True Paragon

Commander Jane Shepard, Alliance Navy. Council Spectre. "Hero of the Citadel." And, recently deceased Savior of Earth, I suppose. This 'dying' thing happens way too often for my liking. [Part of Zeshea MFRP.]

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Chocolate War? [Shep&Garrus]

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“Aha, actually, you did,” Garrus said, blinking a bit to fully get the sleep out of his eyes. “It’s alright though. It’s not like I need to sleep.” He was kidding of course and he didn’t seem angry about the intrusion in the least. He always had time for Shepard.. ahem.. well.. except when he was doing his calibrations. 

“Favorite turian? Breakfast?” He asked, tilting his head a bit in wonder.

“Is there a turian appreciation day now?”

He highly doubted that though. Part of him was wondering if Shepard was up to something, not because she wasn’t kind to him but merely because she seemed extra eager to get him out of the apartment. Just what was that lady planning..? 

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"Unfortunately, no." Shepard said, faking a sad tone, "But you can keep on wishing~"

Yeah, she had to be trying but oh well. It wasn't anything she could help. Much like dancing, she wasn't the best at hiding things. But this, she had to be good at-- if only just this once.

"What? A friend can't take another out for breakfast?"

Jane crossed her arms and shook her head, smiling. "Come on! How long will ya need to get ready?" She raised a brow at him, "I won't take no for an answer."

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Chocolate War? [Shep&Garrus]

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Garrus had not heard of this so called Valentine’s Week due to the fact that he was attempting to rest more. The first few days had been full of adventure and he thought that staying at home would do him some good. So, poor Garrus had been sleeping, rather peacefully I might add, when a knocking came upon his door. The turian opened his eyes, sighing, as he got up from his bed.

“I’m coming,” He called, wondering why the person on the other end seemed so darn impatient. He made his way to the door, supressing a yawn and he opened it. Upon seeing who it was his annoyance from before slipped away and he greeted the other warmly.

“Ah, Shepard. It’s nice to see you. Do you need me for something?”

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A smile appeared on Shepard's lips, "Hey, Garrus." She couldn't help but be happy to see him...the only really friendly face here. Not that others were mean, she just didn't know them. "Didn't wake ya, did I?" It was rather early to be out but Shepard was used to rising early.

"Just thought I'd see how my favorite turian was settling in to this new place... and maybe take him out for some breakfast?" Maybe she was trying too hard to hide her surprise but... maybe Garrus wouldn't notice.

"So, what do ya say?"

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Chocolate War? [Shep&Garrus]

Shepard was walking out of her room when her foot hit something solid on the ground. Barely keeping her balance, she looked down at the containers on the floor with a note. It had the date, Feb. 14th... Valentine's Day back on Earth... the paper told of the traditions for Valentine's...week.

Jane opened one of the containers to find it filled with chocolates. She thought for a moment before smirking, "This could be fun~" she said with a laugh, stealing one of the chocolates for herself before moving back into her room to get dressed. After their first day walking around, Shepard felt pretty familiar with the layout of this...city. She made her way to Garrus's apartment, her chocolate hidden away in the ammo clip containers on her belt.

She knocked at the door a couple times before taking a step back to wait. 'He won't even know what hit him~' She thought with a quick grin before hiding the expression as she heard someone approaching the door.

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califreakingbrations said:((OOC: I’m up for it! :P it should be lots of fun! And I ship them :l they are too cute. Would you mind making the starter though?))

Yes, yes good. :3 I think you're probably gone by now but I'll try to have it up tonight, if not sometime in the morning.

rise-chi said:[Whatever you do, make sure no imps are around ;) ]

Haha I'll try to make sure! But they seem to be everywhere...sneaky little demons... <_< >_>

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ooc; garrus, do you want to do a thread for the valentine's thing? (might have to be kinda short but still....)

don't know if you want to do the pairing or not but either way, it could be funny. x]

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“Yeah. then again, I’m a demon— but most demon’s aren’t as good as l am when it comes to searching and such,” Fenrich wriggled his nose, it was strong yes and it bothered him yes, but he toughened up— it was what he would always do. He shrugged his shoulders alittle and adjusted his jacket.

