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Marked Effect (AFF Edition)	By : unrealuniverse Category: +M through R > Mass Effect Views: 22185 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter 7 - Trust
9:47pm 23rd December 2016
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Sam was glad he did not decide to go down the lead foot route to get home before ten as just around a blind corner there was a large branch over the entire road. "You have to be having a laugh." He voiced to no one as he stopped the car before sitting there looking at the branch. It did look fairly old and starting to rot so given the wind it was not too surprising but it was still an inconvenience.
Sam reached over for his coat that was on the back seat when in the corner of his vision he saw a person near the undergrowth waving their arms around but not saying a word. The moving shadows and inadequate lighting from the aurora made it difficult to distinguish anything more than a basic outline. Sam grabbed his coat and a torch out of the glove compartment and turned off the engine of the car but left the lights on. He had had enough surprises tonight, someone nicking his car and leaving him to walk home in the cold was not going to be another. He turned on the torch and pointed it in the direction he saw the person in, he just saw someone go into the undergrowth. He was thinking of leaving them but then thought they might be willing to help him move this large branch, so with fear of the unknown making him extremely edgy he begins to walk towards the undergrowth thinking, what the hell am I doing. The aurora made quite weird shadows which did not help calm Sam's nerves as he approached the undergrowth. He pointed the torch through the gap he saw someone go through but the shrubbery was too dense to see anything through. Carefully moving the branches aside he carefully checks to his sides as he began to move forward.
Sam was mighty glad the shrubs were not holly or brambles so it was fairly easy to proceed through. Each extra metre made him more and more nervous however with the moving shadows and the cold. He carefully moved a branch that allowed him to see something metallic underneath a pine tree. He cautiously approached the roughly minibus sized vehicle with some trepidation. It had no wheels and he could not understand the writing on the side. He could not work out how it had got there, especially given the dint in the front from where it hit the tree. Sam moved a little down the side and looked into one of the windows. All he could see was sheet metal, which confused him until he heard a branch snap to his right. Quickly he turned and moving the torch with him the beam landed on something humanoid shaped. "Shit."
It was now blatantly obvious that this person was not human as they had blue skin, no hair, turquoise markings on their face and weird, clearly inadequate clothing. All Sam could do was just stand there in shock.
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Adastra knew this was the time with the most risk, if he fled and told anyone they would not be getting off this planet. She tried to stand in an unthreatening way with a slight smile on her face and hoped the alien would move towards her. This was quite a bit more difficult to do given the cold was beginning to get to her.
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Sam was torn, to run or to help. The former was being screamed into his head by the adrenaline coursing through his body, yet the non threatening look on the alien in front of him finally found that small amount of excitement he had been lacking for the last seven months. He took a few cautious steps closer until he was within three metres of the blue one, who was really starting to shiver in the cold biting wind. Knowing it was his move to make since it is his planet he turned the flashlight towards himself he said "Sam", then pointed the light back at the alien. He hoped beyond hope that she (if it was a she) would get what he was trying to get at.
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Adastra was hoping it would hurry up as it was ridiculously cold when she heard it say "Sam". Thoughts quickly go through her mind since the light was on it then surely its something about itself, species or name. It was a bit of a guessing game at this point as she needed to be on the same page to gain trust. "Adastra." She could only hope she had guessed correctly as that would be embarrassing later. The alien smiled however and took a step closer. 'It seems we have some kind of understanding' Adastra thought.
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Sam was a little stunned when he heard "Adastra". He hoped Adastra had guessed right and it was her name. The blue one moved cautiously toward the rear of the vehicle with Sam keeping a close eye on her. When she stopped and opened the door of the shuttle, Sam carefully approached. The alien walked into the vehicle. Sam's brain was screaming this was a trap but curiosity got the better of him. Making sure he could not be easily pulled in he looked through the door and could see the alien with what looked like a seconds head.
