[ Kaidan. Exactly who Shepard didn't realize she was looking for. He was pretty much her right hand the first time around (and that's in the entirely non-dirty sense), so who better to brief her now?
His arrival, however, confuses her a bit. Her eyes narrow. She glances from Kaidan to the Authorities and back to Kaidan, trying to put together exactly why he's not being shot on sight. Why they're not wearing masks.
How long was she in that goddamn pod?
'Drop the weapon, ma'am, and we'll sort this out.' No. No, she'll be doing no such thing. Sorry, boys. Even her closest allies know better than to tell her to drop her weapon, so really, that part's nothing personal. To their question, though it wasn't meant for her, she corrects: ]
He's one of mine. [ Or was, at one point. At multiple points, really. It's complicated.
By now, she's decided where to focus, her eyes sharp on the man who addressed her even though her words are clearly directed to Kaidan off to the side. ]
I'm listening. [ It's tense but not hostile, not even quite as sharp as the tone she used on the OA. She's listening, Kaidan, but it'd better be damn good or someone's leaving this spot in a bag today. ]
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His arrival, however, confuses her a bit. Her eyes narrow. She glances from Kaidan to the Authorities and back to Kaidan, trying to put together exactly why he's not being shot on sight. Why they're not wearing masks.
How long was she in that goddamn pod?
'Drop the weapon, ma'am, and we'll sort this out.' No. No, she'll be doing no such thing. Sorry, boys. Even her closest allies know better than to tell her to drop her weapon, so really, that part's nothing personal. To their question, though it wasn't meant for her, she corrects: ]
He's one of mine. [ Or was, at one point. At multiple points, really. It's complicated.
By now, she's decided where to focus, her eyes sharp on the man who addressed her even though her words are clearly directed to Kaidan off to the side. ]
I'm listening. [ It's tense but not hostile, not even quite as sharp as the tone she used on the OA. She's listening, Kaidan, but it'd better be damn good or someone's leaving this spot in a bag today. ]