven you for your blunt way of asking me out and besides, after that kick I gave you I'm pretty sure that your balls aren't working right now." Ricky responded and Sardir grunted in annoyance. "And second, I lost my virginity last year."
"That aside the reason I won't pursue her is the age difference, she's nineteen and I'm nearly forty." Nicholai responded as he finished his drink. "I wouldn't feel comfortable sleeping with a woman, no matter how attractive they are, whose young enough to pass for my daughter."
"Since when have you had any kids?" Sardir chimed in and Nicholai turned to him. "I mean yeah, there's barely a woman on Omega who you haven't slept with but if you had kids I think you would've mentioned them."
"It is true that I don't have any children but my point still stands, if Andrea and Alicia didn't decide to make their relationship official shortly after Andrea made contact with her sister I'd be interested in them since they are in their late twenties but that's beside the point." Nicholai responded as he took a sip from his drink. "Besides, if any of the women I slept with on Omega have had children by now and decided to come forward I'd still support them."
"Oh how sweet, the notorious lady killer of Omega actually has a conscience." A young Chinese woman's voice rang out and the mercenaries looked up as the women emerged from the shadows, she was at least as tall as Andrea and Alicia but was at least in her early thirties with waist length black hair and brown eyes decked out in some advanced armour. "I think you girls have made him soft."
"Karen." Andrea said as her eyes narrowed. "The club's closed so you'll have to come back tomorrow."
"You really think I'd waste my time in a dump like this?" The Chinese Mercenary scoffed as she produced a data-pad from her pocket. "I'll keep this brief, Marcello has work for you."
"About damn time!" Alicia responded with a grin as she leaned on the bar counter. "So what's the work exactly?"
"He wants you to go to the Citadel again." Karen responded and Alicia frowned. "And no, you won't be chasing some Quarian this time, I think that's more Sardir's department nowadays anyway." Karen said before tossing the data-pad onto the bar counter. "I don't have the time to waste on you idiots so I'll let you read it on your own."
"Let me guess, Marcello is still pissed that his initial offer to take over the leadership of the crew was turned down faster than Sardir on blind date night?" Andrea asked and Karen turned to her. "I'll tell you the same thing I told him, we built this group from the ground up and we aren't going to let some millionaire playboy take over, besides we handle things just fine on our own."
"Let's see, blew up a rival gang's ship when you intended to sell it for scrap, forced to crash land right on top of a Thrasher Maw nest, bungled the Citadel job so badly that you were forced to co-operate with C-Sec because you pissed off Victor Steele and wasted the money you stole from him on an even worse Afterlife knockoff than Steele's place." Karen commented calmly as Andrea glared at her. "I rest my case, oh and kid?" Karen added as she turned to Ricky. "Your young so I'll give you this advice, get out of this crew before they get you killed." Karen added before leaving.
"I hate that bitch." Andrea grunted once Karen left. "Every time Marcello finds work for us he sends her just so she can insult us."
"Who was she anyway?" Ricky asked and Alicia turned to her.
"Karen Cheung, Chinese American mercenary and Marcello's second in command, we don't exactly get along with her." Alicia explained as picked up the data-pad. "Other than that we don't know a lot about her, not even Sardir's Shadow Broker agent friend could find much info on her aside from the fact that she was in the Alliance before she disappeared from Citadel Space."
"Trust me, my friend's working around the clock but let's focus on the matter at hand." Sardir commented as he walked forward. "What's the job?"
"Give it here." Tasara responded before picking up the data-pad and reading it. "An Ardat-Yakshi is on the Citadel?!"
"A what?" Sardir asked and Tasara looked up.
"Ardat-Yakshi, basically an Asari with a rare genetic disorder where anyone she fucks get killed before the fun stuff can happen." Tasara responded and Sardir gulped when he heard that. "I should know, my daughter's an Ardat-Yakshi."
*back on the Citadel*
A few hours had passed since Felix had left Trikaro's and the bartender was trying to keep a bar fight from starting, two Krogan had started an argument over one thing or another and, as would be expected, it quickly escalated into a violent situation between the two Krogan much to the bar staff's dismay.
"Come on Yusk!" The younger of the two Krogan grunted as he stared down the much older Krogan who he was currently fighting. "Is this the best you've got? You've just got out on parole!"
"If this was my best they'd never find your body pup!" Urdnot Yusk responded before the two Krogan charged at each other for another attack, however they found themselves stopped by a familiar blue glow. "I don't remember you hiring any biotics!"
"He didn't." Anola's voice rang out as she stepped into the bar alongside Varnus, Andrews and McKansa, the two women where maintaining the biotic field and Yusk's eyes narrowed. "We're here to talk to the bartender so do us a favour and try to behave, unless you want another trip to jail!"
"I make no promises." Yusk responded and Varnus frowned.
