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<blockquote class="quoteContainer"><div class="quote">A shower head opened up that wasn't immediately taken by another of the crew, giving Milenya the chance to shower. The crew inside were discussing the events on the planet, though when Milenya entered and was recognized, the talking became notably quieter. A few glances and looks were thrown her way, as well as a few lewd stares from some of the less subtle of the crew. <br/>
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<span style="color: green">Hey.</span> One of them said to her, a Turian. <span style="color: green">Hey.</span> He looked at her, an unpleasant hostility about him. <br/>
When she finally reacted, he asked, <span style="color: green">You were one of them on the ground, right? That went down into that place?</span><br/>
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A human man next to him reached out and put a hand on his shoulder to try and mitigate the Turian's hostility. <span style="color: olive">Leave it, man.</span><br/>
The Turian brushed the human off. <span style="color: green">No, I want to know what the hell you did down there. My friend was on that ship when it went to shit.</span> The Turian squared off with her, staring at her, angry. <br/>
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<span style="color: olive">The man said to leave it.</span> One of the human women said to the Turian, agitated by his confrontational attitude. <span style="color: olive">What's this going to help us now?</span><br/>
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<span style="color: green">You shut your mouth.</span> He said, pointing at the human. He turned on Milenya again. <span style="color: green">Now, I asked you a question.</span> He glared at her threateningly.<br/>
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</div>Milenya stowed her clothes and towel in one of the dryboxes, and stepped up to the shower, soaping up. She was aware of the looks, both curious and lecherous, but she tried to shrug it off.<br/><br/>It took her a moment to respond to the turian's first question. She gave the two humans quick, grateful glances, trying to remember their names. She vaguely recalled the black haired, fair skinned woman was named Quinn. The man, dark skinned and brown haired, what was his name? Manzir? She looked at the turian, looked him in the eyes while he talked, and demanded answers.<br/><br/><span style="color: #6495ED">"Karatus, yes? You assume it was something we did. It was not."</span><br/><br/>She leaned back into the shower, letting the water run over her body, feeling the sweat and grime being rinsed away with the soap. She kept an eye on Karatus, though, her body mostly turned towards him. Turians were more comfortable facing the people they talked to.<br/><br/><span style="color: #6495ED">"There was a massive archeological team on site, approximately two hundred people. They had uncovered some unknown technology, possibly older than the Protheans, and were mentally affected by it. They used that tech to turn themselves into those machine creatures. We weren't the first to find them; the crew of that freighter were also caught by the same ancient trap and converted. We evaded that trap, by the narrowest of margins; they were waiting for all of us to be off our guard."</span><br/><br/>She turned the shower off; no sense wasting water or putting unnecessary strain on the filtration systems. She looked Karatus in the eyes again, her voice firm.<span style="color: #6495ED">"For more details, you will have to wait and apply to the executive officer, after we have held our debriefing. It will not take place here in the showers with you threatening me."</span><br/><br/>Inside, she was shaking, well aware of her nudity, but she projected an aura of confidence. What she was saying was the truth, after all, and it gave her the strength to stand up to the turian.<br/><br/>She walked over to the drybox holding her towel, and took it out, intending to dry off.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>