What did you do today in ME?

It turns out that I miscalculated and I couldn't do all the Citadel DLC content + party, and then Thessia, Sanctuary and the rest. I didn't keep any N7 mission, new content didn't trigger. Well... back to the nonsense (for me) to have a party after Thessia and the rest.

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I took a couple of days to rest on Silversun Strip after going deep undersea to find Leviathan. I spent some more time with friends and team mates. I broke the Armax Arena scoreboard (couldn't just let Barla Von, a volus!!!! with a higher score).

EDI wanted some online shopping with me. We played safe and avoided to deplete Joker's account - on the other hand, it would have been funny to see his face when presented with a new car and a big hole in his credit chip. EDI almost got me - for a moment, I honestly thought she was going to propose me.



I met Jack for a match in Armax Arena - we kicked some Cerberus ass. Well, not real Cerberus, but still felt good



Specialist Traynor and I were supposed to meet for lunch. I found her in a tournament of Kepesh-Yakshi and ordered her to defeat the arrogant asari. Offered moral support and was happy to see the asari defeated and knocked down.



Who would have thought that Zaeed is such a child? crying over not being able to beat a children's game? I helped him win...



I took Javik in Arena to fight the protheans of the future - the collectors. They came with flying abominations option. Was nice. I resurrected him and Garrus several times, until I gave up and finished the match alone.



Asari councilor had an urgent message which interrupted our shore leave activities. We headed to Thessia, to recover an artifact. We were hoping this will lead us to the Catalyst and we can end this war.

Thessia was a disaster. All asari defenses gone. We lost. I lost. Defeated by Kay Leng. The artifact was in fact another prothean beacon, and Kai Leng made his entrance exactly when the VI was about to reveal the nature of the Catalyst. He left with it and we were left to watch how Thessia is devoured by reapers.

I am not sure if I was trying to convince the asari or myself that this artifact will bring an end to the war



Leaving with the beacon...



Fall of Thessia



Liara was devastated. I am trying to understand, but can't get over her selfish attitude. Earth is burning, Palaven is burning as well. Batarians are history. Didn't comfort her - anyway, Tali was there ready to do so.
Thessia brought up also an interesting historic discovery: protheans kind of uplifted the asari, in the dawn of their evolution. Another thing Liara could not swallow. I watched her having a quarrel with Javik - did not interfere.

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Sanctuary next. Hope I am able to finish until 23rd March. I have audit at work and a workload that will probably make me sleep there...

Ian Shepard:

- Anderson hacked Udina's terminal to get the Normandy off the Citadel. I helped an addict get into recovery.
- Landed on Ilos because Joker is awesome. Found Colossus armor! Met Vigil, a Prothean VI that got left behind and explained the Conduit's purpose. Fought through geth to get to the Conduit and use it as an entrance to the Citadel.
- Walked outside to reach the Citadel Tower. Destroyed a geth drop ship. Convinced Saren that Synthesis was the wrong way to go so he committed suicide. Took control of the Citadel. Fought Sovereign in Saren's corpse. Saved the Council, at the cost of many human lives. Sovereign was destroyed. And, in my little bit of revenge against Udina, I chose Anderson to be the very first human councilor.

Oh, and if YouTuber derekmok is on this forum I just want to say this: Thank you for such kind words on my Youtube videos. They inspire me.

Just finished Horizon and only now, after 20+ games, do I get what Hackett is talking about when he says, "That Cerberus lab you raided hinted at something big, but we never expected this." He's talking about the N7 Cerberus Lab mission! How did I never catch this before?!

Anyone know what he says if you haven't done that mission before Horizon?

Probably pointless because I know come midnight tomorrow I'm done, but I'm importing Ian Shepard to ME2. He's a Colonist/War Hero/Adept. Almost pure Paragon who saved the Council. Started a romance with Ash that ended with her death on Virmire. Wrex lives!

