Take Liara [Light armor, biotic focus] 45%
Fluttershy and Liara stood at the Citadel docks as the Normandy released its clamps and took off away from the gigantic space station that served as the capital of galactic civilization. Shepard had given the two of them access to his private account of credits telling them to 'go wild' as he wasn't in that much need of the pile of credits he had accumulated over the years.
Choosing who to take with her had been a tough choice for Fluttershy as the options presented by Tali and Garrus all had their good arguments going for them. Garrus's opinion of getting her medium armor was something she had briefly considered but Tali's argument about limiting movement had convinced her that light armor was probably the way to go.
Then after having decided the type of armor, she had to pick her main way of offense. Tali had proposed getting intimately familiar with her omni tool and the offensive capabilities it had, though she admitted that Liara would probably propose using biotics instead of tech. Fluttershy, knowing that she had no experience with technology in the slightest, chose to go with Liara instead of the quarian.
Though she wouldn't admit it to the others she had also seriously considered asking Wrex to come along with her. Though a bit crude, the krogan still had a good two to three hundred years of experience that couldn't be ignored. But in the end, Fluttershy chose to take Liara anyway as, indicated by her medical scan, she apparently had a large amount of Eezo within her body which would allow her to wield powerful biotics.
"So, shall we go find a place to stay for the coming week?" Liara asked, Fluttershy nodded absentmindedly. This would be the first time in over a week that she was not accompanied by a large group of her friends from the Normandy, something that made her feel very uneasy.
Liara paid for a shuttle to bring them to a hotel on the Citadel's Zakera Ward. "Fluttershy, there's a couple of things I wanted to talk to you about, " Liara told the pegasus who finally snapped from her thoughts and nodded. "Good, there's actually three things. The first is about your hair, we need to cut it since hair that long will get in the way. Second is that we'll need to find an armorer that's willing to make you a custom suit, luckily Garrus gave me an address to one that he claims will do it for you. Then the third thing I wanted to speak to you about is getting a biotic amp but that's the last thing... uhm Fluttershy?"
Had the asari been observing Fluttershy she might have noticed that the moment the words 'cut' and 'hair' were uttered in the same sentence the pegasus had frozen. "I-I's cutting my hair really necessary?" she meekly asked, Fluttershy was reluctant to give up her long hair as it had always served as a good barrier to hide behind.
"Absolutely. Your hair will get in the way of running, it will obscure your sight and is heavy in general," Liara said resolutely, Fluttershy swallowed and nodded in agreement, she was already doing things she never thought possible so adding cutting her hair to that list wasn't too bad, right? "Perfect, now let's go find ourselves a hotel!"
The two of them stepped out of the shuttle and started walking past various hotels and businesses, Fluttershy noticed a few curious glances from various passers-by but none seemed to think of her as more than a novelty. The thought occurred to the pegasus that they might have just been assuming that she was Liara's pet of sorts. Internally giggling at that thought she and Liara entered a hotel. "Room for two please," Liara told the attendant, a human female, in the front of the desk who looked between Liara and Fluttershy, a frown forming on her face.
"I'm sorry, ma'am, but we don't allow pets in our rooms," she told the stunned asari while Fluttershy was having trouble not bursting out laughing.
Why am I acting like this?! I would usually be terrified in a situation like this one!
"I assure you that my friend is very much sentient, thank you very much," Liara said with a tinge of annoyance in her voice. Fluttershy simultaneously had opened her omni-tool and pulled up her ID, showing it to the attendant who's eyes went wide.
"I-I'm very sorry, I just assumed..." she stammered but was cut off by a smiling pegasus.
"Don't worry about it, my species isn't exactly mainstream knowledge," Fluttershy told the almost panicking attendant which seemed to calm her down a bit. "Now can you please get us a room for two?"
"Of course! do you want a shared bed or...?" the human asked making the pegasus blush furiously.
"N-no two separate beds please!" Fluttershy stammered, the attendant nodding and got the two of them a room which Liara paid for. After getting settled the two of them decided to get some food at one of the restaurants they passed while they were looking for a hotel. Picking one of them hadn't been too hard and soon the asari and pegasus were happily eating their food, Fluttershy being very glad to have something other than rations to eat. Even though she was told the food on the Normandy wasn't the worst it still wasn't going to beat the salad that stood before her.
"So, Fluttershy, have you decided what we should do first yet?" Liara asked as she cleared out her own plate. "I suggest cutting your air first so it won't be in the way when you get surgery to install the biotic amp."
Fluttershy nearly choked on a bit of her salad as she heard the asari's proposal.
Surgery?! What does she mean by surgery? Can't they just, I don't know, use implants like with the omni tool?!
1. We'll go cut my hair, I've come this far already...
2. We should go to the armorer first to give him time to design the armor
3. Is there no other way to get biotics?
I voted for Wrex just for the fun of it.
