Eternal Night on the Citadel.
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				Title: <strong>Eternal Night on the Citadel.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Vergil1989</strong> on <strong>10-02-2014, 06:30:07</strong>
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				Spoilered for size.&nbsp; Enjoy!<br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://static2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100721191417/masseffect/images/d/d7/MassEffect2Citadel.jpg)</div></div><br>Just something I was listening to.&nbsp; :D<br>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XW0v_R5uo8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XW0v_R5uo8)<br><br>A century ago, the galaxy nearly ended.&nbsp; A century ago, the galaxy stood apart, separated by racial prejudices and old hatreds centuries in the making.&nbsp; A century ago, one woman, one human woman, united the disparate races and made a stand, made a promise, and eventually made the ultimate sacrifice so that the galaxy could keep on spinning.&nbsp; At least, that's what she wanted them to believe.&nbsp; In reality, Alexandria Hillary Shepard, N7 Systems Alliance Marine, first human Spectre, Hero of the Blitz, survivor of Mindoir, had simply disappeared from the galaxy to live a life of peace after a literal lifetime of war.&nbsp; Her name had lived on, her legend went beyond any hero of her species before, and so her children would also be expected for great things naturally.&nbsp; Unfortunately, greatness cannot be forced upon anyone, no matter the initial influence.<br><br>Such was the case of one Amanda Alenko Shepard.&nbsp; She was just a simple C-Sec detective, trying to make ends meet.&nbsp; Despite her grandmother's wishes before she passed away a year ago, Amanda had never shown any inclination to sign up for the military.&nbsp; She just wanted to live a normal life, she just wanted to be able to walk down the street without everyone knowing who she was and who her grandmother had been.&nbsp; Unfortunately life had never been that easy for Amanda as the boys in her department constantly bugged her with pointless questions that the answers to could have easily been found on the extranet, provided her 'aunt' Liara hadn't erased the more sensitive information of course.&nbsp; She had reluctantly gotten back into the Shadow Broker game even after promising her drell friend and Alex that she'd shut it down.&nbsp; It seemed the Shadow Broker would always remain a part of galactic society, but at least it was in good hands.&nbsp; Then there were her uncles Wrex and Grunt.<br><br>If they weren't causing trouble anytime they dropped in on the Citadel, they were keeping the peace the 'krogan way' on a growing Tuchanka.&nbsp; While she loved those two dearly, despite their often heavy handed ways of dealing with problems, they were the cause of some major headaches whenever they decided to cut loose, which was anytime they came to celebrate the only living Shepard's birthday, (her immediate family having been involved in an unfortunate starship explosion when she was eight), which had thankfully been just a couple months ago.&nbsp; She only had to worry about them in ten months time.<br><br>With that thought in mind, Amanda sighed and looked at the clock, seeing that it was nearing the end of her shift.&nbsp; With nothing pressing on her desk and a lot of dead end leads anyway to the few cases she had, she decided to check out early.&nbsp; Just because the galaxy was united didn't mean crime had gone out of fashion, it just meant it had died down somewhat.&nbsp; Stopping off at Flux's seemed like a good idea.<br><br>Just as she was getting into a cab, her omni-tool buzzed, signaling an incoming call.&nbsp; Seeing Garrus's face made her smile.&nbsp; "Yeah scaleface?"<br><br>"Good to see you're in such high spirits."&nbsp; Garrus Vakarian chuckled as he scratched the back of his plated head.&nbsp; "I thought I'd let you know that we were in town.&nbsp; I had planned to see the sights with Tali but if you don't mind putting up with your favorite uncle-"<br><br>"The couch is open you big goof.&nbsp; For you and Tali, it's the least I can do."&nbsp; If not for them, Amanda wasn't sure if she had done half as well as she had.&nbsp; They had all but raised her, after all, along with a reconstructed Legion.&nbsp; "Speaking of, how is Tali?"<br><br>"She's fine.&nbsp; Getting on in years but that's to be expected.&nbsp; Anyway, take care Amanda.&nbsp; We'll see ya later."&nbsp; It was about that time that there was a string of colorful curses from said quarian, which most likely heralded one of their famous playful yet oftentimes 'interesting' fights that usually ended only after something had been loaded with tungsten and shot at, repeatedly.<br><br>"See ya in a few hours, unless I bring home a hot date or something."