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Mass Effect: Mercenaries

Any lingering doubts about the gravity of their mission evaporated as Kerr'Shal watched their contact's brains paint the floor. This was no joke, they were definitely after a big fish here. Perfect.

With a couple strokes on his omni-tool the quarian brought up a HUD display inside his visor. Thermal imaging showed his teammates in bright red and the fading outline of the dead salarian in a dull orange; a quick scan of the area revealed no other activity, but that didn't mean no one else was coming. Switching back to a normal view, he leapt over the balcony and drew his pistol. There was little use in his chasing after the unseen sniper, not on foot anyways--if the others couldn't catch up to him, then Kerr'Shal certainly wouldn't be able to. He could, however, search the salarian's body. He had obviously known something and if that sniper got away, he was still the only lead they had.

Kerr'Shal moved over to Yarsin's lifeless body and turned it over, quickly taking note of the man's clothing and accessories. It only took a couple seconds to spot exactly what he was looking for; the ignition rod for Yarsin's skycar. Kerr'Shal took the small metal stick in his hand and touched the access port. A small holographic display extended from the rod, displaying various bits of information about the vehicle, including the fact that it was parked only a couple of blocks away. If he could get to the car, he could easily catch up to the others.

"You may want to secure this body. There could be other useful items on his person," Kerr'Shal radioed to Raze and Micheal. "I will find his vehicle and join the pursuit."

With that, the quarian set off in the direction indicated by the ignition rod.

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To his relief, Kerr'Shal's mask hid his surprise when Kali addressed him. He had heard of the Huntress; working as a mercenary, it was pretty impossible not to. He just hadn't realized this was her, having never seen her in person before (so far as he knew). The fact that she knew of him was almost as surprising as her presence here. The quarian turned and listened as Arlius spoke up.

"A hacker? That explains your purpose, then. Your skills will no doubt be indispensable," he said. While the rest of the group could probably blast, shoot and stab with the best of them, none of that would be any use when they needed to extract files from a terminal--which they would almost certainly have to do at some point, if the word "puppetmasters" was really all the information they'd been given. This was by far the most extreme job Kerr'Shal had ever been offered. He was used to fighting off isolated bands of pirates and other thugs, not taking down entire criminal syndicates. Rather than let the scale of the task daunt him, however, Kerr'Shal was simply excited. No matter how things turned out, with such large personalities around, this was bound to get interesting.

"Shall we be on our way, then?"

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BlackSam3091 said
Ha, well then Imma going to edit mine so that Raze kicks Kerr'Shal in the shin, then you have to change it!Muah haha aha ha

lol rude

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lol I lucked out, BlackSam's post didn't do much so I barely had to change mine

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Kerr'Shal raised an eyebrow at this.

"Kill each other? Why would we do that? I do not even know who you people are. Well, except for you. 'Aria's Fist,' is it? I knew you looked familiar."

He dismissed the comments about killing each other, if this woman was really who she said she was, it was probably part of her job to come off as a bit crazy and threaten people indiscriminately. Maintaining the organization's reputation, and all that. If Aria T'Loak had sent such a trusted associate to assist in this job, it was something even bigger than Kerr'Shal had originally thought. Intriguing.

"So long as you exclude me from the part where we all kill each other after the job is done, of course I am on board. As for questions, I have two. One, was this Client kind enough to inform you of what exactly we are going to be doing for him? Two, do you have a real name, or am I expected to address you as 'Aria's Fist?'" he asked Alexa.

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Kerr'Shal scratched the top of his mask in confusion, looking from one stranger to another. The human woman looked vaguely familiar, though he couldn't quite place her. Just what the hell was going on here?

"I am beginning to think that, yes, this is some kind of a joke," he said to the krogan. A few swift taps on his omni-tool brought up his primary bank account. The number was unchanged; the enormous advance he'd received was still there. Unless he'd been hacked somehow, of course..... Kerr'Shal brought up the Armax Arsenal online store and ordered a few thermal clips for delivery. The transaction went through without a hitch; no warning that his account had been compromised, or that he didn't have sufficient funds for the purchase. The numbers on his account changed in accordance with the purchase. Everything checked out.

"Well if it is a joke, I really do not see where the punch line is," Kerr'Shal said, looking up from his omni-tool. He was still quite confused, but as long as that was real money in his account he wasn't going to walk away. "I am Kerr'Shal nar Lysin. And the rest of you are?"

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Kerr'Shal stood agape at the turian's behavior, which he could only describe to himself as downright weird, given the situation. One advantage of the quarian enviro-suit: He could make whatever expressive facial gestures he wanted, and no one could see them through the visor. Maybe this Arlius just had some kind of rare mental disorder that was indigenous to turians? Maybe she was putting on an act for some reason? No one who actually had some kind of crippling social anxiety would be involved in a big play like this one. The game Kerr'Shal played wasn't one for the faint of heart.

"....Okay, so you are a liaison, then? I figured that much out, I would not expect someone wielding this many credits to meet in person. So what are the details of this mission your employer has lined up for me?" he asked.

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Damn double post.

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Kerr'Shal nar Lysin strolled up to the building which had been indicated in the message, equal parts tense and excited. This opportunity was almost too good to be true--and that was also why he was a bit on edge. The building was in a fairly prosperous district, well-lit and well-patrolled by Illium police. An unlikely spot for an ambush..... but you could never be too careful. Despite its location there didn't seem to be anyone around, almost as if someone had blocked off the nearby streets. Odd. As Kerr'Shal made his way around the building, he spotted the first person he'd seen in a couple of blocks.

"Well, you must be my mysterious Client..... or at least, a representative," the quarian said, walking up to the female turian. He tapped his right wrist to bring up the holographic glow of an omni-tool. "Shall we get started, then?"

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goodwillsweater said
I can play through the entire trilogy on the hardest level, but I can't drive the damn Mako.

Driving the Mako makes the hardest level playable for me. Ramming those stupid colossus is the best way to take them out.