- The Normandy blew up and I died in the vacuum of space, gasping for air. Before I died, I helped Joker to a life pod and saw Kaidan wearing Ash's old pink and white Phoenix armor. Did Kaidan know there was something between Ash and I? Was that flirting??
- Woke up in pain. "Miranda" directed me from loudspeakers to get my armor and a pistol. There was a mech uprising and I had to fight my way out. Met another biotic named Jacob. Then Jacob told me Cerberus was behind Project Lazarus - the same organization that had been responsible for the death of Alliance marines and Admiral Kahoku. Met Wilson, who was soon killed by Miranda, and said he was behind the mech attacks.
- Taken to see the Illusive Man. Already don't like him but he may be the only option for saving human colonies that are being abducted by the Collectors, who TIM believes are agents of the Reapers.

Completed ME2


Went to the gamestore earlier. I won't be able to get my copy of MEA until lunch time tomorrow. So I'm in no hurry to start and finish ME3.

I recruited Dr. Michel to Normandy. I didn't now you could do that, pretty nice! She's always been one of my favorite minor NPC's.

Went to Grissom Academy to ruin Cerberus' day and recruit biotics to Alliance's war effort. One of the students there had same name as my Shepard. It's funny because that hasn't happened to me before in games where you can name your character (not that I remember anyway).

After, I went to the Citadel and happened to meet Miranda. She wanted to talk about Oriana, but I didn't do her loyalty mission in ME2 so why would Shepard be interested to help her now? Everyone she's met has someone they're worried about. She didn't trust Miranda back when they were both working for Cerberus and sees no reason to trust her now. I always kind of thought it would've been rather more fitting if Miranda stayed loyal to Cerberus. Was kind of disappointed when she didn't end up betraying Shepard the first time I played ME3.

Ian Shepard:

- After talking to TIM, I met the others. First impressions: Miranda is a bitch and doesn't trust me while Jacob worships me but trusts Cerberus (bad thing).
- Found the very empty colony of Freedom's Progress. Some quarians were there, including Tali. There's some serious bad blood between Cerberus and the quarians. The quarians didn't follow orders and died - except for Tali and Veetor, the latter of whom was on his pilgrimage. Veetor showed video of the Collectors abducting human colonists.
- Talked with TIM. I don't like him and don't trust him but I do believe he does want to help humanity. Since none of my old squad was available I agreed to track down his suggestions. Also, he had recruited Joker and given me a larger version of what looked like the Normandy, which was christened the Normandy SR2. Emerging pattern: The Council and the Alliance hushed up evidence of the Reapers and broke apart my squad.
- Normandy has an AI called EDI. Sexy yeoman Kelly Chambers. But she's not Ash. Found something like an Alliance uniform. Can't wear Cerberus colors. Two engineers fled the Alliance over the Reapers, Donnelly and Daniels. Doctor Chakwas took a leave of absence from the Alliance when she was informed I was back and working with Cerberus. Rupert Gardner is our chef and wants to be a good one. Miranda is much more open post-Freedom's Progress. Maybe we can get along. My cabin blows away what I had on the SR1: giant aquarium, comfy double bed, private facilities...I could get used to this.
- Went to the SR1 crash site on Alchera. Found dog tags of all the deceased, some personal logs of Pressly, my old helmet and lots of memories. I left a memorial, as per the wishes of Admiral Hackett stated in an email he sent me.
- Recruited master thief Kasumi Goto. Captain Bailey made me alive. Legally. Avina said it was 2 years, 3 months and 17 days since my last visit. Spent money on the important things in life: a space hamster, some fish and some ship models for the display case in my cabin - all at "former Spectre" discount. Danced at Dark Star. It's no Flux. Made a reporter look like a first-class jerk - again. Met Anderson and the rest of the Council. The ones who were always morons remain morons. Still, I got my Spectre status reinstated.

I remember the original ones on the old boards because not to pat myself on the back but I was the one that started them.  That said I am not even going into the spoiler forum until I finish my first playthrough.  So one of us will have to create that thread though it may have already been created.