Liara wasn't homeless, but she was broke and had been lost in the absolutely worst places in Serrice. She hadn't had enough money on her person to buy a shuttle trip to the university, she'd barely had enough to make it to the wrong end of this city at all. That was the price one pays when they forge their own path. Mother had screamed furiously before, essentially, throwing her out the door. She'd at least let Liara grab a small duffle bag to take a change of clothes in although not her omni tool, and luckily those clothes had had a solitary nearly depleted credit chip in them, before having the commandos escort her off the T'Soni Estate. Liara had tried to pull more from her savings, but had been cowed that her access had been removed by Benezia. The whole thing stank of set up, it was a lot of hot air from the matriarch to scare her into coming back, apologizing, and agreeing to do what her mother wanted. Liara did not want to, she could not do it, and she would not do it! She'd taken her credits and hopped that shuttle and now she desperately tried to navigate the streets of metropolis. She had done well considering how sheltered and naïve she was, but her inability to talk with others had curtailed her ability to get help. So here she sat near a sewage pipe chatting to a mentally unwell individual trying to convince them that it was not actually 2042 and that the Krogan's were not invading. Liara would have laughed at it all, she had a full ride scholarship to the University and even had a dorm room already set up for her to utilize upon arrival. She had be guaranteed a job on campus, so she would quickly have the funds for at least a basic omni. After two weeks on the street she was ready to feel pampered again. As she quietly explained again about the genophage, Liara accepted the small package of dried noodles from her companion and happily ate. Why yes, I am an adult and this is what freedom is all about.