[BCOLOR=transparent]Decontamination. Always with the bloody decontamination.[/BCOLOR]
[BCOLOR=transparent]Kalo knew why it was necessary. Every Quarian knew why. Hell most of the galaxy knew why the bloody decontamination process was necessary, that didn’t mean they weren't a dam nuisance all the same. It was good to be back on a Quarian vessel again though. The heavy dull hum of of the ship felt just right, the citadel had been far too quiet and still.[/BCOLOR]
[BCOLOR=transparent]“Why don’t you come aboard Blinky? There must be someone you want to talk to.”[/BCOLOR]
[BCOLOR=transparent]“I have already communicated with everyone I wish to Kalo.” Blinky’s voice crackled over the comms. “Besides there is still much I wish to investigate about the ship”[/BCOLOR]
[BCOLOR=transparent]Inside his helmet Kalo couldn’t help but roll his eyes. That was Blinky all over, if it were allowed he would probably seal himself in the engineering bay and speak to everyone via comms. Kalo also made a mental note to get the engineering crew a small token of appreciation. Dealing with Blinky’ had once driven an engineer to request a transfer off the Neema and that was a fairly conventional vessel. The Tempest was clearly something a little more special.[/BCOLOR]
[BCOLOR=transparent]When the decontamination process were finally finished Kalo fell into step with the rest of the squad as they followed the Commander out of the decontamination area. As he walked he tried to recall if anyone he knew was stationed on this ship. The problem was that Marines had a tendency to move between ships and there were just so many ships in the flottilla, it almost impossible to keep track of people[/BCOLOR]
[BCOLOR=transparent]Kalo was so preoccupied with his thoughts that he failed to notice the group stop and walked smack into the back of the person in front of him. After a hasty apology he shuffled to the edge of the group to find out why they had stopped and was surprised see Admiral Zora inspecting them. There was someone else talking to the commander but Kalo couldn't see them from where he was. If they were with Admiral Zora though they had to be top brass. Mindful of future career prospects Kali decided to shut up and standstill, he didn't want to be remembered as that Quarian that said something moronically stupid in front of Admirals.[/BCOLOR]
[BCOLOR=transparent]<ANOMALY DETECTED, ALL HANDS BRACE FOR IMPACT>[/BCOLOR]
[BCOLOR=transparent]It took a second or two for the warning to register in Kalo’s mind and by the time he moved to brace the turbulence was strong enough to throw him to his knees. Cursing he crawled towards a shipping crate, using it as support to get back on his feet as a second wave of turbulence hit. [/BCOLOR]
[BCOLOR=transparent]“What the hell wa….” Kalo started before trailing off as the new announcement cut over him. This time Kalo reacted without delay, his left hand reaching for his rifle while his right launched a tiny drone as he dropped down into crouch behind the shipping crate and cursed leaving most of his gear aboard the Tempest. Looking over his left shoulder he saw that another soldier had already taken up position by the commander and so he stayed where he was. It was a better position anyway and being here would draw fire away from the Admirals. [/BCOLOR]
[BCOLOR=transparent]There was a small ping from his omni-tool and when he looked at the small projection he felt a chill run down his back. The thing was huge, monstrous. He’d seen vids of Yaghs before but somehow they hadn’t done the species justice.[/BCOLOR][BCOLOR=transparent][/BCOLOR]
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[BCOLOR=transparent]“I have eyes on one hostile” Kalo shouted as he tapped at his omni-tool “Lighting it up now”. A red glow began to emanate from the far end of the hangar as his drone locked onto the Yagh it had found.[/BCOLOR]