[Naked Crook]

The Kodiak shuttle that had picked up Alex and Navere had returned to the SSV Damocles, the Cerberus Dreadnought that was under Alex's command. When the Kodiak shuttle landed in the hanger bay, Alex and Navere stepped off, and headed towards the elevator. As Alex stepped on, he pressed a buttoon the main control panel. The elevator started to move up. As the elevator moved, Navere began to speak. Navere: Nice ship. Turian ships are more rugged. This seems...luxurious. Alex: Civilian class comforts. Military grade hardware. Cerberus thinks outside the box. We have leather seats. Alex grinned. Alex: Cerberus travels in style. Navere: Well...hopefully the beds are as lavish as your corridors and your chairs. Alex: You should see the fish tank in my room. Gives a nice ambiance...but there are no fish. I never feed them and they keep dying. Navere laughed. Navere: Get a VI to feed them. Alex: Nah. That sorta defeats the purpose of the fish being mine. Navere rolled her eyes. Navere: in any case...how long will this..."mission" take? I cannot be gone for too long. Alex: Assuming everything goes good, and we setgle this affair quickly and quietly...a day or two...tops. Cerberus is ruthlessly efficiant in these matters. Navere: A few days shouldn't be too bad...as long as I have a place to stay. Alex: I can look into assigning you some guest quarters which should warrent you some privacy and quiet. Navere thought for a moment, and then shrugged. Navere: Fair enough. As Navere said this, the elevator stopped, and the door opened. When it did, Alex stepped out onto the bridge with Navere. As he walked across the bridge, several members of the Cerberus crew found themselves confused by the fact that a Turian was on the ship. However, there was no objection. Alex: Status!? Alex's executive officer was standing in front of the galaxy map. He turned to face Alex. Greyson: Sir...we are about to hit the Mass Relay in the Serpant Nebula. We are going to jump through the network, towards the Far Rim, via the Eagle Nebula Mass Relay. Greyson paused. Greyson: Assuming we are still going to the Perseus Veil? Alex nodded. Alex: Yes, our current destination is still the Perseus Veil. We are going to continue our follow up on the rumors of that STG Team and the supposed Prothean artifact. I have returned with some new intel which will assist in our search. However, I have yet to fully examine the intel. That is something we are going to have to do. Greyson: Is that why the Turian is here? Alex: That is one reason. She is going to help us go through the information we get. It is her specialty. Greyson: Is that wise? Can she be trusted? Alex: I can trust her. That is all you need to know. Greyson looked at Navere, and then back at Alex. Alex: Understood? Greyson: Yes sir. Alex nodded. Alex: Inform me when we reach The Far Rim Mass Relay. I'll be in the conference room, with Navere. We will be reviewing the intel she has provided. Until otherwise stated, resume current operations, and await further orders. Greyson: Yes sir. Greyson turned back to face the Galaxy Map. As he did, Alex and Navere walked off, heading off the bridge, towards the briefing room. Navere: He doesn't trust me. Alex: Don't take it personally Navere. This is a Cerberus crew. They are not used to interacting with non-humans. Navere: I can sense that. Alex: They will get used to it. After all...I am the Captain here...and the decision is mine. Navere laughed. Navere: Glad to have someone on my side. Alex: As far as I am concerned, you will always be welcome on any ship I command. I know you well enough to trust you. Navere: Well, that is definatly interesting to hear, coming from a Cerberus Operative.