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[CrutchCricket]

Hey she's got choices here.

She can take Shepard's name (destroy), keep her own (control) or hyphenate (synthesis).

I'll let myself out.

[flemm]

CrutchCricket wrote...

Hey she's got choices here.

She can take Shepard's name (destroy), keep her own (control) or hyphenate (synthesis).

I'll let myself out.

Or she can reject those choices so that the ancient cycle of playfulness, teasing, sexual tension/release, long-distance love affair, romantic encounters in unexpected locations such as engine rooms, random Citadel apartments, galactic death camps, etc. continues...

...and maybe marriage can happen in a future cycle 

Modifié par flemm, 05 juillet 2012 - 03:16 .

[dtrain24]

flemm wrote...

CrutchCricket wrote...

Hey she's got choices here.

She can take Shepard's name (destroy), keep her own (control) or hyphenate (synthesis).

I'll let myself out.

Or she can reject those choices so that the ancient cycle of playfulness, teasing, sexual tension/release, long-distance love affair/romantic encounters in unexpected locations such as engine rooms, random Citadel apartments, galactic death camps, etc. continues...

...and maybe marriage can happen in a future cycle 

Grandpa, can you tell me another story about The Shepard and The Lawson?

[Dr. Doctor]

dtrain24 wrote...
Grandpa, can you tell me another story about The Shepard and The Lawson?

Not until you're older kiddo. Those kind of stories are for grown-ups.

On another note, someone brought up the idea of adding a jacket to Miranda's uniform?

Modifié par Dr. Doctor, 05 juillet 2012 - 03:25 .

[kaymarierose]

Dr. Doctor wrote...

dtrain24 wrote...
Grandpa, can you tell me another story about The Shepard and The Lawson?

Not until you're older kiddo. Those kind of stories are for grown-ups.

On another note, someone brought up the idea of adding a jacket to Miranda's uniform?

*snip*

Nice. Not so sure about the yellow though. It just seems...off.

[clennon8]

 I'm just going to leave this here.  It's an ME3 post-ending flashfic. Miranda searches for Shepard.

Miranda wasn’t supposed to be here. She didn’t have the proper security clearance, and she was well outside of C-Sec's designated “safe zone.” The four civilian medical volunteers she had brought up with her from Earth were still back on the damaged arms of the Citadel, helping tend to the thousands of injured and dying. Miranda had slipped away from them as quickly as she could, setting out toward the epicenter of the massive blast that had sundered the Citadel and ended the war. The Reapers were dead, thanks to whatever Shepard had done. Somehow, the beautiful, pig-headed woman had accomplished the impossible, just as Miranda knew she would.

Nobody had heard from Shepard since the blast. Most were presuming her dead. Indeed, it didn't seem likely that anyone could have survived. Still, Miranda wasn't ready to accept Shepard’s death. Even when Shepard was literally dead two years ago, Miranda had refused to accept it.  Why should she start now? Besides, the structure at the blast’s origin still appeared intact, even if other sections of the Citadel had crumbled away. If anyone could have survived the explosion, it was Shepard. She might still be up there, alone and in need of help. Miranda had to find her. There was simply no one else for the job. If Hackett were here, he would already have sent in a search and rescue team. Unfortunately, he and his fleets were dozens of light years away; it would be days before they returned to Sol System.  In the meantime, the Council was unreachable, and C-Sec was too scattered and overwhelmed to help. No, it was up to Miranda to do this. 

After hours of walking, running, crawling, climbing, Miranda found herself in a large, seemingly uncovered chamber. She had long since lost track of how many security locks she had hacked, how many vents and panels she had kicked or pried open to get to this spot. She hadn't even known the way, really, as there were no maps for the area. The keepers were constantly changing things around in this section, for reasons nobody quite understood. Nevertheless, she had managed to make her way to the location where the Crucible connected to the Citadel. She prayed that the valuable time spent undertaking this little journey hadn’t been wasted.  She reasoned that Shepard must have come to this very spot to activate the Crucible. That reasoning – and desperate hope – were what had compelled her here.

Earth loomed above her in the exposed sky. The terminator line crept across the planet's surface, heralding a new day for some, even as it ushered others into night. The dark hemisphere was mottled with the great, glowing splotches of countless burning cities and runaway fires. It would take months to put out those fires, years to rebuild those cities. If you looked only at the sunlit hemisphere, you could almost fool yourself into thinking that nothing was amiss. The oceans were still vast and blue and serene. Even the great fires lost contrast under the scrutiny of the sun.

Miranda shivered, suddenly realizing how cold and thin the air was. The section's emergency barrier was weakening. Somewhere, air was leaking into space; she could hear the whistle of it, even over the creaking and moaning of wounded metal. The floor was scorched, and no recognizable structures still stood. Only heaps of broken concrete, twisted metal and exposed cable remained. The area was highly unsafe. Undaunted, she continued her search.

