As always, officers are going frigate captain in the cabin at a meeting held at the end of combat operations. Now you can compare the progress and results of two of its parts. Discussion and analysis took several hours, but none of the participants did not feel tired or frazzled - experience should study and disseminate at once, but to start everything should be subjected to inspection and investigation. Finally Synthetic formed data packets are received all otryadovtsy. The ships left from the planet, taken under the protection of the Navy and ground forces of security of the Resistance forces. Now the two planets were not available - or rather, not so easily accessible to the Reapers and their henchmen. The detachment has contributed, by their appearance, their work making a large force of the Reapers and their accomplices - tserberovtsev retreat.
After the meeting, the frigate officers visited the sickbay and talked with the wounded and doctors direct danger to life and health of victims was not, doctors were sure that by the time of mooring at the Citadel wounded pass in the station headquarters on its own feet and get qualified treatment in the medical center headquarters -Apartments.
Citadel. Sending documentation on the treatment of chemical burns in hospital Guerta
Several days Detachment was getting a roundabout way to the Citadel. Finally, standing in the outer roads, ships hove. Squad Command organized the evacuation of the wounded to medical center headquarters - on the follow-up care as indicated in his report the main doctors sickbay - Chakwas and Selezneva. To oppose the decision of doctors, none of otryadovtsev did not, and all the wounded were comfortably, forwarded directly to the Citadel shuttles arriving directly to the building of the medical center headquarters.
During the flight squadron to station the wounded in sickbay visited almost all otryadovtsy - doctors did not object, knowing that for the affected communication with colleagues is an important factor in ensuring rapid and complete recovery. Of course, traditionally among the first to visit the wounded Troop commanders and senior officers.
Shepard leisure urgent work and responsibilities during the flight in detail familiarized with Naydenov in fuel reactors documentation of the means of production technology for the treatment of chemical burns. He had no doubt that a competent opinion will state the contents of the documentation Corps doctors, but it was important to once again make sure that the discovery is really alleviate the suffering of a considerable number of victims of the atrocities of the Reapers.
Housed in a familiar apartment in the residential sector headquarters, the XO has helped move Svetlana and agreed with Chakwas and Selezneva, flew on a mobile phone in the location of the Hospitals Guerta. Senior physicians sickbay Troop ships regularly came before, so when the captain entered the lab box, around the table with the screen next to the head physicians Squad were more than ten physicians Citadel and discussion documents were in full swing. Not wanting to disturb tsitadelskim company officer and the doctors and nurses, Shepard did not approach the group of physicians, on the contrary, he went out to the general hospital corridor and modestly sat in one of the chairs, designed for visitors. It is, of course, we learned restraint welcomed, as it should be in the walls of the medical institution. you could see the discussion document in detail through the glass walls of the box.
- Captain Shepard? Greetings. - In front of the chair appeared salarian medical overalls. - I - Dr. Silon, head of the group, set up to develop the documentation you brought back. - Salarian sank into a chair standing near.
- Is ... - Shepard eyes pointed to a group of physicians in boxing.
- No, though I am the head, but fully trust my colleagues. I'm already familiar with the documentation adequately and firmly - your senior doctors have given me access when performing operations podlёtnyh. We will have time to discuss and documentation in general and certain aspects of the upcoming big and interesting work in full force, Captain.
- Here's how ...
- Yes. - Salarian was quick in words and in deeds. - So I know a lot. And there - he nodded toward medboksa - I do not appear because my ... speed ... not accustomed to all my colleagues. No, they think it is quite acceptable, but in the initial stage of development is better that they vrabotayutsya in rhythm activities with their usual speed. I would like them all, all the staff and most of the credit belongs. If you wish, we can come into my office and I'll tell you something about this technology. We already have a basting of its use.
- With joy. - Shepard stood up, stepped behind salarians swiftly journeyed toward the wing to physicians' offices.