&nbsp; The chances of that had always been slim since most men she had ever tried dating just wanted bragging rights for bagging the legend's granddaughter.<br><br>"If you do, I'll be sure to keep my rifle handy."&nbsp; With an eyeroll and a much needed laugh, Amanda shut down her omni-tool before climbing into the taxi she had summoned.<br><br>Twenty minutes later saw her at the front door to Flux.&nbsp; While she had been tempted to hit Chora's Den or Purgatory, where the infamous Aria T'Loak had hung around during the war during her time of exile, Amanda had wanted a quiet drink in a somewhat clean environment thank you very much.&nbsp; Finding herself at the bar, Amanda waved down the current owner and got herself a Jack Daniels.&nbsp; "Thanks."&nbsp; Was all she said as she slid over the appropriate amount in change to the owner.<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://images6.alphacoders.com/343/343959.jpg)</div></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Eternal Night on the Citadel.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ace Flyer</strong> on <strong>10-02-2014, 10:08:02</strong>
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				Sometimes, she got bored. It was a consequence of living longer than anyone truly had a right to live. It didn't take long to see and experience nearly all that life had to offer. The only problem was, well...When she got bored, she tended to get herself in to trouble. So, knowing it would probably end poorly for her, she lmouted a rather stinging insult about the asari sitting across the Kepesh-Yakshi board from her, shortly before making a move that she knew would cost her the game. Only someone paying strict attention to her, like her opponent, would have seen what she said.<br><br>The human woman cried out in pain as an electrical charge shot through her body as the game registered her defeat, and then gasped, as she was seized in a biotic field, lifted into the air, a very angry asari glaring at her.<br><br>Trouble was just too exciting to stay out of, really.<br><br><hr><br>As Amanda Shepard would sit at the bar, sipping her drink, a vid display set down in the surface of the bar top would flicker on. A recent addition by the owner, the displays were managed by their own personal VIs that quickly logged data about whoever was in front of them, to display something from around the Citadel sure to catch their attention. Be in a trailer for an upcoming movie, an advertisement for a new store or promotion a club was offering, a news station, or pieces of a number of entertainment series, they were meant to keep their patron at the bar longer, engaged with what they were seeing, and hopefully ordering more drinks. This wasn't exactly working out for the salarian that owned Flux, as most people who came to have some drink weren't there to watch commercials as well, but...No one was a perfect business manager.<br><br>The news might catch her eye, though. It was a story from a few hours ago, with the headline: "Unknown Shooter Set to Break Long Standard Record Set By Commander Shepard." It flicked to the news broadcast a few seconds later.<br><br><em>"This is Jackie Wong, reporting from the Armax Arsena Arena on the Citadel,"</em> a lightly armored human female (http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2013/309/c/4/future_war_reporter_by_benlo-d6t40ea.jpg) was speaking into a camera, half in cover. Behind her was what seemed to bee a horrific battlefield...or, at least, it would be, if "killed" combatants didn't simply dissolve into holographic pixels as they were "killed." Jackie Wong was making a name for herself as an up and coming reporter on the Citadel, rumored to be related to the reporter Emily Wong that had given her life on Earth in the opening days of the Reaper Wars. <em>"With me today is, well...I don't even know her name! Ma'am, would you please introduce yourself? And is it true you're set to break the combat record set by the legendary Commander Shepard nearly a century ago? After all, you missed it today by just ten points."</em><br><br>The camera panned over to show another human woman (http://th03.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/i/2013/318/c/a/xiamara_verd_by_mandogirl22-d6u8kmp.png), outfitted in a customized set of heavy combat armor, an assault rifle resting on her shoulder. There was a light whistle from a few people around Amanda who were looking over her shoulder at the screen, and who could blame them? The woman was quite the piece of eye candy. Her skin was a light brown, her face unmarked by dirt or injury, despite not hearing a helmet. Dark brown hair hung in front of her face, a braid falling down passed her shoulder, while mischievous eyes looked briefly into the camera, then flicked over to Jackie. Her armor was customized to offer maximum protection, yet still show off some of the curve of her body. <br><br><em>"Just call me Lilith,"</em> the woman said, grinning in a way that just said that wasn't her real name, but all she was going to give. <em>"But you answered your own question!" she said with a laugh, a sensuous sound that made the reporter blush, <em>"I'm not trying to do anything...I'm just seeking a good time, get the blood pumping. You know what I mean, right?"