82210 réponses à ce sujet

[Td1984]

I'm guessing either Walters or Hudson made that call.

[Ieldra]

Td1984 wrote...
I'm guessing either Walters or Hudson made that call.

They said there were some ugly fights about which characters would return in which way, but yeah, in the end Casey Hudson would've made the decision, and Mac Walters would have been the biggest single influence. *cough* Liara *cough*.

Sometimes I wonder if they lost sight of the fact they were writing a role-playing game, given the blatant favoritism and the ending.

Modifié par Ieldra2, 20 avril 2012 - 03:40 .

[jtav]

Would another fic teaser be at all welcome?

[Ieldra]

jtav wrote...
Would another fic teaser be at all welcome?

As long as there's Miranda in it, of course.

[jtav]

[quote]Shepard let the silence linger, either out of a genuine loss for words or a desire to make Miranda sweat. Either was possible. They hadn’t been friends. Shepard had believed too much in the Alliance and Miranda had believed too much and Cerberus. Though Shepard deciding to awake the big, angry krogan without telling her hadn't exactly helped matters on that score either. The one inexplicable moment of grace had been her encouraging Miranda to talk to her sister. But there had been no mutual defrosting, no discovery that they made the best of friends. Shepard had handed Cerberus the base with many threats about what she would do with the Illusive Man if he so much as thought about misusing it. Miranda had accepted her assignment to another cell, and that was the last she ever expected to see of the woman she had spent two years rebuilding.

Shepard shook her head. "This was not how I expected to see you again, Lawson.”

“I got careless. Wasn’t expecting my omni-tool to set off the scanners."

"Ah." Shepard's gaze cast around the room nervously. She didn't look like the best hope for the galaxy. She looked like a fish flopping around on dry land. "Is Oriana okay?"

"She was the last time we spoke. As far as I can tell, Father had stopped all attempts to locate her." Which worried her more than it should have. Henry Lawson never gave up, and Oriana no longer had Cerberus to protect her. Perhaps he was simply focusing on survival for the time being, but his inaction made Miranda uneasy. "But you didn't come here to ask after my family."

"No, I didn't." Her entire face changed. Nervousness melted away to reveal the quiet anxiety of a woman accustomed to having the fate of the galaxy on her shoulders. "I saw the bugs on the wall and ceiling. Any others?"

So it hadn’t been just nervousness that made her refusal to meet Miranda’s eyes. "Under the desk. Audio only."

Shepard marched over and removed it with a quick, efficient movement. "Sometimes I love being a Spectre.” She sat down in the metal chair, angling it to face Miranda. "I…God this is hard… I had this whole speech prepared."

"Shepard?"

She took a deep breath. "I'm fine. No, that's a lie. If I were fine, I'd be out there kicking Reaper ass." Her gaze dropped to the floor. "After you left the Normandy, Hackett contacted me asking to rescue an old friend of his who had been studying Reaper technology. Big surprise. That technology indoctrinated them."

"I do manage to watch the news,” Miranda said dryly."

"But what the vids won't tell you is that I was their 'guest' for two days. Kenson wanted me patched up for God-knows-what reason. Whatever they did gave me a hell of a headache, but it made my biotics more powerful. When I got back to the Alliance, the docs pronounced me as healthy as a horse. And I was more or less okay for a while. But ever since the Reapers showed up, the headaches have been getting worse. I haven't been sleeping. My biotics are even more powerful, but I feel like death after every battle. And so I need to know…" She looked up then, and her eyes were fever bright. "I need to know if that Reaper tech you stuck into me to make Lazarus work could be indoctrinating me."

"No!" Miranda said quickly.

Shepard managed a half-smile. "You sound really sure of yourself, Lawson. You sure that's smart considering Cerberus' track record with Reaper tech? Hell, everybody's track record with Reaper tech?"

Pride flowed through Miranda like rushing water, scraping away defeats and misjudgments. "Unlike those idiots at the derelict Reaper, I'm a competent scientist. I double and triple checked those implants before I even thought about putting them into your nervous system. Those implants won't indoctrinate you any more than a Thanix cannon would. And have you ever known indoctrination to increase biotic ability?"

Shepard shook her head. "But the docs cleared me for duty. And I can't go back for anything other than the usual after-battle patch job." Her voice turned bitter. "Can you imagine what would happen if word got out that Commander ****ing Shepard, professional Reaper killer and the last, best hope of humanity said she was indoctrinated, crazy, or whatever the hell it is that's wrong with me? People need hope right now. They need the legend who was so badass that she refused to die, not the woman being held together by cybernetics."

"You aren't indoctrinated," Miranda repeated. "And those doctors don't know anything about your implants. Fortunately for you, I do. There are tests I can run, but I can't do them while I'm stuck here."

