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Brown eyes narrowed from across the room. The woman tilted her head before bringing up her wrist. An orange holo interface glowed to life.
A second later, Commander Annelise Shepard heard a quiet, suspicious voice in her ear piece.
["What are you so happy about?"]
"What do you mean?" Annelise innocently replied under her breath, her fingers still swiping over the Normandy SR2 galaxy map cons
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Queen's Gambit Accepted - Ch 31: Backchannel
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Subject: All fine. …Seriously.
Mum & Dad,
I’m sorry I haven’t written/called/texted. I really am. I got your seven vidmails and twelve emails, thanks. Admittedly, I’ve been a little distracted. And admittedly, it hasn’t 100% just been work-work-work. …I’ll tell you later, when/if I’m ever allowed. (Not all bad news. Promise.)
I’m staying safe and doing well. My responsibilities on the Normandy have expanded, so I’ve been quite busy as of late. I’m even something of an amateur forensic
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ANN News: 1 Trillion Illegal Downloads of CoT
From: Alliance News Entertainment Desk
December 16, 2197
1 Trillion Illegal Downloads of CoT
By Joan Calder
MILGROM, BEKENSTIEN– Champions of the Terminus, the hit action-drama from Star Wolf Productions, became the first Extranet shot to reach one trillion illegal downloads across the galaxy. This record was matched by over a billion downloads (as tracked by Rocket Media Enterprises) of the series soundtrack written and performed by none other than Sheryl Stone. While piracy has been seen by media conglomerates as a problem CoT's showrunner Kiko Diaz said the following to ANN News:
This news merely highlights the popularity o
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ANN News: Batarian Conclave on Kha'shan
ANN News Now
December 15, 2197
Batarian Conclave on Khar'shan
by David Rukil
ANN News Center, Vancouver – After a series of victories over Reaper remnant forces, the Batarian Assembly declared the majority of their home world, Khar'shan, to be under their control. They have called an summit of existing batarian factions to establish a new government for the batarian people. A spokesperson reiterated the assembly's commitment to end caste system, with special emphasis on the total abolition of slavery. Other items on the agenda were: representative government, reparations (to former slaves and foreign governments), foreign policy, me
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ANN News: Rebels Capture Capital
ANN News Desk
From Alliance News HQ in Vancouver
December 11, 2197
Rebels Capture Capital
By Iris Dunnigan
PROGRESS, THEOCRACY OF LIBERTAS - Twenty-four hours ago, a wave of attacks on several police stations and militia garrisons kicked off the final battle in the months long civil war in the human colony of Libertas. Multiple police commands defected to the rebels in the early hours of December 10, followed by intense street fighting across the the city of Progress. However, these events caught the rebel forces outside by surprise, as they were slow to respond to the events within the city's limits. The first wave of rebel r
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Mass Effect AEC - Confirmation
Office of Special Tactics and Reconnaissance, Citadel Embassies, The Presidium, The Citadel, Widow System, Serpent Neubla, December 14, 2197
An image of a balding human, with a black eye and tattered business suit appeared on screen, "It was Cerberus. They were behind the assassination attempt," said the man.
"What about Death's Legion?" ask a voice from off camera.
"Them too," said the former head of the Liberta's Bureau of Finance, Johan Damacy, brother to late Lord Darcy Damacy, ruler of the Theocracy of Libertas.
I paused the recording. "Ladies, gentlemen and assorted others, this confirms what many of you have suspected for some time
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MASS EFFECT WINTER EYES: CHAPTER 17
MASS EFFECT: WINTER EYES CHAPTER 17: LEAVING ON BAD TERMS Hearing Bray’s voice caused Garrus spin on his heel to face the batarian. His instinctive nature placed himself between their foe and Shepard. He wasn’t about to lose her again. “Stand down, Bray. We are leaving.” “I don’t think so.” The batarian kept his rifle barrel directly on the pair. “You are in some serious shit. Aria doesn’t like anyone screwing around with her.” “Who the hell is this asshole?” Raven tossed out to the turian as she glared angrily at the batarian. “Bray. One of Aria’s henchmen.” “Hah. Don’t act like you don’t remember me, Shepard.” Bray spat coldly. “I was here when you helped Aria take Omega back from Cerberus.” “I don’t remember that, and I don’t remember you. Right now, I see a batarian who I’m going to kill if you don’t put down that weapon.” Shepard hissed at him. “If you’re smart, then I would listen to her, Bray.” Vakarian encouraged him, not letting down his guard. He never did work with him on
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Mass Effect Winter Eyes: Chapter 16: Massani
MASS EFFECT: WINTER EYES CHAPTER 16: MASSANI “Everyone that was with Cerberus at the end of the war is a total bust.” Jacob Taylor explained to the group inside the comm room on their ship. His physical appearance didn’t change since Miranda last saw him a few years back. “Brie reached out to everyone she knew, and I filtered out my contacts.” “Well, that’s just discouraging,” Miranda gave a sigh as she rubbed a hand through her hair in frustration. She sent a query out to her former teammate as they dug deeper into the investigation of Charon and the re-appearance of Shepard. Once they had Macha back, Miranda could help find a way to fix what Charon did to her. However, the actual research and analysis would take time and skills from someone in that area of expertise. She suspected the change had to be neurological. A dangerous area to just dabble in with guesswork. One wrong move could result in serious permanent brain defects. As she feared, most of the Cerberus staff were killed by
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Mass Effect Winter Eyes: Chapter 15: Gozu
MASS EFFECT: WINTER EYES CHAPTER 15: Gozu It didn’t take much for Raven to discreetly leave the Blue Suns mercs at the docks. Another shipment flagged their attention and while they were busy talking to the deliverer, she used her tactical cloak to sneak away. Rushing through the winding streets, she allowed herself to uncloak when she reached a more secluded area of the station. The mercs’ tale of Archangel on Omega years ago described his hideout to be at a warehouse on the Gozu district. Not familiar with the station at all, she had to rely heavily on the schematics of the station’s layout from her omni tool. She couldn’t risk asking locals. There were too many eyes and ears on the station and right now, she believed no one was onto her presence. She planned to keep it that way. Eying her tool to memorize the quickest route, she closed it down and took off; ignoring the looks of a few citizens that were walking the streets. Most of them appeared to be poor. A few humans had pink
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Mass Effect Winter Eyes: Chapter 14: Omega's Help
MASS EFFECT: WINTER EYES CHAPTER 14: OMEGA’S HELP “How do you want to play this?” Garrus looked over at Liara as he exited their ship. The waves of travelers at the docks were all too familiar. His blue eyes desperately inspecting each person that walked by, hoping to catch a rare glance of Shepard. Years ago, Macha Shepard and her squad traveled to Omega to recruit one of their dossiers: Archangel. Now it seemed that Vakarian was back on the asteroid station to hunt her down. It wasn’t simply that she was lost physically. Whatever, Charon did to her, made her lose her complete identity. He would not give up on her. There had to be some way to get her back. A task that would befall upon them once they acquired their target. “We didn’t get any points last time making our visit discreet. She still found out.” Liara tossed back as she watched the crowd wearily. Multiple eyes were upon them, but which ones worked for Aria? It was hard to tell. “If she’s smart, then she already knows we