</em> Lilith winked at Jackie, deepening her blush. Some of the people watching Amanda's display scoffed, making comment about showing her a good time indeed, before wandering off.<br><br>A short bit later, a scream was heard up in the casino area of Flux. It was nothing surprising, considering the new games. The game Kepesh-Yakshi was known for being unfortunate for those who lost it. But, as a few people ran down from the upper area, someone rushed to the bar, getting the owners attention.<br><br>"You might want to get your bouncer's up there!" the man said, "I think that asari is going to rip her opponent in half." A crash followed his statemnt shortly, followed by the sound of quasar machines chiming, broken, alerting that they were being tampered with and credits spilling all over the floor...<br><br>The asari had thrown her opponent, Lilith, from the Kepesh-Yakshi table and into the gambling machines. The woman looked much the same as she had in the video. Only, instead of her armor, she was wearing a simple, casual set of clothes, the kind someone would wear for a night out. A sleeves black top, showing off her arms, and tight black pants that showed off her legs. Two white belts wrapped around her hips an angles that made an X-shape. Heeled showed on her feet, and...well, she had a jacket, but it had disappeared not long after she had been thrown. Before she could get up, the asari grabbed her again in the biotic field, lifting her up, and throwing her across the casino floor into more machines.<br><br>Lilith cried out in pain as she flew through the machines, and rolled to a stop on the floor behind them. Some people were trying to calm the asari down, but, she was having none of it. Others were calling for someone to call C-Sec, before someone died...Lilith just wanted her to pick her up, and throw her again.</em>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Eternal Night on the Citadel.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Vergil1989</strong> on <strong>10-02-2014, 21:47:48</strong>
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				((Nice use of the DLCs lol.&nbsp; I congratulate you on your knowledge of ME.&nbsp; ;D))<br><br>Her omni-tool was keyed to several things, the news being a logical choice given her profession, but there were a few personal things as well that she had set for her preferences.&nbsp; The Armax Arsenal Arena was one of them, for obvious reasons because of who her grandmother happened to be.&nbsp; While they had never saw eye to eye on her not joining the military, they had shared a lot of similar tastes, and one of them was their love of the Arena, although Amanda had always been a spectator, never a participant.&nbsp; Even so, if anyone ever tried to beat her grandma's record, her omni-tool would let her know of the attempt, and lo and behold, someone had actually tried, and had even gotten close.&nbsp; <em>Ten points away?&nbsp; Jesus, that's scary good.</em><br><br>Originally, the Arena scoreboard hadn't been able to keep up with Shepard's skill in a fight, but with a few upgrades, the scoreboard no longer maxed out at 99,999 points.&nbsp; Alex's best fight on record, once the upgrades had been installed and the point tally recalculated, had wound up being in the 300k range.&nbsp; The fact this woman who was on the screen in front of her had gotten so close was unnerving, and a little hot at the same time, even if she had gone up against a legend's point tally.&nbsp; It helped that this Lilith as she so called herself, was damn hot too, something that more than a few of the crowd could agree with from the whistles and comments Amanda could hear.<br><br>The thought made her smirk as Amanda took another sip from the bottle.&nbsp; The only tally she was concerned about was relaxing from another stressful day at the office.&nbsp; While she was technically off duty, the armor she had on wasn't standard C-Sec fare.&nbsp; It had been a gift from her 'Aunt' Tali and her 'Uncle' Garrus.&nbsp; It was a light variant perhaps, but what it lacked in physical protection it more than made up for in biotic and tech shielding, that and the actual shields were second to none despite its otherwise lack luster appearance.&nbsp; To that end, the pistol on her right hip was a custom job straight from her grandmother's rather extensive armory.&nbsp; Even a full grown krogan didn't get back up after being given the business end of the piece of art that was strapped to her currently, but it was a lack resort weapon only.&nbsp; The biotic amp in the back of her neck was the true weapon of choice in Amanda's purposely limited arsenal.