Reyes Vidal - No longer A Mystery (Official Thread)

Aw, activity in the thread, me like Hello again, starlord ! Cones of shame are too drastic, if I had to get a cone of shame each time my inspiration just ebbed away halfway through something and never returned by now I'd be buried deep under those things...
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But come on, you two, Graham? The crazy Mormon mummy guy who got thrashed at Hoover dam? He's not bad, I admit, but not even close to Boone or Caesar

That HZD character does look a bit like Reyes, especially in the first pic. 

I didn't think about it that deep, but that would surely be something to see. But why not, really? Wait prepared and then emerge as the victorious party seems like something Reyes might do should the situation around Heleus get unbearably strained (aka the moment everyone sobers up and the universal friend-fest ends) or somehow too dangerous for him and his people. Of course, that would require keeping Ryder in the dark big time, maybe even preparing to sacrifice them should it come to that. Which of course wouldn't be that pretty...

Hee, yes. I don't know how they could let such an opportunity pass. It would be an epic fling with an even more epic archive (or whatever) tile showing Ryder carrying the tech in their arms to some safe haven with atmospheric lighting. Speaking of that guy, did anyone meet him on Elaaden? I think I vaguely remember him saying he was heading there next. True, I don't remember any male flings in ME or any other BW game. Strange.
Heheeee. Yeah, sure they would. How could Reyes cross the mighty Pathfinder and hope to remain unpunished? He must've always known what he was in for fooling around with the players who are important and only getting more so. Maybe all the time it wasn't Sloane he had to fear....

Or maybe because it simply involves Liam. But well, maybe Ryder could take care of the finer details so that the elopement didn't end up in total disaster, or in the maw of a hungry cthulhu But I think Kadara would make for an interesting elopement option. Or maybe in Heleus people simply elope to Elaaden. Or on uncharted abandoned asteroids. There's many options in the new galaxy.

Space is good and necessary, yeah. But this time curiosity might win over. After all, Ryder's tiny bit shady date just left them in a party they weren't really welcome on, with just a cryptic remark to explain his intentions.

That just might work. If there really were an option to leave, Reyes might call Ryder and invite them to share a bottle (later on revealed as the bottle) somewhere as a means of apology. Reyes might even enjoy a bit of tempestuousness and insufferability to the affair, he likes his drama and posing as a dashingly shady crime lord  

Hey friends! Finally have something for you!

archiveofourown.org/works/12428982

I hope it’s worth the wait!

... I also hope I won’t keep you waiting like 5 months for the next chapter 0_O

[EDIT:] 

Don't want to get too excited, but in thinking about the things promised about Andromeda- - - has got me thinking about where my fic is going- which is getting me inspired to write...  

I kinda wanted to portray the romance from a different angle. Although Shepard kinda flirts up a storm canonically with Vega, I wanted to see if she could stay in the fiery kitchen when a cute smuggler badass comes into the picture. I think I'm doing something.. interesting with the Thane idea- you'll see

But I like the idea of dates on the Citadel- getting into trouble with the galaxy elites and just kind of slowly moving it into a direction where Reyes absolutely makes sense as an LI for her- even though Shepard's a little bit more difficult to woo than Ryder. 

Also- if you don't think I'm doing to dedicate an entire chapter to the Citadel dlc, and deprive myself the image of Reyes murdering men and swaggering over to Shep a la Kaidan/Garrus/Liara- you're freaking wrong. 

Also- Charlize Theron seriously makes a great head canon Female Shepard 10/10 would head canon again.

BloodOfShiagur

There is no canon love interest in H:ZD, however, throughout the game it’s heavily implied that three men find Aloy attractive. One straight up asks her to stay with him- another calls her “a pretty girl” to her face, while the other says he wanted to fight along side her- gets flustered and changes it to “along side our warriors” or something similar.

However, Aloy is bound to her mission that she doesn’t choose one- although many point to a line she says that I haven’t heard- as indication that she has feelings for one of them in particular.

I’m trying to be vague, so I’m sorry if I don’t make sense! I can spoiler tag and be more clear if you don’t mind later on- let me know!

Thank you so much for your nice comment! I really wanted to nail their personalities, so I’m glad I got it down for the most part! Yeah lol I can see now how Aria isn’t the “goddess” type haha~

Word of warning- I haven’t played Omega nor read the novels that heavily use Aria- so I might step away from canon with her- I’m debating watching a playthrough of Omega but idk yet :/

Yup! I get the feeling that Reyes would be attracted to Omega. I like to think, in my interpretation of Reyes, that he’s the type to really love gritty places and urban places. I have a line in the upcoming chapter (because I’m really in the zone) that he feels that people are the most honest in Omega because more situations are a matter between life and death.

Yup! Thane is- Shepard and Thane have a unique connection this time around... it might lead to some jealousy from other parties... but I wouldn’t possibly know anything about that

Hells yeah!!! I can already imagine Reyes murking three mercs and then chastising Ryder for falling through a fish tank. Haha

Happy one year anniversary to Mass Effect: Andromeda!

Although the road after release was... mixed... at best. You have given me Reyes Vidal- a character who was a little shit who loved Ryder, scamming, robbery, and fraud like he loved his Whiskey.

He has also introduced me to some great people (@you who’s reading this) and has given me a completed fic- which I am proud of!

