Upsilon was dozing, but jerked awake when the Hammerhead landed. He rose, and approached. "And what are you talking about?" he asked.
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Shepard and her team looked up as Upsilon approached.
"We were just discussing the issue with the FTL drives." Shepard said. "The thing is, even if they can be repaired, we have no idea how to get back through this... time rift that brought us here. We can't even go to the Citadel or any of the places that we've taken for granted because the Charon mass relay hasn't been discovered yet. We're stuck on earth for the forseeable future. Suddenly, the galaxy seems like a much smaller place." Shepard got to her feet.
"But enough about that." She held out her hand. In it were the dogtags she had taken from Mu.
"Your team-mate's dogtags. He was killed in the fog by that eyeless creature. I'm sorry."
"We were just discussing the issue with the FTL drives." Shepard said. "The thing is, even if they can be repaired, we have no idea how to get back through this... time rift that brought us here. We can't even go to the Citadel or any of the places that we've taken for granted because the Charon mass relay hasn't been discovered yet. We're stuck on earth for the forseeable future. Suddenly, the galaxy seems like a much smaller place." Shepard got to her feet.
"But enough about that." She held out her hand. In it were the dogtags she had taken from Mu.
"Your team-mate's dogtags. He was killed in the fog by that eyeless creature. I'm sorry."
"Mu... Mu's dead? Fuck... first Alpha and Beta, now Mu. Uh... well, if you're up for it, we're heading to the moon. That's where Doc Sparkle is. Whoever she is..." Upsilon said, before turning and walking back to the Deltas.
Eragon had came to a decision. Glaedr agreed that they should go with Jack to the moon but he also warned Eragon not to be to rash in the judgement of Doc Sparkle. Eragon finished his secluded thoughts and headed back to where the others were gathered.
Will had been resting against a tree near the clearing they had landed in. Seeing that there were things happening he walked over to Shepard and Upsilon.
The huge armoured alien was pacing back and forth in frustration.
"I can't believe this Shepard." he growled. "The first fight we've seen since the Collectors, almost a month ago, and you leave us on the ship? Damn it, I could kill a thresher maw with my bare hands, its been so long since we last saw some action."
"Be at peace Grunt." The other alien said in a flat, strangely calming voice, similar to that of Dromaeus, though much more benevolent. "There will be violence enough before long. For now, try to enjoy the serenity of the quietness here. Think of it as lying half asleep, resting. A time to think, meditate, and heal."
Grunt punched the young tree they had been sitting beside, smashing it to the ground in splinters.
"I have no use for sene... serni... quietness." He snarled. "And I have no wounds that need healing."
"I can't believe this Shepard." he growled. "The first fight we've seen since the Collectors, almost a month ago, and you leave us on the ship? Damn it, I could kill a thresher maw with my bare hands, its been so long since we last saw some action."
"Be at peace Grunt." The other alien said in a flat, strangely calming voice, similar to that of Dromaeus, though much more benevolent. "There will be violence enough before long. For now, try to enjoy the serenity of the quietness here. Think of it as lying half asleep, resting. A time to think, meditate, and heal."
Grunt punched the young tree they had been sitting beside, smashing it to the ground in splinters.
"I have no use for sene... serni... quietness." He snarled. "And I have no wounds that need healing."
"Shepard. These are a few of your squad mates I presume." Will said as he saw the strange dinosaur creature smash a tree into bits.
"Hmm? Ah, yes. General Sherman, this is Thane Krios, and this is Urdnot Grunt." She turned to her squadmates.
"This is General William T. Sherman. He's a famous war hero from Earth's past." Thane smiled and extended a hand, while Grunt simply... grunted and nodded.
"This is General William T. Sherman. He's a famous war hero from Earth's past." Thane smiled and extended a hand, while Grunt simply... grunted and nodded.
Will disregarded any discomfort he may have had from looking at the alien creatures and firmly shook Thane's hand. "Are you two in the navy as well?" he asked.
"Not exactly." Thane said. "I am an assassin by profession, and used to sell my talents to anyone with enough credits. I recently agreed to work with Shepard free of charge until my, ah, impending retirement. It is rewarding work, and it is good to be doing doing something that is undisputably better for the galaxy for a change, but I am not an officially enlisted navy man."
"Shepard is my battlemaster." Grunt added. "I just stick with her because it means there's no shortage of worthy enemies to kill."
"None of the people on my ship are on the Navy payroll." Shepard explained. "As a Spectre, I choose my own crew and team, and the Council pays any costs they require."
