 Hello, hello, hello! I'm back with some more of the wonderful Mass Effect 3 in preparation for Andromeda. And I'm playing with Sheppard. Huh, sounds weird. Anyway, I have no idea what is going on right now. I mean, I have some semblance of an idea. Ah yes, Sheppard is dreaming nightmares. More of the child's psychological manipulation that so often goes on in the world of Mass Effect. But you see, it will not work on me, because quite simply, I'm insane. But at least very well used to child death. I've read a lot of books. I've been to college, I'm full of knowledge, you see. Oh god, this is a bit too loud. Alright. So you see, Sheppard is being tortured by dreadful experiences, and by post-traumatic stress from all that she saw on Earth. No surprise really, since, well, senior planets get massively ravaged by evil, robot aliens, intelligent, gigantic ships, basically dreadnoughts of a size that is far larger than most things that your mind can accept as normal. I imagine it is quite traumatic, quite awful. Unexperienced like few others. Anyway. Hello, David, it's time to get up. No, I'm not surprised. I've been better. There's more to it than that, isn't there? That's really bothering you. I think you have a really great deal, see. Mass Factory, a good night's rest. Where you just let Sheppard sleep without these slow-mole nightmares. The Reapers are here now. And the Council, the other races, are only interested in looking after themselves. Yeah. How many civilians are dying while they wait for us to make the first move? At least the Council can't deny the Reapers exist. Not anymore, you mean? They've got to. Commander Sheppard, I'm specialist... Oh, I beg your pardon, I thought you were alone. Oh, your pardon is well and truly begged. Commander Sheppard, I'm comm specialist Samantha Treynor with Alliance R&D. Good for you. Did you do your job well? It happens to us all. The ship's in line with Alliance Regs now, and it has new top-of-the-line quantum entanglement communicators. Woo-hoo! Quantum entanglement communicators. Commander Sheppard intended to use the Normandy as his mobile command centre. That's no longer an option. Yes, I heard he chose to stay and fight. In any event, I'm honoured to discuss with you, Commander. If you don't need me, that is. They only sent me here to oversee the retrofits. Commander Sheppard, some of our systems require further testing, and Specialist Treynor has been extremely effective during installation. I would prefer that she remain. Got it, Edie. Oh, wait. Since when does a virtual intelligence make requests? Not a virtual intelligence. You think they are? Bully self-aware. Oh, I knew it. I knew Joker was lying. Of course you did. You look clever, girl. I can't be a simple VI to protect myself. I apologise for the deception. Thanks, Edie. And I apologise for all those times I talked about how attractive your voice was. Anyway, shall I give you a tour? I'm sure many fanfics have been written about these two. You'll find the galaxy map where you can set the Normandy's destination. Yes. You can also check your messages at your private terminal. Why am I not surprised? The War Room houses a strategic command centre for mission-specific intel and war analysis. I do love me a War Room. The shuttle bay contains an armory where you can modify your equipment between missions. Finally, Liara has set up a lot of hardware down in the old Exo office on Deck 3. I think she's clings that room. And they are. She tends to do that. It just flies alliance colours now. Speaking of which, I believe I'm from Hackett would like to speak to you at the VidCon. Oh, what's he now? Another one of the... sons of guns who wanted to take my ship away from me. Well, I would be lying if I said that they're useless so I'm going to go with the reasonable, not completely insane and self-centred answer. Theories are all we've got right now. What's your plan? I'm trying to get the Turian Primark for a summit meeting with the Asari and Celerians. I'll bypass the council and appeal directly to their leadership. That's good. I like it. This is where we start laying the groundwork for our counter-attack. Unfortunately, we don't have a whole lot to back it up right now. Then build alliances, gather everything and everybody you can for the cause. What about the Prothean device? Find me people who can help build it and if you can't, I'll take ships, soldiers, supplies, whatever you can get. We need to keep hitting the Reapers across every theater of war they open. Buy us time to figure out the device. And when it's finished? Assuming it ever is, we pool all our resources. Think of it as a giant armada for delivering the device when the Reapers are most vulnerable. The stronger you can make that armada, the better the chances of punching through. Sure. You can count on it, sir. It's not just me. It's everyone back on Earth. Anderson and what's left of the Alliance forces have to hold out until we deal with the enemy. I understand, Admiral. Good. Then make it happen, Commander. At this point, Earth probably looks more like a fiery, cauldron of brimstone, hellfire and death. Which is not something I'm against, you know. Let's see. War assets. Oh, remember that. Great. So many war assets. And yet so little. All right. Good to know that we've got all of those. I'll take basically another, what, 40 hours, 80 videos at least to get all the war assets that we need. No biggie. Ah, yes. This super weird gate which slows down everything. Will he know? Yes. When I was working on the Normandy's upgrades I left at the end of the day. I didn't even have a toothbrush or a change of clothing until I made some emergency purchases on the Citadel. If you need help. Next