006- Accidental Broadcast [video]

[renegadedriving]

[Today's broadcast is brought to you by Shepard's D-Terminal... But she's not on the screen. Nor is Monodramon. Instead, it's shaky footage taken from eye level, and it very rapidly becomes apparent that it's battle footage. From Shepard's helmet.]

[Of the first 7 and a half minutes of this. (Spoilers for the end of Mass Effect 2! Those who don't want to watch all 7 minutes can get the gist from the first thirty seconds and a quick glance at 6:10.)]

[Why? Well. Shepard figured out how to transfer files from her helmet's eyepiece to her D-Terminal, and determined that clip dangerously classified and disturbing enough to flat up delete, rather than risk anyone stumbling upon it.]

[And Monodramon has just broadcast it to the entire network by mistake.]

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[Video]

[robotfightclub]

[There's a pause on her end as she tries to think this over. Arcee's seen some pretty nasty things in her days, and as surprising as the ...thing is, it's not something that bothers her a great deal. But that's just it, she has no idea what the thing is or what it does or whatever.

It's hard to be sensitive sometimes, that's why she has to stop and actually think about these things.]

Look, if you ever want to talk about it...

[Private video]

[renegadedriving]

[Oh. Shepard's expression softens a little. She flips the video over to private.]

Honestly, I'd mostly just be complaining.

[. . . Okay, she's proud of this next bit.]

We didn't lose anybody in the base. That's a huge victory.

[Private video]

[robotfightclub]

[That gets a smile out of Arcee.]

Impressive.

[No really, she means that.]

So what's the problem? Like you said, it's a victory.

[Private video]

[renegadedriving]

[The sincerity isn't lost on Shepard, and the grin she gives has a bit of a thank you in it.]

It was a fight we won, but not the war. There are... a lot more of those.

[Private video]

[robotfightclub]

[She gives her own little smirk back, sort of as a "You're welcome".]

War has a funny way of lasting forever. Honestly, I'd celebrate the big victories as much as possible. Keeps you from losing it...

This seems like something worth celebrating.

[Private video]

[renegadedriving]

[Shepard manages a grin in response to that.]

Guess you're right. No use dwelling on it.