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>>42747447

That’s when you remember, you’re a Biotic. You could reinforce your body with a hard Barrier and use that to mitigate most of the force. But that would require a higher Energy output than you are capable of. You’re well aware that you’re not a very strong Biotic, but your control is rather good. You recall a reading that the Eezo nodes in your body are linked primarily to your somatic nerves, which is why movement was often needed for Biotics to use their abilities. However, it’s possible that you could stimulate the nodes and have them reinforce those self same muscles. It wouldn’t really require much focus to keep up, similar to your Barrier system.

Taking a deep breath, you activate your Biotics. But instead of directing them outward, you focus inward, forcing the energy into your muscles. It’s simple, and easy really, far more so than tossing compressed bundles of Dark Matter around. Taking another breath, you pull the trigger.

The gunshot is massive, indicative of the power behind the weapon that caused it. But the rifle in your arms barely moves, held securely in place by your Biotically reinforced augmented musculature. Downrange, the head of the dummy explodes as the massive round passes through it. Calmly you eject the smoking heatsink, noting that your hands are moving much faster than before, before smoothly rising to your feet to face the stunned Turian, a massive smile on your face.

“Told you.”

>[CONT.]

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>>42747479

At that, Garrus starts laughing, the startlingly human action made alien by his dual-toned voice. “Yeah, I guess you did. To be honest though, I wasn’t too concerned about you handling the gun.”

He gestures to your body, or, rather, to the slight cobalt shimmer that surrounds your body, “THAT, on the other, is really impressive. I’ve only ever seen Cabals pull Focus off. How’d you do that?”

You shrug, “Instead of forcing the energy outwards, I dumped it into my muscles. It’s an interesting feeling.” Raising your hand, you wave it back and forth in front of your face, noting the speed with which it moves as well as the Blue field it leaves in its wake. “Tingles.”

Garrus’s mandibles twitch, “Where’d you learn to do that?”

“Nowhere,” you answer as you fold the Widow back up. “First time I tried that.”

“I’ve seen skilled Biotics pulverize their limbs when they screw that Technique up.” His disbelief is palpable. “You’re telling me that you pulled it off without any training it in before hand?”

You shrug again, “It was easier than pushing the energy out.”

The Turian shakes his head, “You’re something else, you know that?”

[Trait Gained!]
[Intrinsic Biotics- Your particular Eezo Structure is conducive to Powers and Techniques that focus on your body alone. +2 to certain Biotics Tests.]

>Action?

>>42747539
Give him an eezo boosted high five and/or headbutt.

>>42747539
"Might be part of why they made me a Spectre I'm guessing. You were with the first human spectre, right? Any tips or suggestions for the second?"

>>42747539
This>>42747610

Also I love you valor, twice in a week. Keep being based man

>>42747771
Twice in as many days, no less.

>>42747539
and >>42747610 Thirded.

40 minutes no update? Dead thread.

>>42748308
He takes a while

>>42748308
Valor's a slow typist. Don't worry, he's not dead.

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>>42748377

>>42748747
One hour wait is usually the quickest update time for most QMs I follow.

>>42748816
Out of curiosity what quests?

“I’m guessing it’s one of the reasons why they made me a Spectre,” you say confidently.

He gives the Turian approximation of a grin, “In my experience, the only requirement is you get the job done.”

That brings up an interesting consideration, “You were with the first human Spectre, right?” You ask. “Any tips or suggestions for the second?"

He laughs an echoing laugh, “Never force your squad into a tiny elevator with a Krogan.”

You chuckle along with him for a moment, “Seriously, though, any actual advice?”

“Well,” he says as he scratches his mandibles. “Two things about Shepard stuck with me.”

Garrus holds up one finger, “The first was her leadership. She was smart and inspiring, both on the battlefield and off. We’d have all followed her into Hell if she asked us.”

He pauses for a moment in thought, “Actually, we kinda did. Ha.”
“Second,” he holds up two fingers, “was her eye for talent. She picked some of the most skilled and dedicated personnel in the entire damn Galaxy. So, make sure you have some good help along the way.”

He crosses his arms, “I guess a third thing would be to make sure you know your crew on a personal level. It’ll help ease out any issues before they arise in the field. Spirits know that we learned that the hard way.”

>Action?
>Response?

>[Sorry, had to switch my laundry.]

>>42748854
>>Action?
Thank him and leave we've got more business to take care of.


s'all good boss, I finally got to use the skeleton pic.

>>42748854
"Oh? That sounds like an interesting story."

>>42748854
Ask what he's doing here. Last we heard he was training to be a Spectre.

>>42749147
And the logical conclusion is....?

>>42749166
That spectres undergo a public initiation that garners much attention and we haven't heard anything about him being one?

>>42747602
>headbutt.

>tfw we may be able to headbutt a krogan hard enough to actually hurt it, or knock it on its ass

My

Fucking

Dick

>>42749376
Only if said Krogan starts shit, also can another anon vote for something?