time you need something, just ask. You're not alone here. Oh, it's a trouble, Commander. I'm sure you have larger concerns. I do. You can put in a requisition order. My toothbrush is a decision pro-march for. It uses tiny mass effect fields to break up and massage the gums. It costs 6,000 credits. Okay. Yeah. There's nothing wrong with that. In any event, I appreciate you giving me the chance to stay. Was there anything else? Oh, yeah. Let's dig into the spices. Where are you from originally? A colony in the Terminus systems, actually. Though I studied on Earth at Oxford. My parents were from London. They loved Earth, but they wanted the freedom a colony life could offer. If they stayed in London, they'd be dead right now. Don't talk like that. A lot of people back on Earth are still alive and counting on us. Quite true, Commander. Yeah. I do end up in the military anyway. My family didn't have money for university. When the Alliance saw my aptitude scores, they offered me a full scholarship. I served my required years after graduation and decided to stay. I really liked the challenges at the lab. London is from Earth without money? Huh. What a... What a load of tosh. Everyone is talking about quantum entanglement today. Mm-hmm. Gooey. I wish I knew what gooey meant. Anyway, I'll see your reaction to the war. Or not washing your teeth. It might actually make things worse, you know. So yeah. Honestly, I say... Carry on, Specialist. Go for an even more expensive toothbrush. Oh! Special Ops. Rune Statement. Emergency. Blah, blah, blah. Welcome back. From Edie. While we were in the dry dock, Joker suggested that a small welcoming gift would be appropriate to have in hand. Should he be reinstated as commanding officer, as the ship does not have the capacity to accommodate the dancers. He suggested I choose something from the official Systems Alliance catalog. Soldiers who have held an N7 designation for five years or more are entitled to commemorative through the jacket for wear. Honor of duty hours. You will find it among the selection of casual clothing in your cabin. Eden Prime. Interesting. Okay, buying the colony. Blah, blah, blah. Alright, we're going to go to Eden Prime, I suppose. Tactical mastery. I don't need any of that. Let's go talk with Joker and head off to Eden Prime. Meet Tanks. I love my ship. It's just the best ship ever. Hey, Commander. You know, I had my doubts about the council. But after years of ignoring your warnings, they're finally willing to step up and tell you they just can't help. They've spent years denying the threat. You think they'd be prepared now? I was kind of hoping that maybe they were planning in secret and just not telling you about it because, you know, Cerberus... Well, let me know if you want to know them on the channel and then hang up on them, you know, for all time's sake. Sure. Commander. Oh. That's one of the things I hated with this part of Mass Effect. You didn't have much to speak about with Joker. Yeah, that's right. What a horrible choice. All right. I am going to go. Conquer systems. Oh, yes. This is the Milky Way map as you have probably seen at this point. Rescue Turin Primarch. Recover protein artifact. Cerberus Lab. So many choices. As you know here, search and rescue. The Normandy is equipped with a new and improved scanning pulse that can detect objects of interest. Use this to uncover war assets, artifacts, intel and fields you fly around the system. Be aware, however, that each time the pulse is used, the chance that reapers will enter the system to investigate it is increased. If a reaper enters the system, you are in. Flee in the white until you have completed the mission before returning. Okay, if I enter the orbit of this plant, I get nothing. I'm trying to remember whether there was an annoying scanning game here as well. Ah! There we go. What did I find? You, I meant. Oh! So there was an annoying scanning game. Excitement. So what did I find? Protein data files. Lovely. Such excitement as I have never ever known. Let's get to Eden Prime. Ooh! What is it? It's a wreckage. 200 units of fuel. Well, totally useless. Eden Prime, is it? This idyllic, agrarian world, was one of the first human colonies established beyond the Karen mass relay. Karen. Eden Prime's fertile biosphere drew heavy immigration from the system, alliance and other human organizations. In 2183 Eden Prime was attacked by a get-force led by the rogue Spectre Sarenaterius. That's the name of the antagonist of Mass Effect 1. The one I couldn't remember back at the beginning of last episode. Was it the middle of last episode? Yeah. Anyway. Commander Shepard responding to the attack encountered a protein beacon that warned of imminent Reaper invasion. It is thanks to this beacon and the commander's quick action that the galaxy has any chance of survival today. Although the reapers rust past much of the Exodus cluster in their plan to take Earth, it is clear the war has come to Eden Prime. Distressed signals have jammed all available frequencies. Fars burn in vast waters across the arable land. And it's once extensive monorail system is twisted metal. Cerberus has much to lose if word of their ruthless attack on the human colony gets out. What they stand to gain must be equally valuable. Let's see what that is then, shall we? Oh, now the gun is it? Let's see what will damage. Well, definitely the crusader. Can I modify it in any way? Apparently, yeah. Oh, good. This will do, I believe. Anything else? A gun. Do I really need a gun? Probably. Power recharge speed minus one hundred seventy five percent. Minus one hundred seventy. Ugh. You know what? What the hell? If I'm unhappy with it, I can always dump load of those