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     it always felt so quiet in the shuttle on the way back from a mission. but who could      really blame the squad for not being talkative? every day, it felt like their galaxy      was unraveled a little further, like everything they knew was being pulled out from      underneath them. they hardly had any time to scramble after those scarce few       scraps of the preconceptions they had before some new great big unknown touched      down.

                  he willed those heavy thoughts away and cleared his throat. 

         ‘ Commander       ‘ The name feels foreign on his tongue, a name that isn’t quite a name. It’s a symbol of hope and ruthlessness; the name the galaxy listens to day after day. It’s not the Shepard he’s used to, not the call sign that means more to him than saviour. She was Commander to him once, when his thoughts were muddled and youth evident. Then, after all the death and missions, after all the sacrifices they’d been forced to make, Shepard only seemed natural.          But now it’s forced down, unfamiliar in this sudden          reunion. Circumstances have a way of bringing them          together. Eden Prime, Virmire, Horizon and now                 this. Her name, the one he knows, can’t be said. It’s          too much of a risk, too much of an unknown.                        ( you know the commander?                                                     i used to. )

            “Shepard.” 

She leans against a nearby table, lips twisting into a mostly welcoming smile. 

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“Jaya? What exactly could I tell you about that wouldn’t get me killed? She’s fiercely protective of her secrets, I doubt even I know about all of them, though I’d like to think that she’ll eventually tell me all of them. We’re similar in a lot of ways, we stand by our ideals, most of which are the same. But we fight a lot, I guess that happens when you stick two stubborn people together, though no matter what she says she’s the more stubborn of the two of us.

“She’s a better person than she thinks she is. I know that she sees herself as a monster a lot of the time, but she’s really not. Abrasive, sarcastic and probably a little too prickly for her own good, yes, but she’s kind and caring and willing to do anything to protect her friends.