&nbsp; It helped when you had an 'Aunt' that had her blue fingers in every pie, and as a birthday gift, had asked 'Grandmas' Miranda and Jack to give her the best amp possible.&nbsp; And they had delivered.<br><br>Pushing a strand of her short blonde hair behind her left ear, Amanda was about to take another sip from her bottle of Jack, but something distracted her first.&nbsp; It was probably a good thing she had never gone home and changed out of her gear after all as she got up off of her chair and went upstairs.&nbsp; To her surprise, 'Lilith' was currently on the ground, with a very pissed off asari standing over her.&nbsp; With a shrill whistle, Amanda got the woman's attention as she opened up the right side of her armored suit's front, revealing the C-Sec badge underneath before zipping her suit closed once more.&nbsp; "I'm sure she deserves whatever you have planned for her ma'am, but that means hours of paperwork for me if you decide to rip out her entrails.&nbsp; So I'm going to give you a chance to walk out of here and talk things out, unless you feel the need to push this thing to its conclusion, then I'll be forced to take you down.&nbsp; It's your choice."&nbsp; She had no problem getting her hands dirty, and the subtle dark blue glow around Amanda's figure would emphasize that as she narrowed her pale blue eyed gaze at the asari in front of her.&nbsp; "We can talk this out and no one need to be hurt further, or you can spend some time in a jail cell, or a lot of time in a cell if you kill her.&nbsp; You're still a free woman ma'am, don't make a mistake you'll live to regret."&nbsp; Amanda added, hoping to calm the asari down since while she wasn't afraid to fight, it wasn't something she enjoyed.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Eternal Night on the Citadel.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ace Flyer</strong> on <strong>10-02-2014, 22:12:33</strong>
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				((I <em>might</em> have played the game a few too many times. ^^;; Sorry if you weren't expecting an action-y start.))<br><br>The asari turned around, her glare focusing on whoever was interrupting her. A clenched fist was surrounded in a blue, biotic aura, but for the moment nothing happened. Even in her rage, she saw the C-Sec badge that the blonde briefly showed. Something in her mind clicked, that she was in trouble. She blinked a bit, shaking her head. This wasn't right...<br><br>For a moment, it seemed as if the asari would calm down. Threatened with a serious amount of jail time tended to do that to people who were just getting rather hot under the collar. Slowly, the asari started to relax, her body loosening from it's tense state. Turning, though, she looked at Lilith again. The dark skinned human was pushing herself back to her feet, wobbling slightly as she did so. For something being thrown around like a rag doll by an asari, she was holding up decently well. Of course one might expect as much from someone who had missed beating the legendary Commander Shepard's arena record by only ten points. Wiping her mouth of some blood on her lips, as she had bitten her tongue when thrown the last time, she stared at it on her hand for a moment. Now, she hadn't bled in quite a while.<br><br>It was making it kind of hungry...<br><br>No words passed between the two. But Lilith's eyes met the asari's, and <em>something</em> nonverbal passed between them. To any onlooker, all it would seem to be was that the asari decided against her better judgement, as she screamed at the human, grabbing her in another biotic field and lifting her into the air, slamming her down into the floor. Lilith cried out in pain at she was slowly being crushed against the floor. This was the kind of trouble she knew she should really avoid...But it just spiced up her dull life far too much to stay out of completely. Admittedly, she might have underestimated just how angry her mesmer would make the asari, combined with the drugs that she had arranged to be slipped into her drink. And angry asari when never a good thing, especially when she was lacking any real biotic protections. <br><br>"She's Ardat-Yakshi!" the asari spat out, clearly out of her mind, "She's trying to kill me!" She lifted Lilith again, before stopping suddenly, the biotic field dissipating, as she rounded back on Amanda. "You...You're with her? You're with the monster! You'll kill me too!" She lifted a quasar machine with her biotics, ready to throw it at Amanda. Something was obviously wrong with this asari. Was she on some kind of drug? There were more than a few illegal substances around on the Citadel. Some people would take them expecting a mental boost, to help in games such as the one the asari had faced Lilith in. If taken too much, though, some were known to cause aggressive paranoia and hallucinations...
