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[ Uh-oh, it's another newbie. This one looks pretty much like a normal 20-something human woman. Maybe a little confused, but that's not unusual around here, either, no doubt. ]

Hey, so, I've never been kidnapped before, but I'm pretty sure giving me a new communication device defeats the purpose of disabling the one I came here with.

Anyway, I'd like to see if anyone is here that I know - so... hi?

[ She waves at the camera. ] Tempest crew? Andromeda Initiative? I can't be alone here, can I?

[ She really doesn't want to be alone here. ]

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[As Chris feed shows, he was a tad nervous speaking but figured out someone should respond to the woman barely a few years older than himself...]

I've never heard of this 'Andromeda Initiative' but... You're not alone in this place. There's quite a few of us here.

Oh, trust me, I noticed all the people. Just none I recognized.

Ryder.

[In the same tone as someone would say 'oh thank god'.]

No, you're not alone. Looks like it's just you and me, but... hey. Better than no one.

Where are you?

Vetra! Wow, is it good to see you.

[ The look of relief on Ryder's face is hard to miss, and she smiles. ]

I'm in, uh, well I mean it's a city? Hard to tell beyond that, really.

Wow. Good to see you haven't changed.

[Isn't she funny.]

You wanna send me a nav-point or are we playing Seek The Pathfinder?

What? Oh, right, I guess that's working still.

[ Look, she's more than a little messed up Vetra!!! ]

I gotta say, some weird shit has happened since we got to Andromeda, but this really takes the cake. I can't... SAM isn't responding.

It's not?

You're sure he's just not... I don't know. Pouting? Can AI pout?

No, no I'm pretty sure he's just... not... there.

Which... shouldn't be possible. Unless someone found a way to disable my implant, which is also a scary prospect.

How? I thought anything screwing with your implant was...

[She makes a sort of fluttering hand gesture.] Not great.

Yeah, exactly. How is what I've been asking myself since I woke up.

We should get you scanned. There's gotta be a medical center here somewhere.

[ For the moment, Ryder remains serious, grave. ]

I'd agree with that, but I'm not sure I want to just give them certain... information. Whoever they are.

Then we find someone like us -- someone who got dragged here without asking.

It can't be too hard to find.

Am I a bad person for wishing Lexi was here? I just... I'm not sure I can trust anyone else with it.

On top of everything else, it's... weirdly personal.

I don't think that's a bad thing. Maybe if she was here, she'd lecture SAM into activating again.

[C'mon laugh. Just a little.]

I'll keep an eye out, all right? We'll get this figured out.

If anyone could do it, Lexi could.

Thanks, Vetra. [ Ryder makes a slight face. ] Sorry I'm not up to par - I mean, worse than usual.

[ She has really been thrown for a loop, here. ]

I think I'd pay to see that.

[She shrugs, with a game attempt at a neutral expression.]

Hey, it's okay. It's not everyday you fall out of the Nomad and end up in another universe.

We're both a little uneasy here.

Little bit. Kidnapping was not on my bucket list.

Anyway, nav point sent. Let's meet up, talk in private.

I'd be worried if I was.

Got it. Coming your way.

If the Ingress scrambled your communicator, there are a myriad of services available here to fix it. The TAB network is quite universal however.

[ Sara has to laugh at that. Oh, you sweet turian summer child. ]

Yeeeeaaaaah, the communication device I'm talking about is a little different than what you're used to.

[ SAM. It's SAM. ]

I see.

[ Girl, he's seen some pretty weird shit after a year of being here. A neurally linked AI wouldn't make him bat an eye anymore. ]

Well, if you need any help with navigating the TAB, I... am unfortunately not available to help right now. [ Between parasite hunting and all that. ] But there multiple resources that can give you a quick run down.

Failing that, they're really quite intuitive.

It's just weird to have to carry it around all the time. Like... a couple centuries out of date weird.

[ That earns her another raised mandible and a pause. ]

Interesting. An implant of some sort then?

[ Turians and their mandibles. Some humans claim they're hard to read, but Sara grew up on the Citadel. Elcor and hanar are way worse. ]

Something like that. More permanent than even one built into a hardsuit or omni-tool. Or at least, it was supposed to be.

[ There actually doesn't seem to be anything wrong with the implant itself, just that SAM is apparently no longer on the other end. ]

[ Omni-tool.

This person was from his universe.

Something clicks in the back of his mind. Andromeda Initiative. That Andromeda Initiative?

His previous open expressiveness fades into Spectre-class unreadability. For a good few moments, he doesn't answer, rifling through his mind for any associated memories. She's familiar now, he remembers- remembers- all the research on Alliance politics going in- ]

You're Sara Ryder.

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[ She blinks. It's not so much a surprise to hear a total stranger knows who she is - she's used to that. It's just weird to have one suddenly bust it out mid-conversation is all. ]

Well... yeah. What, do I owe you money?

[ When in doubt, wisecrack. ]

Oh, five sencs, give or take.

[ He sounds very amused. ]

Nihlus Kryik. [ If she didn't recognize him by face, he's not sure she'll know him by name. It rather suited him. ] I work at a local tech repair store in R1. It's called Fried Circuits and should be up on the network's business directory.

Feel free to drop by if you want that implant looked at, but I can't promise I'll be able to fix it. Neural implants are a bit out of my field of expertise.

[ After everything with Saren though, he's he's quickly getting pretty familiar. ]

[ The Andromeda Initiative was something even Saren heard of, seen the campaign ads for. As far as he was aware, it never took the public interest it hoped for. The ads left him scoffing. Human kind, it had seemed to him, would always try to overstep their boundaries. Thought it deserved more than it already had. Still, Saren had kept an eye on Jian Garson regardless. ]

Andromeda Initiative...

[ He scoffs here, too. You could practically feel his contempt for the name. ]

The project associated with Jian Garson?

Yeeeeeeeeeeeah, that's the one. Are you... not in the AI?

No. I wasn't even aware that it was significant enough to get recruits.

When did it launch?

[ How does this guy not know that? ]

...It was kind of a big deal when it did. In '85.

The Andromeda Initiative hardly seemed relevant when I caught wind of it. I admit I'm surprised it gathered enough funding to be successful.

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