re_alignment | first mission ; video ; near prima's temple

[ So waking up happened. It was absolutely disorienting, and let Shepard tell you, she's already had a few of those 'out-of-body' experiences. Spoiler alert; every single one of them sucked. Flashbacks of dying weren't pleasant either; it took some concentration and a few deep breaths to remind her that all that was long since past. Getting out of the temple was a side quest in itself, but she's finally out in the open, hoping the lack of concrete and stone and whatever else the literal monument was made out of wouldn't mess with her frequencies.

She's pleasantly surprised, her Omni-tool is already adjusted to the frequency change. Completely recalibrated to the Link. Her expression wavers between suspicion and being impressed, and a few screens later, she's in the system. Her voice crackles for a moment as the audio syncs to the video. Hey, it's a Shepard. Her tone is rather cynical, despite her situation. She might still be in some disbelief at what she's been previously told. ]

So I'm not the only refugee then? Who else exactly is here?

[ She'd tell you who she is if she knew whether or not titles applied here. Shep's rather hesitant, after all, you never know who could be watching. ]

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Yeah...I'd say...about six or so months. Maybe more or less. It's hard to tell in this place, you know? No sun or moon that makes sense, anyway.

[There's a soft pause.]

No...he disappears almost the same time you--or the other Ms. Shepard did.

I see.

[ Whether or not that's personal disappointment or situational, is up to interpretation. ]

Well.

[ Might as well make the most of it, right? Right? ]

Regardless, either I don't remember any of it, or all this about alternate universes isn't that far off from reality.

But any friend of me and Garrus before is more than welcome to be a friend now.

Hm. Maybe it'll come back to you or something. I hear that's how amnesia works.

But either way, you're still Ms. Shepard, so I'll help you out in any way I can! Anything I can clear up?

It's pretty confusing here at first.

That'd be nice wouldn't it?

[ Polite as well; Shepard didn't run into many teens in the service anymore. Seeing such friendly kids was a nice refresher. ]

Confusing's a bit of an understatement, honestly.

I'm still a little lost in terms of...just where the hell I am.

Well uh...I guess there's no other way to put this.

You're in an alternate reality on some giant robot world.

[Yep. That's the best explanation.]

And that might be the straightest answer I get today.

How do I....not be here, in an alternate reality, on a giant robot world?

...That's a really good question!

I've been here about a year, and I still don't know!

...Oh boy.

That's not going to go over too well at home, then.

Oh, that's one good thing though. Apparently...time either goes by really fast here, or really slow at home.

Because it barely passes while you're trapped.

Barely is still time passing for someone who doesn't have a lot of it in the first place.

[ She sighs. And actually looks rather disheartened. ]

Not much I can do from here anyways.

[ Okay, puttin her game face back on. ]

Thanks, Kay. For filling me in. One last question; where does someone stay out here?

Yeah...it's kinda hard to judge if it passes or not. A lot of people come from different points in time so...you know. That's a thing.

[But she can see that's not helping--so new topic!]

Well, you woke up in a temple right? Just take one of the empty rooms, the FirstForged don't really mind.

You're....sure that they don't mind?

[ THIS SEEMS FISHY??? Why wouldn't they mind, it's---a temple. ]

Pretty sure! I mean, we're linked to them, kinda. They tend to look after their own.

[She points to her shoulder.]

I'll do that then.

And...really. Thanks.

[ SHE SMILES SORT OF AWKWARDLY? Shepard isn't used to this brand of generosity, really, but it's nice to know there's someone. ]

Just holler if you need help!

I've got a lot of notes on the place, you can borrow them if you want!

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