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				Title: <strong>Re: Eternal Night on the Citadel.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Vergil1989</strong> on <strong>10-02-2014, 23:04:41</strong>
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				((Lol nothing wrong with enjoying the games I say, and I might have played them a few times too....;D&nbsp; Joking aside, the actiony start isn't bad at all, so don't apologize lol.))<br><br>Just when Amanda thought she'd get lucky and the obviously upset asari would calm down, the alien woman immediately went right back to trying to beat Lilith into a bloody smear on the ground.&nbsp; Just as she slammed the woman once more with a mere wave of her hand, Amanda moved, fast.&nbsp; Too fast for most humans to follow anyway.&nbsp; It was just as well since the quasar machine she picked up was obviously her new weapon of choice, and the asari had since rounded her crazy wide eyed gaze towards her next.&nbsp; <em>Just fucking great.</em>&nbsp; Even so, by the time the machine had started its ascent, it immediately fell to the ground with a heavy thud because the biotic control involved had been interrupted.<br><br>The reason for that was simple.&nbsp; Amanda had seemingly flashed right by the crazy alien, and had struck her in the back of the neck on her way by.&nbsp; The asari was out cold long before she hit the ground as the biotic aura around the human disappeared about the same time, giving all the proof the onlookers needed to see as to what had likely happened.&nbsp; She had Charged past the maddened woman, knocked her out, and let her fall to the ground before she could throw her improvised weapon at her or Lilith.&nbsp; It was true, except for the first part.&nbsp; There had been no violent explosion of biotic particles normally associated with a Charge.&nbsp; What had really happened was that Amanda had simply used her latent abilities to supercharge her own speed output for a fraction of a second.&nbsp; The amp made that possible, since it was currently tuned to pull all of her dark energy output into internal if very brief bursts of physical power.&nbsp; A few adjustments with her omni-tool would allow her to use the normal abilities associated with biotic users, but she preferred using her body over her mind in this kind of situation.<br><br>Forming a pair of omni-cuffs with built in suppression tech to prevent the asari from pulling anymore biotic tricks, Amanda quickly bound the woman's hands behind her back, just as the cavalry showed up.&nbsp; "Bout time you showed up Ash."&nbsp; Amanda grumbled as she looked up towards one of the few people in her department that didn't give her a headache every other hour.<br><br>"Shut up and tell me what happened."&nbsp; Ash growled back, but the amusement in her green eyes was hard to miss as she pushed a strand of her fire red hair back into place on her head as she helped her friend get the asari to her feet.&nbsp; After Amanda was done giving her side of the story, Ash looked towards the recovering Lilith before looking back to her friend.&nbsp; "Seems like a misunderstanding mixed with some crap drugs to me.&nbsp; Unless she wants to press charges, it seems pretty open and shut to me.&nbsp; Come on little girl blue, let's go."<br><br>Whatever Lilith's response, Amanda nodded to her friend before holding her hand out to the woman that had about gotten her pretty face smeared all over Flux's bar.&nbsp; "You alright?"&nbsp; She asked, her hand already wandering towards an ampule of medi-gel that she kept in her armor, just in case she wasn't.
