re_alignment | [Video] Location: Near Prima's temple

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✘ mass effect | commander shepard

[Video] Location: Near Prima's temple

[The camera turns on to Shepard sitting on the nose of the mako, reclined with one arm supporting her from behind and the other resting on her left knee which was bent and the foot propped against the mako, the other straight out in front of her. In her non-support hand was an old-fashioned canteen which she's obviously just been drinking from, but the contents are a mystery.]

Well, I'm not a reaper anymore. That's giant metal space squid for anyone not from my universe. Thank whatever.

[The canteen was given a small lift in a half-hearted cheers.]

So. What's there for a career soldier to do around here besides drink and dig through trash? I thought about joining the police force. Maybe exploring beyond the settled areas. Thoughts? I'm pretty handy too. Give me some omni-gel and I can fix pretty much anything. Without omni-gel... I still have some skills. Maybe I got too reliant on the stuff... Anyhow. I'm good with my hands.

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Yeah, I'm pretty fond of being me again. Although I will miss being able to set off car alarms by sneezing.

[Note the sarcasm.]

What do you do here? Police? Dig through trash?

And here I thought you might miss being the largest thing around.

[Ears falling back at her next comment, a chittering sort of growl escapes him.]

I don't dig through trash, you farkin' wench. I'm on the police force and I'm one of the farkin' best military personnel around.

[She couldn't help the smirk that built up as she realized how much fun this creature was going to be.]

One of, but not the best. And even if you were, you aren't now that I'm here. Sorry little guy. Just keep trying. You'll get to my level eventually.

Right, because a farkin' human can out fight me. Keep dreaming, mate. I've got more skill in one paw then you do in your entire body. Real farkin' sure I could out shoot, out maneuver, and out fly you.

Oh? Is that a challenge? Alright, then. Find me some maneuverable flying synthetics that don't mind being driven and we'll make it a competition. Then we'll see who dominates.

[Oh it is SO on.]

I'll see what I can do. One way or another, you're going down though, you farkin' snarky wench.

The last time I went down I made some Asari very happy.

[Ok, so that was totally inappropriate, but somehow necessary. And there wasn't just water in that canteen.]

Tell you what. I'll let you pick the challenges, give you a bit of an edge. Cus you're gonna need it.

....You're farkin' drunk, aren't you?

[Yeah he's staring at you, one ear cocked, the other flat to his head, a dry expression on his face.]

I don't need a handicap, wench.

No! [Shep glanced at the canteen, then shook it, then looked into it. There was a LOT less liquid than she remembered.]

Tipsy.

I could take you on right now and still win, furball.

Right. Sure you could, mate. Sure you could.

[Yeah he's rolling his eyes at you, Shepard.]

And talking canines aren't annoying.

Talking what? Oh, dogs. I've never met a talking dog. You're the first thing that's talked to me that shouldn't. Except a trash can that thanked me for my contribution once. Weird.

.........Go home, you're drunk, mate.

You're looking at home.

[She reached back and gave the shielding of the mako an affectionate pair of smacks.]

I'm not drunk. You don't even know me well enough to know if I'm drunk. And if Wrex told you I'm stuck up or something it's not true.

You live...in a modded van.

[Clearly you should be by a river, Shep.]

Classy. And he didn't say anything. Didn't need to considering how you are now.

It's a tank. An ATV tank.

[If there was a river she would totally be living by it because rivers are strategic points. Water source, food source, getaway, cover, you name it. Besides, that joke is like 200 years before her time.]

Did he at least mention me?

Right.

And he might have. Maybe.

[His ears flick again and he looks bored, eyeing one of his paws slightly now.]

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