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[femshep]

[Welp, here's Shepard. She's got a lovely pair of parallel gashes across her cheek with the hintings of an attempted third, and the deepest spots may or may not be emanating a little bit of a red glow, but that's the least of their problems, because:]

I know we've got eyes and ears out west. Anyone want to tell me what the hell's going on? Whatever it is is driving everything with some kind of survival instinct straight through central. We've got wildcats, we've got oversized wolves by the pack, we've got-... shit, never thought I'd see the day that 'dinosaurs' were a plausible theory.

You'd think something like this would call for a goddamn status report.

[Shepard is Not Happy with the general lot of you. She's vaguely wondering what the use is of having so many goddamn military-men if they're all gonna circlejerk on one end of the city and leave their collective flank wide open.

Also? Liara, Kaidan, that's your cue to report in.

To all telepaths! She noticed the distinct lack of AU!Charles and it's making her antsy, so she's swallowing her pride and putting out a 'where the hell are you' sort of wordless ping to see if she can't locate him. She needs to know if he's in trouble or just idk brooding or something. Any and all telepaths can probably pick up on this ping if you'd like them to, though she may or may not bitch at them for it.]

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[femshep]

[As much as she hates to encourage this shit:]

Just tell me if he's okay.

[abetterway]

Of course.

[And she attempt to do just that, casting her mind across the city, feeling for a mind that was so like hers...

When she speaks again, she's distinctly troubled.]

I can't find him.

[femshep]

[Goddammit.]

Can you sense inside the dome?

[abetterway]

[She keeps her own worry contained as she answers.]

Not enough to pinpoint any particular minds, no. It's a possibility.

[A bleak one; if he's in there, it's most likely through capture. Grim pessimism weighs heavily on her words.]

Do you know if anyone else has disappeared?

[femshep]

[Oh, if he's there it's definitely through capture. A telepath with his power would be most definitely useful for the Authorities, if they could find any way to force his cooperation.

All the more reason to take one of theirs in return.]

Search for Kara Thrace.

Chell.

Vegeta.

[So many people she hasn't heard from in a while. It unnerves her more than she'd like.]

[abetterway]

[She could argue - that sounds a bit too much like an order, and she was happy to be rid of them - but Shepard's worry is clear, and something Jocelyn can sympathise with.

It takes longer, this time. It's more difficult to track people she doesn't know personally, but the a name is a powerful thing; it's enough, in the end.]

Vegeta is here - I'm not certain where. His mind is...different.

I can't find Chell or Kara, I'm sorry.

[femshep]

[Sorry, Jocelyn--worry breeds orders, with Shepard.

There's a long pause.]

Appreciated.

[abetterway]

Of course.

[A few moments of silence, and then...]

I noticed your post. I can divert at least some of the animals. Did you find out what's driving them here?

[femshep]

Fire, and lots of it. Coming in from the west side.

[abetterway]

There's not much I can do about that, I'm afraid. Would evacuating the city be feasible?

[femshep]

To the ship.

[Read as: We're already working on it.]

[abetterway]

Right.

[Read and understood.]

I can start guiding people there.