#1 Samara Fanblog

You know what, this is driving me a bit crazy, this trade language which is everywhere and how LITTLE we know about this

The first picture is from Horizon so that I can show a clear image, but you can see it being used on Tuchanka, Sur'Kesh, etc and in different games as well, right? So it is everywhere from ME1 to ME3

And it bothers me a bit that some planets (ahem, Tuchanka!!!) won't show us a different language but then again, perhaps it's entirely linked to translators.

But the second image on the left: what we see on the Collector ship which I think might show either pure Collector language, or Prothean, or a hybrid version?

and the third image on the right: it's hard to tell at first, I thought it was like a mix of Collector and trade language, now I think it's just the translator of the data found in the first image as EDI is data-mining and a lot of information appears on screen:

Good questions because the way I approached this situation is a bit different

In my head, the mission plays out normally: Garrus finds out who's responsible for forging a new identity for Sidonis, so he gets Shepard to come and help him meet Fade. Maybe he's in more of a hurry this time, like if they dawdle then it gives Sidonis more time to disappear

So you fight your way to Fade, find Harkin, and Harkin tells you the truth: Sidonis is dead. Garrus tries to figure out why, but even Harkin doesn't know. In fact, you never find out how he died. He's just dead

Actually tbh, maybe nobody killed him. Like I said before, he probably died a mundane death that involved an illness or simply tripping and falling on his head

I think of it as a subversion, because the loyalty mission is already similar to the mission in ME1: Garrus is trying to find a guy that did wrong, but also personally wronged Garrus for getting away from him. He uses whatever resources he has to find him. So in this situation, unlike ME1, where you find him and he dies by your hand, you try to find him, and then find out he's already dead in ME2

You never really know Sidonis' side of the story until you meet him and let him talk about it. The most you know is what Garrus told you. But I think whether Shepard knows or doesn't know about what Sidonis actually did is relevant here. Shepard makes the choice of getting in Garrus' way to delay the shot, which is before Sidonis gives you his side of the story

for @peachyatelier ✨I hope you like it

A little piece inspired by my latest fic, dedicated to the stars on ao3.

since everyone is doing mass effect baby and all spices I wanted to draw are already drawn