"And fortunately for you, I'm a Spectre.” She took out a datapad and lightpen. "I asked that you be transferred into my custody indefinitely, and frankly, right now Bailey will do the polka if I ask him to. You can do whatever the hell you want after, I just need to know that I can still fight this war. Sign here, please."

[Ieldra]

"Sign here, please"? LOL. Sounds like she has to sign in blood. Definitely an interesting setup. I can already feel the tension.

[jtav]

Thanks. Which leads to a question: who exactly is the Normandy's XO in ME3?

[Vertigo_1]

jtav wrote...

Thanks. Which leads to a question: who exactly is the Normandy's XO in ME3?

I don't think there's a 'XO' in ME3

Or, there's no mention of that term throughout the game (like there was in ME1 and 2)

Modifié par Vertigo_1, 20 avril 2012 - 04:55 .

[Ares91]

Ieldra2 wrote...

Ares91 wrote...
Hey so I finished my letter anyone want to look it over for me?

All right. PM me.

Just sent it to you and thanks

[MisterJB]

Reading that excerpt has made me picture, after David hacks Shepard in "Overlord", Miranda obsessing over what caused that to happen.

[Vertigo_1]

twitter.com/#%21/GambleMike/status/193396172549914624
"Extended cut bender this afternoon. 4 hour meeting FTW!"

I think this might be a good time to tweet to him about the LI's like Miranda (though, to be honest I don't know if they are including LI info in that DLC or not). Perhaps a fix for the flashback and if they do indeed add stuff about Shepards LI that they don't forget the ME2 LI's.......

Modifié par Vertigo_1, 20 avril 2012 - 06:11 .

[Ieldra]

Vertigo_1 wrote...
twitter.com/#%21/GambleMike/status/193396172549914624
"Extended cut bender this afternoon. 4 hour meeting FTW!"

I think this might be a good time to tweet to him about the LI's like Miranda (though, to be honest I don't know if they are including LI info in that DLC or not). Perhaps a fix for the flashback and if they do indeed add stuff about Shepards LI that they don't forget the ME2 LI's.......

Done. Reminded him to fix the flashback and not to forget the ME2 LIs for any closure scenes they might add.

[Asakawa]

Vertigo_1 wrote...

twitter.com/#%21/GambleMike/status/193396172549914624
"Extended cut bender this afternoon. 4 hour meeting FTW!"

I think this might be a good time to tweet to him about the LI's like Miranda (though, to be honest I don't know if they are including LI info in that DLC or not). Perhaps a fix for the flashback and if they do indeed add stuff about Shepards LI that they don't forget the ME2 LI's.......

hahaha even tweeted from my workplace's twitter account XD

[cbutz]

Tweeted. Hopefully he'll see those before going into the meeting.

[kookie28]

Has he responded to any of the tweets?

[MisterJB]

Your tweets please Miranda.

[kookie28]

That's like, a porcelain doll stare or something. Kinda eerie.

[Clayless]

MisterJB wrote...

Your tweets please Miranda.

AAAAAAAAAAH HOW DO WE STOP PLEASING HER?!?!

[Asakawa]

kookie28 wrote...

Has he responded to any of the tweets?

they never do. Most answers ME related that I've had are from the @Masseffect account.

[kookie28]

Asakawa wrote...

kookie28 wrote...

Has he responded to any of the tweets?

they never do. Most answers ME related that I've had are from the @Masseffect account.

The @Masseffect account has been REALLY quiet lately.  Compared to a few weeks ago anyway.

[Vertigo_1]

Asakawa wrote...

kookie28 wrote...

Has he responded to any of the tweets?

they never do. Most answers ME related that I've had are from the @Masseffect account.

Well, Mike usually doesn't, he's been responding to (some) criticism lately but that's it.

[cg8900]

don't know if this has been posted here before, but I just think so awesome!! my.deviantart.com/messages/#/d4x19me

I think he's doing a better job with Miranda than BW did  

edit: oh be sure to read it with the background music he suggested

Modifié par cg8900, 20 avril 2012 - 07:23 .

[Asakawa]

cg8900 wrote...

don't know if this has been posted here before, but I just think so awesome!! my.deviantart.com/messages/#/d4x19me

I think he's doing a better job with Miranda than BW did  

edit: oh be sure to read it with the background music he suggested

good gawd i wish i could draw like that!!

[Ieldra]

cg8900 wrote...
don't know if this has been posted here before, but I just think so awesome!! my.deviantart.com/messages/#/d4x19me

I think he's doing a better job with Miranda than BW did  

edit: oh be sure to read it with the background music he suggested

I have no idea what's going on there, and I have some trouble deciphering who says and thinks what, but Miranda appears to be very much herself.

[hot_heart]

Some of the dialogue's a bit clunky but it is really good otherwise. Loved the first one with Miranda.

Asakawa wrote...
good gawd i wish i could draw like that!!

Not to knock how impressive it is, overall, but I think a lot of it is 'tracing' over and adapting existing artwork.