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“Oh?” You raise an eyebrow. “That sounds like an interesting story.”

“In hindsight, somewhat amusing,” Garrus chuckles as he leans against the workbench, arms still crossed. “But at the time it was anything but. You know how humans ovulate?”

You blink, “Um, yes? I AM a woman.”

The Turian waves his hand dismissively, “I know the Alliance stops that with that gene tailoring package you all get when you enlist.” That is true, you haven’t had a period in about a decade. “The thing is, Quarians also go through that whole process and we had Tali on board.”

“Ah,” you wince. You can see how that would be an issue.

Garrus nods at your expression, “Yeah, carrying an exhausted and cramping Quarian through a firefight was... not fun. Managed to get her back to the ship without any injuries but Shepard made sure to stay informed of everyone’s condition after that.”

You snort, “Well, that was pleasant.”

Garrus shrugs, “Hey, you asked.”

“True,” you admit. “Anyways, what exactly are you doing here? Last I heard, you were training to be a Spectre. Not one yet.”

Garrus heaves a sigh, “Well, technically, I already passed the Hierarchy’s qualifiers and I'm next in line to join. It’s just damned politics right now.”

>[CONT.]

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>>42750348

You raise an eyebrow, “Politics?”

“When someone says ‘Turian Spectre’ who do you think of?”

“Oh, that makes sense.”

Garrus grunts, “Yeah, Saren keeps screwing things up even after he’s dead. So, I’m in political limbo. Although Councilor Sparatus managed to swing getting me access to the Spectre Offices. Unfortunately, I have to keep my head down and not shake the boat.”

“That sounds really boring,” You say.

“You have NO idea.”

The conversation dies right there, so you bid Garrus goodbye and head off to take care of other business.

>Action?

>Go to Armory
>Go Secure Supplies
>See About Getting a Crew
>[Write-in]

>>42750366
>>Go Secure Supplies
Then we can get a crew

>>42750366
>>Go Secure Supplies

>>42750366
Don't we need to buy the Widow?

>>42750472

>Yes, you'd just be putting it back in the armory if you went off to do something else.

>>42750366
>Go Secure Supplies

>>42750366
>See About Getting a Crew

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After dropping the Widow back in the Armory, you decide to take care of more pressing issues. Namely, supplies for your ship. Opening your Omni-tool, you read over the missive from Udina on what’s available for your ship. As before the Alliance takes care of most of your necessities, which includes ship munitions, and provides arms and armor for any Marines stationed on your ship. Anything else, such as higher class weaponry, modifications or additional equipment for your ship is entirely up to you. The Ambassador mentions looking at local stores for anything that could be useful.

As you’re reading through this, another message arrives, this one from Alliance Requisitions. It’s the skeleton crew listing for the SSV Nakshatra along with its current equipment.

>Crew:
>Pilot: Flight Lieutenant Johann Rask
>Engineer: Ensign Ai Shan
>Doctor: Artesia Delacroix

>Equipment:
>ALD-141 Fabricator: Standard Military Fabricator
>M-28 Mako Infantry Fighting Vehicle
>Eagle Eye Sensor Network: Standard Military Sensors

>Action?

>Go Check the Markets
>Use the Spectre Networks
>Ask Your Squad for Suggestions
>[Write-In]

>[Urgh, sorry about the delay, keep getting distracted]

>>42751447
>>Ask Your Squad for Suggestions
Goddamn the Rubicon class is gorgeous

>>42751447
>>Use the Spectre Networks
because it rhymes.

>>42751536
>because it rhymes.
It does?

>>42751447
>Ask Your Squad for Suggestions

>>42751447
>Use the Spectre Networks
>Ask Your Squad for Suggestions
Ask them about whats the best gear they know of then use the network to find it

>>42751472

I'd prefer a new paint job, but it is pretty nice looking as is.

>>42751618
Not crazy about the paint but the design and those curves.. Oh man you can say a lot about Mass Effect but it's ship designs are great.

>>42751645

Agreed.

And what paint would you prefer on the ship?

I like the idea of a nice purple or dark blue.

>>42751700
Oooh purple is nice, or maybe navy?

>>42751700
A dark royal purple would be sexy as hell.

>>42751745
>>42751731
>dark royal purple

Exactly what I was thinking.

Other ideas for a color? Can't be all purple.

>>42751773
Gold or silver trim.

>>42751788
silver and purple is pure money

>>42751788
>>42751805

Those aren't bad, but I don't think those combinations are that great.

Not sure what would be better, though.

Anybody want to send a thank you to the interns who designed the Nakshatra?

>>42751851

Ooh, that sounds like a great idea.

A bottle or two of wine along with a thank you letter?

>>42751869
Why wine?
Do you have a drinking problem, anon?

>>42751869
Sounds like a plan.

>>42751869
Send them a bottle of Krogan liquor for shits and giggles.

