originally posted in:The New Dojo
"Hey...you mind asking me about the ship itself? Of course, I already know about the Deimos and its tech, but what about yours? Such as how we didn't use a Mass Relay and jumped a few light years from Horizon to here?" Kaidan asked...well, any of the Invictus crew that could hear him.
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[b]Noble stopped, and sat down on a box of cargo[/b] Noble: "It's hard to explain, but I'll try. Slipstream space, or slip space, is a collective term for the eleven non-visible infinitesimal dimensions used for faster-than-light travel. Are you familiar with the United Nations Space Command?"
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"UNSC? Heard about them once...why?" They created this ship?" Kaidan asked, sitting on a different piece of cargo.
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Ghost: "Not exactly, in 2291, Tobias Shaw and Wallace Fujikawa were the first humans to successfully implement a device that could transition normal matter into slipstream space, the Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine. Guess who the work for. The UNSC."
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"Wait, 2291? Isn't it..." Kaidan asked, confused by the date.
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"The future? You'd be right in assuming that. The ship comes from a separate timeline. Around 3,218 to be precise."
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"So...you guys...still have Earth in at least one of your timelines?" Kaidan asked,getting a bit...fidgety.
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"On the downside, no Alliance. No Cerberus. Everything came together to make the UNSC."
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"How is that a downside? Isn't it good that humanity comes together? I mean, I'm no Cerberus operative or anything, but isn't humanity uniting a GOOD thing?" He asks, confused.
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"Not when you're uniting for a singular enemy. I'd rather face four smaller enemies with allies. That face one large enemy that is greater than the four, with no potential help. But that's just my opinion."
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Kaidan thought about that for a minute, letting it sink in, before turning to the mechs. "And those?"
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"Emergency defense protocol. If we get boarded, they are activated and act as a distraction so that we can escape the ship. The entire front cockpit can be separated from the ship you see, and usually has enough to get us somewhere safe."
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"Alright. Nice touch. You wanna know stuff about me?" Kaidan asks, relaxing on his box. [spoiler]>No, I'm busy. Investigate: >Relation between Miranda, Kaidan, and the doctor. >Possible help? >Admiral Hackett[/spoiler]
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"Did you know that what you're sitting on could destroy the planet?" [b]He sounded dead serious for a moment before chuckling[/b] "Nah just kidding. What are your ties to admiral Hackett?"
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Kaidan also laughed for quite a bit. "Hackett was a good man. Rear Admiral Anderson, Commander Shepard and he...they were like some type of loyalty trifecta. Since Shepard retired to sunny Eden Prime, I'm filling the gap." He responds, relaxing in his normal mood.
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"And what about you and the others? Deimos crew, Miranda and so on."
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"I knew Val; tortured by Maya Brooks for a good few months...wasn't until the turian, Cryark, rescued her. Miranda and I go further back; we used to be comrades to Commander Shepard. The doctor I mentioned? Another comrade, named Doctor Chakwas. Trust me, depending on how you deal with doctors, she could be your dream doctor or a nightmare." Kaidan explained, chuckling at Chakwas's part.
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"Doctor Chakwas. Is she still around? Maybe a potential Ally in this?"
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"Maybe. She's actually here, treating Miranda over in the small base, despite whether Miri over there has any say in this." Kaidan responded, chuckling. "She might have some medical data that could help heal some of your people."
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"Oh I'm sure we'll be fine. We've managed so far. The doctor would prove a good ally though. What about others? Outside powers?"
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"Well...I know that one of the Deimos crew headed out to the planet of Sogan. Pretty nice place; reminds of this 21st century film. Looked like some place called Naboo. Then there's Garrus; no clue what happened to him since Cronos Station. Then there's Jack, probably one of the most unstable and powerful biotics I know. She's teaching, last time I checked. Don't really know about the others yet." He replied.
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"Huh... Maybe with time they'll show up. Or we'll find em."
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"Right." He responds, thinking about something on his mind.
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"Anyways. We should probably get going don't you think?"
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"Right...right." Kaidan responds, the two of them leaving the ship. [spoiler]End. [b][i]Sword Fleet[/i][/b]- 125 [b]Alliance 12th Fleet[/b]-100 [b]Alliance 72nd Flotilla[/b]- 10 [b][i]Shield Fleet[/i][/b]- 30 [b]Medi-Gel Upgrades[/b] (With the extraction of Cerberus agent Cheryl Minx, data originally being used as an attempt to clone Commander Shepard has been re-engineered to upgrade medi-gel supplies in treating large injuries, or even bring someone to death) -10 [b]Cerberus Gunships[/b] (With the extraction of Cerberus agent Cheryl Minx, and given a proper interrogation and reintegration into the Alliance, she was able to reprogram 20 Cerberus gunships for use in the Alliance.) -20 [b][i]Hammer Fleet[/i][/b] - 40 [b]Demeter 1st Division[/b] (For saving the people of Demeter)-15 [b]Miranda Lawson[/b] (With the extraction of ex-Cerberus agent Miranda Lawson from Sanctuary, she was able to help pass along information about "Project Lazarus", the project used to revive Commander Shepard from the dead, and is willing to support ground forces with her biotics should the time come.) -25 Total Fleet Strength- 195 Chances of Success is Minimal. [/spoiler]