[J was a lot of things. Stylish, fashion-forward, skilled at mixing drinks.
Silent was not one of them.
At the first sound of noise in the flat, she'd very quietly put down what she was doing, and made her way towards it, stealth-minded. Locating the source itself was no problem — it was figuring out what to do once she discovered it.
They hadn't talked since the Monolith — since J had shot her. How was she going to play this? Something was bugging her about the whole situation. What should she say? Initiate a conversation with a friendly Hey J, long time no see, you look better than last time I saw you! Which was when you were dead!
But suddenly, it didn't matter — what had been bugging her hadn't been the estranged nature of their relationship, but the trap wire J's fingers were about to--
The second J triggers the trap, time seems to slow, propelling Shepard into action. She moves like a blur, sprinting forward and grabbing J bodily, using her own body as a shield, and throwing them both forward in a roll.
Behind them, half the ceiling caves in on the spot J had previously been standing on.
Covered with dust and bits of pseudo-plaster from the collapsed structure, Shepard sits up, casting her eyes over J.]
You OK?
[There's a pause, and by way of explanation, she thumbs back at the closet J had been exploring.]
FEEL FREE TO DROP!!!
Silent was not one of them.
At the first sound of noise in the flat, she'd very quietly put down what she was doing, and made her way towards it, stealth-minded. Locating the source itself was no problem — it was figuring out what to do once she discovered it.
They hadn't talked since the Monolith — since J had shot her. How was she going to play this? Something was bugging her about the whole situation. What should she say? Initiate a conversation with a friendly Hey J, long time no see, you look better than last time I saw you! Which was when you were dead!
But suddenly, it didn't matter — what had been bugging her hadn't been the estranged nature of their relationship, but the trap wire J's fingers were about to--
The second J triggers the trap, time seems to slow, propelling Shepard into action. She moves like a blur, sprinting forward and grabbing J bodily, using her own body as a shield, and throwing them both forward in a roll.
Behind them, half the ceiling caves in on the spot J had previously been standing on.
Covered with dust and bits of pseudo-plaster from the collapsed structure, Shepard sits up, casting her eyes over J.]
You OK?
[There's a pause, and by way of explanation, she thumbs back at the closet J had been exploring.]
Close one with the trap, there.