Entering the room, Dr. Silon quickly turned on several screens and making sure that Shepard is located in a chair - he seems to know that the captain is not yet completely recovered - began his raskaz.
The captain listened carefully to the interlocutor, insert cues to clarify certain points, asking questions and generally felt almost an equal participant in the conversation - Dr. Silon so managed to build a statement that the XO was not a passive listener. They did not notice that a few hours have passed.
Silon heard the trill of his instrumentrona, apologized, including the Speaker, listened to the report of its assistant:
- Yes? Good. Proceed. I will be soon. Perhaps with me will approach the Captain Shepard, his team found that documentation. So - and proceed to work quietly. - He turned off the speaker, closed instrumentron. - Captain, do you mind if I invite you to have lunch ?.
- I do not mind. - Shepard stood up, feeling the close look physician.
They went into the dining room for the hospital staff, chose a dish and sat at a corner table. Conversation resumed and Silon is now desired to hear how these materials were found. Shepard, hiding some of the details said. Silon asked a few clarifying questions, nodded, said something in his instrumentrone. It was noticeable that he is satisfied heard.
- Come on to our colleagues. I promised them that you will come with me. - Silon, apparently, decided in advance that Shepard is imperative to communicate with his assistants and the captain did not discourage.
Approaching the laboratory door, I saw the XO Chakwas and Seleznev - Squad chief doctors just left the room, closing the instrumentrony. Chakwas noticing Shepard, immediately went up to him, greeted a slight nod Dr. Silon:
- John, I know that Dr. Silon has wanted to attach you to a discussion document. - Salarian heard the words medic Squad nodded. - And also I know that you have time for lunch. Please do not be overloaded and early to arrive at the headquarters. Svetlana ... wants to see you. No, it's all right, doctors headquartered in control. - He explained the doctor fregatkreysera, noting the increased voltage Shepard. - It's just ... you need to recover, John.
- I confirm John. - I came to an exec Dr. Selezneva. - Svetlana's fine. And you might want to stay close to her. And to restore your health and peace of mind for your spouse.
Shepard nodded and the two went to the medical flight of stairs, the conclusion to the service entrance to the hospital. Mate and Dr. Silon entered the lab, just once in a dense environment Salarian assistant physician.
The conversation lasted several hours. Finally Dr. Silon informed his colleagues that the captain should return to headquarters to work with a group of documents and Shepard warmly said goodbye to the head of the group and his assistants. Silon with the acquiescence of his associates went to the hospital to conduct a guest doors.
- Thank you, Captain. - Silon said, when they came out of the laboratory. - We will try as soon as possible to understand the documentation that you have provided to us and will do everything to put the production of drugs on an industrial basis. I was glad to see you and talk.
- I, too, Doctor. - Shepard gently shook the outstretched hand salarians. - Good luck to you and your colleagues.
Back at the apartment, Number Svetlana found there. She carefully stood up from his chair, walked over to him, hugged him and froze, enjoying moments of togetherness. Shepard understood why the wife so badly wanted to see him - she found one damaged after a glancing blow sniper ch
arge helmet and, no doubt, thought a lot. Unpleasant.
- Svetlana. - Shepard said, his face buried in her luxurious hair. - I'll be there for you always. Please do not cheat yourself. Everything will be fine.
- True? - Streltsov looked at Shepard and he saw the corners of her eyes poblёskivavshie tears. - True?!
- True. True. - John embraced her tightly, her close to him. - Of course, it is true, Svetlan. A different and can not be.
- I want to believe it, John. Really want to. Thank you for coming so quickly and stayed with me. Let's have dinner. I have already collected.
- Come on. - Shepard, without opening the open arms, went into the kitchen with Svetlana, softly but adamantly refusing to transport food and equipment into the dining room. - Light, it need not. Let's go in the kitchen. The home-like.
- Okay, John. - Svetlana smiled shyly and Shepard kissed her on both cheeks. - Thank you.
