Williams, Ashley
I guess I've been pretty stupid, Shepard.
I always thought, well, I guess I thought that you were invincible or something.
So stupid...
I just never saw you slow down, I never saw you freak out or fall apart.
Expect for Virmire...
And now you're gone too.
I'm always that one left behind aren't I? The ungrateful survivor. Eden Prime, Virmire, Horizon, here and now.
I'm... sorry Commander.
I went to your funeral, of course. I think, I think that's what really brought it home for me. I guess it hadn't really sunk in till then.
And I got kinda shaky. Because you're really gone now. And I know for sure this time.
And it hurts even more.
I read... Read a poem – one of Tennyson's: "Ulysses". Worked for my dad. Thought you might like it.
Dammit!
Ah. Heh. Sorry.
Dammit, Sir.
We... had a good run, didn't we Commander. Right from the start; the old guard.
And then in those last days before the end, we stood up and gave as good as we got. Better, right?
I like to think I made up for lost time.
I'm glad. And, thanks, for letting me back on the Normandy – hell, thanks for letting on in the first place.
Rest well now, Skipper.
I know right where you are now, and I know they'll be looking after you. And say hi to Kaidan for me.
Thanks, Shepard.
A/N: Crikey, this has been one of the hardest to write so far. Had a spot of trouble with the opening line and a few others. Hopefully it doesn't show, and hopefully this doesn't skew your reading of it.
So Zaeed will be the next instalment, followed by Kasumi. After that, I've decided to just upload Tali and Javik in whichever order occurs to me. That's because they will be the last squad-mate entries, and adding other options into another poll would just get in the way of the team-mates being all together.
So, please enjoy this latest entry, and - as always - leave a review on your way out.
-Nevery.