You read the last where it says I died, right? The group I worked with, Cerberus, brought me back. At the time they were the only people interested in going after a bigger threat. It was work with them or do nothing.
I worked for them because they were going to give me the tools I needed to get something important done. In a perfect world it wouldn't be necessary.
FROM: shepard.lydia@cdc.org
Killing those people saved more.
[Which is the stripped down half truth version of the events that scorched the life out of Bahak - because the real answer is at least in part 'there was no one left.']
Guess its wasted luck if you dont have the skills needed for the right place and right time.
[ She is a good leader, at least Jasper thinks so. Then after a pause, a slight change of subject. Another question, not one related to her file, but no less important to him while they're on the subject of leading- ]
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FROM: khezek.jasper@cdc.org
Ok
FROM: khezek.jasper@cdc.org
Why did you work for an extremist group?? Did it have some thing to do with that guy you told me not to talk to??
FROM: khezek.jasper@cdc.org
Did you really kill 300000 people???
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It's complicated.
[Not an answer, she knows. Maybe a warning then.]
FROM: shepard.lydia@cdc.org
You read the last where it says I died, right? The group I worked with, Cerberus, brought me back. At the time they were the only people interested in going after a bigger threat. It was work with them or do nothing.
FROM: shepard.lydia@cdc.org
And yes. Leng worked for them.
FROM: shepard.lydia@cdc.org
And yes. I did.
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You died?? It said you were KIA
But I dont know what that means. It means you died??
FROM: khezek.jasper@cdc.org
So you worked with them because they brought you back??
FROM: khezek.jasper@cdc.org
Why did you get to lead again after that??
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KIA = "killed in action".
FROM: shepard.lydia@cdc.org
I worked for them because they were going to give me the tools I needed to get something important done. In a perfect world it wouldn't be necessary.
FROM: shepard.lydia@cdc.org
Killing those people saved more.
[Which is the stripped down half truth version of the events that scorched the life out of Bahak - because the real answer is at least in part 'there was no one left.']
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FROM: khezek.jasper@cdc.org
That sounds just like the work we are doing now.
No wonder the CDC recruited you.
FROM: khezek.jasper@cdc.org
What was the some thing important?? Your freebie?
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At home we're in the middle of a losing war against something that wants to wipe out every evolved form of life in the galaxy.
FROM: shepard.lydia@cdc.org
When the CDC sent someone to talk to me, I volunteered.
[Cut and dry, though it's not something she just gives away.]
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Oh
That sounds worse than what the CDC is doing.
FROM: khezek.jasper@cdc.org
Did you ask the CDC to help you win the war???
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Yup.
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Thats real noble of you.
All I want is to have my dragon back.
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Nobility doesn't have anything to do with it.
FROM: shepard.lydia@cdc.org
I can guarantee other people asked for less.
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Unselfish then.
FROM: khezek.jasper@cdc.org
You never answered why you got to lead again after you worked with the extremists.
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Hard to keep saying someone's crazy when the thing they've been talking about comes out of the sky.
FROM: shepard.lydia@cdc.org
I'd faced the enemy before and managed to get on a ship that could do the job. Right place, right time.
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So luck again.
[ How encouraging. But then, an insight- ]
FROM: khezek.jasper@cdc.org
Guess its wasted luck if you dont have the skills needed for the right place and right time.
[ She is a good leader, at least Jasper thinks so. Then after a pause, a slight change of subject. Another question, not one related to her file, but no less important to him while they're on the subject of leading- ]
FROM: khezek.jasper@cdc.org
When are you coming back to Green team??
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Couldn't tell you.
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FROM: khezek.jasper@cdc.org
You need more rations or any thing??
Extra blanket or a shower or any thing you want me to enchant??
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I've got a shortage of cake for you to enchant. Sorry
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I cant enchant cake I can enchant sugar. And then bake it into cake.
FROM: khezek.jasper@cdc.org
I can also enchant blades and bullets you know.
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Has anyone ever mentioned how different those things are?
FROM: shepard.lydia@cdc.org
Have you enchanted bullets before? Or is this theoretical
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No.
FROM: khezek.jasper@cdc.org
Crystals and small metals. Sugar and salt crystals count. Thats what I can enchant.
FROM: khezek.jasper@cdc.org
I mostly enchanted arrows but I done it on bullets before. They explode inside the target.
So instead of shooting some one in the leg you can shoot them in the leg and blow it off.
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Handy.
FROM: shepard.lydia@cdc.org
Have you enchanted any of the gauss rounds here? You know for sure it works?
[Look, ammunition can be fiddly and the idea of her rifle blowing up in her hands doesn't sound like a lot of fun.]
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I dont know the difference. If its small and metal I can put a spell in it though.
FROM: khezek.jasper@cdc.org
Havent had any complaints for the work I did here so far.
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I'll give you a few clips. Do you need anything else to get the job done?
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FROM: khezek.jasper@cdc.org
No. Just drop them off at 14.
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Will do.