Mass Effect : Paragon Lost Page #2

Ha! Its almost too easy!

And that, ladies and gentlemen...

is free drinks for life.

I think I pretty

much drained my power cell...

Yeah, maybe one more

good shot if Im lucky...

Sh*t! Kamille!

Milque!

I dont have a shot!

Sh*t!

Now... say goodbye.

Whoa...

See? We make a pretty good team!

Look, the dog thing was an accident, okay?

Yeah, and so was this!

A**hole...

Sorry! Hot damn...

Hello...

Get on with it!

Gladly.

Essex!

Stand down, Marine! We are not murderers!

This is war, man!

- Yes!

Youre right! This is war! And now,

this krogan is a prisoner of war.

You two gonna kiss or what?

Nicely done, squad leader.

Thats the last of eem: we did it, sir.

That was insane, goin out

there as bait, ykknow...

I thought for sure you were

gonna get us all killed...

But hey... I guess I gotta

be wrong sometime, right?

I think what he means is...

We owe you one... Big time.

Its "vega," yeah? Tell you what...

vega here deserves a goddamn medal.

Not to brag, but technically,

I took out more of em than he did.

"Technically," you almost took me out, too!

Youre still in the dog house.

It was a team effort, guys.

Look, will you drop it already?

I said I was sorry.

Vega... Hell of a battle there, son: thats the

kind of leadership Idd expect from a veteran.

It was the training, sir.

Dont sell us that crap! I never taught you

that kind of soldiering and you know it.

Quit playin coy and accept

the compliment:
you earned it.

Your courage under fire saved

a lot of good people, vega.

And its for their continued safety

wedd like you and your squad

to stick around... Hold down the fort.

Admiral, the Blood Pack is finished here...

All due respect, but were

a special forces unit.

Cant you just assign a

standard security detail?

Im giving you an order, soldier.

The Fehl Prime facility

and all of its inhabitants are a very

valuable resource for the Alliance.

It is far too important for us to

leave undefended. Are we clear?

Yes, sir, were clear.

I see from your badge

you remember the Normandy.

I try to, sir:
I think everyone should.

Its good to have heroes, vega, but dontt be

too eager to follow in Shepardsss footsteps.

That kind of greatness only comes at a

great cost... Remember that. Hackett out.

Well, Lieutenant...

Welcome to the Terminus Systems...

All right, its all yours...

Letss get this baby unloaded!

Were clear!

Three meters... Two... One...

And were docked... Hold it there, vega.

Copy that, Kamille. Standing by.

Explain something to me.

First the cannon, now full-on

military-grade barriers?

Seem like overkill to anybody else?

I mean... we havent seen a

hostile in, what, two years?

And they got us tricked out

to take on a whole fleet.

Youre clear to retract the cables, sir.

Nicky. Weve been over this.

You dontt have to keep calling me sir.

Heh. Kiss ass.

Would you just do your job?

Callin eem like I see eeem.

Dontttt hate the messenger.

Just wastin their time... My gun already

packs all the firepower this place needs.

Oh, please, Ive seen your "gun," Essex...

Hate to be the one to break it

to you, but... not that big.

Im guessin weve all heard

the rumors at this point.

Ah-! What?!

He means the ones about entire colony

populations disappearing without a trace.

Yeah, Ive tried askin around division

about that, but no one wants to talk.

Official word from Command is "no comment. "

Duh, whatd you expect...?

Command doesnt talk to grunts like us-

you gotta read between the lines.

"Here, have a big gun and shut up. "

Thats their comment...

Probably all some Cerberus conspiracy

theyre trying to keep under wraps.

I dunno-this one doesnt smell

like Cerberus to me. Its not their style.

Yo, vega!

Last of the Agri-Domes Special Brew...

On the house, buddy!

Well, I can never say no to a free drink!

Then I recommend you plan on staying drunk,

cause we still owe you plenty.

Nice work on the new defenses, by the way.

Ah... Its what we do.

Hola, James!

Hey, April! Hola, chispita.

- Whatcha doin?

- Waiting for you!

You ready for duty? Attention!

Yes, sir, Lieutenant!

Okay, then youll need this...

Welcome to Delta Squadron, Private.

April, vegas working. Sorry.

Nah, its no problem, Christine.

Hey, Treeya. Uh, I mean... Hi.

Lieutenant.

Why you always

gotta stare at her like that?

Im not staring-and soldiers dontt pout.

Come here. I need a new lookout.

Whaddaya say, huh?

Only if you teach me how to shoot that.

Well... I dont think your

mom would like that too much...

No, Mommy says its a good thing!

She says youre gonna use it to

protect us if the bad guys come back!

Is that true? Are you gonna?

Shes right:
thatss exactly what Ill do.

And you can help me by stayin

on the lookout, Private.

Yes, sir, Lieutenant James! Hoo-rah!

You sure have a way with that one, vega.

Id swear she was your little sister.

Ew, gross! Were married.

Okay, "Marine," I think youve

pestered vega enough for one day.

Okay, off you go.

There... Thanks, vega.

Kay! Over and out, sir.

You be good.

- Later days.

- See you, vega.

Surely this cant be right...

Youre killing us, chief.

Better make a move while the gettinss good.

Unless youre cool with me

cutting in on your action.

Look, Ive already tried talking to her...

She just doesnt seem all

that interested, you know?

If blushing and sighings

your idea of talk, man,

then we really need

to work on your delivery.

Aprils badge!

Seriously. I dont get it.

Whatss he see in her, anyway?

You kidding me? You got eyes, dontcha?

Everybodyss crazy for some blue.

Hm?

Whoa... Just in the nick of time, right?

Hey, youre vega, arentt ya?

Saw ya on the vids...

Hope you dont mind me saying it,

but you really gave those Blood Pack sons

of b*tches what-for a couple of years back...

Made me proud to be a human.

And you are...?

Right, wheres my manners?

Namess Messner, private importer.

I run goods all over the Terminus-vehicles,

consumables, the usual boring stuff...

It pays the bills.

Ah, a hero and a gentleman!

Must be nice havin him around.

Some would say.

Hey, wait a second...

Whats that supposed to mean?

So, uh... this is new...

You mind ringing up the powers that be

and gettin this bad boy open?

Hey, Whitman... You gonna

make me say "pretty please" or what?

Cmon, man, let us in.

Afraid I cant, vega. Imm sorry.

Weve upped security for classified ops

and yourre not cleared for entry.

You either, Doc.

There are materials in the research

department that belong to me!

You cannot just lock me out!

I know, but its not my call.

You can lodge a complaint with

Command if you want, but...

...its not gonna get you in

here any quicker. Imm sorry.

Typical...

Hey! Ill get your stuff back!

Let go of my arm...

Sad to say, this is the sort

of idiocy Ive had to deal with

since you Alliance grunts

took over our research post.

Like you even care.

Cut em some slack, huh?

Im sure the Alliance has a good

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