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				Post by: <strong>Ace Flyer</strong> on <strong>11-02-2014, 02:14:30</strong>
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				That was anti-climactic...<br><br>Lilith had to suppress a groan when, right as her heart started pumping and her blood truly flowing, it was all over. No more biotic field pressing her into the ground, no being thrown around like a ragdoll, just nothing. She picked herself up, slowly, her ancient body protesting some after the slight beating it had taken, and looked to see what had ended her fun. What she saw, though, wasn't nearly as bad she she had expected...Watching as the asari briefly faced off with a blonde C-Sec officer, even her reflexes were barely enough to keep up with the human when she used her own biotics to boost her speed. She had moved fast, incredibly so, almost matching what Lilith knew she could do herself, if she felt like letting loose. And there was something familiar about the woman, but, she simply couldn't place it. Of course, living as long as she had, faces tended to blur together at times, new people triggering old memories.<br><br>But, resigning herself to the fact she had pushed the asari too far, she simply took a few breath to calm herself. The pain, mixed with the fear from people around them, and the asari's own panic and rage, had gotten her a touch too excited. Thankfully, nothing that shouldn't have revealed itself did. It would simple be embarrassing, to survive as long as she had, only for a casual mistake to reveal herself so suddenly in public. The Ancient Council wouldn't have been too pleased with her.<br><br>Then again, when were they ever pleased with her?<br><br>"No, no, I'm...I'm not going to press charges. She doesn't seem...right in her head, I can't hold her to fault for that." she said, when the red haired C-Sec officer mentioned pressing charges. It was a shame, though, because she had been looking forward to tasting asari blood once again. Her plan had simply been to get the asari hot and bothered, angry at her, enough so to challenge her as they left...alone...somewhere dark, private...But, such was not to be. There was still some hope for entertainment that night, though. Not of the feeding kind, of course. Watching the C-Sec officer walk up to her, she managed a small, weak smile, as if in a bit of pain from her ordeal, and shook her head.<br><br>"I'm fine, agent," she said with a light chuckle, wondering when C-Sec had started recruiting so many attractive women. "It isn't the first time I've been tossed around a bit. And I doubt it will be my last..." Taking the hand to pull herself the rest of the way up, she looked into the human's eyes. She was so, so familiar...And quite pretty. For a moment, looking at Amanda, Lilith's tongue was frozen in her mouth, at a loss for words. Such hadn't happened to her in so long...Snapping herself out of it, she sighed, shaking her head, before looking back at Amanda.<br><br>"Can I buy you a drink? I'd hate to think what state I'd be in if you hadn't intervened..."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Eternal Night on the Citadel.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Vergil1989</strong> on <strong>13-02-2014, 23:24:31</strong>
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				Once Ash and the asari had gone was about the time Lilith gave her answer, earning a brief nod from Amanda as she helped her up.&nbsp; Letting her hand fall away from the medi-gel she kept on hand for emergencies, the C-Sec officer wobbled on her feet, feeling a little tired from her use of her biotics.&nbsp; She almost missed the woman's offer of a drink as she put a hand to her head, opening her eyes just in time to see Lilith's brown eyes look away from her face, as if trying to remember if she had seen her somewhere before.&nbsp; "Y...yeah, I left a drink at the bar anyway.&nbsp; Might have to get some food while I'm at it."&nbsp; Shaking her head again to fight off any remaining dizziness brought on by her biotic burning of calories, Amanda walked back to the bar with Lilith at her side.&nbsp; That was the only downside to the new skillset that Jack, formerly Subject Zero, had started, it used up a lot more energy than regular power usage.&nbsp; Still, few people expected it, and fewer still knew how to defend against it.<br><br>"Here ya go Amanda, on the house."&nbsp; The salarian said as he put down a plate of chicken wings and a free refill on her previous order when she sat down.<br><br>"Thanks Jallis."&nbsp; The salarian nodded, throwing a brief smile her way even as he wandered away from the bar, most likely to assess the damages with the rest of his staff.&nbsp; With a look to her unexpected companion, Amanda couldn't immediately look away before she blushed and turned to the food in front of her.&nbsp; "So, what brings you to the Citadel, or you live around here?"&nbsp; She asked after taking a bite, not really tasting anything that she was putting into her mouth.&nbsp; She was more concerned in restoring her strength than actually enjoying the meal.&nbsp; "And nice job in the arena earlier.&nbsp; Where'd you learn to fight like that?"&nbsp; She hoped this interesting woman didn't go all fan girl crazy like everyone else had.&nbsp; It was the biggest turn off in Amanda's relatively short experience list as far as the dating scene was concerned, but anyone that could damn near beat her grandmother's record at least deserved at least a little bit of a break.<br><br>((There, finally got a reply up lol.&nbsp; Not the best but it's definitely not the worst.))
