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[assumeddirectcontrol]

Shit. This place looks almost as bad as Earth. [The voice comes first, a tired drawl as the camera on her omni-tool shakes a bit. It moves then, to her stomach, showing burned remnants of her armor barely attached to her civilian clothes underneath and a hole in her gut that's dripping with blood; the reason why her hand is there.

Finally, the camera stops shaking so much as Shepard sits down heavily against a building, not really caring about the uncomfortable feel of rubble. She switches hands and brings the arm with her omni-tool up. Her face is pretty much just in the same shape as the rest of her, bruised and bloody, although she somehow manages a smirk.] My Earth, I guess I should say. [There's a moment of silence as her eyes glaze over before she blinks again.]

So, not to worry anybody, but I think I might need a medic over here to keep me from leaking everywhere. [A snort.] Better idea: someone bring me a stiff drink. I think I could use one.

[Her eyes close just before her arm falls into her lap.] By the way, we won. [That's for the other Mass Effecters. They'll know what she means.]

[ooc: someone is back from her canon update :'3 also with a new journal name!]

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[majoring]

Alice! [There's a clattering sound and the picture spins dizzily for a second before Kaidan's face, half-terrified, appears on screen] Where are you, I'll be right there.

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[assumeddirectcontrol]

Kaidan... [There's a moment of confusion. Because she sent you away, didn't she? Joker came and got you. She shifts so that she's looking down at her arm.] I'm sorry.

[For lying about coming back.]

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[majoring]

You don't have to apologise for anything. [There's only relief in his voice] Just tell me where you are.

[Voice]

[uncalled_for]

[She has no idea what you're talking about Shepard. Nope. None. But she can at least see some of the injuries.]

So you were sent home?

[Pause, oright more important stuff here!]

Where are you now? I'll come and heal you.

[Voice]

[assumeddirectcontrol]

[The voice is familiar, vaguely. But everything is so jumbled up in her head at this point. But she knows she's back in Exsilium. So there's that.]

Seems I needed to win my own war first. [Hmm. Where is she?] Near the Hold. [A long pause.] Bring vodka.

[Voice]

[uncalled_for]

Then at least you have less to worry about when you return home next time. [Whoa, what is that a minor touch of jealousy? Yes, yes it is.]


If you could give me something more specific I could likely find you faster. Use the video to show where you are, if you can manage.

voice;

[ladyspitfire]

Shepard?

[Elissa's frowning at the new stupid device.]

Where are you? I can't heal you but I can lend a hand if you need it. [A pause.] And possibly a drink later.

voice;

[assumeddirectcontrol]

[Another voice she remembers. There's a few minutes of silence before Shepard answers finally.] Elissa. [there we go. Things are getting better.

Or maybe that's a bad thing.] The drink, that I can use. I don't think Fiona is going to bring me one. [Hmph.]

voice;

[ladyspitfire]

[She chuckles quietly.]

No, she would not. I'll find something for you, though.

video;

[tequilaselai]

Shepard? [Tali's voice is a combination of nasally and worried, because she just caught a cold and Shepard why the hell are you bleeding everywhere. Stop that.] What - what happened to you?

video;

[assumeddirectcontrol]

Tali? [Oh, it's so good to see you again. She looks years more tired at this point.] Oh, you know. Harbinger getting its panties in a twist, sentient programs, an indoctrinated Illusive Man. Nothing new.

[She wavers a bit before leaning in.] Are you sick?

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[tequilaselai]

Harbinger? The Illusive Man was--? [It's difficult to process everything in her current state.] Forget it, we can talk about the details later. Are you okay?

[She shakes her head quickly, which she immediately regrets doing. Ow. But she's not too concerned about herself, while Shepard is looking like shit.] I'm fine; it's just a little cold. Where are you? I'll come get you.

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[totallytrustworthy]

Jesus, love. What the hell happened to you?

video

[assumeddirectcontrol]

The usual. [Smirkety smirk smirk.] Fought machine zombies, got blown up by lasers, defeated an ancient race of robots hellbent on culling organics.

[totallytrustworthy]

[Good lord, Shep.] Oh, is that all? You must've been bored out of your mind.

[hellodeadpeople]

[ She's seen Shepard looking like shit before, though this is a new level of looking like shit, really. But she listens in to the end of the message before flipping her shit like the others, a slow smile coming at the news. ] Good job, Shepard. [ Spoken with a rare kind of sincerity. ]

Whiskey good?

[assumeddirectcontrol]

Hey. You, too, Jack. Your kids... [She takes a break mid-sentence, breathes in deeply. Fuck, it hurts a lot more than she wants it to, but it's worth it. Everything's worth it.] You're a damn good teacher.

[A grin.] Whiskey sounds perfect.

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[fintastic]

Won what? --do you still need someone to come help you?

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[assumeddirectcontrol]

The war. [Shepard groans.] A different war.

No, I'm okay, Feferi. [She grins.] Fiona said that she'd take care of me.

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[sacrificar]

The victory seems to have not been without cost.

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[assumeddirectcontrol]

Every war is going to call for sacrifice and hardship. To expect differently is naive. [She glances down at her bloodied hand.] A little blood is nothing.

[video, after she's had a few days to heal]

[trustycrowbar]

...Commander? You mind telling me what the hell happened to you back there?

[The influx of video replies meant his would be lost in the shuffle, and Shepard was obviously in no shape to have yet another person give her the third degree. So he waited a few days, but the call was still awkward.]

[video]

[assumeddirectcontrol]

War, Doctor. [She's looking better, at least physically.] Back home, we had been at war for awhile. Some people would say a few months, but it was closer to three years, really.

[andhishat]

[Have a concerned little half-elf. No really, she actually is worried, ignore the defense mechanisms] If your Earth is like this one, I'm beginning to suspect they're all shit holes.

[She's seen others are on their way Shepard, so you're spared another offer of healing, but she's staying with you until they get there. She's bled out enough times to know talking helps distract from the pain] Beshaba's humor, you won? What the Nine Hells does the other guy look like?

[assumeddirectcontrol]

To be fair, when you've been taken over by invading forces, you'd be a shit hole too. [Shepard's lips tug into a grin, ignoring the fact that they crack and bleed all over again.]

They look dead. [For the most part.]