>>42751896
>Do you have a drinking problem, anon?

No, it's pretty easy to do.

>>42751925

If we wanted to make a little joke, throw in a box of condoms too.

>>42751896
I do, there's never anything strong enough.

Then again, I drink like the alcohol poisoned bastard child of an Irishman and a fish.

>>42752063
>the alcohol poisoned bastard child of an Irishman and a fish.

So a Russian?

>>42752063
fun fact: fish and dolphins don't actually drink. They absorb their water through their food.

>>42751564
No, but it's got this nice vocal rhythm to it that I don't know the name for.

>>42752107
>fun fact: fish and dolphins don't actually drink. They absorb their water through their food.

>the joke

>your head

>>42752087
I thought it went Finnish>Irish>Russian.

>>42752117

I don't know much about Finnish drinking habits, but I assumed Russian > Irish since Russia is pretty shit in comparison to Ireland.

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Sending off messages to your squadmates, you ask if they have any preferences for supplies or equipment for the ship along with the current equipment loadout. You also ask if they know anyone retailers who can provide extra goods.

Jaro messages back that she likes Inferno Grenades and that Cath knows how to fabricate ammo for Heavy Weapons. Cath elaborates on Jaro’s point a moment later, saying that Aldrin Labs’s 140 line of fabricators is insufficient for the task and she’d need Kassa Fab’s Omni-Forge to make explosives. A quick check online tells you that an Omni-Forge goes upwards of 200K, well outside your price range.

Leo chimes in, mentioning that a Volus Merchant named Expat has an in with Elkoss Combine and might be able to swing you some exclusive merchandise if you mention Leo. Jaro then adds a Salarian named Morlan to that list, saying that he has a way of getting unusual gear. Apparently, he was trying to off load a bunch of Geth Weapons the last time she was there.

Cath then mentions that she could jailbreak the fabricator so it could accept blueprints from third party sources but that doing so would be illegal and void the warranty. The second isn’t too much of a concern for her, since she could probably fix the fabber if it really breaks down.

Jaro then asks if she and Cath can bring their gear to the ship.

>Action?

>>42752220
let them know they can take their gear aboard, note down the contacts they mentioned, then check Spectre Networks first before settling for supplies

>>42752220
>Action?

Get inferno grenades.

Tell Cath that she'll have to wait on getting that Omni-Forge and to not jailbreak the fabricator.

Go see the Volus and Salarian.

Tell them to bring their gear along.

>>42752220
Mix these please
>>42752253
>>42752269

>>42752220
>Jaro then asks if she and Cath can bring their gear to the ship.
Yeah, give them the info
>Cath then mentions that she could jailbreak the fabricator so it could accept blueprints from third party sources but that doing so would be illegal and void the warranty.
Hello, we're a spectre. Illegal holds no meanings to us.
>Expat&Morlan
kekest of keks, maybe we'll get some bonus thanks to Shep doing their quests.
>Nades&Forge
Time to hit some raiders for their sweet loots that we can sell for creds

>>42752253
That reminds me, weren't we supposed to look everyone up in the SpecNet?

>>42752309
>Hello, we're a spectre. Illegal holds no meanings to us.
When we're dealing with corporations, they can just say "No, we will not continue serving you or sell you our products", which is what they would do if we went to them for more.

>>42752356
Admittedly, Aldrin Labs sells some crappy stuff.

>>42752322
Yep, we should get onto that too.

We should check the Spectre Networks for supplies, then the armory for our team, and then get settled in our ship after checking up on them

>>42752374
>for our team
and us*

>>42752220
We should look into investing in a corp so as to get exclusive gear before it hits the market, weapon mods, armor mods, ship mods that sort of thing. That'll also help us generate some capitol, also we should message Garus and ask more about Shepard maybe mention our speculation on the reapers maybe we cam get a first hand account that'll put things in perspective for us. If Shepard thought that they were a serious threat we should at least look into it even if we are on the skeptical side of things.

Oh my lord, so glad you're running again today Valor. Its gonna be a good week.

>Oh, I wanted to ask, what naming scheme did you want to use? There were two proposed yesterday:

>Nakshatras
>Name Meanings

>>42752861
>Nakshatras

>>42752861
Name meanings

>>42752861
>>42752879
Seconding

>>42752861
>Name Meanings

>>42752861
>Name Meanings

I'd vote Nakshatras but they are rather wordy

>>42752861
>>Name Meanings
I liked the ones in the end of the last thread, Lion, Hecate and such

>>42752861
>Name Meanings

>>42752861

You there, Valor? Nearly an hour.

>>42753487

>Writing up quite a bit of stuff. Was also trying to get ahold of some of the players from my Mass Effect game to doublecheck stuff on their characters.

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>>42753487
Relax man. Have some quarian anime sluts to take your mind off things.

>>42753503

Okay.

Was a little worried/confused as to where you were.