During dinner, Shepard tried to speak only on the topics that interest Svetlana and say so to deliver her and only her greatest satisfaction. Svetlana happy opportunity to talk with John like that, as a family, forget about the fact that she - commander, officer and head. She was happy, and that children feel their father, my dad close by and, of course, they quietly, deeply educated and formed under his influence.
Late in the evening on instrumentron Shepard came to Dr. Silon report with supporting documents from Synthetic Corps. Work on the documentation on technology and means of treatment of chemical burns entered the substantive stage and now was to be expected that in a few days it will help many patients to hospitals and hospitals of the Citadel, and then be transferred and on the ships and in the colonies and in the station, continued to fight with Reapers and their accomplices.
Citadel. The war against the Reapers: Hanaro-diplomat
Walking along the seemingly endless corridors of the station, Shepard thought about the outcome of the meeting with salarian Spectrum Yodnumom Bau held a half-hour ago, in one of the meeting rooms of the main building the headquarters of the Corps. Bau asked for a meeting in advance - it was several days since the transfer of documents on the treatment of chemical burns doctors Hospitals Guerta. All these days were filled Shepard work during the crisis headquarters of the Centre. And now - this meeting.
If you formulate short, salarian-Spectrum reasonably suspected that one of the diplomats was drugged hanarskih Reapers. Sam Bau has taken to clarify the situation, some of the steps, but the closeness of the diplomatic corps created even for the spectrum of known problems - a simple agent-Spectrum was difficult to count on success and Bau, weighing almost all the "pros" and "cons", I decided to go to the headquarters of Detachment , mindful of the fact that in the group works as many as four Spectra, what diplomats, Hanaro was well known. And the fact that he is not available, a simple salarians may well be available Spekrtru-squad members. Option predictable, but Shepard waiting for the squad once again frustrate the Citadel in the next sortie, wanted to load themselves with work more - he could not stand idle and doing nothing. Because meeting with Bow at headquarters began to exec a great opportunity to escape from routine, though very hard work in the crisis center. After studying the information provided by Bau, Shepard came to the unequivocal conclusion - services responsible for the safety of the inhabitants of the Citadel, it's time to attend to the creation of a system capable to calculate these here intoxicated.
The next meeting is planned with the Bow in the embassy quarter, which was literally a stone's throw from the quarter, which housed the headquarters of Spectra housing. Shepard have not been in the room Regional Management Corps, so planned immediately after the meeting with salarian Spectrum to look out there and get a list of all arriving at the Citadel Hanaro - both diplomats and ordinary visitors.
Salarian-Spectrum did not disappoint, he came to the meeting exactly on time. Sitting in one of the technical level of the premises, and Shepard Bau discuss what they have managed to make the problem of drugged Hanaro diplomat. It turned out that Shepard had to play in this case, one of the main roles - here involve very significant or Turian Anderson was not possible - it is still a diplomat, not a simple inhabitant of or visitor stations.
- Well, Bau. - Shepard said, rising from some of the old container. - I'll let the team under your login, allowing scanning, then walk through the terminals stations. Hopefully, they will not be too much.
- I can not promise, Captain. - Salarian grimaced, resting his horns in the little room ceiling. - We should still pay attention to all who came to the Citadel Hanaro during the last decade.
- Making. - Number One interlocutor nodded farewell and left the small room, up the vertical ladder to one of the podsobok-closets. Looking at instrumentron captain left the back room and decided not to postpone the inspection terminals identified later. Typing on a keyboard command, Shepard waited a few minutes and during that time has passed to the first terminal, located in the embassy quarter. The left is an elevator complex - eight mines with mixed booths. Reasonable inputs, outputs, delayed, was the incessant drone of the plurality of merged conversations and negotiations - the inhabitants of the Citadel in full audio channels used, as video within the station was strictly regulated.
After reading terminal, Shepard became convinced that he was hacked, so mark it as suspicious on the plane, is lit on the small screen of your instrumentrona.
