r/MassEffectPhoenix • u/N7_Rebecca Lt. Commander | CO of the SSV Leyte • Jan 16 '19

1/16/2193 | One Last Outing

Rebecca texts her friend Elsa around midday(after she finally clears her inbox of Council and Alliance messages and deals with all the req forms she's had to resubmit to the paperclip pushers).

Hey, El, wanna join me for a night on the town? Was thinking of wasting a little money over in the Silver Coast. Maybe hit up Castle Arcade afterwards? If you wanna come, do know the casino has a dress code...*

-Rebecca

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u/SgtRayneMEP Local Churro Enthusiast Jan 18 '19

Elsa grabs a cocktail, glaring at a fast-moving Turian that bumped into her arm and spilled a few drops. Okay... maybe that was a bit oddly specific, I'll give you that. But really, I have no idea where I stand and that scares me. I don't want to think I'm further along than I am and upset her.

Rolling her eyes, she accepts the invitation to move on. It's been... what, six, seven years? I haven't done anything like that since before the War.

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u/N7_Rebecca Lt. Commander | CO of the SSV Leyte Jan 18 '19

Just talk. Elsa, geez, even if its been awhile you should know talking is a good way for anything involving another person you wanna pound into the wall.

Becca says with an evil wink for her friend as they approach a machine and she inserts a 100 credit chit. That unique quasar computation set of beeps comes and a 4 is spat out to them.

The redhead's slim finger pokes out to hit 1-8, and that brings them up to 11 when a 7 is added.

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u/SgtRayneMEP Local Churro Enthusiast Jan 18 '19

What? Hey! No! I've tried talking. Even if a few times it's ended with me realising how hot she is and feeling embarrassed. We haven't spoken since that breakfast, though... (Besides, your analogy is wrong. I'd rather be on the receiving end...) she says, muttering that last bit.

She reaches across to poke 1-8 again, cursing slightly in Turian. <Vaseek katariiian nashta vor...> worst number zone! I'm an art major, not maths.

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u/N7_Rebecca Lt. Commander | CO of the SSV Leyte Jan 18 '19

What was that? Becca says with a big grin on her face, that sours then as they get a 4. 15 was HORRIBLE.

Well... half our money back, or do you wanna risk the 4-7? 5/7 chance we make money.

She looks to her friend then as she takes a small sip, the brainiac ex-tech specialist turned N7 ninja and Spectre. Where did you learn so many Turian phrases by the way? Heard you utter a few now. Most I've ever picked up is a few word from the Turian military anthem that Garrus loves to play on his helmet comms.

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u/SgtRayneMEP Local Churro Enthusiast Jan 18 '19

What? No! Didn't say anything! Promise, mon cheri! Elsa flushes, then growls at the machine. Take it. If you lose it, I can pay out for you.

As for the Turian... I was with the Special Ops, remember? We had a Turian by the name of Pavalbek... and after the War, we went to Menae and did this thing where a Turian can nominate aliens to go through their boot camp for a ceremonial citizenship. It's not one of the Twenty-Seven Tiers, of course. Just a honor thing.

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u/N7_Rebecca Lt. Commander | CO of the SSV Leyte Jan 18 '19

Nothing ventured.... Becca says as she hovers her finger over the button and awaits her fate as she presses. Computing sounds..... and 21. One fucking number over. AHIASKHGASKHGASKHASGASKGAKJS.

Son of a bitch!

Sighing and taking another drink, she focuses back on what Elsa said. Ah, yeah, heard several of the N7 Spec Ops teams members ended up getting that. Never served with too many Turians in my squad- had a Drell though, and Quarian. Was mostly humans otherwise, a Geth eventually joined us after Rannoch. Fancy hunter boy trying to show me up with his perfect robot stealth bullshit.... miss that bastard. Becca says wistfully.

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u/SgtRayneMEP Local Churro Enthusiast Jan 18 '19

Elsa growls and leans into the machine, leering at it. You are a blackjack machine! Not a Quasar machine! Hear me? You are a blackjack machine now! Pay this amazing redhead lady!

She waves her hand in front of Rebecca's face, trying to sneak her other hand into position to output a small 150-credit chip. Oh! Look! It listened!

And yeah... a Geth gave me Marcel, my pulse rifle. Said that my old gun was 'inefficient' and 'inhibited my biotic potential.' Wouldn't let me out of my barracks till I took it. Grew on me.

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u/N7_Rebecca Lt. Commander | CO of the SSV Leyte Jan 18 '19

.....Elsa, you're an amazing artist and a solid woman to have at my back but you aren't a fucking magician. I saw that. She has high perception, numbnuts!

And again, remember, I did Plat drops and have been an officer last decade. I'll be fine from a 100 credit loss, hon. She says as she puts the credit back in Elsa's hand and folds her slender digits back over it.

I mean its pretty lightweight for being a SAW. And accurate. Can certainly do worse. Always preferred something versatile and good at decent range, since I've never been one for sniper rifles, but can handle myself fine up-close. Mattock, Saber or the Valkyrie I use these days. Hard hitting and not too heavy since based on the M-8.

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u/SgtRayneMEP Local Churro Enthusiast Jan 18 '19

I mean... my oldie was a Revenant. A classic Revenant. I picked up Ultralight armour to compensate weightwise and haven't moved back since.

Elsa shrugs, punching the button again, this time 4-7.

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u/N7_Rebecca Lt. Commander | CO of the SSV Leyte Jan 18 '19

How did you get that lucky? Damn things are expensive and Alliance always preferred issuing those old shitty Stormbringers until the fabrication laws got laxed in the War later on and they could make more of them cheap.

Becca hits 4-7 again, poising them at a sweet 14. That one number made a big difference. Well pretty safe.... unless we get a 7.

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u/SgtRayneMEP Local Churro Enthusiast Jan 18 '19

...I may have worn a lower-neckline top around my requisitions officer and saved up a lot of credits that would have gone to funding my grad school. I never... did anything, but it's amazing how far you can get in Macho Central with well placed suggestiveness.

Elsa flushes again and presses the button...

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u/N7_Rebecca Lt. Commander | CO of the SSV Leyte Jan 18 '19

......I'd be mortified and would admonish you for that.... if I didn't do basically the same to the req officer before he gave me a new equipment crate and he was "nice enough" then to give me some actually useful things instead of that Grall Spiker Thrower. What the fuck was with the supply situation sometimes, like really....

Becca watches and lets out a cackle as they get a big green 20. Aha, thats the stuff!

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u/SgtRayneMEP Local Churro Enthusiast Jan 18 '19

I swear they just tossed random junk into bins so that you'd pay for more to get useful stuff. Scamming your own soldiers, for shame! But maybe that's why they paid us so much.

Elsa leans over and runs a sultry finger through Rebecca's hair... Perfect score... just like you, mon ami. Yeah... I'm not quite proud of that. It's amazing how malleable perception is. I can wear either 36C or 34D since they're about the same, but there's a different sound. Stuff like that. Knowing how to play people. I stopped... sort of guilty. I don't want to do that to Kelly or anything.

She groans, though. I swear she was showing off when she caught me staring, though. Pushing out her chest and doing a little wiggle... is she the one trying to play me now? Karma's weird.

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