video;

[2leftfeet]

[It doesn't take Shepard long to take to the network. Closed ship communication isn't exactly a new concept to her and while there's a whole lot of questions that spring to her mind, she's eager to get one thing sorted out first.]

To whoever thought it was a good idea to break into my locker and take all my things: it wasn't.

[The woman on the video feed, wearing an ill-fitting borrowed sweater, may have a cheerful edge to her voice but it's clearly a front - belied by her furrowed brow and how her mouth falls into a sharp, severe line between words. As soon as Shepard had realized that everyone else seemed to have things left to them in their lockers while hers had been suspiciously empty of pretty much anything beyond her comm device, she'd jumped to the only logical conclusion: someone had stolen her shit.]

I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume it was an accident. If you have my armor or tags or anything with the name Shepard on it-- [She doesn't even know what else could've been there, but there had to have been something.] --just put it back where you found it by 1300 hours and we'll call it even.

[See? Perfectly reasonable of her. None of this makes any sense to her, but let no one say that Commander Shepard of the Normandy can't roll with the punches and put on a nice face despite it all.]

If I find you with it after that, I'll throw you out the nearest airlock.

[Or not. After a moment she continues, only slightly awkwardly. Man can't survive on threats and false accusations alone after all.] As a side note: if anyone has a spare change of clothes they'd be willing to part with, let me know.

Comments

[2leftfeet]

[Look buddy, she's just trying to get a firm grasp on the situation. Sometimes that means some additional questioning when the person you're talking to was just going on about the Devil.]

Is there a possibility my things were delayed? That they might get "summoned" after our next jump?

[passe]

[ not going on ty. he's just trying to give you fair warning. ]

It's possible. The lockers tend to grant gifts as they see fit. [ well..... ] "Gifts" in the very loose definition of the term.

[2leftfeet]

[Don't ask. Don't ask. Don't--]

What's that supposed to mean?

[passe]

Body parts. Various barbaric and offensive objects. I suppose there are some on-board who might be happy to receive them, but for the most part— loose definition of the term.

[2leftfeet]

Ah. [As in 'well that's fucked up'.] I'll keep my fingers crossed for no spare limbs or mystery meat then.

[passe]

I didn't get your name.

[ ABRUPT. ~*~manners~*~. ]

[2leftfeet]

[Luckily Shepard's used to Bioware's dialogue tree abrupt course changes during conversation.]

Shepard. Yours?

we can wrap unless u have prESSING QUESTIONS

[passe]

Hal Yorke.

[ "it's been a pleasure" would be pushing it, and he doesn't want to lie, ok. ]