Moving in the office area, the captain easily find another one terminal, also affected by cracking. Something told Shepard - is unlikely, Hanaro diplomats will be marked clearly - too public about specific and Hanaro in the office complex - an extremely rare visitors.
Coming in from the chain transitions to the district department of the spectrum, Shepard entered the booth, closed the door and dialed the terminal command to start surveillance protocol for everything that happens within the perimeter of the Embassy of Hanaro. Anyway Hanaro had nowhere to go, and at the embassy, they willy-nilly, but felt more free. This should take full advantage.
From the district department Spectra Shepard called wage mobility and on it went to the Docks, in the storage area, to be exact - D2 zone. There he found the sought hacked terminal, located just a few steps from the elevator complex.
Making sure that the handwriting is the same attacker, as fixed in the already previously examined terminals, Shepard, looking at the map on the small screen instrumentrona, hurried to the back of storage areas docks. There has been placed another terminal. The captain had already felt the Hanaro agitated, realizing that their manipulation with public terminals attracted the attention of "competent authorities". Such excitement diplomats could lead to malopredskazuemy and very unpleasant consequences - Shepard knew a lot about what can make are influenced by intoxication reasonable, if they get the appropriate orders from their "puppet masters".
Reaching the far terminal, the captain was convinced that he was hacked. On the face of it it worked fine, but at the entrance to a certain branch of the menu instead of the usual pictures with the touch-sensitive areas of the highlight something else. Since a picture is like a "engineering" menu, but allow reasonable, get to it, much less. Here, conducting the necessary procedures, Shepard was faced with the so-called "loop" - complete the process could only be re-addressed to the terminal, located in the storage area by the elevators. Mate had to do and - Olivia Alix and Mark Shepard advised not to try to make changes at the appropriate level, in addition to not bother to indoctrinate Hanaro.
- They have a few? - Said the captain of the keyboard by making a request to Olivia.
- Yes. - Said kiborgessa. - Usually, the Reapers so insured and expand a network of agents.
- Clear. - Shepard returned to the terminal screen, the standard form, made sure that none of the prudent manipulation of the terminal is not interested, and hurried back to the elevator hall storage area. Here, after working with the terminal, the captain was convinced that the loop has worked properly - did not have to go back to the distant terminal is necessary.
; Entering the elevator, the captain pressed the button the desired floor to him - he decided to go to the Legation Quarter on foot, but the trill instrumentrona and flared on the small screen characters representing a call from Spectrum Bau forced him to press "stop" button.
- Captain, I thank you. I managed after you have worked with compromised terminals to calculate a traitor-Hanaro. Now it is sent to the first terminal.
- Legation Quarter?
- Yes captain. - Confirmed salarian-Spectrum. So I asked for assistance from the local branch of the BRP and service agents have blocked the area. Waiting for you. It looks like a traitor is trying to revive the terminal once again be able to use it for their own purposes.
- Then we'll take him. - Shepard said, running the elevator, going to the nearest floor and headed for the parking lot hired flyers. - I will fly on the flyer taxi.
-I wait, captain. - Salarian switched channels.
-John. - Alix came to communicate - it is only from the entire trio Synthetic Corps almost always called by the name XO. Olivia so called Shepard when occurred especially in big trouble, and Mark - more rarely in the mood. In principle, the captain never get to the bottom, why it is called the John, the captain, the XO, then Shepard. - Kasumi interested Hanaro work on the Citadel. Most likely it will be in the premises of the Embassy Hanaro when you will be there to deal with this traitor. She sent a coded message, warned of their presence.
-Mail me a transcript, Alix. - Shepard asked, seeing that the car is already close to the embassy quarter and picking up the remote control flyer coordinates of the landing site.
-Forward John. - Alix disconnected.
After reading the message, Shepard had no doubt - Kasumi and digs deeply and widely. Her interests and drugged Hanaro, and the way it helps his new backers to win over his people, and technology, with which he intends to do it all. Of course, it will not light up, take advantage once again its unique stealth system.
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