“Well, I’m just saying it seems like this is a basic town— so.” He pointed out the buildings the far away diners, so on and so forth and it only seemed logical. Why would someone just put them somewhere to torture them only without letting them have a sense of security— he knew he would.

“I sorta do and sorta don’t.” He mumbled and shuffled in his stance, a scowl gracing his lips as he began to remember. “I have to find My Lord, though I kinda doubt he’d ended up here.” He wriggled his nose again and huffed rather angrily. Stupid lower classes demons, piece of shit—

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"A demon? But not from here?" She furrowed her brow, "This place is just full of surprises..."

Jane was a little taken-aback... she didn't know there was a 'basic town.' At least not one she knew of. Then again, she'd never really been in one for too long. All the time aboard the Normandy...all the different aliens built their cities differently...nothing was constant. "Guess I'll figure it out eventually..." she thought.

"Sorry... I could walk and talk if you want some company?" She decided to ask, just in case.

"Oh, I completely forgot to introduce myself. I'm Commander Jane Shepard...if that even matters anymore." She realized it as she spoke but the 'Commander' title didn't really apply if she wasn't part of the Alliance anymore. Guess the 'Spectre' status wouldn't either... She extended a hand to shake.

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Everybody Gets One [Shep&Garrus]

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“Volcanoes, right, but I haven’t seen any yet. Plus, would a few volcanoes really cause that sulfer scent to be so.. unbearable?” Garrus asked, not sure if that was how volcanoes worked. “I mean.. the scent just gets into your nose and everything, it’s terrible.” He scratched his nose again. “Maybe.. could it be.. that life here depends on sulfer to live?” He continued walking, scanning the land with his cobalt eyes. 

“I just hope the insides of those buildings don’t have the scent or I’ll never be able to fall asleep or anything,” He said, sighing afterwards. “Not like I slept much to begin with.. but.. yeah.”

“Ah, Shepard, are you doing well with the heat by the way?”

He decided to ask her since he figured humans weren’t that capable of handling huge amounts of heat. And if his friend was suffering, he would hurry up and find a place of shelter for her.

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Jane shrugged, "True... I haven't had to smell the unbearable sulfur when I was near a volcano, so I wouldn't know." The Alliance helmets were good about blocking all scent from the air, leaving it completely pure... she was tempted to put it on now but decided it wasn't necessary. "That could be..." and it made sense, why else would such a strong sulfuric smell be needed here? Was it just torture? Because that's just terrible... "I wish they'd picked something more fragrant." She said with a light chuckle.

"Yeah, I know what you mean..." Shepard sighed also, "But with no war going on or suicide mission coming up, maybe things will be a little easier?" She could only be hopeful...and try to make this depressing situation a little better.

She hadn't really been thinking about the heat but her face was sweating a little... "Oh, I'm alright. Suit blocks out most of it. Only my head has to deal but I'll get used to it."

As they walked passed a few buildings, Shepard tried to look through windows, see what each was. That wasn't working too well; she couldn't make anything out. "I wish I knew what to look for..." Jane said, repeating the building and number from the paper in her head over and over again.

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ooc; okay... i am really sorry i haven't been around lately. x-x been doing stuff during the day and too tired to do anything at night. i'll try to get to replies either tonight or when i get up tomorrow.

but what is this i see about throwing chocolates at people? WHERE IS GARRUS- imean...what? ;D

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ooc; im tempted to get shep a job already... partially because it'd open her up to more threads with...well...anyone.

i dont feel like i have enough going...just garrus and fenrich... and hawke whenever he comes back HAWKE BBY COME BACK TO ME ;A; 

so yeah...just wondering what to do?

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Fenrich scanned the female over and gave her a meek forced smile. Perhaps he was abit overworked but then again this was his soon to be once again Tyrant Lord Valvatorez he was worrying about— There his thoughts go, worrying and wondering about Valvatorez.