The body was half-buried in a pile of rubble when she found it. A surrounding field of jagged metal and broken concrete prevented easy access. She examined it from a couple meters away with a flashlight. At first, she saw only scorched flesh in the shape of a person. A few badly damaged sections of what appeared to be body armor remained, but Miranda couldn't make out any markings. She thought… She thought it might be a woman. Miranda's heart pounded as she moved closer, ducking, twisting and stepping her way through the debris. A glint of metal caught her eye as she drew close, and her heart skipped a beat. A dog tag! She stooped down and snatched the tag, flipping it and scanning for a name. It was her. 

"Shepard!" She brushed aside more debris and knelt beside the woman, pressing two fingers to her carotid. She waited a long moment. There. A pulse! She thought she heard a raspy breath as well, but it was difficult to tell. She could feel a draft now, as air continued to leak into space. It was getting hard to breathe. She slid her breather mask up over her mouth and nose. Better, but she still needed to get Shepard out of here before the woman asphyxiated, or worse yet, the emergency barrier gave out and exposed them both to vacuum. She began clearing the detritus from Shepard's body, frantically hurling chunks of concrete out of the way.

Shepard shifted her head slightly and let out a moan. Her eyes were open, but unfocused. She was blind. She lifted an arm feebly in Miranda's direction. Miranda took Shepard's hand and leaned down to her ear. "Hold on, June. It's Miranda." Her voice was calm, reassuring, belying the bulge in her throat. "You did it. You're going to be okay. I'm getting you out of here now. Squeeze my hand if you understand."

Shepard clenched her hand firmly. Miranda swelled with pride. "Good girl," she replied, her eyes moistening. She scooped the fallen Spectre up into her arms and quickly made her way back the way she had come, speaking soothing words as she carried Shepard to safety. To home.

Modifié par clennon8, 05 juillet 2012 - 06:07 .

[clennon8]

CrutchCricket wrote...

Hey she's got choices here.

She can take Shepard's name (destroy), keep her own (control) or hyphenate (synthesis).

I'll let myself out.

lol.  That was great! Thanks for the laugh.

[kaymarierose]

clennon8 wrote...

 I'm just going to leave this here.  It's an ME3 post-ending flashfic. Miranda searches for Shepard.

*Snip*

I liked it, well done.

[enayasoul]

kaymarierose wrote...

clennon8 wrote...

 I'm just going to leave this here.  It's an ME3 post-ending flashfic. Miranda searches for Shepard.

*Snip*

I liked it, well done.

Enjoyed reading this as well.  Thank you! :happy:

[LanceSolous13]

To be honest, I'm surprised she kept her father's last name. As beautiful as Miranda Lawson sounds, why did she keep it?

[fiendishchicken]

LanceSolous13 wrote...

To be honest, I'm surprised she kept her father's last name. As beautiful as Miranda Lawson sounds, why did she keep it?

This was discussed a while back. Basically the consensus (minus the belief that Miranda Lawson was her alias, until Sanctuary killed that idea.) was because as a valued high level operative in Cerberus, her father would be unable to touch her or locate her, or Oriana. As to sentimental reasons for keeping it, I don't see why she does because 1) Miranda hated her father and presumably axing her surname is a denial of the man, and 2) Miranda isn't the kind of person to hold onto something  like a name out of sentimental reasons. 

[LanceSolous13]

Maybe just a small oversight? Or, maybe she kept the name as a small F U to her father?

[MASSEFFECTfanforlife101]

If Miranda Lawson wasn't her real name, this would remind me of Chuck. Sarah Walker's name wasn't really Sarah Walker. Did BiOWare ever watch Chuck? There are Similarities between Miri and Sarah.

I can list some similarities:

- Both have killed in the Past.

- Both have a "Not so happy" Past, in a sense.

- They work in an Organization.

- They can both be ruthless.

- Both were cold at first, but both started warming up later on in the Story.

- They can fight.

- Both are Beautiful.

Anyone have anymore?

Modifié par MASSEFFECTfanforlife101, 05 juillet 2012 - 07:14 .

[Volandrius]

Glad I missed that landslide a few pages back.. *whew*

[Ieldra]

Dr. Doctor wrote...

dtrain24 wrote...
Grandpa, can you tell me another story about The Shepard and The Lawson?

Not until you're older kiddo. Those kind of stories are for grown-ups.

But stories about genocide, rewriting the minds of intelligent species, painful experiments on biotic children etc. etc. are ok? The educational standards these days....appalling.

On another note, someone brought up the idea of adding a jacket to Miranda's uniform?

*snip*

Nice. I like the design. Only the yellow doesn't look golden enough.

[Ieldra]

iHorizons wrote...
I know I'm beating a dead horse here but I really miss the ME2 Miranda, I really don't like her in ME3; to me she feels boring and like she doesn't really have a place in the game when she seems the most obvious to be a squadmember especially with her knowledge of Cerberus. But who really needs Miranda when we have the smurf right?

