ataraxion | voice;

This is Shepard, formerly Commander of the SSV Normandy. On the topic of signing up to do work, we've got huge unexplored sectors of this ship and that should be remedied. The ship changes at the jump [--or hell, mid-month--] but if we don't try to map it, we can't know if there's any kind of pattern to the changes. [And somewhere out there, there has to be a secondary control central for the ship seeing as no one was on the bridge when they took it.] As far as I see it: the more intel we can get, the better. And I don't know about the rest of you but I'm sick of either running blind or just waiting for something to happen.

I also realize I'm talking about dangerous work. I'm not here to tell anyone what to do, but if you're looking to help and want to volunteer then I'm all for building small scouting teams with mandatory check ins, written reports and posted communication lines. [With the unspoken message being: look, you're only cannon fodder if you don't write about it first.] I'm planning to go off the last known schematic we have of the ship. I've attached it to this message in case you haven't seen it as well as well as a short survey for anyone interested in volunteering. I'm looking to build at least five groups of three to four with a contact for each running and recording communications from a secure location.

Experience with field-ops is a bonus, but not a requirement. Weapons training is mandatory for anyone on a scouting team. If you don't have it, get it. If you don't know where to go, talk to Gunnery. For anyone looking to help with comms, technical skill is a bonus. Additionally if anyone out there has workable ideas about how to boost the network signal to deal with the ship's dead zones, I'll personally buy you a drink.

I'd appreciate cooperation with Security and Ops, but I won't argue with anyone who doesn't feel like backing this. Again: the is strictly on a volunteer basis only.

[As promised, attached to this message is a partial map of the ship and a short text document since everyone on the TQ loves surveys:]

Name:
Crew Number:
Previous Occupation:
Applicable Skills:

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[There's some natural hesitation at the shape of the word 'general' - instinctive after thirteen years in the service. But she's never been great at the whole subordinate thing anyway and none of that matters here anyway, so it doesn't keep her in check for long.]

Thank you. --Now what's a Jedi and is a lightsaber what it sounds like?

[Anakin, on the other hand, is confident that he's set a good precedent for pulling rank when he needs to. (But Anakin is confident about a lot of things, as the size of his ego is approximately equal to that of a small planet. It's a wonder Obi-Wan doesn't have more gray hairs at this point.) Maybe he feels he's ultimately more qualified to run this mission (keyword: 'he feels'), but at the moment, he's willing to defer due to a lack of knowledge.

Aaand flipping back to voice now.]

You've never heard of the Jedi? [- Or a lightsaber is implied. There's a distinct note of incredulity, along with the slightest touch of condescension.

He hasn't heard of the SSV Normandy either, but details.]

Have you heard of a Krogan?

[In the tones of someone who totally doesn't have patience for this shit.]

voice;

text, private; I see this relaitonship going REALLY WELL

voice, private; they'll be making friendship bracelets any day now

voice, private; ~besties~