He had to mentally slap himself back into reality and realize that she had said something to him. His face scrunched up somewhat and he shrugged his shoulders alittle. “Whatever,”

“Sorry I don’t.” He said alittle bluntly but tried not to seem to much of an asshole, hell he knew it was his fault but she choose to take the blame— maybe she wasn’t that bad? Then again maybe it was out of fear. “..But I suppose I could try to help you, I have a keen sense of smell, anywhere in particular?”

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"Keen sense of smell, even with the strong sulfur smell? That's impressive." Shepard had to admit, she was surprised. She was tempted to put her helmet just to try to block out the smell...it was strong.

Jane shook her head, "No, I don't even know somewhere in particular. I was just looking for someone who might be able to help me find my way around. I have no idea where I'm going..."

"You just seemed to be in a rush, I thought you might know your way around." She had to admit, she was a little disappointed. Not that it was his fault. "Sorry, I'm probably keeping you aren't I?" She asked, pretty much expecting him to bolt.

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Everybody Gets One [Shep&Garrus]

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“Yeah, we might as well,” Garrus said, nodding to her and starting to walk. “Yes, let’s be on our guard. I’m not sure this land is entirely devoid of natives.” He looked around, his eyes scanning the area as they continued to walk, each step bringing them closer to the town. “At least we still have our weapons.. though if we’re dead… I don’t see how that works. How could we have possibly brought our weapons with us to the afterlife?”

He looked over his shoulder at his weapons, securely fastened to his back. “I think this place denies all logic.” He then looked at his body. “And the second thing that bothers me.. is.. how do we have a body in the afterlife? I thought the afterlife consisted of spirits and the like.” He sniffed the air, his mandibles twitching in disgust. “And the third thing is.. this powerful smell of sulfer.”

He raised his hand and scratched his nose, bothered by the scent.

“What is this place?” He said more to himself than to Shepard.

There was also the question of the extreme heat in the area, though that didn’t bother him too much. His homeworld after all, Palaven was quite hot.

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Jane started walking, keeping pace with Garrus. "Don't need to tell me twice." She said, keeping her eyes towards her half of the street, watching for anything that might take them by surprise. It was weird that they managed to keep their exact armor and weapons. Did they show up in this afterlife just as they were in life? But if they were dead, why would they need weapons? They can't die again, can they? This place was making very little sense... But Shepard had her pistol ready in it's pouch and her biotic powers were always on standby.

"I'm...not sure, Garrus. Back on Earth, you smell sulfur near volcanoes... and lava. If this were 'Hell', the human thought is heat...lava... There might be some nearby?" Of course this was all just speculation. She didn't even know there was a 'Hell' until she set foot here...not that she was entirely convinced, but she had to admit, it made sense.

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Everybody Gets One [Shep&Garrus]

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“Sorry Shepard but I’m just as lost and confused as you are,” Garrus admitted, reaching up his hand to gently scratch one of his mandibles. “I spent most of my time just wondering how I ended up here and what to do with my new.. existence, if you can call it that.”

He paused, remembering the piece of paper he had found lodged in his armor. “I found this awhile ago though. Some jerk had stuffed it in my armor while I was passed out on the ground. You would think that any normal person would just leave it in my hand..” He showed it to Shepard. It said ‘Sleuthhound Quarter 2’. “Do you have something like this?”

He looked off into the distance and pointed to the town ahead of them. “I was thinking it was the name of one of those buildings over there. Maybe it’s my new living quarters.”

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"Well, it might be better to go in a pair, I suppose. Don't know what you could find." She found that especially true after a few of the planets they visited. They would've died in seconds if they'd gone in alone instead of in threes. Then again, you might have to worry about dying in this place... but better safe than sorry.

Shepard looked down at the paper before checking slots in her own armor for something of the sort. Eventually, she stumbled up it tucked squarely in a spot on her belt. "Ghoul's Hound 3" she read aloud, not understanding it at all.

She looked at the paper, confused. But Garrus's idea sounded like the best. "Well, do you want to take a walk and see what we can find?" She asked, folding the paper back up and sticking it in her belt again. "We'd just have to be careful..." She added, looking at the towering buildings ahead.