>>42753510

Already finished a while ago, but thanks anyway, Anon!

>>42753510
Confirmed Quarians are the best

Asari apparently have breasts that continue to grow with age. Discuss.

>>42753732
*angry anon noises*

>>42753732
They also objectively have penises. Discuss.

>>42753732
Samara wasn't a titty monster and she was Matriach age right?
Would that mean that that less than a 100 years old Asari would be flat as a board?

>Somewhere out there there are DFC Asari.

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>>42753732
If they do, it's a very, very slow process. And I don't think Aethyta had an excessively huge rack either, although that might be down to Krogan parentage.

>>42753769
Nope and no.

>>42753732
Nope, that ain't a thing for them.

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>>42753797
Liara was under 100 and she was fairly stacked. In the third game at least.

>>42753865
She was 106 in the 1st game if the wiki isn't fucked

>>42753885
Huh. Maybe 100 is when puberty kicks in, then.

>>42753797
Samara probably had the greatest rack in the game IMO.

>>42753797
>>42753865

Maybe they all start out with different amounts. Donnelly says that all the Matriarchs are stacked.

>>42753914
the greatest Asari rack, Miranda had the best overall

>>42753912
They age at the same rate as human up until they're 20 or so, then slow down drastically. Matriarch Aethytha looks like she's in her 40's.

>>42753926
Donnelly was merely bantering.

>>42753914
Nah, Benezia had a better rack than her.

>>42753947
There are two things I trust Kenneth Donnelly on, Drive Cores and Breasts.

You give the two mercs the go ahead to bring their gear to the Nakshatra and let the ship’s security know they’re authorized. You also tell Cath that you’ll have to hold off on buying an Omni-Forge for now and to not jailbreak the fabricator yet. Leo mentions that he’s on his way to you and that one of his other contacts messaged him back in the affirmative but they’re not on the Citadel at the moment. Cath immediately mentions that she and Jaro know of third Candidate, but that they’re currently “on vacation” and unreachable. You thank them, and then sit down to start research with the Spectre Net.

Looking into munitions reveals that the Armory does have a crate of Combat Omni-Gel for fabbing Grenades in the field, available for 500 credits, which is rather cheap all things considered. You don't use grenades yourself, but you know that this is probably what Jaro was requesting.

A quick search of Expat reveals a small file on the Volus. Apparently, he’s the nephew of one of Elkoss Combine’s Board Members with contacts throughout the company, which allows him access to exclusive merchandise. Morlan on the other hand is very Grey Market, Contacts on both sides of the Law. Largely left alone because he’s willing to give discounts to Spectres and gets some really interesting items every once in awhile. Some of those Geth weapons ended up in the Spectre Armory.

>[CONT.]

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>>42754088

On a whim, you look up the Omni-Forge and find that C-Sec impounded a broken one a few months ago. Maybe you could get your hands on it and see if Cath can fix it up.

Speaking of Cath, you decide to run a search on one Catherine Valdez, just to see what it pulls up. The file the system puts together is actually somewhat substantial. You quickly skim over it, and absorb any important details.

Catherine Valdez, born June 18th, 2552 in Houston, Texas on Earth. Mother was Exposed to Element Zero after an industrial accident, developed Biotic Abilities instead of cancer. Ended up in the Biotic Acclimation and Temperance Training program. Next few years are mostly blank, but the file does note that BAaT was shut down after Kaidan Alenko killed one of the Instructors and the inhumane training the children were subjected to was brought to light. It also notes that Cath was fitted with an L2 Implant and that her Thalamus may have suffered some damage, resulting in her odd sleeping habits.

>[CONT.]

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>>42754097

After BAaT, Cath enlisted in the Marines but was discharged at the end of her First tour as a Section 8, being judged Mentally Unfit for military service. Supposedly, she had a breakdown of some sort. After that, she appears several times throughout known space, is multiple professions and is shown to have attained a large number of certifications in various fields. She was indeed a teacher at the Ascension Program, where she helped design several of the lessons and exercises. At that point she was offered a position in Manticore, and served in the company until it was absorbed by the Blue Suns. In recent years, she’s worked independent missions with one Jaroslava Vlcek and a Rayna Ziamna, Both Ex-Manticore Mercs and does some freelance computer work.

You’re vaguely impressed, even if some of the earlier items are a bit concerning. Especially that Section 8 Discharge, thinking back to Inari. You may need to ask her about some of that.

Searching for Jaroslava brings you a much shorter file than Cath’s. Born December 8th, 2054 in New Camden, on Shanxi. Nothing interesting in her childhood, although it says she joined Manticore when she was about 16 and immediately put through training. The file also mentions that, from analysis of bloodwork done a few years ago, she was given a knock-off version of the Army’s Gene Tailoring Package at this time.

>[CONT.]

