Calibration 12 [Voice | No Inner Monologue]

[officer_garrus]

Did anyone else hear that noise from the sky the other day? It sounded kind of like a ship of some kind. But when I looked out my window, I didn't really see anything.

Then again, that bank of clouds didn't look that natural...

I think it was heading towards the outskirts, maybe the wilderness. Let's just pray to the spirits that whatever it is, it's not some trick of the City.

If only it was the Normandy. Shepard... Jane... I wish you were here.

[OOC: No Inner Monologue day. Also, yes he is talking about Lockdown's ship landing in the City.]

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[eagleofautozam.livejournal.com]

It was some kind of ship. I haven’t had the time to go and find out exactly what is was though.

The Normandy… is your ship?

[officer-garrus.livejournal.com]

Given how big the wilderness is, it could be anywhere. Then again, how hard would it be to spot it?

Yeah, it's... Wait a second, I didn't mention the Normandy.

[eagleofautozam.livejournal.com]

Finding something as large as a ship should be easy.

[Then again… he cheats. ]

You didn’t…? But, how can I…

[Maybe it’s like Lantis… ]

Are you telepathic?

[officer-garrus.livejournal.com]

...Not to my knowledge I'm not.

Wait, isn't this how group Indoctrination starts?

[eagleofautozam.livejournal.com]

Group indoctrination…?
I don’t think that is what is happening!

[officer-garrus.livejournal.com]

[Puts his hands to his head.]

That ship... what if it's a Reaper?

No, no, it sounded too small, and the noise it made wasn't Reaper-ish.

[eagleofautozam.livejournal.com]

What is a Reaper ship… ?
The only reapers I have meant collect souls…

[Which is an odd enough type of person to run into! ]

[officer-garrus.livejournal.com]

They're a race of ancient, sentient machines who live on the very outskirts of the galaxy. They can also brainwash people into their slaves just by being around them.

[eagleofautozam.livejournal.com]

More sentient machines…? I am currently speaking to someone who looks like a small mecha.

[officer-garrus.livejournal.com]

You're doing what? A small mecha? How did I miss this?

[Takes a moment to flip through the Network until he comes across the memory involving the robot.]

How... interesting. A Reaper larvae? It can't be, it's too small. Still...

[eagleofautozam.livejournal.com]

It’s a little small for any mecha I have ever seen before too… And that ability it… he… has to transform himself into one of those primitive cars. It’s really interesting.

Are ‘Reapers’ able to do things like that?

[officer-garrus.livejournal.com]

We sure don't get robots like that in my world. And no, Reapers can't do that.

Hm, I wonder if he's the owner of that ship I heard land in the woods. Guess this dimension forced him to make an emergency landing.

[eagleofautozam.livejournal.com]

He is. He just confirmed as much.

That should be good news, at least he isn’t one of those ‘reaper’ creatures you were so concerned over.

[officer-garrus.livejournal.com]

And Reapers don't need their own ships. Guess that's another point in his favor on not being one.

[eagleofautozam.livejournal.com]

So you don’t have to worry.

[Smile ]

I don’t think we have met? I am Commander Eagle Vision…

[And a pause so the person he was speaking to could introduce himself as well. ]

[officer-garrus.livejournal.com]

I hope not. [Because that robot doesn't seem like a good guy, just from that memory.]

Oh, I'm sorry. I'm Garrus Vakarian.

[eagleofautozam.livejournal.com]

[That memory… it was something interesting wasn’t it? ]


It is nice to meet you.
And you served on the ‘Normandy’?

[officer-garrus.livejournal.com]

Nice to meet you too. Yeah, it's a nice ship.

[eagleofautozam.livejournal.com]

What was it’s mission? To hunt down those ‘Reapers’ you mentioned?

[officer-garrus.livejournal.com]

Not originally. It's kind of a long story.

Basically, it's a human vessel, but me and a few other aliens got brought on board so we could fight at Commander Shepard's side during a mission two years ago. The mission was to bring in a rogue Spectre, Saren, and in the process we found out about the Reapers. After that was over, the Normandy got destroyed, but a shadow organization, Cerberus, rebuilt it and gave us a new mission. Now that that's over, we're just trying to prepare ourselves for when the Reapers reach the galaxy. At least, that's what we were doing before I got stuck here.

[eagleofautozam.livejournal.com]

[some of the terms were odd… nothing he had heard before, but the basically premise was…? ]

You were trying to prevent an invasion of your galaxy by these ‘Reapers’?

[officer-garrus.livejournal.com]

Exactly. We stopped them from taking the fast route both times, but now they're just taking the slow but sure route.

[eagleofautozam.livejournal.com]

If you can delay them long enough the momentum of their invasion might falter. If you don’t have a strong enough force to expel them completely?

[Sorry, slipping into Command mode there for a minute. ]

[officer-garrus.livejournal.com]

Well, Shepard's got quite the charisma, so no doubt she'll raley everyone against the Reapers.

[eagleofautozam.livejournal.com]

[A nod. ]

I’m sure it will work out for you.

[heelsandlaw.livejournal.com]

The Normandy?

[officer-garrus.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's the ship I serve on. The one from the snowglobe.

[heelsandlaw.livejournal.com]

I see. Do you miss it?

[officer-garrus.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I do. More than you know.

[heelsandlaw.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry.

[officer-garrus.livejournal.com]

Oh, don't worry, I'm trying not to dwell on it. Plus, at least I've got a friend from home here.

[heelsandlaw.livejournal.com]

There is that. Must be nice to have someone you know.

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[o-tea-p.livejournal.com]

A ship? What kind of ship?

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[officer-garrus.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure, I didn't get a good look at it. I think maybe it has cloaking technology.

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[o-tea-p.livejournal.com]

Cloaking technology. Veeeeery interesting.

[pause]

What's that?

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[officer-garrus.livejournal.com]

That means it can turn invisible or disguise itself to fit its surroundings.

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[o-tea-p.livejournal.com]

There's a technology that can do that? Amazing!

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[officer-garrus.livejournal.com]

I'm taking it you don't have it in your world.

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[o-tea-p.livejournal.com]

It seems like there is a great deal we don't have in my world. Although in the case of invisible ships, that may be for the best.

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[officer-garrus.livejournal.com]

Well, at this point, it's not just the ship itself I'm worried about. Thanks to this young woman, I've seen the owner, and he doesn't look friendly.

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[o-tea-p.livejournal.com]

What young woman?

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[officer-garrus.livejournal.com]

She says her name is Eagle Vision. Unusual name, but not a bad one.

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[o-tea-p.livejournal.com]

An unusual name indeed. Does she know the ship's owner?

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[officer-garrus.livejournal.com]

I don't think she knows him personally, but did talk to him over the Network.