weapons off. Next time I find a bench. This is where it all began. It is, isn't it? But I don't think you were there. The Perthian beacon gave you the vision that warned us about the Reapers. Oh yes, there was a vision. That beacon gave us a few years to prepare. Without it, the Reapers would have finished this already. Right. So any other Perthian artifact will be destroyed. So any other Perthian artifact on Eden Prime could be just as important. Yes. And this time you'll be here to help with whatever we find. I'll do my best. Do you have any idea what Cerberus found? The Alliance didn't get any specifics about what Cerberus has uncovered. But whatever it is, it's better off with us than with Cerberus. Ah, now I remember. Basically I got a vision and what happened was I went looking for a Perthian specialist. That's how I met Liara. A galaxy renowned Perthian archaeologist. Let's just say. Who was what? 100, 150 years old? Maybe older? And considered quite young and inexperienced for her race. Come on, we need to find the dig site. And that's exactly what we'll do. They'll rebuild this place once we've dealt with Cerberus. It's a Perthian text sticking out of the ground like an old bone. Hey Doc, any idea what that is? I can't tell much from here but it's from their final dynasty functional but without the decoration of earlier periods. Archaeologists always wondered why the architecture became simpler at the end. It's clear now. They were too busy fighting the reapers to care about aesthetics. I'm not surprised. So let's put my sniper at the ready. We've taken more able-bodied men and women from pacified neighbourhoods. The colonists generally have accepted the story that they have gone to perform tedious but safe manual labour in a Cerberus research camp on the other side of the planet. And when we increased food ratios as payment for the work most of the complaints died away. That out. Maintain the story as long as possible. We don't have the manpower to fight the entire colony and if his family is new they were never going to see their sons and daughters again. There's no way they'd cooperate. Excellent. More walls. Wall acids. Unlock dice first. Is it now? Oi. I'm pressing space not to go around doing gymnastics but to go down with this here elevator. So it's a body? No. Cerberus found a living Prothean. What? Oh doesn't deal C isn't it? Protheans had powerful stasis technology. That's the only reason any of their artifacts survived intact. Cerberus found this in an underground bunker. It still has power. He spent in stasis for the past 50,000 years waiting for us. Think of what we could learn. What can you tell me about the Protheans, the people, not the technology? I'm afraid most of what's known about Protheans come from the Prothean Empire. The Prothean Empire span from the Galactic community to help them join the Galactic community. Uplifted huh? Like when the Solarians helped the Groban to evolve a little faster. Yes. Judging by the diggards like the Prothean Archive on Mars or here on Eden Prime, the Protheans wanted other species to learn. It's clear that they had knowledge, growth and cooperation with the rest of the galaxy. That does sound a bit too friendly. They had an empire that span the entire galaxy. It's unlikely they did that just by playing nice. Of course. They must have had an impressive military as well. Whatever the Protheans were, finding one alive represented as an opportunity. See, Liara in Mass Effect 1 would have been shocked by my bluntness. But Liara in Mass Effect 3 is kinda awesome. Spot is, he's not. God, without doing more damage, Cerberus took over the labs nearby to research what they found at the dig site. That's likely our best bet. Speak you the devil or rather of his dog. And it shows up immediately. Dammit. Completely missed that shot. See, did not miss that one. No, that one! Three in a row. How do we keep moving? Where do we... oh yeah, we are looking for stuff. Things. Must stop pressing shift. Oh, bye. Anything useful? No? Whoops. Screwed that bit up. Dammit. I think I'm gonna switch weapons right now. Whoa, whoa, whoa! Okay, I completely screwed this bit up. Did not realize there was a... Let's do this the right way now, shall we? First thing, I'm gonna check all these houses in the hopes that I'll find something useful. Or at least more bullets for my sniper gun. Oh, see? Salvaging equipment. Always good. Credits. Lovely. Here's some ammo. Anything in the house? Oh, more credits. Alright, the fact that this weapon is currently unable to hit me. Really nice. Well, this did nothing useful. Alright. All good so far. Resistance information update. Words from our souls within Eden Prime's resistance movement that we can expect an attack on our security center between 2200 and 2300 tomorrow night. They're pouring in forces from across the colony. This gives us the perfect chance to destroy their leadership. Good, good, good. Lovely. And I'm all about intel, aren't I? Oh, med kit. Oh, it's useful. You know, I'm just going back and forth right now. Any of you boys here? Or here? Alright. Oh, there's someone here, isn't there? Interesting. You know, this shot done quite different from the last one. And I'm not sure I quite like it, honestly. Maybe I do. Cerberus is studying it to figure out how to physically open the pod. Which lab? That lab? No, not that lab. That's not a lab. Obviously, another lab. Maybe that lab. Yeah, probably that lab. Who the hell knows which lab they meant? Hey, I know. I will use the proper button to show me to point me to that lab. And there it is, right under my nose. Pod data. Alright, so I missed the big green door. Which makes me something even strange foolish creature.