She held the rifle in her hands, testing the weight, pre-judging its efficacy before she had the opportunity to test it in the field. She trusted the salarian, knew he wouldn't offer her sub-par firepower under the pretense that it would get the job done if it couldn't. The success of their missions heavily depended on the quality of their weapons and the team's ability to use them. This new technology, these thermal clips, she wondered if this was something extracted from the geth weapons recovered after the attack on the Citadel just a few months prior. The Council hadn't batted an eye when she had absconded with an abandoned geth rifle and given it to AIDEN to analyze.<br/><i><br/>
Recovered Item FA-3419: Assault Rifle - Geth. Fires rapid stream of high-energy phasic slugs. Fire mode: automatic. Fire rate: variable. Highly effective against shields and biotic barriers. Moderately effective against armor. Replication: unsuccessful. <br/>
</i><br/>Something about these new rifles reminded Reese of those unusual geth machines, though these felt significantly more...<i>human</i>.<br/><br/>"I like these, B," she crooned, smiling. She gently rested the rifle down on the table before shifting her gaze to the various other weapons. All of them adequate upgrades of the guns her team already used, with some extras. Her fingers instinctively reached for twin pistols, eyes growing wide as she took hold of the grip of each gun, lifting them up. "Are you fucking shitting me?" she gasped, her composed demeanor tumbling to the floor as she brought each pistol close to her eyes, admiring. "Are these HMWP Master X pistols? How the fuck did you even get these? You have access to Spectre requisitions?" She laughed raucously, passionately, a madwoman who had found pure joy. "These are going to feel so good strapped to my thighs. I swear, B, sometimes you make me want to do bad things to you."<br/><br/>The Commander bit her lower lip, staring hard at her new loves before reluctantly replacing them on the table. "Cole, seems you joined up at the perfect time. You get to play with all the new toys," she purred, tossing him a quick wink. "Lucky boy."<br/><br/>Her omni-tool blinked into view, illuminating her face in a tangerine glow. "What's the damage?" she asked, raising an eyebrow as the salarian's chit blinked in front of her. "Just shy of a mil?" She shook her head, grimacing facetiously. "You're lucky I like you,<i>Bartello</i>." Head twisted as Cole wandered, noticing the unusual medallion. A flicker of a smile flashed across her face at his inquiry. "We'll take it all," she decided, nodding. Her omni-tool blinked in response as she transferred the credits. "We'll get all these moved to the Anzio tonight. But these babies..." she whispered, the omni-tool's holographic interface collapsing as she spoke, "I'll wear these out.<br/><br/>"Cole, if you want anything else, tell me now. I have one more place I'd like to take you before we head back to the ship."