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Everybody Gets One [Shep&Garrus]

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“Thank you, Shepard,” Garrus said quietly in response to her compliment. She always had a knack of helping him feel much better when he was feeling down. He was grateful to have such a loyal friend like her.

“Yeah, you’re right, you’re the best damn soldier that I’ve ever met,” He said, completely being honest with that statement. There’s nothing that Shepard couldn’t do, or so he thought. He held her in the most highest regard.

“I do believe you’re right. The crew members will be able to handle everything just fine. They’ve had good guidance over the years and I’m sure that they won’t let you down.”

“We should probably focus on the matter at hand though. We need to find answers, Shepard. I don’t like being kept in the dark.”

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"No problem, Garrus." Shepard replied with a smile, glad to see her friend perking back up a bit.

Jane paused for a minute, what if more of her crew was in this twisted place and she just hadn't found them yet? She had pretty much just assumed everyone else would survive the battle... they'd survived suicide missions before. But if Garrus was here... No. She had to stop thinking like that. They're fine until proven otherwise. "Yeah, I'm sure they'll be fine." She stated rather plainly.

"You and me both. You had a chance to explore this place yet? I only just woke up here so I'm really familiar with nothing yet..." She was kinda hoping Garrus had some time to do a little looking around but their deaths couldn't have been too far apart so the odds of that are a little low... but never hurts to ask.

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Dead.

Atleast that’s how he remembered it happening and honestly he wasn’t sure as to how he had even died in the first place, literally. Fenrich can’t brag, but he had to admit ( others too— ) that he was pretty strong. Literally, the strongest on the team. Sure, Valvatorez was incredibly strong too— but if it had to be a contest, Fenrich honestly believed he would win it.

Not to say he was going against his lord, he loved him to death! ..Not in any intimate way though.

Wincing alittle he rubbed his neck feeling a tingling burn behind the bandages. He winced somewhat and frowned as he stared at his hand just incase there was any blood— there wasn’t. One thing though, that irked him really badly was.

He had no clue where he was or where his lord may be—

Valvatorez.

Immediately he rushed off and had his fists balled at his sides, he was highly upset and he wanted to be sure that Valvatorez is safe and sound. In his small fit of anger he bounced into someone by accident and he turned quickly to sneer.

“Watch it.”

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Shepard was still trying to figure out where she was going, standing still in the middle of the road looking around. Ultimately, she realized it wasn't the best idea when someone knocked into.

His tone was a little rude but judging from the looks of this place, she guessed she should expect it from almost everyone. She raised her hands up in defense, "Sorry, totally my fault."

In order to be knocked so hard, he had to be going fast... maybe he knew his way around? It would never hurt to ask... "Hey, you don't happen to know where you're going around here, do you?"

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Everybody Gets One [Shep&Garrus]

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“Haha… right,” Garrus responded to Shepard’s joke. It was a fake laugh though, he made it too obvious. He wasn’t feeling entirely optimistic about his so called achievements in life and he really didn’t want to go into a discussion about that. He decided to discard his unhappiness about it though; he could always fret on it later. It was time for.. celebration.. if you could call it that.

“Well, I guess Lady Fortune has smiled down upon us once more.. if only for a little bit,” He said, nodding. He hoped that he was right by saying Lady Fortune.. it wasn’t luck right? Oh well.

“I’d like to think that you saved the entire galaxy, yes. After all, you’re the only person who could’ve done it. The galaxy didn’t need me, but they needed you. I only hope they can strive on their own. I’m pretty sure you would’ve been a great help in rebuilding though, better than me anyway. You’d have a firmer grip on that hammer than I would,” He said, lifting up his three-fingered hand. That was his attempt at a joke.

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Shepard raised an eyebrow at Garrus's laugh but just shrugged it off. It was obvious there was something going unsaid but she knew he'd talk about it when he wanted to.

Jane opened her mouth to correct her friend but it's not like it was a big mistake. She just let it go, "Yeah... hopefully it won't be the last time. We might need her luck in this place." Her eyes scanned the area around them as she spoke.