>>42754108

You grimace slightly, knowing what effects that can have. The Alliance only administers their Gene Package if the soldier in question is over 18, and prefers to wait until they’ve turned 21. This is largely to make sure that puberty has run most of its course, and that the subject won’t have anymore growth spurts. Turns out that Jaro had a growth spurt not long after she was given the Gene Pack. That was when she shot up to her current height of 6’6” and put on a massive amount of muscle. After that, she trained as a Shock Trooper and participated in quite a few conflicts in the Terminus, up until Manticore was bought out. Since then, she’s worked with Cath and Rayna Ziamna on several missions and spends her time between them working menial labor or bouncing for some clubs on the Citadel.

You guess that this Rayna is the third person that Jaro and Cath were recommending, so you decide to give her a lookup as well. The file that’s brought up is substantial, but in length, rather than content. Rayna Ziamna, born on the Colony of Cyone in 2060 and grew up in the Legendary Colony’s surprisingly militaristic culture. Enlisted in the Asari Military at the age of 20 and was assigned to a Commando Unit as a Frontline Biotic.

>[CONT.]

>>42754124

Served for several decades until she was injured badly during one disastrous mission and left for dead by her squad. Survived, left the Military as soon as she was recovered, spending the several decades as a tourist, wandering throughout the Galaxy. Eventually, she enlisted in Manticore, and served until the company was disbanded. Spends much of her time wandering the stars but comes back to help her friends when they ask and she’s available. Currently on Terra Nova but has booked passage to Omega by way of Ilium.

“Whatcha doin’?” Leo’s voice asks from behind you.

You look up at your second in command, who is leaning down over your shoulder to look at the screen, one hand on the back of your chair and the other holding a cup of coffee, before answering, “Research.”

“Hmm,” He hmms as he reads the page. “This the one Jaro and Cath were vouching for? Asari Commando with a Biotic focus. Seems pretty solid I’d say. Thinking about recruiting her?”

You shrug, “Don’t know yet.”

“Fair enough,” He takes a from his cup. “What’re you going to do next?”

>Action?

>Buy the Grenades
>Go See Morlan
>Go See Expat
>Get the Busted Omni-Forge
>[Write-In]

>>42754131
>Buy the Grenades
>Get the Busted Omni-Forge

>>42754131
>>Buy the Grenades
then
>Go See Expat

also should probably send a message to Morlan inquiring into his wares and services mentioning who introduced us

I'd also like to get that busted forge, but we can leave that and all the paperwork for it for later

>>42754177
This

>>42754131
>>Get the Busted Omni-Forge
>>[Write-In]
We need to have an indepth conversation about that Section 8 Cath had. We already lost a trooper by way of a Section 8, don't need another.

>>42754163
This it'll save us money, then we should go see Expat, C-sec is where the Spectres are located anyways so it should be quick thing to tic off our list.

>>42754215
Inari wasn't Sec 8'd at all anon, the paperwork for her followed a different process through being combat ineffective.

>>42754131
I'm all for Busted Omni-Forge, but I think we should ask Cath to take a look at it first and say if it's salvageable.

>>42754269
yeah thats a good idea

I wonder how much Tourism Earth gets. I bet Asari love Japan.

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>>42754595
And I bet the feeling's reciprocated.

>>42754131
Wait, so, if the gene packs can make people all muscular and fit, why aren't they applied to more pubescent teens?

>>42754595
>I bet Asari love Japan.
Not as much as the Hanar tho.

>>42754633
that kind of supercharged genetic stuff can fuck you up really bad if not handled and used well, she got off very lucky

>>42754633
Because it's highly regulated, and can cause severe issues if done during puberty, it could have stunted her growth, made her infertile, prevented mental maturity from completing. Bad stuff can happen anon its best to be careful.

>>42754633

>Crap, forgot to mention a part
__

Her medical records indicate that she was incredibly fit, but the hormone imbalances damaged her system and required several years of medication to treat. It rendered her barren in the end.

>>42754697
Well, that sucks.

Guys, we should see if there's anything else in C-Sec's impound we can take.

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“Well,” you begin as you spin your chair around forcing Leo to stand up straight, “First, I’m going to buy a crate of grenades. Then, we’re going to see C-Sec about an impounded Omni-Forge.”

Leo’s eyebrows shoot up, “They have one?”

“A broken one but yes, they have one,” You say while putting a request for the Grenades into the system. “I wanted to see if Cath could fix it up. After that, I wanted to go see Expat.”

Your Omni-tool beeps and indicates that 500 credits have been deducted from your account and that the purchase is being sent to your ship. That was fast.

“Resourceful,” Leo comments. “Oh, before we go, I got a message from one of the other guys I worked with. The only name I’ve known him by is Arkonus, which translates to “Blackwater” in Latane.”

“Latane?”

“Old Turian language,” Leo explains, “Anyways, he says that he’s willing to work with us, but he’s not available at the moment. Out on assignment, I think.”