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				Title: <strong>Re: Eternal Night on the Citadel.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ace Flyer</strong> on <strong>14-02-2014, 03:10:52</strong>
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				Lilith reached out, putting a steadying hand on the agent arm when she saw the woman start to wobble on her feet. Had her biotics tired her out already? That was a fairly hefty price to pay, if whatever technique or amp this woman was using would exhaust her after one blast. If her plan didn't work after that first initial attack, she could be in serious trouble. Oh, to be so young again, when such antics made sense...Although, such a thought was funny, as she had a feeling that her body looked physically younger than Amanda's. That was one of the few benefits, she supposed, of her condition. Eternal life, eternal youth...And it was even so much easier to avoid the harmful effects of the sun with all the technology that existed now.<br><br>"Also my treat then," she said, smiling, when the woman whose name she still didn't know said she could get some food as well, "I'm Lilith, by the way." Realizing she hadn't introduced herself, and not figuring her actions earlier in the day in the arena had circulated the Citadel as quickly as it had. <br><br>Following the C-Sec agent back to the bar, though, she saw her offer of buying her a drink and a meal was apparently pointless, as the salarian owner of the club gave her some treats on the house. That was a touch annoying, but, she could deal with it. Ordering a drink for herself (and sighing when the bartender that stayed behind to take care of customers had no idea what a Bloody Mary was), she started going through drink names, until one finally clicked with the young asari.<br><br>"It's so hard to get any of the classic, human drinks anymore," she sighed, before looking at the woman when she started asking her question. Amanda, the salarian had same her name was...A pretty name, for a pretty face. "I have an apartment I inherited up on the Silversun Strip. I like to come on by every so often, make sure everything is how I left it, kick back and relax a bit before heading back out into the void." It was always easier to say she had inherited some of her many properties and possessions, that explaining them in any other way. By now, she had established quite a large family record for herself, between changing names every few generations and seducing and making thralls as needed. Adopting, occasionally, when she felt the need too. Other of her kind were criticizing her, for not having sired any new vampires in centuries, but, she had no interest to. None she met felt worthy. And, after that happened with her life youngling...<br><br>Besides, vampirism was un-alive and well in the 23nd century. They were still undiscovered, they had associated themselves quite well into the inter-galactic community, they had their own Ancient Council from the old days still around and kicking, managing the secret world no one knew about...No, she was enjoying the way she carried out her years, and by now she was old enough even the Council couldn't truly demand much of her.<br><br>"Oh, here and there," she said with a shrug, sipping an odd, neon blue drink that the bartender placed in front of her. It was fruity and...something. Interesting, though, but she still preferred the classics, "I'm a mercenary by trade. Bodyguard work, bounty hunting, the occasional private contract gig...Though not many have deep enough pockets to get to know my name," she said, grinning, teasingly. "But don't worry, I'm not on the Citadel for any kind of business...I'm just here to kick back and relax."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Eternal Night on the Citadel.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Vergil1989</strong> on <strong>23-02-2014, 00:43:07</strong>
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				((Thanks for your concern earlier Ace.&nbsp; It was greatly appreciated.&nbsp; Anyway, here goes!))<br><br>"You noticed that too huh?"&nbsp; Amanda asked when Lilith mentioned the lack of Earth drinks on the Citadel.&nbsp; "Chora's Den has a better selection, but I prefer to walk out of that particular den on my own two feet than in a bodybag thank you very much."&nbsp; She almost sounded angry when she mentioned the place, and the salarian and asari behind the bar visibly flinched at the venom behind the young officer's voice.&nbsp; They knew better than to bring up that sensitive subject, or to linger on it.&nbsp; With a heavy sigh, Amanda shook her head and took a few more bites of the food she had been given, and about choked on the piece of meat she had just swallowed when Lilith mentioned the Silversun Strip.&nbsp; Clearing her throat before anyone could start to worry about her, the C-Sec detective looked to her companion and offered a weak smirk.&nbsp; "My grandmother gave my parents her old apartment, and when they passed away when I was eight, I inherited the place."&nbsp; Holding up a hand to stop the usual sympathy speech that little tidbit usually got, Amanda shook her head and smiled a little wider.