Thank you for everyone who read and reviewed or PM me I am happy this idea has taken interest. Like I said before this fanfic will depend on how everyone acts and treats Tali, so keep that in mind. Well onto the next video.
"Hello everyone, welcome back" Appearing on the screen again was Tali'Zorah the hero of the Citadel waving to the camera. She seems to be in the same room which so happens to possibly be her bed room. Though it was still facing the fish tank along with the shelf full of the model ships. She seemed a bit more composed then last time however it is hard to tell with the mask she is forced to wear.
As a moment passes she starts the video "I must say I am surprised with how many view the last video got along with all the comments and reviews, I will admit I thought making a video would be a worthless effort." Chuckling a bit as she rub her arm "I didn't think people would be all that interested in me. I know a few..." she pauses for a moment as you could almost feel flush as she says "Celebrities do this and it either works or doesn't... I should say I'm not a celebrity I'm just a woman who fought in the war I was trying to compare... not that I was comparing myself to a famous person I uhh..."
The scene cut.
She returns later and says "I am surprised is all. People wanting to know more about me and listen to me. With that I'll do my best." She laughs awkwardly for a moment still not used to recording herself however she presses on.
"However I suppose for this video it will be a sort of Update? I mean a update on my life after well... the war." She pauses as she shutters remembering "I sort of dropped out of the public spot light after the war, many of us did after the war. I mean I know a few of us still get media attention I mean, haha, one of us became a world leader." Realizing she should explain "When I refer to us I am talking about the crew of the Normandy, we all try and keep into contact but it been hard."
"Ok here we go" she spoke softly and looked up "As you all know especially those who live on Planet Earth (that the Alliance's home world) the Armada was more of less stuck in the solar system after the Mass Relays failed. Took a while to be able to evacuate everyone off of the system, as you know while on Earth the New Council and Under Council was formed." The council are the main council races that hold the majority of power in the galaxy currnetly. The New Council is filled with the Asari, Turians, Salarians, Humans and newest member the Krogans. The Under Council is full of secondary races and allied races who joined the Armada, who don't have as much power as the council but now have some say in the council. The Under Council is made up of the Quarians, Geth, Hanar/Drell, Volus, Elcor, Rachni, Bartarians and technically Vorcha. This is the current standing body of the Galaxy as it is now more united then ever.
"I served as Under Councilor for the Quarians for a year before we left Earth... it..." she sighs a bit "I didn't like being a councilor I felt so false, like I didn't deserve the position I just wanted to grieve but I couldn't I stayed strong for that whole year." With a hint of pride in her voice speaking of recent history most have probably heard of by now but showing a much more personal view of it. "I won't go into much details or even share my opinion of the New council but I will tell you this after we left I stepped down and came home... to Rannoch." She pauses for a moment as she looked out on her mask the reflection of a window could be seen as she gazed out to her home world.
"I settled in the new Founded city of Narr Normandy named after, well i think you can guess what." She pauses for a moment as she then said "Now time for the big one... I had children, before the war... You see Shepard and I shared a moment back before the war it was before we had to jump into the Omega four relay. We were told it was a suicide mission. It was related to the collector Abductions for though who remember though events. I came to Shepard and we spent the night together." A almost dreamy whispered came to her voice recalling that name "and 7 months later my first child my daughter was born" there was something off as she spoke "and well same thing happened again before the battle on Earth, Shepard and I had a moment before we assualt the Reaper forces and I got pregnant again apparently Solus that bosht'tet didn't warn us Quarians and Humans were compatible and with his medicine it was a even higher possibility I supposed he thought it would be a surprised." The smile was so evident on her voice as she spoke.
Then it went hollow "He never knew." She said in such a flat tone. "Shepard, I never told him I wanted too but I didn't want to distract him, I wanted to bring him home to show him. To see his kids and to know it was over he could rest." The pain of that was something Tali thought about. The love of her life never knew what he and her created. "I did it to protect him but now I realized I'm a horrible woman, I should have told him to let him name them, to hold them, but no I was so focused on getting Rannoch back and to see the reapers defeated I..." she stood up and said. "I apologize I think I need to stop for a moment." Her hand reached out and touched the camera and the scene cut.
Comically in a dark tragic way after that harrowing topic a Ad came on.
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A black Hanar with a Krogan head spoke "You travelled all the way from the Milky Way for what brother? A family reunion?"