So cheers to Reyes and cheers to more shenangians and tomfoolery in the future. If Mass Effect is a sinking ship and all of us are it’s mere passengers- meet me in the bar... I know a Turian and a shady asshole who’re buying/shirking their tab.

orchid

Hey!! Glad that you enjoyed the pictures of Avad- and it sucks that many games are console exclusives- like Persona 5 and such... everyone should get a chance to play- especially since Horizon is so hopeful and fun. 

Yup! I’m working in a lot of my “fixes” for ME3 too and a lot of character development for Shepard. This was a story that I really wanted to write after replaying ME3 and not feeling crushed by the ending- but rather disappointed. Shepard will be angstier, angrier, and more powerful and I’m so. Here. For. It. Thane’s importance to the story surprised me, but I really like it- since it portrays an emotional connection between two people that isn’t romantic, but still emotionally investing. Yep- I’m really excited to really grow and expand on the courtship between Reyes and Shepard- it reminds me a lot of Han/Leia- hopefully without the man child of a son being in the picture  

also I’m working on making Kai Leng have a more developed and satisfying arc- so I’m hype! 

Hello I know this thread is quiet, but hopefully someone still stops by and could help me. Reading this thread, I´m about 80 pages in, so if this has been answered/discussed, point me to the page, if possible. Google-fu has been less than helpful.

I´ll post the question up here, what´s below is just me sharing my excitement. I´m a lurker, this must be my, what, second post counting the introduction post after migrating from ye olde BSN. So I tend to long-ass-post when I, eh, post.


If someone here has a savegame with Scott/Reyes romance locked in, I´d like to ask them to check something. After the lock-in, your crew at Kadara port have all romance specific comments. I get all of those, save for Vetra´s. She has the standard allied with Charlatan comment. Thanks, mom.

I did things somewhat out of the order? After the dance still had to clear the vault, but if I do get specific comments before already that should indicate this is not the issue (before High Noon viability was 35, I think). Have not flirted with Vetra, should that matter. So perhaps one of the patches removed the Queen comment from firing for males? I want to be a Pathfinder-baroness, dammit, I did spoil myself with Youtube on this and heard the Scott version, and it was glorious.

The romantic entanglement codex is there, and I´m good with it as is, just that not getting this particular convo has had me reloading and retrying and it´s hampering the mood of the playthrough. I´d like to know if it´s still there. If not, fine. If it is, I might try to re-do Kadara from the start. (Might, because I try not to overdo the romantic convos, especially if they have the kick for me the Reyes one does. Too familiar with convos and I tend to zone out because I know all the little details of it already).


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LONG ASS POST AHOY

I am doing my second playthrough after a long hiatus, Scott this time. Was set to romance Liam with Sara the first go, and it was... nice. Just nice. Also the game seemed to end when it was getting really meaty, storywise (hindsight, this is the perfect worldbuilding game, now all we need is a next game. A promise of a next game. Ugh.). So I moved on until I started craving for that beautiful vast world exploration.

Didn´t know whom to pawn my Scott off to romantically. This thread got me remembering how Sara picked Sloane, saved Sloane and twitch-finger-shot Reyes in the back. Ouch, the email after, ouch. But first playthrough, no do-overs. At the time I considered Reyes a fling (as advertised, at the time), crew members being the traditional romance options, and I wanted the Full Romance Package.

Ironical, since after having completed Reyes´ romance (upgraded one now, as I understand), it has more punch for me than any others in games where there have been romances. That I´ve played. The (optional) romance that is a part of a quest, someone having a life apart from you protag - absolutely fantastic. Even if the content is concentrated on the very quest and the world, I´m happy to headcanon the continued relationship. Not that this sort of twist can be used again, and have the same impact, but I like this new kind of avenue for romances.


I think this is years worth of posting for me. If you´re alive after that wall of text, I might need to ask again - if you have such a savegame, please see if the Scott/Vetra banter about Pathfinder-baroness on Kadara is there. Thank you

Thank you, orchid, you have given me a peace of mind on this. Don´t know if the rolling back patches is a thing anymore, and I´m not aware if Frosty Editor can be used for reenabling one comment. Headcanon away it is. 

Also it seems that Vetra is simply not registering the Reyes romance - the flirt option remains, even if it is gone from everyone else. Tried it out, and to my surprise when Vetra asks if Scott has met anyone, his replies amount to "Nah". Scott, you little cheating shit

Hell of a good romance still.


P.S.

Something nice about all of this running around in circles though -

Having reloaded again to finally move on with the plot and fix the vault, after the dance Scott´s face glitched to eternal grin, laughing lines and all. Throughout the monoliths, bandit raids and persisting even in the vault. Until I miscalculated a jump. Yeah, would´ve wiped the grin off my face too. But it played very well with the idea of Scott grinning like an idiot, fresh in love.

That's odd...I just finished the Reyes romance a few days ago, and I got the Vetra Pathfinder-baroness conversation.

Oh, is that it? I was playing as Sara, so that makes more sense.

Oh and I'm reading up a bit and notice they changed Vetra's comments post-romance? I don't know that i ever got the baroness comment, but I hope the "queen of kadara" is still present? It made me laugh and Ryder was low key offended but like so low key I half thought he was smug about it, plus I found it cute xD I love it when people tease my dork Ryder, and the kid needs to be taken down a peg or two sometimes.