"Shepard is my battlemaster." Grunt added. "I just stick with her because it means there's no shortage of worthy enemies to kill."
"None of the people on my ship are on the Navy payroll." Shepard explained. "As a Spectre, I choose my own crew and team, and the Council pays any costs they require."
Eragon came back to see that Shepard had brought some new companians. He approached and offered his greetings once again. He winced when the large reptillian creature smashed a tree. He felt the sentience of the plant extinguish. How easy is life ended he wondered. He bowed before the group.
"Interesting. So what are things like where you're from?" Will asked Shepard.
OOC: I've played ME 1 and 2 so feel free to paraphrase in some way.
OOC: I've played ME 1 and 2 so feel free to paraphrase in some way.
Shepard repeated the introductions for Eragon's benefit, and then reponded to Sherman's question.
"Well I'm from Earth just as you are, though of course I was born several hundred years after you. Things on Earth alone are very different. The planet is covered in vast cities, greater than any you've seen in this world. There aren't any completely natural areas like this any more. On the flip side, humans live much longer. We've eradicated a lot of diseases that were rampant in your day. We also have easily mass produced food, and of course space travel, so starvation and overcrowding are not as big a problem as before.
Off the planet, well, you wouldn't believe it without seeing it. We've colonised quite a few worlds, and formed alliances with a number of alien races. Some of the world's inhabited by them, or us, are just small frontier facilities. Others are dazzling cities that eclipse even those of Earth. The Council that I work for govern these races. You've already seen Garrus. He's a turian, and a member of one of the council races, there are three others besides humans. Thane and Grunt are drell and krogan respectively. They don't have Council representatives, but tend to stick to their own worlds." Her mood darkened slightly.
"Of course, the galaxy is no Utopia. There are pirates, hostile worlds, the Geth, a race of synthetic humanoids created by Tali's race, the Quarians, who then turned on their creators and almost wiped them out. And then there's the Reapers. An ancient race of living starships, completely enigmatic, and destructive. They've wiped out all intelligent life in the past, and are preparing to do it again, unless we can stop them."
OOC: Phew, that was long. Still, I think it sums up the Mass Effect galaxy nicely.
"Well I'm from Earth just as you are, though of course I was born several hundred years after you. Things on Earth alone are very different. The planet is covered in vast cities, greater than any you've seen in this world. There aren't any completely natural areas like this any more. On the flip side, humans live much longer. We've eradicated a lot of diseases that were rampant in your day. We also have easily mass produced food, and of course space travel, so starvation and overcrowding are not as big a problem as before.
Off the planet, well, you wouldn't believe it without seeing it. We've colonised quite a few worlds, and formed alliances with a number of alien races. Some of the world's inhabited by them, or us, are just small frontier facilities. Others are dazzling cities that eclipse even those of Earth. The Council that I work for govern these races. You've already seen Garrus. He's a turian, and a member of one of the council races, there are three others besides humans. Thane and Grunt are drell and krogan respectively. They don't have Council representatives, but tend to stick to their own worlds." Her mood darkened slightly.
"Of course, the galaxy is no Utopia. There are pirates, hostile worlds, the Geth, a race of synthetic humanoids created by Tali's race, the Quarians, who then turned on their creators and almost wiped them out. And then there's the Reapers. An ancient race of living starships, completely enigmatic, and destructive. They've wiped out all intelligent life in the past, and are preparing to do it again, unless we can stop them."
OOC: Phew, that was long. Still, I think it sums up the Mass Effect galaxy nicely.
"Remarkable." was all Will could say as he tried to wrap his head around what he had been told.
OOC: Yeah that was a good summary.
OOC: Yeah that was a good summary.
Joe was sitting in a tree as Shepard told her story of their universe. "Wow that's really interesting!" Joe said as he grabbed an apple from the tree. "So you said you had a space ship?"
Eragon quiet for now. He realised he still had his poem that he had been working on and withdrew it and began to read through it again.
"Yeah, I do. The Normandy is in orbit above us right now. Its a great ship, not very big by the standards of most, but it's amazingly fast, packs a lot of firepower, and it's capable of stealth."
"Neat! So if we do go into space to get the Doc, I guess we'll maybe get to see it?" Joe looked down at the Captain.
"Well from what I got out of it, he wants to launch me into space to get to Doc, who sent him to kill all of us initially." Joe looked at Will.
"Well from what I got out of it, he wants to launch me into space to get to Doc, who sent him to kill all of us initially." Joe looked at Will.