012 ⌥ VIDEO. filtered away from the OUTER AUTHORITIES, if that's a thing.

[femshep]

[ Judging by the tired-of-this-shit look on Shepard's face, she's finally biting some kind of bullet when she shoves the back of her hair up and lifts the camera to see the back of her metal Outer Authorities collar. The hand pushing her hair aside lets go of it in favor of taking hold of the collar and trying to give it a wiggle. It doesn't budge, clearly fused to the back of her spine. ]

I want this thing the hell off me. If any of you med-tech types need a pet project, get in touch.

[ And that's it. The feed cuts off there. ]

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[Audio | Private, Secured Channel]

[nodavinci]

[The reply's a little tinny, as though it's filtered first through some sort of speaker system - almost like a hardsuit comm with the quality shifted a notch or two downward.]

We're a little busy preventing the destruction of the multiverse. But we might be able to fit you in next Tuesday.

[femshep]

[ You. She remembers your 'sense of humor'. ]

Fine, but bump me up if you get a cancellation.

[ Because playing along might get her a little farther at this point. ]

[nodavinci]

I'll have my secretary put you on the waiting list.

[There's a pause. It's probably not someone on the other line warning him to not be an asshole, but one can always hope.]

Refresh my memory - is that an artifact of the old regime, or did you rob a bank?

[He's seen the comm archives, he's as up on the early history of the ship's refugees as anyone who wasn't there can be, but what he isn't is sure whether she's from the deleted history he remembers, or the new history he doesn't.

Damn time travel.]

[femshep]

I broke through the dome. [ That is to say 'old regime'. The new regime doesn't have a dome, at least not nearby. ]

[nodavinci]

Sounds like I missed a great party.

[It's possible she means one of the far flung domes - but unlikely.

You know you're in trouble when Occam's razor actually does point to time travel.]

After the doctors get tired of inventing new orifices to probe, I'll take a look. Most of their toys have similar designs.

[femshep]

Appreciate it. [ And with that, unless he seems to have any more questions, she'll cut the call. Why waste his time? ]