You spin back around and enter the name Arkonus into the system. A few moments later a moderate file is collated and presented. No birth date listed, but first showed up about 26 or so years ago. Lots of mercenary activity, lots of claimed bounties. Very morally flexible, seeing as he’s worked for slavers and pirates just as often as he’s worked for any form of authority. It’s noted that he uses an older variant of the Armiger Legion’s Armor and Turian Milspec Weapons.

>[CONT.]

>>42754805

You look up at Leo, “This the guy?”

“Apparently,” Leo answers. “Knew he was a merc, didn’t know much else though. He’s reliable and damn good in a firefight, if that’s any consideration.”

“We’ll see,” You say in response. “Let’s go take care of business first.”

“Right behind you,” Leo says.
_

C-Sec HQ isn’t very far away, just a short elevator ride really. Entering the building, you ask the officer at the front desk to direct you to Evidence. At evidence, you’re immediately allowed access when you flash your Spectre Status at them. You’re brought to the locker where the Omni-Forge is stored.

It’s pretty big, a steel grey box half your height and about as wide as a car. The top has a large hatch that can’t close all the way due to the damage on the left side, judging from the crumpled and scorched metal.

>Action?

>>42754805
With all this latin around...

So roman empire has been influenced by Turian explorers or what.

>>42754812
ask someone who isn't too busy about the details of the thing and inquire if we can take it off their hands

>>42754812
Call Cath, Give her remote access to our omnitool, see if that's enough for her to assay how usable the device is. Invite her to come over if necessary.

We can kill time by looking around for officers who just can't wait to share their problems with us.

>Oh, I meant to ask, what do you guys think of the Companion characters as they are now?

>>42754933
I think they're interesting there is definitely more to them than meets the eye! I'd really like to get to know them some more.

>>42754933
I like Leo, the others, need more time interacting with them to tell but Jaro seems cool from what little I've seen

>>42754872
thats a good idea apart from the killing time bit, we could just send messages to Expat and Morlan saying we want to meet them instead of getting a thousand annoying little C-Sec fedex quests

>>42754933
This >>42754947, need some more time to czech the rookies out.

>>42754959
Fair enough. Although making good name with c-sex might come in handy somewhere down the line as well.

>>42754982
And it might increase our rep with the council too. Also we definitely need to talk to Garus some more, if only to learn more about why she went on about reapers near the end.

>Blackwater
Even money that this guy is Bronn in Turian form

>>42755000
>>42754982
I just want to punch reporters.

>>42755119
as long as he's a cool guy and not involved with any of the mess surrounding Shanxi I say we check him out and set up a meet when he's next available

Inquiring with the officer on duty informs you that the Omni-Forge was damaged when C-Sec raided a crime boss’s headquarters a few months ago. Apparently, the Forge was being used as a weapons fabrication platform. Normally, it would have been sold at the impound auction last week, but the damage was supposedly extensive enough that no one wanted to buy it. You thank the Asari and decide to take a few scans to assess the damage.

Neither you or Leo can make heads or tails of the results you get so, you send the scans to Cath asking if the Forge can be repaired. She responds a few minutes later in the positive, stating that the casing needs to be welded shut and a large number of the electronics in question to be replaced along with a new Eezo core. Once that was done, it’d probably be serviceable again.

“We’ll take it,” you tell the Officer, arranging for the Forge to be transferred to the Nakshatra.

With that handled, you and Leo take a cab to Lower Zakera Ward to pay a visit to Expat’s stall.

>[CONT.]

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>>42755225
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Zakera is pretty crowded, people from every race and walk of life making their way through the most diverse Ward of the Citadel. Of course, most of them give you a decent berth upon recognizing you, a good number of them taking pictures as you pass by.

“So, this must be how a celebrity feels,” Leo snarks at you. “I’m feeling more famous just being near you.”

You don’t give him a response, simply resolving to punch him later when you’re in private. It wouldn’t help your reputation if people thought you were abusing your subordinates. Although the temptation does rise when Leo starts posing for some of them. Grabbing his arm and dragging him along you finally come to the side street where Expat’s small store is located. It’s not much more than a room in a larger prefab, but it’s largely empty, save for the displays of various goods, and a holoscreen running a commercial on the wall and it doesn’t look like anyone is following you in from the street.

“Ah!” Expat perks up from his position behind the counter. “Welcome Leonard! *gasp* It’s good to see you”

“Hey Expat,” Leo greets the diminutive alien with an easy smile. “How’s it going? I’d like to introduce my Commanding Officer.”

You smile and step forward, “I’m Commander Vasusena, pleased to meet you Expat.”

“Oh, the pleasure *gasp* is all mine Commander,” Expat says in a warm tone. “I’m honored to have *gasp* a Spectre in my store. How can I help you today?”

>Response?

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>>42755225
Are you ready for him

>>42755254
"Leo here said you can get me supplies and some other quality wares, what services and goods can you offer?"