Blasto aiming his gun "No, a good brother travels any distance to be at his brother's funeral"
With that finished the video continued. Tali probably didn't even realize her videos got ads might be something she would need to fix cause like usual the Ads don't really care what the video was meant to go for or if the ad even fit the vibe of the video. All it knew it wanted to advertise to as many people as it can, regardless of how tone deaf it was.
"Keelah sorry about that, umm so it is the next day. So I am going to have to ask for help figuring out how to edit this video together cause I rather have this as one long video and not having a bunch of short videos where it ends when I lose my composure." Clearly she was able to figure it out since it worked out.
"I'll finish the tale of what I have been doing all these years, or at least the gist of it." Sighing a bit she finished "I served on the Admiralty Board for a couple years while Rannoch was setting up it new government and once it was finished I stepped down along with all the other admirals and well I spent most of my life here at home raising my kids. They have been my focus for most of these years. A part of me feels bad about more or less retiring but honestly it was difficult I wasn't able to mourn until I was done with it all. War isn't fair and the galaxy as a whole doesn't care if your hurting, I must sound pretty selfish a lot of people were hurting."
"With that I think everyone is now all caught up on what I have been up too or at least the shorten version of it I doubt you guys want me to go through every year and talk about every exciting new adventure or boring day I went though, mostly I have decide to do the right thing and be here for my kids and raise them." Giving a nervous chuckle as she says "I'm actually quite fortunate we got back Rannoch when we did so I wouldn't have to leave the flotilla." She probably realized she said that without any context "I meant that the flotilla has a stern 1 child per couple policy unless we are having a population shortage. Honestly the Admiral could go to hell if they tried to enforce that with me." She grumbled with a deep seated venom but shook it away.
With that Tali leaned back in her chair for a moment crossing her fingers chuckling "This is actually pretty fun, I never really got to talk about any of that or get it off my chest but with you guys its easy, just got to speak to a empty room and at least a couple hundred people will hear me" Sitting back up she said "I think that is it for the update one what I have been up too, I will try to not make this channel just the "Sit down and chat with a Has Been Quarian" I'll try to think of some other stuff, I have seen a few ideas in the comments."
"Gaming is one" she spoke unsure "I never been much into games, Shepard was. I know my kids also play on there consoles or whatever they are. I'll ask well probably my son for some good ideas" She bounces ideas off into the void "Maybe I'll review stuff or just do stuff and record myself doing it? Keelah I didn't put much thought into this channel I'll be honest but I'll figure it all out."
With that Tali looked over and said "I think that it for me just talking and figuring stuff out," she perked up with genuine excitement "Oh wait that right some of your guys actually commented and asked me to respond to a few of your messages." She claps a bit and continues "I was surprised to see I got feedback and interest in the first video but hey I can't complain it is what I wanted after all. I'll answer mmm" she pauses and looks over at her screen for a second as if reading "5 of you guys, eeer technically its 4 and one I assume a unfunny joke."
She turned crossing her leg over the other one and leaned back "I'll start off with the mean one first, yes a hilarious joke suppose I should post it for people see what I am referring too but for this one I won't all I'll say is someone clearly saw the Mass Effect Trilogy which for though who somehow haven't seen them are a series of movies vaguely about the events of the Normandy Crew, it the series that made it public knowledge about the Lazarus Project that brought Shepard back to life so I can only assume the joke is base off of that scene in the movie... of course the move neglects to bring up the fact it was Liara who sold Shepard's body to Cerberus" Tali then proceeds to mumble a curse under her breath with clear dislike of her husband's ex. "Honestly the trilogy itself is ok, the ending of the third movie annoyed me as I think it did most people." Looking over at says "and uhh... the actress playing me did a great job but umm..." looking at the poster of the movie noticing that the Quarian Actress who the female lead in the trilogy may have been casted for her wonderful pairs of... assets. Tali quickly looks away "I'll talk about the movie since it sort of about me if anyone cares to hear me ramble about though movies some other time if anyone is interested..." squints her eyes "What do you mean they are making a 4th one? How!?"
The scene cuts to the next scene.
Tali cuts to the next scene as she is looking at the screen as she says "Ok got another question for you guys hopefully a friend of mine is willing to edit this part in" which it clear they did since the next comment was edit in to the video as she read it out loud.
Hi Tali, nice vid! I do have a question about weapons, specifically which generation of weapons do you prefer? Pre Sovereign where the weapons had basically infinite ammo but is prone to overheating or post Sovereign where the weapons have switched out to Thermal clips?
