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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I'd like to think it gets easier after surviving, settling might be the word you're looking for.

[ She unconsciously looks at her shoulder, still clad in her life support suit. ]

I haven't looked.

So the First Forged, are they leaders? Not in the literal way, but....more like lords of a settlement. Or somewhere around there.

[She shrugs, all of it seems about the same to her, settling and surviving and scavenging, they all mean being alive and making their lives as easy as they could.]

Well fortunately if you were in a temple, you had a glyph, so you are okay.

Kind of? This planet specifically belongs to them, they were here before the lambda started bringing in refugees. They get involved somewhat, but mostly let us take care of our selves as far as laws go.

So there aren't any hard feelings there for suddenly 'showing up' one day.

That's not too bad, I suppose.

Not that I know of. Not like we really have a choice, and I think they get that, so... it's not as bad as it could be.

Anyone who gets that far in competency doesn't have a beef with me.

What's your name, kid?

I'm Miko. I've been here for over a year, so I can answer quite a few questions for you.

Over a year.

[ That's. Unfortunate. ]

Some of you have been looking for a way out...for over a year?

[ With Wrex that was one thing, but Miko, this bright young lady? She's almost heartbroken. ]

[She nods, looking a little bit sad.]

Yeah, some have been around longer than I have, like Blurr, he's on the Police Force.

And... a lot of people have gone away. We don't know why, but suddenly people will head into the Badlands, sometimes they come back, but they can't remember what happened or why they left. Others just don't come back.