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“We have several houses for you to choose from Shepard,” councillor Tevos stated her blue face kind as she stood from her desk flanked by the other three council members. “We owe you a great debt, one that can never be fully repaid.”
“After all the trouble we have given you in the past, we thought it would be best to start with a home, somewhere you can put down roots.” Sparatus continued, his white markings striking on his dark exoskeleton.
“Just name the world you would like to settle on and we will have everything sorted out by the time you arrive.” The salarian councillor, Valern, smiled under his blue robes. “So which of the worlds holds your interest?”
Shepard stood with her hands behind her back, mouth open as she gaped like a fish. What the fuck is going on? She asked herself, discreetly pinching her arm to make sure she was not dreaming. “What do you want from me?”
“We want nothing from you Shepard,” Tevos said stepping closer. “You have done more than enough for us all. We just want you to be happy for one.”
“Shepard, we want to do this for you. Please just take the damn house.” Steven Hackett stated pulling off his hat to scratch at his grey hair before smirking, “This time they truly wish to make you happy and apologise for the...”
“Alright, I get it.” Shepard took a few deep breaths. “Fine, I'll take the house on one condition. My friend, Thane, died of Kepral's Syndrome. I want the world Intai'sei in the Argos Rho cluster, Phonenix system, given to the drell. Even if they don't wish to live there... It has high temperatures and an arid climate that would meet their needs better than a humans.”
Steven Hackett nodded, his blue eyes and scars softening at the condition. “We can do that commander, the colony that was there were taken early in the Reaper invasion. Now what world would you like to live on?”
“Virmire I guess,” Shepard, ignoring the use of her former title, hesitated before continuing. “Somewhere away from the nuke I set off and not too humid.”
“The south continent would be best then, but with the various criminal gangs and petty dictatorships that are still in the Terminus Systems you will be in danger.” Valern said, his eyes narrowing slightly.
“They all owe their continuing existence to me, and if that doesn't stop them, than I'll just shoot the bastards.” Shepard folded her arms across her chest.
Carefully Shepard parked her hover-bike in the courtyard, her eyes not leaving the three-story structure. Pulling her helmet off to hang it over the handlebar Shepard dismounted, still gaping at her new home. “Fuck me, it only took them eight months to build this? What they do, get the fixed Geth to build it?”
“Yes, we did Shepard-Jane.” a computerised voice stated from right behind her.
Turning Jane had her pistol drawn and her biotics flaring before she even realised she had moved. “Don't fucking do that!”
“We are sorry, Shepard-Jane.”
“Just Shepard.” she said holstering her gun. “What are you even doing here?”
“We are here to cook and clean for you.” The Geth replied.
“Were you ordered here?”
“No Shepard. We requested this assignment, when we were re-activated we had memory files containing you. We wished to know more about you.”
“You have some of Legions' memories?” Shepard took a step back shocked.
“Yes.” was all the Geth offered to say.
“So what should I call you?” Shepard asked looking over the AI. It was shaped much like a quarian, if you discounted the curved head and neck that ended in a light.
“We are Geth.”
“So are others, what should I call the unit I am speaking with now? I can't call you 'Geth' or 'Legion'.” Shepard stated sadly, still missing her friend.
“You would like to give us a name Shepard?”
“Yes.” Shepard stated walking to the small porch she noticed tucked into a corner between the two garages. “You never know, it could help kick-start the off-line reaper tech that Legion sacrificed himself for.”
“We would like a name.” The Geth said.
Stopping at the top of the stairs Shepard looked down at the Geth and smiled. “Lootus.”
“Lootus, ancient Estonian language from Earth. Meaning: Hope. We are Lootus.”
“Thank you. Now are you going to show me around my new home, or are we just going to stand here all day Lootus?”
“Affirmative, this way Shepard.”