"Palaven needed you, Garrus. And I needed you. There's no Shepard without Vakarian, remember? I couldn't have gone half as far as I did without you, Garrus. Don't doubt that." She gave him a reassuring pat on the shoulder.

"Haa... maybe, but I'm a better soldier than carpenter. But they've got the rest of our crew... I think they'll be just fine." She smiled softly, only wishing she could see everything when it's rebuilt.

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Everybody Gets One [Shep&Garrus]

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“A-Ah, please, don’t apologize. It was my fault for being careless. I should’ve fought harder,” Garrus said, closing his eyes briefly in shame. Nothing could change the fact that he had died though, he had failed, like so many times before. He opened his eyes and tried to keep the disappointment out of them.

“Yeah, you’re right. I think our luck has finally run out.”

A short chuckle escaped from him. It would be foolish to think that they would be forever lucky, especially since the two basically flung themselves into danger all the time.

He stayed silent as Shepard recalled the final moments of her life. He nodded when she was finished.

“I believe in you, Shepard. I’m more than sure that you saved Earth. It’s just a shame that you didn’t survive to reap the benefits, huh?” He teased, playing his part in lightening up the mood.

“Hah, right, I believe I do owe you a drink.. though.. we’d have to find that bar first and.. I’d have to get myself some money..”

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Shepard smiled slightly, "Don't fret on it, Garrus. I'm sure you did everything you could. You always did. No one person--or turian--can be perfect. You should be proud you lived through all you did! After all, I didn't." She said, laughing. The 'undead' jokes never did seem to get old... to her, at least.

"Hey, could be worse. You could be here without me. I'll chalk this up as some kind of luck... really bad good luck?" She shrugged.

"Thanks, Garrus... I hope I made it in time for Palaven, too." Seeing as Earth was the main target, it was easy to get lost in everything, but Palaven, Thessia, Tuchanka, they were all in danger at the time... and Shepard fought for all of them. She'd never forget her friends.

"I don't know if I'm sorry I died. Being the Savior of Earth would've been nice but helping rebuild it..." she smirked, "they'd probably want someone who 'knows how to use a hammer.'"

She had faith in those that were left alive...they'd be just fine without her. She'd done what she'd set out to do, the rest was up to everyone else.

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Everybody Gets One [Shep&Garrus]

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“Out of the frying pan and into the fire, right,” Garrus said, laughing at himself and his little failure.

Shepard was right about the fact that it sucked that they were both dead but at least they still had each other, even in death. It was a reassuring idea that he still had his friend. Being alone in such a place wasn’t comforting and now it had gotten much better.

“Ah, haha, how’d I get here? Um, I don’t really remember,” He said, scratching one of his mandibles. “I think I got taken out by a Brute. I don’t think I saw him coming..”

That was pretty embarrassing to admit considering that one should always be on guard especially when fighting during a dangerous war but hey things happen, right? There were way too many enemies on the field to have an eye on all of them anyway. Distractions were inevitable and ultimately cost him his life.

“But anyway, enough about me, what happened to you?” He asked, wanting to change the subject. “I didn’t get to see the final moments of the war after all though I’m sure you kicked some Reaper ass, right?”

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"Damn, I'm sorry, Garrus..."

"I wish I could've been there to watch your back... Figures, the one time I'm not... well..." She looked to the ground and rubbed the back of her head before making eye contact with the turian again. "Guess we could only get lucky so many times, huh?" She added, trying to lighten the mood from their current conversation.

Jane closed her eyes, "Yeah... at least, I think I kicked some Reaper ass. As far as I remember." Her memory wasn't perfect but it was mostly clear. "I remember being on the Crucible... the Catalyst telling me how to destroy the Reapers... an explosion..." She shook her head, "That's all I've got... Either I blew them to bits or they destroyed the Crucible. I'll hope for the first one." She said with a light chuckle.

"Well, now we can keep our promise, though-- assuming we can find a bar." She grinned, "'Meet me at the bar' remember?" She leaned to one side, crossing her arms. "Dying against orders... I think you owe me a drink, Garrus."