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Go To Sleep, My Siha:

The shores of old seas ebb and flow.

The wind rustles through every tree.

I adore you with the bond of love, Siha.

Let your troubled mind run free.

The lights in our hearts glow warmly.

The stars mimic their every glimmer.

Your skin feels so soft upon mine, Siha.

Your light would make any sun dimmer.

The crew is safe and sound, my love.

The scent of your hair fills the room.

I know you are restless. I’ll bring you some water.

Simple Thirst, my love. Like a flower in bloom.

The deep black of space will not darken.

The warm light will shine on through.

I don’t care how long we’ve been awake, Siha.

As long as I lie here with you.

Our loved ones sleep at the feet of Kalahira.

Arashu protects us here, in this bed.

I cannot seem to suppress my desire—-

To kiss those lips rose red.

The rocklands are silent and dry.

The wetlands are calm, and at rest.

Your feet are so cold, my Siha.

I hope the warmth of my feet suits you best.

The incense fills you with spirit.

The space between us, snug like a seam.

I am amazed by your every move, my Siha.

Let us rest our eyes now, and dream.

Your very sight sets me at peace.

Your very smile sends my mind aloft.

Take my hand, Siha, let us touch even more,

I’ll love you here. I’ll love you oft.

Our battles will always be won.

Our good will always win out.

Would you like a small kiss? I’ll give you but three—-

You have shown me what living is about.

You have seen so very much in your days, Siha.

Amonkira fiercens your every move.

My life has purpose. I am yours, forever.

Let me feel every shape, every groove.

Your fish swim in such fluid motion.

Much like in the way you handle your hips.

Let me feel them here now, I will memorize their ways—-

Such softness that my hand grips.

These memories of you will keep me living.

With memories, I am never alone.

Not now, not here, not now that we’ve loved—-

Not now that I’ve seen how your light has shone.

Deep rumbles in my chest as I moan myself awake

To find your hand in mine, so I keep

My fingers so motionless as I move myself closer—-

To hope that we might get more sleep.

I am finally seeing you in my dreams.

Our rest is becoming so deep.

I love you for now, forever, My Siha.

Let us love a little more, and sleep.

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ARASHU TAKE THE MAKO.

I CAN NO LONGER DEAL.

THIS. OMG THIS.

IS NOW A PART OF MY BEDTIME ROUTINE.

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^^^This.

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“Goodbye Thane” from Mass Effect 3 The Complete Expanded Score

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so say that thane lives, through some means (maybe that cure or transplant that was foreshadowed…?), my headcannon sees him going with the first search party on the ruins of the citadel drifting precariously above earth, looking for shepard

and he finds her.

barely breathing, but alive

“You did it, siha. Like I knew you would.”

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edit: kay, since tumblr hates big images, you can see the fuller full view here; images tweaked a bit and resized

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Thane - Extended dialogue from Mass Effect 3 (spoilerspoilersspoilerssss)

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Shakarios bad end pain :’)

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Drell Language Expansion

This is a compilation of drell terms that I personally use when writing or for future works. If others wish to use them, I don't mind, so long as you credit please and thank you. 💙 **NOTE: This list is a work in progress, so I am open to adding more words & phrases in the future.**

shadowthehedgehog1

Are drell cold-blooded or not?

Well in the codex for drell it says they have a 3 chambered heart and if my understandings of reptilian anatomy is right the reasons reptiles are cold blooded is because they also have a 3 chambered heart which results in a weak blood pressure which causes them to be cold-bloodied. So I think this would apply to drell but probably not as drastically.

Drell are bipedal (they walk upright) and having a weak blood pressure would mean their brain might not get the oxygen and blood supply it needs (you cant fight gravity). So i imagine that even with a 3 chambered heart that must still have a strong blood pressure but maybe not as strong as a human. I imagine drell probably run a few degrees cooler than a human maybe the mid to high 80's.

Which might be the reason all drell (or at least the 3 we see in game) are wearing leathers. The leather would help keep the heat they naturally produces close to their body and help keep them warm.

This also makes sense in a biological sense because while living on a arid world (which is probably pretty warm) they wouldn't need high body temps in the day cause their environment would supply the heat but deserts get really cold at night so being able to produce at least some body heat would help them from freezing to death at night.

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I played through Thane’s memorial last night, and three things hit me HARD.

1) During Shepard’s remarks—if they romanced him and you choose the “I loved him” option, they speak about Thane falling in love with Irikah when she put herself between his gun and his target, and then points out that he died doing the same thing: “for someone he didn’t…even…know…”

This is such a loving thing to do. Because ultimately it’s for Kolyat’s benefit.

Even though they’re heartbroken, they eulogize his parents rather than go on and on about their own relationship with Thane (which, powerful though it was, only lasted what…a year?). Even though Kolyat knows how important Shepard became to Thane, I would think listening to a human he doesn’t even really know talking about an intense love affair with his dead father would be awkward and upsetting in a million different ways.

And ultimately, Kolyat was the most important thing in Thane’s life at the end. Making it so the service would one day become a good memory for his son was a simple act of love for Thane that is just so beautiful and subtle.

