One Step At a Time

My name's Takuya. The reapers touched down, and my family escaped-- mostly intact. Grief isn't really unfamiliar to anyone at this point. [Independent Mass Effect OC account. Set during ME3. See OOC and dossier for more details.]

[phantomrefugee]

[You saw nothing]

[phantomrefugee]

… Excuse me?

[themightywarmaiden-deactivated2]

I said…

DO-YOU-HAVE-A-KROGAN-DICK??? 

What, is my translator broken??

[phantomrefugee]

Wh-- No! Where would that even-- -his face turns red, cutting his thought short and sagging his shoulders-

I... I believe that would be your private business either way, Commander. I-I-I'm not sure what the benefits are in jumping to bed with someone that you do not even have a name to yet.

[phantomrefugee]

it-is-vas-normandy started following you

[phantomrefugee]

Ah… Admiral Zorah! -the young man looks nervous, however there’s a glow in his eyes that shows interest, curiosity- Is there anything I can do for you?

[it-is-vas-normandy-blog]

Oh, no no! Carry on with..what are you doing? [Eyes him curiously.]

[phantomrefugee]

Ah... -he awkwardly shows the white bag in his hand, offering a grimace- Delivery. The joys of menial labor. 

[phantomrefugee]

the-warmaiden started following

[phantomrefugee]

C-Commander. It’s an honor… though a bit unexpected. Is there something I can do for you?

[themightywarmaiden-deactivated2]

Tch, no. Not unless you got a krogan dick with you or somethin. 

[phantomrefugee]

... Excuse me?

[ta2vox]

[eminii]

[phantomrefugee]

the-warmaiden started following

C-Commander. It's an honor... though a bit unexpected. Is there something I can do for you?

[phantomrefugee]

it-is-vas-normandy started following you

Ah... Admiral Zorah! -the young man looks nervous, however there's a glow in his eyes that shows interest, curiosity- Is there anything I can do for you?

[phantomrefugee]

My mother has been upset lately. Apparently, one of her business associates has disappeared in the past few weeks.

... Though, she's not as sad as I expected her to be.

[ta2vox]

[eminii]

[majorcatalystshepard-archive]

"Perhaps. Although I can’t pretend like I’m the only one who did anything in the war."

[phantomrefugee]

Takuya smiled. “Well, that I can agree with. Had family that were in Alliance at the time.” He frowned for a moment, eyebrows furrowed. “I suppose one thing is that its a little hard to adjust to normal life now.”

[majorcatalystshepard-archive]

"Yeah… readjusting is… well, it’s hard to describe. It just kind of ‘is.’ I’ve never lived for a long period of time in one place like I do now."

He chuckled.

"Listen to me, complaining about living in an apartment like a normal person."

[phantomrefugee]

Takuya tried to stifle a laugh. It might not have been the most polite thing toward a galactic hero. "You can't afford a house?" he asked, "Thought being a spectre would be a lucrative career choice."

[phantomrefugee]

for-rannoch started following you

You… You’re an admiral for the migrant fleet, aren’t you? Ah. What can I do for you?!

[for-rannoch]

Tali paused, gaze shifting towards the human, a hint of surprise coloring her accented voice at the question posed, “I- I am.”

A curious tilt of her head, bright eyes blinking behind her tinted visor, it took her a moment to regain herself. With a flustered wave of her hand, she quickly carried on, “I’m sorry. I just wasn’t expecting- I didn’t think anyone outside of the Fleet would possibly know who I was.”

But there was a smile, hidden, conveyed in the manner her eyes dimmed, softening at the polite greeting. “Tali’Zorah vas Normandy.”

[phantomrefugee]

He almost mimicked the surprise, stiffening up slightly as she spoke to him. What did he expect exactly? He did just greet someone, of course they were going to talk back. 

"Is... Is that right?" Takuya questioned with a small frown, "Er. Should I not know?" Perhaps he buried himself too deeply into the news. The sooner he knew he could go home, the better though. As interesting as the citadel was, he wasn't really looking for this to be a permanent stay.

He jerked his hand forward with a small smile. "Takuya Kurosawa. It's uh. Well. An honor to meet you."

[phantomrefugee]

ofmouldedclay started following you

[phantomrefugee]

At the sight of the commander, Takuya stood a little straighter, tried to seem a little more confident in who he was. “Commander Shepard,” he greeted and right away, his voice gave away his nerves. “I… I hope everything is going well.”

[ofmouldedclayarchive-blog]

The new voice turned his head. At the sight of the younger man, he gave a small nod of acknowledgement. Being recognized on the street was nothing new for the commander. “Everything’s fine on my end,” Shepard replied with a half smile, “how about you?”

[phantomrefugee]

"I'm, ah, that's good," he spluttered, not bothering to hide the relief in his voice. Whether it was a lie or not, it was still comforting to hear good news from Commander Shepard himself. He could respect that. Almost believe that. "Things are fine enough," Takuya dismissed, "C-sec makes sure we stay comfortable despite the circumstances, and I have work. That's more luck that some of the others."

[majorcatalystshepard-archive]

"You don’t have to thank me. I’m a soldier, doing a soldier’s job."

He smiles a little.

[phantomrefugee]

"With all due respect sir, you still thank a soldier that does his duty," Takuya disagreed, "You’ve done a lot more than that."

[majorcatalystshepard-archive]

"Perhaps. Although I can’t pretend like I’m the only one who did anything in the war."

[phantomrefugee]

Takuya smiled. "Well, that I can agree with. Had family that were in Alliance at the time." He frowned for a moment, eyebrows furrowed. "I suppose one thing is that its a little hard to adjust to normal life now."

[phantomrefugee]

I suppose that’s fair. It’s very easy to wander in… in the wrong places at the Citadel.

We could call it for what it is. Blue. -shrugs- I’m not overly picky about my descriptors, and odd can be a very subjective thing.

[theswordsmanofurdnot-deactivate]

You don’t say. The Citadel one big place, the first place you might run into might be the last, don’t get fooled by those C-Sec Guards… Everything has a flaw, every type of security has a deadly weakness.

Huh… Blue. That’s fair I guess, but actually, Blue crests are getting more common than you imagine. -tilts head and puts a hand on the crest as if to think- Rhm… And here I thought Humans were the first ones to describe things in ways no one else would understand…

[phantomrefugee]

-laughs to himself for a moment- You almost sound like my sister when you say that. I'll keep that in mind. I try keeping my head down, but sometimes just being a human can get you in trouble. 

Ah well. I have never been very good at being poetic. I haven't ran into very many krogan though, so, er, I hadn't really noticed. You do have a rather nice coloration though.

[majorcatalystshepard-archive]

Nice too meet you, Takuya. How is everything going? I haven’t had a chance to really see much of anything outside the Citadel, and even then I’ve been busy in the Presidium mostly.

[phantomrefugee]

Um. -he struggles for a moment- Things are recovering well enough I suppose. It’s far better than the prospects we were left with during the war, so there really isn’t much I could complain about. Er. Thank you.

[majorcatalystshepard-archive]

"You don’t have to thank me. I’m a soldier, doing a soldier’s job."

He smiles a little.

[phantomrefugee]

"With all due respect sir, you still thank a soldier that does his duty," Takuya disagreed, "You've done a lot more than that."