>>42755271
Citadel's resident dark energy expert doesn't care about some random spectres, just Shepard.

>>42755271

Reminder that he has a Doctorate(In either Theoretical Physics or some Form of Engineering) and his Dissertation is important enough to be counted as a War Asset.

>>42755254
Do you think Expat is actually his name?

>>42755318
>>42755340
you guys might want to vote, alternatively Valor might want to offer prompts as well

>>42755254
Ask him about his special & exclusive stock from Elkoss. Maybe wait with dropping the name in case he doesn't want it to be public knowledge.

>>42755357
>yfw Expat means merchant in Volus.
Oy vey

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>>42755340
>Reminder that he has a Doctorate(In either Theoretical Physics

>>42755414
To be fair, Conrad wrote a dissertation.

>>42755406
what namedropping? Leo is right here next to us

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>>42755409

I find it more likely that Volus means merchant in Volus

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expatriate

(on that note, I wonder how TIM who ran two mass effect quests before is doing. I really enjoyed those)

>>42755446
I meant Elkoss combine. But you're right, it wouldn't be necessary. I'll go back to sucking cocks.

Let's just see his exclusive merchandise.

>>42755254
We should ask about investment opportunities with the Elkoss Corperation. It wouldn't hurt to start a portfolio of investments to fund our crew and ship.

>>42755539
True, unlike STG Spectres are expected to buy their own weapons.

>>42755539
thats a good idea, though I'm not sure what our personal finances are like and if we have enough to do that

>>42755553
We've only got our savings and what the alliance gave us for becoming a Spectre. The council doesn't pay Spectres, and I doubt our Alliance Military pay check is going to keep us a float. The council expects Spectres to find their own funding and manage their own finances. Plus if we invest heavily in weapons, armor, ship, amd tech industries we coild get access to rare or unique gear and upgrades for ourselves, the crew, and our ship.

>>42755596
I know all that, I'm just wondering if we've got the savings to actually invest to the point where we get a meaningful return to help keep us and our operations afloat.

Guys, look at the Character Sheet. We've got quite a bit of money at the moment.

>>42755627
thats not really a lot, thats like half a years pay with hazard rates and combat bonuses

>>42755645
Yes, but it's in a lump sum. Would you like half a year of your own current pay (with hazard rates and combat bonuses) as a bonus to kickstart your new job? And a company car? And you get to hand pick the people working under you?

>>42747447
You do know that not all spectres are commanders right?

>>42755645

We were just promoted to Commander remember? That's like a years pay for a LTCMDR which decent amount of money.

>>42755663

A company car capable of flight, FTL travel, and wiping large population centers off the map.

>>42755680
You have read the quest right?

>>42755663
Right so we should invest a portion of it. We'll still need a nest egg for emergencies, and we can earn more credits by taking on jobs. (as long as the jobs aren't too shadey.) We should reinvest a portion of the money we'll make back into the companies we'll have invested in, but for now this is a start.

>>42755697
But what about social security and 401k?

>>42755735
We're not old enough to retire, so let's not worry about that. Plus if we invest wisely we'll be able to retire off and live off of that. Well we'd have to amke sure the reapers don't wipe out all life to truely be able to worry about it, but our character is still skeptical about that.

"Leo here said you can get me supplies and some other quality wares,” You say. “What services or goods can you offer?"

“Hmm, I might have something *gasp* of use for a Spectre,” the volus brings up his Omni-tool and the counter activates an integrated holographic display. “I can stock you up on a variety of munitions *gasp* and weapons, some enough for your entire crew.” Several weapon models are displayed, in bulk. “I also have *gasp* several weapon modifications but they are singular purchase only.”

“I can also, for a small fee, *gasp* use my contacts to provide a few services if you happen upon them,” Expat adds, bringing up a substantial list of names and their locations. “I can probably arrange for certain *gasp* discounts or other services to be made available.” You can see several that you don’t have.

>CURRENT FUNDS: 52,591 cr.

>[Current Ship Armory]:
>M-8 Avenger (X20)
>M-9 Kessler (X30)
>M-14 Storm (X20)

>[CONT.]

>>42756006

>Expat’s Wares: (50% off Discount)

>[Weapons]
>M-96 Mattock (X10) [5000 Credits]
>M-92 Mantis (X5) [10000 Credits]
>M-4 Shuriken (X20) [5000 Credits]
>ML-77 Missile Launcher (X1) [10000 Credits]

>[Tech Modules]
>Flamethrower [5000 Credits]
>Cryo Grenades [2500 Credits]
>Arc Grenades [5000 Credits]

>[Mods]
>Shotgun Shredder System: Gives Shotgun Armor Piercing [2000 Credits]
>Assault Rifle AP System: Gives AR Armor Piercing [2000 Credits]
>Cryo Ammo: Slows down Targets and Weakens Armor [1000 Credits]
>Polonium Rounds: Universal Poison, Hampers Regen [5000 Credits]
>Warp Ammo: Effective Against Shields and Armor, Ineffective against Barriers [5000 Credits]