&nbsp; "It was a long time ago, and I had a lot of good friends of the family keeping an eye on me until I could take care of myself, so it's fine.&nbsp; Yes I still miss them, but I didn't know them that well so I guess it didn't hurt as badly as it might have otherwise."<br><br>She shrugged and took a sip of her beer, the Jack Daniels improving her earlier piss poor mood and the food restoring her energy at the same time.&nbsp; "If you're a mercenary, then you've probably been out to Omega a few times.&nbsp; I've been meaning to head out that way to say hey to my 'Aunt' Aria, but I've never found the time.&nbsp; Being a C-Sec officer and detective isn't as fun as it's cracked up to be.&nbsp; And don't worry, not every mercenary is bad news.&nbsp; Let's just say my family has known a few good ones and leave it at that."&nbsp; Shrugging as she finished off her beer, Amanda sighed and looked towards Lilith.&nbsp; Realizing too late she had probably spelled out what her last name was, Amanda resisted the urge to bang her head against the bar for her stupidity.&nbsp; She was just waiting for the request for autographs and God knew what else to start any second now.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Eternal Night on the Citadel.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Ace Flyer</strong> on <strong>23-02-2014, 03:34:37</strong>
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				Lilith just arched a brow, giving her current companion an amused look as she started to just go off on things. Having the good grace not to ask about any of it, though, she just sat there and listened, sipping her drink. The hate in her speech when she spoke of Chora's Den was interesting...Why did she hate that club so much? It was a scummy place, sure, but it was still better than anywhere one would go on, say, Omega. Of course, Lilith was surprised the place even re-opened. She remembered it closing down not long after the Battle of the Citadel, about a century ago. The owner had been killed, or otherwise abandoned the place, she wasn't sure, and with it's reputation no one bothered to re-open it. Not until rather recently anyway, but Flux, Purgatory, and the Dark Star Lounge had made it's business rather slim pickings. But, judging from the reaction those behind the bar had at the mention of the club's name, she wouldn't ask. <br><br>"Oh, really? Hmm, I'm surprised we haven't seen each other before now," she said, smiling at Amanda, when the human revealed that she had an apartment in the Strip as well. But she kept her amused grin as Amanda just starting talking on about her family. How her parents had died at a young age, how there were a lot of family friends that took care of her, so she didn't need any sympathy. Lilith hadn't been planning on offering any, but, oh well. At least the girl remembered her parents. Lilith's own...Her biological parents had existed such an incredibly long time ago, she only remembered that they had existed. And her sire, well...There was no need to think about that bastard, or give him the honor of being considered a parent. There was something nagging the back of her mind, though, about this girl...There was something out of the ordinary about her, but she just wasn't sure what it was.<br><br>"Omega? Yeah, I've been there," Lilith said, chuckling, "Aria and I have an...interesting history. I didn't know she was an aunt, though..." Aria was one of the very, very few people in the galaxy to know of her secret. The matriarch asari was so connected in the underworld, the secrets that hid beneath even the lowest levels of the galaxy, that she had caught wind of the existence of vampires. And, a few flings the two of them had, every century or so, had given it away. It was hard to pull the excuse of being her previous identity's daughter off on an asari as intelligent and conniving as Aria was. But, she was keeping the secret, as it had been made quite clear to her exposing them would have dire consequences. Besides, she enjoyed quite a bit of extra revenue from the Dark Council's patronage. Taking another sip of her drink, she sighed as the pleasant burn of the alcohol made it's way down her throat, spinning slightly on her seat as she looked Amanda over.<br><br>"C-Sec always seemed quite boring, no offense," she said with a shrug, "All that red tape, rules and regulations...Gah. I could never put up with it. But, you certainly sound to have quite the well connected family. I'm almost jealous of you," she said, grinning. She hadn't made the connection that Amanda was part of the now-legendary Shepard clan. Of course, she didn't particularly care to know, either. Lilith had stopped paying attention to, or caring about, such things a long time ago. It would certainly interest her, once she found out, but...Well, she had known and been with and enthralled plenty of heroes in her time. Amanda wasn't her grandmother, and thus, why dump the hero worship on her?<br><br>Gesturing for a refill on both of their drinks, wishing that she could actually get drunk, she looked back at Amanda.<br><br>"Are you feeling better?" she asked, "You're certainly tearing into those wings fast enough. I think a turian, somewhere, is cringing..."
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