"Anola, Katherine, keep them separated, if Yusk even looks at the other Krogan funny they'll both spend a night in the dunk tank." Varnus responded before turning to the bartender. "C-Sec, I understand that Felix Truman was in here recently?"
"You're going to have to be more specific buddy, this is the bar where he housed his bangathon." The bartender responded and Varnus frowned. "And yes, he really did fuck an Elcor's brains out, how he's still able to walk I don't know."
"He's not doing any walking now, he was found dead earlier." Varnus responded and the bartender frowned. "We tracked his credit chit usage and we know he spent a thousand credits here."
"That was his winnings from the bangathon, he went through it all in a few hours and by that point I was ready to throw him out, he probably would've passed out from the alcohol eventually." The bartender responded as he started cleaning a glass. "But he ended up leaving with an Asari who looked like she had come from the set of a porno."
"Can you describe this Asari?" Varnus asked and the bartender pointed to Anola.
"She was definitely younger than your partner, I'd say about one hundred years old, like I said I've seen tissues with more material in them than the outfit she was wearing." The bartender responded as Varnus wrote it down. "She didn't talk much, didn't even order any alcohol, one moment Felix was drowning his sorrows the next the lucky bastard was leaving with the Asari."
"If this Asari he's describing is the Ardat-Yakshi we're looking for then we have a promising lead." Varnus thought as he wrote it down. "Have you seen this Asari before tonight?"
"No, never saw her before, I just assumed that she was a hooker looking for a john." The bartender responded as he set the glass down. "Do you think it was her? Because I don't think she was one of the women he banged."
"We've already eliminated that possibility." Varnus responded before handing him a business card. "Look, if she returns call me at this number and try to keep her in the bar for as long as you can, we have reason to believe that Felix won't be her only victim."
"You mean that she could be a serial killer?" The bartender asked and Varnus nodded. "Will do." The bartender nodded as he took Varnus's business card.
"Andrews, McKansa, Anola, we're done here." Varnus told the other officers and the two women let go off the hold on the two Krogan. "Yusk, another incident like this and we'll book you in for a parole violation, am I clear?"
"Crystal." Yusk grunted as he left the bar. "All I wanted to do was play some country music on the jukebox but no!"
"A Krogan who likes country music? Now I've seen everything." Andrews chuckled as the younger Krogan returned to the bar. "What now? Do we ask around the other bars to see if the Asari he described has been there?"
"That would take too long and she could claim another victim." Varnus responded before looking up towards the security camera. "I'll get Bailey to secure a warrant for the security tapes, if we get her face on TV it'll help a lot."
"Or it could lead to innocent Asari being attacked because according to some residents here on the Citadel we all look the same." Anola responded as she folded her arms. "We're going to need more than that."
"The tapes will also help us determine her height and weight that should narrow it down." Varnus responded as the officers left the bar. "Come on, we have a long night ahead of us."
*meanwhile*
Despite claims to the contrary the Citadel had plenty of crime despite being the hotbed of the galaxy and that included a red light district in each of the wards, in this case that district was Yuriko Street and it had all the markings off a typical red light district including the prostitutes.
"Confused, I don't understand Chelsea." The Elcor said to the young, scantily clad woman in front of him, the woman was Chelsea Francs, a twenty-two year old who had been in and out of prison since the age of eighteen for prostitution and drug possession, she had shoulder length messy black hair and blue eyes and despite her rough appearance she was beautiful. "Your prices weren't this high last week."
"Yeah well, big guy, guess what? My drug dealer upped his prices as well so I had to up mine." Chelsea responded and the Elcor grunted in annoyance before walking off, Chelsea sighed to herself before lighting a cigarette. "Great, I had to turn down my best Elcor customer because Kirak raised his prices, at least tonight can't get any worse." Chelsea thought before spying a skycar rounding the corner and slowing down when it saw her, she grinned when she realized that the car was an expensive model and put out the cigar. "Scratch that, tonight just got a lot better!" Chelsea thought as the car came to a stop and she walked up to it slowly, when the window came down she bent over making sure to give the occupant, the same Asari from Trikaro's, ample view of her cleavage. "Hey beautiful, looking for a good time?"
"I wouldn't be here if I wasn't! Hop in!" The Asari responded and Chelsea grinned before entering the car, once the door was closed Chelsea leaned over hoping to start the make-out session in the car but the Asari stopped her. "Not here, I nearly got caught by C-Sec on the way over, do you have anywhere indoors we can go?"
"My apartment's half a block away from here, it's were I take my clients when they want some privacy, I'll show you the way." Chelsea responded and the Asari grinned before driving off, Chelsea took the time to look over her client and grinned. "If I didn't know any better I'd say that you were another hooker based on your get-up."
"Yeah, I think that's why C-Sec targeted me." The Asari responded before shaking her head. "Besides, if you've got it, why not flaunt it? Girls like us will turn more than a few heads anyway."
"Can't argue with that!" Chelsea responded as the car drove off.