Thank you for your service and looking forward to your future content :D
-Nerd315
Tali looking up "First thing first thank you for commenting and I appreciate the comment and secondary..." she stood up "woo I never get to talk about my guns." Tali is seen getting up running off before coming back holding a finger up "One second" she says before she vanishes again. But soon she returned carrying two shotguns in her hands. One of them was futuristic looking and robotic "This baby is the Geth Plasma Shotgun Arc 2 this is the shotgun I used during the war and has become my most reliable companion" The other one was a bulky weapon steel with the very obvious N7 logo next to it. "This is a N7 Crusader it belong to Shepard but I was given it after the funeral." She smiles holding both guns one of them over her shoulder the other one had it stock against her hip as she held it.
"This babies are for self defense, I like to see any Bosh'tet sneak into my house. Shepard told me once how humans were given rights to carry weapons he said it like the right to bear arms or something. But I can see why the Alliances like it guns I sure do. My pistol is around here somewhere but I mostly use shotguns." She walked over with a sway clearly liking carrying her old friends again before putting both up onto the display case. "I know they are like 15 years old and I am sure there better stuff out there now but as Shepard would say. Nothing beats the classics."
Turning back to the camera "I know that didn't answer the question but hey a girl likes to show off." She says "So the question for me I have two real answers for that, as a girl who likes to use shotguns having clips made more sense it was has quick to load a clip as it was to wait for it to overheat or wait for it to cool down. I think this question is heated... no pun intended... between gun enthusiast i think James and Jacob get into arguments over it. So for me personally I prefer the clips." She said however she raises a finger.
"However... " letting that linger for a second she says "I think and believe pre-sovereign weapons were more user friendly, sure for militaries having clips that can be replaced easily made sense but for a civilian the original system saved them tons of money and was sort of easier to understand. Some soldiers could reload quicker then waiting for the overheat to cool down but those are soldiers, normal people I think would find the heating system easier to use."
She tapped her mask for a second before finishing "So all and all I personally like thermal clips however on a more selfless view to it I think overheating allowed more people to be armed. Maybe I am wrong with that and I am sure some gun nuts could correct me but I think if your a soldier clips are the way to gun but if your a civilian maybe try to find one of the original patton somewhere might be easier to learn and I believe they are more reliable."
She says after "Onto the next question, again I'll try to get to everyone's question the best I can so don't worry. So next question is..."
Hey, cool vid. Don't you think your kids are gonna find your channel? Or their friends in particular would find it? If so, that would leave for some questions to be answered for their sake
-Guest Author
"I sure hope not, I don't want them thinking their mom is lamer then they probably already think I am." She chuckles sadly as she says "I mean what are the odds of them or their friends finding these videos it not like I am all that popular." she says "I don't know really if they found out, I guess they would see I'm just lonely and I though videos would be my way to vent I guess."
She pauses as she looks over at a picture frame of a younger Tali with two kids both of them still infants in her hand it seems they were in a protective bio-dome. "I don't think I ever talked about my kids, I suppose it cause I rather not put them on the spot light I like them just being normal kids." After a moment she says "For now I wouldn't care if they watch the videos as for there friends... ehh... I mean they have some cool friends, can't say I approve of everyone they hang out with. Especially... nevermind" she waves it off.
She pulls out a picture and shows two pictures both of them having Tali in them both each one was with someone else.
The first picture showed Tali hugging a boy, who seemed to be 15. He was obviously quarian expect he had hand fingers on his hand and seemed bulkier then most quarians, imagine a human and a quarian physique. However the boy seemed to be on the chubby side. He wore a green and white quarian suit. he was holding a baseball bat and was waving at the camera. "That is my youngest Son Rael he was playing this Human sport I think it called Based Ball or something, smart kid, he is a truly lovely boy. Any girl would be lucky to have a boyfriend like him." Tali says with no sense of how that would probably send Rael cringing if any one saw that.
The next imagine shows was her hugging a tall female quarian who wasn't hugging back. Her outfit was that of black with silver high lights. Noticeable was her mask which was purple however it has a black X on it. She had her hands crossed around her chest and pouting looking away "and this drama queen would be my oldest Hannah. She being difficult but it is just a phase now, you know that whole "to cool to be around her mom" phase."
Putting her pictures sort of on screen as well smiling at both of them as she says "I doubt they will find my channel if so, hi kids Mommy loves you" knowing damn well that would make them groan.
"Onto the next question, i like this part of the video it fun. However this question is one I hold near and dear cause it is a rather close to home question"
Hey Tali, i hope you're coping with your loss as well as can be, we all lost someone in the reaper war, i don't think there isn't a person who hasn't. But ummm a more personal questions, me being a human, are quarian woman a good match for humans? If so any advice? Thanks.