It bears repeating. Perhaps it even bears fruit in form of DLC.

BTW, I'm wondering why there aren't more Liara/Smurfette jokes.

[LanceSolous13]

Oh. Don't forget sex....Kinky Biotic Sex.

[MASSEFFECTfanforlife101]

LanceSolous13 wrote...

Oh. Don't forget sex....Kinky Biotic Sex.

I wonder if there were frequent Biotic Pulses in the Engine Room during Intercourse? Damn Fade-Out to Black! *Waves Fist in the Air*

It would probably double if you are a Vanguard, an Adept, or a Sentinel.

Joker: EDI, Why does it feel like the Normandy's...I don't know....shaking?

EDI: I am detecting an unusually large amount of Biotic Pulses near the Drive Core. Scanning....
Confirmed. Scanning....complete....

Joker: ....Sooo...any idea on what's going on....?

EDI: I can  clarify that the ship is not in mortal danger. All systems are still fully operational....though I suggest you run a decontamination process in the Engine Room.

Modifié par MASSEFFECTfanforlife101, 05 juillet 2012 - 07:50 .

[o Ventus]

LanceSolous13 wrote...

Considering the medical advancements of 2180, Its doubtful that anything is perminantly damaged. They can clone lost limbs to be reattached, as evident in Mass Effect 3, and Shepard was brough back from death's realm, thoigh, with billions of Credits and 2 years of labor, but still possible.

I'm honestly surprised there isn't a cure to Joker's Vrolik's Syndrome by now. Or, maybe there is but its far too expensive and time consuming at the time?

I don't think Lazarus is something that can be recreated on a whim whenever someone felt like getting rezzed.

In ME2 they really hammered in the "This is really f**king expensive, difficult, and time consuming, it seems like a 1-time deal".

[LanceSolous13]

I wouldn't say 1 time deal. Most of those credits would probably be spent running tests to see if it would work on Shepard completely before actually applying it. They can run millions of tests but ****ing up on Shepard's corpse could ruin the entire project.

So, still billions of credits and time to do, just less so than Project Lazzerus since it was exploring a new concept, as long as the data from Project Lazzerus still exists.

I slightly believe that Miranda would keep any data that survived that under thousands of locks and keys should she take over what remains of Cerberus. Regardless of moral allignment, that information would be very bad in the wrong hands.

[o Ventus]

LanceSolous13 wrote...

I wouldn't say 1 time deal. Most of those credits would probably be spent running tests to see if it would work on Shepard completely before actually applying it. They can run millions of tests but ****ing up on Shepard's corpse could ruin the entire project.

So, still billions of credits and time to do, just less so than Project Lazzerus since it was exploring a new concept, as long as the data from Project Lazzerus still exists.

I slightly believe that Miranda would keep any data that survived that under thousands of locks and keys should she take over what remains of Cerberus. Regardless of moral allignment, that information would be very bad in the wrong hands.

I don't think any data survived, seeing how the station was purged (see: blown to hell) and Shepard, Miranda, and Jacob left with only their armor and weapons. Plus I think resurrecting someone who was somewhat recently dead (They spent 2 years rebuilding him, he wasn't dead for 2 years before they found him) is a little different than someone who was disintegrated into space ash or eaten alive by a massive explosion.

At least way back then Shepard was still comprised of "meat and tubes", but here he's.... not. 

Modifié par o Ventus, 05 juillet 2012 - 09:20 .

[o Ventus]

dtrain24 wrote...

I think she would go by Lawson when they tease each other. And when it comes to formal work. But she would definitely still not be shy to consider herself a Shepard.

Shepard: When this is all over I'm making you an honorary Shepard!

OT: I noticed earlier that some titles were being bestowed to a couple people. What am I?

[LanceSolous13]

I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if Mr. Illusive had back ups of everything on the Lazzerus base.

As the ending insinuates, He's obviously in much better condition at the end of ME3 than post-ME1. Unless that wasn't what you were saying...

[o Ventus]

LanceSolous13 wrote...

I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if Mr. Illusive had back ups of everything on the Lazzerus base.

As the ending insinuates, He's obviously in much better condition at the end of ME3 than post-ME1. Unless that wasn't what you were saying...

I was operating with the pretense that Shepard dies in all the endings (See: mid-low EMS Destroy included). I wouldn't really say that being disintegrated into dust is a better state than how he was between ME1-2. At least then his body remained intact after reentry... Somehow.

I don't think the Illusive Man had copies of anything from Lazarus, either, or he would have done something with them. Like bringing back Eva Corè for real instead of making the Sexbot body that looks nothing like how Eva did.

[LanceSolous13]

I'm unfamilear with the Eva Core backstory, but who says he didn't try to?

And, the Citadel remained (mostly) intact after a High EMS Distroy, so I think we're meant to assume Shepard was found on the Citadel, not Earth. He's still in good enough condition to be breathing, at least. Considering his Pre-Distroy condition, This is a good thing.