Cortez, Steve
Commander, I - Shepard.
I want to thank you.
I'm going have to go straight into this: thank you.
Being on the Normandy, flying the shuttles, working with you, for you - its been... incredible. I feel awful saying this but... damned if this hasn't been one of the best years of my life.
I was so lost before I came aboard the Normandy, before I met you. I know I was late coming to the team, but you made me feel like this was the place that I was always supposed to be. You trusted me, and took a chance and you reminded me of why I love what I do, and why I do it.
That's what I miss about you the most: you gave us your time. You had the fate of the galaxy on your shoulders, but you still had time to talk to us - to me, Sam, James, all of us - you listened to what we had to say. And you helped us through the hardest parts.
You'd be on the ground running and gunning, and then you'd be back on board and doing the rounds, checking in. And you never stopped.
So, thanks, for checking in on me.
I miss you, like crazy - and we all do - but I can cope now. I can remember you and smile. I can remember Robert and smile.
And you taught me to do that.
You gave me my wings back.
A/N: Beat back the gloom with a bit of soppiness from the Normandy's number 2 aerial ace.
Hope you liked it, let me know what you think.
On to the questions I was threatening.
If we do establish a running continuity between the accounts, would you be interested in seeing a more coherent follow-up, coming off the back of these shorts? Part of what I'm considering is placing these within (and exploring) a more defined aftermath.
Hell's bells that made almost no sense. Basically: If these are all interlinked, do you want to see more stories based in that continuity?
My second, and more coherent question, runs along these lines: These shorts have been so much more successful than I ever expected, and I really want to thank you all for that.
With that in mind - and given the positive reception to the characterisation of these "voices", I'd like to try some sort of request, or prompt format. As in, any one of you gives me a suggestion (for a character, a setting or an event) and I'll do my best to write a short within those parameters.
And that barely made any sense either. In fairness I've only just woken up.
I hope those two questions/ideas made some slight semblance of sense, and if so, let me know what you think.
Okay, I need to go wake up.
-Nevery.
PS: I wrote up three more characters last night. The next poll should be up either by the end of today, or early tomorrow. Hopefully. So don't forget to check in now and again to see who'd up next.
PPS: Cynless33, I just remembered who Charr was. Now I'm sad.