>[Services]
>Info Net: Gives an In with Certain Info Brokers Throughout the Galaxy [10000 Credits]
>Black Market: Opens up some Black Market Vendors [15000 Credits]
>Portfolio: By Providing Expat with a certain sum of Money, he can have it invested in certain companies and provide a fairly High Chance of Growth and Returns Every Month [Variable, Minimum 10000 Credits]
>A Good Word: Many Vendors will offer you their Special Stocks [15000 Credits]
>Universal Discount: 25% off at all of Expat’s Contacts (You’ll know who they Are) [25000 Credits]

>>42756029

Just the Portfolio and 25000 sounds good there.

>>42756119
CharSheet says the Mod slots are full.

>>42756135
>CharSheet says the Mod slots are full.
It does? It just says
>| Mods: Bayonet, Incendiary Ammo]
and nothing about capacity of mods

>>42756029
>>Portfolio
This 1st
Sell a few Avenger and get some Mattock instead
Get the AP System and Shredder System because it's always nice to have them

>>42756161
>Sell a few Avenger and get some Mattock instead
if we can do this I'll second it and add it to my vote in >>42756119

Valor, can you confirm how many and what mods we can use currently on our guns?

>>42756145
Back in the Second thread I think. The Mod slots were filled.

>>42756180
>Updated the charsheet. Must've forgot before.

>>42756207
ah, in that case I'll delete my vote and revote

>>42756029
>Portfolio: By Providing Expat with a certain sum of Money, he can have it invested in certain companies and provide a fairly High Chance of Growth and Returns Every Month [Variable, Minimum 10000 Credits]
>Sell a few Avenger and get some Mattock instead
let's say 25k for the portfolio and sell 10 avengers and get 5 mattocks

>>42756006
>>M-9 Kessler
>>M-14 Storm
I can't find anything on what these are

>>42756277
Look up Hahne-Kedar. Valor has used those names before and tacked on random numbers.

>>42756277
http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Pistols
http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Hahne-Kedar

>>42756305
>>42756342
ah the crappy stock guns from ME1, right, we should make a note to pawn those off and replace them when we've the cash to do so, currently I want to hold onto our dosh for other more important things

just looked at the clock and its getting late so I'm off to bed, thanks for the thread Valor

Shouldnt we get the intel brokers package.

It should be very useful strategically.

And we can sell info we obtain as well.

>>42756407
I want to get that in the near future, but want to save our cash until we know what Morlan and the Spectre Network is selling, don't want to blow it all and then find out we need some other stuff even more.

You agree to invest 25K in Expat’s portfolio, and ask if he’s willing to trade some Mattocks for some of the Avengers you have on hand. He agrees almost immediately, offering a 1 for 1 trade. Turns out the the Mattock wasn’t very popular with his customers. You receive 10 Mattocks and Authorize 10 Avengers to be moved to Expat’s warehouse. The investment is also transferred safely.

>CURRENT FUNDS: 27,591 cr.

>Action?

[Next One will probably be my Last Post for now. Getting tired.]

>>42756421

Ah true.

Well then, we should get expats comm address.

Since it's just an in, we should be able to buy it with a fund transfer remotely.

>>42756436
see if we can arrange a meet with Morlan and check out the Spectre armory before meeting our crew aboard our ship to see how it is

We could gain money the same way Shepard did in ME, by taggin asteroids/planets for ressources and shits. Would also let us have a reason to use the Mako

>>42756445
having his details would also let us order things remotely

>>42756436
>>42756459
This sounds good.

Also get expat's comm address.

Urgh, I'm pretty much wiped. Sorry guys, but I'm gonna go sleep. I'll answer some questions and stuff for a little while.

>>42756580
No worries, thanks for the thread, was a long one.

Someone make sure to archive the thread please!

>>42756580
Arkonus is totally the Bronn expy, right?

>>42756718

Yeeep

There was something I was going to ask about the characters, but I can't remember what it was.

Oh, wait, got it, are Jaro, Cath and Rayna from your Mass Effect game?

>>42756580
Thanks for the thread OP!

Huh, I missed it.

Oh well. We should probably look into getting more heavy weapons.

>>42757313
AFAIK Leo is too.

>>42754805
>which translates to “Blackwater” in Latane.”

Ha!

I get it.

Does Sonali's sixth sense work on same or similar principles as prothean psychometry, or is it completely distinct power?

>>42761177
I think it's just a really strong hunch/instinct, rather than a real "power".

>>42757313
As someone who played in that game: Yes. Also Leo.

>>42761177

I don't know.

You could ask Valor on Twitter.

If he has one.

>>42766294
>bumping the thread
Use sage for fucks sake. And yes, he does have a Twitter.

https://twitter.com/SleeplessQM