-Nomansland1
She smiles and says sadly "I'm coping the best I can, I have to stay strong now that I ain't just taking care of myself, and for everyone watching I am sorry what the reapers did to you" However after a moment she leaned forward "Sooo you got a Quarian friend you're interested in?" Leaning back chuckling "Can't say I blame you Quarian woman are great" laughing and waving it off "On a serious note that very sweet to hear."
So she sits up straighter as she spoke with a more serious tone "So the question is Humans and Quarians a good match.." she leaned forward "Ok I have to make it clear I am not trying to tell you to not go after her but you have to understand... you could kill her." She coughs "That came out bad I mean, I am sure you know Quarians have a compromised immune systems and humans have a lot of diseases in them that normally wouldn't hurt anyone but for Quarians it can be rough. I was on a immuni Booster made by Solus and well... I was sick for a week after Shepard and I were together."
Tali realized she wasn't helping but she continued "Quarians will have a weak immune system for a couple generations however I know there some good antibiotics out there now but are pricey so yeah do with that as you want."
Crossing her legs she says "Ok away from the intimate aspect of being with a Quarian, how about Romantically sadly many Quarians aren't on a world for long most are probably on pilgrimage and yes it is a tradition we still do even now after taking back our homeworld. Kind of a rite of passages that we aren't willing to drop yet. So with everything I just said going against you..."
She looked down at her fingers as they slowly interlock and sighs happily "Yes Humans and Quarians do make a good pairing being with Shepard I loved him, always have since the first day I met him. Humans and Quarians aren't to different both have that willingness to do what it takes to survive and seem to share many values. I say if you care for her, talk to her and see what happens, even if she on pilgrimage she will come back for you when she is done. So I will say good luck with her I am rooting for you and hey turns out Humans and Quarian are compatible for children so..."
"Ok time for the last question for the video, before I answer it I am wondering if this is a good system, answering the questions at the end of the video or should I do it at the start? Or periodically through the video I am still trying to figure out a good system for these videos."
Hey Miss Zorah! You were my favorite hero from the Normandy, I still have a poster of you on my wall! Could you post a pic of your new suit for all your long time fans? Much love,
-Nate69
Tali paused at that for a moment before she looked down at herself checking out her outfit "Huh I guess I ain't still wearing my same suit I used to wear huh" clearly something she never once thought about. However before she answers she said "I have a fan? I have a posters about me!?" Blushing and says "I don't remember stuff like that? It has to be posters from the movie or something." Tali clearly not knowing the Normandy crew have been put on a lot of posters and items across the galaxy and hell a few of them have been in pinups as well.
She says "But sure I suppose I can do a picture of my current gear, I'll post it on the community channel, oh never done this before hopefully it works."
However before she could finish a voice called out "Mom we are home!" It was obviously a girls voice meaning it was Hannah as Tali said looking over as she says.
"Shoot" she turns and says "Ok dear I'm coming out," she calls but then to the camera quietly "I'll see you guys in the next video, thanks for watching good bye!"
With that the video did end rather suddenly however for though who were curious if she was honest about what she said she was. In the community tab on her channel there was a post.
Tali is standing there proudly she was even holding the N7 Crusader against her hip. The years have been kind to Miss Zorah. She still wore her purple and white pattern hood above her dark purple mask, her glowing eyes could still be seen through it. She had the purple part of her outfit hand off her shoulders and wrap around her waist and to her hips, which noticeable seem more skirt/dress like then her usual skin tight outfit. However her purple, black, white and golden outfit was still tight around her chest and limbs, she even had 3 buckets just below her breast to secure the outfit to her body and pushing her breast up as well. All and all it seemed to be a more comfortable version of the outfit she wore during the events of Mass Effect 2
With that this session end and she is excited to start up her next video.
Thank you all for reading and I am shocked this series at least started out with some interest. I am glad you seem to like Tali, I'll try my best to portray her as well as I can. However before I go here are some important events I think everyone should be aware of in this universe.
Ashley is alive. Kaiden died on Virmire
Liara was Shepard's first love in ME1
Wrex is alive and the Genophage as been cured. Mordin is dead.
Quarians and Geth are united. Legion sacrifice.
Shepard choose to let the Galaxy fight against the reapers. So he choose no side.
Zaal'Koris vas Qwib-Qwib survived the war.
Rachni Queen was spared.