Here I'm voting for the third option, because I do not want Fluttershy to lose her adorable mane.
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Wrex actually almost won the vote, if he had that would have made things... Interesting, to say the least
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I actually watched the vote results develop.
The current one at time of writing is half and half between my vote and the hair cut.
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Yeah, though having a close vote is interesting, it also has the side effect that I can't get a head start on writing a chapter
Suffice to say, I had strangely hoped we could vote as to what mane style Fluttershy would go with. Also, I'll admit......this story's giving me the urge to play Mass Effect.
Because, in the far flung future, the mystical device called a "hair tie" has ceased to exist.
I am actually a bit ashamed here. I've played the ME trilogy multiple times through and not ONCE did I notice that all biotic users have NO HAIR. Now while I didn't vote, I would have actually chosen Liara purely based on the medical scan. This was before I read this chapter then. Had I known... had I known that the hair gets cut when specialized in biotic training... I would have chosen Tali instead. Oh well... still interested to see where this goes.
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Actually, having no hair isn't completely a prerequisite for biotics. For reference see Miranda Lawson, so don't worry she won't be bald
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They exist but it's just that the sheer amount of hair Flutters has would be impractical even with hair ties. Tying up that amount of hair within a helmet sucks ***
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Oh right. I actually forgot about her. She does have hair. It's been a few years since I last played the trilogy. Maybe it's time to play it again.
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I was mostly joking, but there's always braiding or the like. You can't tell me none of the crew would want to help with that.
I'm also interested in how they're planning to accomodate the tail and wings.
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you would be able to work away a lot of the hair but it would still be a hassle, my choice was more out of a military mindset. Regulations (at least over here) states that hair shouldn't reach past the shoulders, this makes it that you can quickly work away the hair in sticky situations among other things
Alright, this is getting interesting, with Liara along, is she getting Aliance implants (i.e. L3-Implants) or Asari made ones? It's funny all the things you learn when you pay attention in-game. For example, Flutters is going to need an amp as well as implants. ME1 had them as a piece of equpment, but that could be seen as a game mechanic, but in ME2 there is a scene at citadel customs, with the customs officer telling a turian to 'remove any biotic amp [he] may be wearing'. Still we know that at least a part of the amp setup is implanted. Kinda like the omni-tool really. I hope that she realizes she'll need custom firmware again, seeing how standard bio amps are a lot like standard omni-tools in that regard.
made her feel very uneasy
Absolutely. Your hair
passers-by
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Now just by the by, what is the average lifespan of a pony for this fic. Given Granny Smith was there for Ponyville's founding and Ponyville has been doing the Winter Wrap-Up without magic for 'centuries' we know it must be at least two hundred years, but how long are you going for here, especially given that both asari and krogan can reach a thousand?
Ya know, I think she needs to spend time with Garrus.
I just realized something ... 'Mass Effect: Element of Kindness' abreviates to 'M.E.E.K.'.
How oddly appropriate ...
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That wasn't intentional but works well
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The way I think of biotic amps is that the surgical part of biotic amps only give a place for the amp to connect into the nervous system but without the device it wouldn't do anything.
As for the age of ponies, I have some idea's but I don't want to put them down here yet and restrict myself if I change my mind slightly, though I'll admit that earthponies will have the longest lifespan of the three tribes.
Gunbunny?
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You're from the Netherlands? According to Mojang, that means you live in Hell, apparently.
Either that, or you live in the planet's genitals - the "nether regions". Hmm...
Nr.2 since quality armor needs time and refinement.
Fluttershy need extensive medical exerminating before a Biotic Amp can be used... Not the best choise...
Fluttershy:
"How dare you! Liara is a perfectly sapient being, i would never support slavery..."
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Unless Fluttershy want to Hitman47 style murder with her mane, it's likely to get her killed in action...
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Dawww... We just missed the Krogan romance option didn't we?
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We need a pony dlc
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It is a mystery
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Kaidan has normal hair...
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Besides we can make friendship bracelets out of the cut off hair!
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Nothing longer than knee length or it will be in the way sooner or later...
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Treesap situation are very common when working with men as female?
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Shepard & FemShepard romance favorit?
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Yep, but that more about the professionals details before the surgery...
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Garrus and Tali...
Because She could take Shepards place:
What's this lady doing assuming Liara is already sleeping with a horse?
I mean choosing Liara to focus on Biotics makes the most sense given Fluttershy apparently has enough eezo in her to rival any Asari. Plus it also increases their shipping potential.
I guess no pain no gain, and a scar or three...
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Fluttershy is waaay more ezzo rich than any Asari actually. You probably overead it twice by now or was it a third ?
Wonder if she can improve her stare, maybe mid range usages?