[VIDEO | 004: ] Sunday Night, Week 10

[standsentinel]

[The broadcast is short, and there's no-one left hanging on the line for a reply. Kaidan is clad in armour and wrapped in an eerie blue glow as he crouches amidst a thin veil of corn stalks. There's mud, water, and the crackle of flames in the air, along with the sound of hovercraft, bullets and the snarls and growls of some sort of canine on the attack.]

This is Major Alenko. Down to six fliers at the fields, but we need additional support, badly. Will lead them on a chase as long as I can.

[There's an eerie thrum and the blue lighting shifts and flickers just ahead of the feed shaking as he bursts into movement. The video feed cuts off a moment later.]

[[OOC: If anyone's been trying to decide where to go/what to do, Kaidan and Lyall could use some extra Authority-smacking talent over here.]]

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[standsentinel]

Yeah, he's on my list of people to find -- no sign of him since this broke. To the surprise of all, I'm sure.

[relicrebellion]

Perhaps it is for the best. If he is in hiding, he cannot cause any more destruction. Not with the resources available on this planet, at least.

[standsentinel]

I'll try and share your faith in that. How's the trade mission going? Anything interesting in the wide world of a ten minute trip by hovercar?

[relicrebellion]

Travel is maddeningly slow. And the people here are even less familiar with other races than those in the city. I did learn a little about this town's history in return for stories from the stars. And we have managed to secure some medicine - hopefully it will be enough for the wounded there.

[standsentinel]

A farm near my grandparents' place had horses, when I was a kid. My cousins and I would feed them apples over the fence sometimes. Never thought I'd end up somewhere that riding them would actually be a viable means of transportation.

And that's some damn' good news on the medicine front. I have a few units of medi-gel, but I'm keeping those back for when it's really down to the wire.

[There's a slight vein of guilt behind the admission, even if it's paired with enough surety to suggest he's going with tactics on this one.]

Maybe the ship will decant a medical researcher or a molecular biologist next.

[relicrebellion]

Hopefully one familiar with the current level of technology. Although I would have been fascinated to see what Doctor Solus might have come up with, had he survived.

[standsentinel]

Doctor who? Is this one of Shepard's, uh, people that we're talking about?

[Yes, Kaidan, if you don't mention the Cerberus in the room, nobody will remember Horizon. This will clearly work.]

[relicrebellion]

I had assumed you would have read the reports - Dr. Solus is...was a salarian scientist, formerly of the STG. He did work with Shepard to halt the Collector attacks, and gave his life on Tuchanka to cure the genophage not long before I awoke here.

[standsentinel]

Almost everything about what Shepard was up to is under a need-to-know cap that a major's not getting through. Even without the insinuations about being emotionally compromised, insert bullshit here.

[Kaidan's frustration is strong enough that it takes a moment for the latter half of the explanation to sink in. When it does, it's at least an impressive moment of bluescreening.]

Cure-- The genophage? I thought that thing was-- I mean, not that it wasn't a horrific thing to do, and curing it's--

[relicrebellion]

The entire story is an extremely long one, but suffice to say that Wrex's price for involving the krogan in freeing Palaven was a cure for his people.

[She pauses a moment.]

I do have some files I can transfer, once we are in closer proximity.

[standsentinel]

Liara?

[The name comes after an even longer pause, and when he speaks it's with a tone of helpless calm; a man surrendered to the fact that his bemusement is only going to get worse before it gets better.]

I think it's going to take more than files, because I'm missing half the reference library for what you're talking about. Can we, uh, sit down when you get back?

[relicrebellion]

Assuming there is still anywhere to sit down by the time I return, certainly. I am afraid most of it will be unpleasant news.

[She sounds uneasy - deeply so, as though it is less due to his possible reaction to what she'll have to say than to the necessity of saying it at all.

Friends missing their memories: not her favourite thing ever.]

[standsentinel]

Well, that would just fit with the general trend, then.

[Kaidan would argue this isn't pessimism, it's just being realistic. After all, you should be aware of just how bad it all is before you try and make it better, right?]

I'll take unpleasant over knowing nothing at all. Stay safe out there, all right?

[relicrebellion]

Don't worry about me. We will be fine. I will see you in a few days. [She kills the channel, finally.]