What did you do today in ME?

James Shepard, Soldier, Earthborn

Hackett send me on a mission to this seriously gorgeous planet.


I was choosing who to bring on the mission but there's this dark figure among the possibilities. Strange.


What, you ask, is so important on Eletania? Space monkeys. That's right, I'm not chasing down Saren so I can deal with space monkeys. At least these two got what they deserved.


Ooh, shiny! I made it float but I have the sudden urge to visit that brothel on the Citadel.

Went to see Anderson on the Citadel. Decided to explore his office and found this

Me: "I don't know if I actually feel like playing Mass Effect again. I think I am done with the series."

* Starts Mass Effect 1 and completes Eden Prime *

Me: Aaaaand I'm sucked right back in again.


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Mission Report for Commander Brandi Shepard

Under assignment from Captain David Anderson and accompanied by Council Spectre Nihlus, we traveled to Eden Prime to secure a Prothean Beacon for transport back to the Citadel for study. Before arrival, we received a transmission from Eden Prime. Eden Prime was being attacked by unknown hostiles.

We touched down and proceeded to objective on foot. We were attacked shortly after touchdown and Corporal Jenkins was killed by hostile gunfire. Hostiles were synthetic constructs of unknown origin, but speculated to be Geth. Nihlus was also killed. A local resident who survived the attack said Nihlus was killed by another Turian named Saren.

We secured the beacon from the hostiles, but an unknown trigger caused the beacon to self-destruct, injuring me in the process. After an examination by the Normandy's medical specialist Dr. Karin Chakwas, I was declared fit for duty and am returning to the active roster. Along with Captain Anderson, Major Kaiden Alenko, and Lieutenant Ashley Williams, I will be rendezvousing with Ambassador Donnel Udina at the Citadel for a meeting with the Citadel Council.


End Report

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TO: Commander Brandi Shepard
FROM: Admiral Stephen Hackett

I've taken shits longer than your report. Care to provide more details?

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TO: Admiral Stephen Hackett
FROM: Commander Brandi Shepard

Not really, sir.

TO: Commander Brandi Shepard
FROM: Admiral Stephen Hackett

Have you completed any of the missions I gave you?

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TO: Admiral Stephen Hackett
FROM: Commander Brandi Shepard

No. But I did kill a biotic who went crazy trying to protect her dead boyfriend, found Admiral Kahoku's missing men and killed a Tresher Maw, and then survived a Geth ambush.

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TO: Commander Brandi Shepard
FROM: Admiral Stephen Hackett

Was the Geth ambush in the Armstrong Cluster?

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TO: Admiral Stephen Hackett
FROM: Commander Brandi Shepard

No.

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TO: Commander Brandi Shepard
FROM: Admiral Stephen Hackett

Dammit, Shepard.

TO: Citadel Council
FROM: Commander Brandi Shepard

Begin Mission Report

I went to Therum. Shot some Geth and a Krogan. Rescued Doctor Liara T'Soni from a mine. Didn't die in a volcano.

End Mission Report

TO: Admiral Stephen Hackett
FROM: Commander Brandi Shepard

Begin Mission Report

As requested, I went to Luna and shut down the Rogue VI.

End Mission Report

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TO: Commander Brandi Shepard
FROM: Admiral Stephen Hackett

Thank you, but did you also have to destroy the other Alliance Turrets in the area? Those were not on the same network.

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TO: Admiral Stephen Hackett
FROM: Commander Brandi Shepard

They shot at me, I shot back.

I also found a CCCP probe. The Soviets are at again.

Brandi Shepard:
1. Nassana asked Brandi to go kill some slavers that kidnapped her sister. Brandi tracked them down and killed them, then found out the leader was Nassana's sister. Brandi will have words with Nassana later.

2. Found Exogeni's missing survey team. They had been turned into husks. Also killed a Thresher Maw.

3. Found the ship belonging to Garoth's brother, Willem. It had been attacked by pirates. Tracked the pirates to a nearby planet, then wiped them out. Found Willem's body. Not sure why the pirates bothered to bring the body to their base... or drag it up to the second floor. While still on the planet, Brandi killed a Thresher Maw and survived a Geth trap.

Brandi Shepard went to Pinnacle Station*, made the holograms cry, and won a new apartment. She went to her new apartment and bought some new toys: a kick-ass shotgun and some sweet armor.


* I turned the difficulty down to Normal to finish Pinnacle Station as quickly and painlessly and possible. For the record, I have never been able to beat all missions on Pinnacle Station on Insanity. Highest difficulty I have ever completed Hunt: Volcanic is Hardcore (and barely). I have managed to beat all other missions on insanity. I am also mid-level (around 35) with middling equipment, so trying to beat everything at a high difficulty level would not be doable.