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Adastra was starting to get slightly annoyed at the speed at which this basic communication was progressing, even if it was intriguing to see how the new species would react. She had grown up with automatic translators which converted everything that was spoken into the correct language. She had learnt bits of other languages such as Salarian over the years but that was hardly going to help here.
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It looked as if she was trying to help the second person out of the, what looked a little like the interior of a bus. Sam felt the least he could do was get them somewhere warm as they both look like ice cube people. With that he gingerly climbed in.
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Adastra was glad it seemed to have realised what they needed, a little help. It was a little intriguing quite how much can be done with only two words. Shiala turned to look at the alien as it approached giving a smile to hopefully reassure it. It still stopped seemingly weary of their intentions.
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Sam tried to carefully work out quite what had happened. It was obvious it was a bad landing given the shuttle had gone into the tree. Realisation dawns as he sees a dint, at head height, in the metal box in front of the purple skinned one. He looks down to see a piece of sharp metal sticking out close to the alien's leg with a small amount of dark purple liquid on the floor.
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Adastra puts her arm behind Shiala before helping her shuffle sideways off the seat to avoid the metal and helping her to her feet. Shiala did not have to fake her limp as her leg really did have a little pain when she put pressure upon it.
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Sam really did not know what to do. It is impossible to know what this species could do and while he tried to believe everyone was friendly and caring there is usually a self interest motive involved. He just hoped the self interest was the fact one of them was injured and they both looked cold. Having enough of the waiting around he gestures them to follow him hoping that they understood.
Shiala tried to lean on Adastra as little as possible but it was still interesting as they worked their way through the undergrowth towards the car.
Shiala was shocked at the transport these people had as it was really rather basic. She just hoped that where they were going was not somewhere densely populated where it would be easy for them to be seen. They really did not have a massive option however so she just goes with it.
Sam opened the back passenger door and moved back a little hoping they understood what to do. The two of them move towards the door and the blue one helps the purple one into the car. Surprisingly the blue one also shuts the door which confuses Sam a little. A gust of wind blows down the back of Sam's coat collar which breaks his curious interest and forces his mind back on to the task at hand. Sam moves to the thick end of the branch and tries pushing it. The blue one gets the idea and helps Sam move the branch just enough to get the car past. Sam then went back towards the car and opened the driver's side rear door so that the blue one could sit with her friend. He was not sure if it was a good idea to have the two of them behind him while his concentration was facing forward but since they did not seem to want to hurt him he thought it would be better if they were close to each other.
Sam got in threw the torch into the passenger foot well before starting the engine. He looked at the clock in the dashboard and he did not quite believe it when it said ten twenty seven. It was a little strange driving at getting towards half past ten at night, in the middle of winter, in what was roughly equivalent to dusk given the streaks of light overhead. The light did not really register though as it had just been the most weird day imaginable.
It only took about ten minutes travel the four miles back to Sam's house. The two Asari could only smile when they saw that its house was on the outskirts of the settlement and detached. It looked fairly small but that hardly mattered at this point in time. Sam stopped the car in the driveway and got out, going to the rear door on his side first and opening it before then going to unlock the front door of the house. By the time Sam had unlocked the front door and turned around to head back the two of them were heading towards him. Sam was glad he had backup power for lighting at this point as the power supply to his house was out and he could tell the heating in the house had not been on this evening either. He put the light on in the living room and showed the two of them to the three seat sofa. Sam then took a few logs from the small pile that was beside the fireplace along with a few pieces of kindling and a sheet of paper, placed them in a pile in the hearth and lit the paper.
It was not long before they were all basking in the glow of a hot fire as the faint smell of apples, from the burning apple wood, wafted through the house. The two of them certainly looked happier and warmer than they had when Sam had picked them up. "Adastra, we need to understand the language of this species to make this unexpected meeting a little more comfortable for both of us." Adastra agreed with a nod. Sam looked on with suspicion as the fact they were communicating did not make him feel all that safe in their presence.
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Notes.
So we have two aliens who just happen to have dropped in just before Christmas, how convenient. I am sure if you know Mass Effect then you can guess what is next.
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