2) The video messages. God. Those video messages. They always nearly break me, but this time it struck me how much Thane emphasizes Shepard’s importance in his life, regardless of whether or not the relationship is romantic.

In particular, his message about visiting Earth with Kolyat, which is there no matter what:

(I’m not even going to get into how fucking sad it is that he was a five-hour plane ride away from Shepard and they didn’t know it.)

He talks about this very important moment with his son, and says “I wish you could have joined us.” This speaks to an incredible level of closeness.

Which makes sense, given the fact that of all the family-related loyalty missions, Thane’s feels the most intimate. He chooses to lay his entire past bare to Shepard before the mission even happens.

In Jacob, Miranda, Samara and Tali’s missions, they are going in knowing their respective family members are in trouble—or causing trouble—but the horrifying revelations and experiences related to their parents or children happen in the moment, and their bonds with Shepard are forged while they’re dealing with the aftermath of these experiences. Whereas, Thane could easily stop Kolyat’s assassination attempt himself. Probably without Kolyat even finding out it was him. He could have ensured his son’s safety without having to confront his own failures as a father. But no. He goes to Shepard because he wants their help, and wants them to know this about him, and for them to be with him for this confrontation he knows will be emotionally messy AF.

Since he’s been virtually alone for ten years and is a literal assassin who probably has hundreds of people who want him dead, this speaks to a pretty damn high level of trust in Shepard, long before the romance or the little green circle under his portrait.

3) EDI. Talking about trying to make Thane laugh.

I immediately got this picture of him in life support, reading or looking out at the stars, feeling particularly heavy under the weight of things. Then EDI pops up—knowing exactly how he’s feeling based on a conversation she’s heard or his extranet searches—and tells him a joke or directs him toward a viral Hanar comedy video she thinks he might appreciate. After all, he was so courteous to her when they first met, unlike so many of the others.

At first he’s annoyed, even angry. The universe is at its darkest on days like this, and frivolity makes him feel worse. Reading his elevated heartbeat, she realizes her mistake and leaves him.

A couple of days pass, and Thane is out on a mission and she hears him say something wry in response Shepard’s shenanigans.

I like to imagine it’s this:

She realizes then that he’s not without a sense of humor. It just presents differently than most of the others on the Normandy.

Later, she appears in life support again, and—learning from last time—asks him if there is anything she can do to help him improve his mood. He considers, and asks if she has any records of Drell philosophy or mythology in her database. She searches, and shares with him a book of Drell poetry, containing light tales of adventure and humorous verses. She leaves, but keeps her attention focused on him. As he reads, she sees the corners of his mouth curl up. Not quite as animated as a human’s open-mouthed grin, but a smile nonetheless.

Fast forward to EDI thinking about her memories of Thane, and of course she would share the ones related to humor, because he was the one that taught her how to read her audience more carefully before joking with them, which made her more comfortable telling jokes to Jeff, which ultimately leads to them starting to become friends.

Yes, this is my headcanon, but I 100% believe it, and will forever smile thinking about EDI popping in to tell Thane jokes when he’s feeling down…

……

Don’t mind me. I’ll just be here. In a puddle on the floor.

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reading ME3's original script and i found many missed opportunities, probably due to technical issues and difficulties with level design especially with the lack of dev time. but still... (sorry for the phone screenshots, i like to save materials to read during my commutes)

1. some underutilised characters had bigger roles

──────── ⚝ kasumi, thane, and kolyat

‎‎ kolyat discovered udina’s request to the council to abandon the hanar homeworld, and asked kasumi to infiltrate the c-sec hq for evidence to blackmail udina. the evidence then revealed udina is indoctrinated.

udina’s plan was stopped by shepard, kasumi and thane. thane sacrificed himself to assassinate udina.

this also happens AFTER thessia.

──────── ⚝ zaeed

instead of letting zaeed sit around on the citadel doing nothing (okay he did take up merc jobs against cerberus but anyway), the original script ties him into the main story. (see “4. omega” below)

──────── ⚝ emily wong

i’d say that’s a massive upgrade from getting killed off screen in a tweet then got replaced by diana allers…

2. the catalyst

the prothean on eden prime (javik?) was supposed to be the catalyst.

3. the ending

not enough info to determine how the ending was like exactly, but it appears that indoctrination was supposed to be the major obstacle for shepard and anderson to "fix" the crucible.

the “effects” in “MIRANDA’S MISSION” mentioned above. “distant whispering” and the cause of it being a reaper minion is very indoctrination coded.

starchild doesn’t seem to be a part of the ending. which makes sense bc a prothean is the catalyst in this version, negating the need for starchild’s existence.

4. omega

pure speculation but omega appears to be a plot point in the base game instead of a dlc, since the script most likely only include content from the base game.

omega was never taken by cerberus, only under siege. cerberus wasn’t really interested in omega, only the nearby omega-4 relay for studying (if the collector base is kept), or salvaging whatever’s left (if destroyed) in the collector base.

it was until aria chose to help shepard that cerberus decided to attack omega as retaliation. and shepard has to go through the omega-4 relay again.

(i love aria and nyreen’s story but i think this plot makes cerberus’ goals more coherent?)

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IF ROMANCED THANE DIES IN THE SUICIDE MISSION HE SAYS THIS

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