- informationbrokertsoni
     - Shadow Broker

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She simply stared at the Commander, trying to refrain from showing her hurt at her words, and her anger. “Shepard…please do not try to control my word choice. I am happy— as happy as one in my state could be..this job..it has opened so many doors, given me opportunities..” She glanced towards the large window then, the view of Illium from her office could be described as breath taking. “Please, do not concern yourself with me and my profession. I have found that it suits me rather well.” She offered a small smile then, hoping to keep the woman she loved from lecturing her further. 

     She couldn’t help but let her jaw fall, her mouth open in utter shock for several moments before the commander could regain her composure. “Do not concern myself with you…” She repeated, her voice distant and breathless. Yesterday she’d put her on an escape shuttle, gotten her to safety regardless of her own. The night before they’d lain in bed together, their profiles aligned and she’d complained that she had cartilage in her face and Liara had laughed and apologized. And now she was telling Shepard not to be concerned with her. The brunette blinked and looked away from the asari. “Well then. I suppose you won’t be interested in the intel I have on the Shadow Broker’s location.”

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Liara’s cerulean eyes stared down at her console, taking a moment to understand what was being said to her before the asari glanced up once more. “I grew up, Shepard.” She stated calmly, her brows furrowing into a slight frown. “I couldn’t be that innocent maiden you met forever, Shepard…loosing you…” her eyes lowered once more, “loosing you changed me….it has changed us all.” The asari glanced back to Garrus then, having kept track of him as well. “This…job kept me busy. Kept my mind off of you.” Liara sighed, shaking her head. “I am sorry if I disappointed you…but I am happy like this.” 

     Adahlia didn’t look at her for very long after her statement before verbalizing her reply. “Bullshit. That’s the biggest load I’ve heard since waking up, and mind you, I’ve been spending an awful lot of time with Cerberus– so that’s really saying something. You’re miserable, look at you!” Shepard shook her head, lips pursed and eyebrows drawn with concern. “If you don’t want to be honest with me about it then we don’t have to talk about it but I won’t sit here and let you tell me that I’m the one disappointed, and that you're happy.” She felt an overwhelming sense of guilt. The asari had said that losing Shepard had caused this. If that was true, then this was her fault. She’d done this to the woman she loved. And there was nothing she could do about it. 

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“I am afraid I do not understand…” A slight frown had found its way onto Liara’s soft blue features, her head tilting every so slightly as she tried to find some sense in the Commander’s question. What happened— what happened? This could be pertaining to many subjects, and Liara was definitely a mind in need of specifics. Gracefully, she turned and moved to the chair behind her desk, sitting and staring at the Commander with an inquisitive look. “What are you referring to, Shepard?” Liara asked, her wide blue eyes searching the woman’s every feature before gesturing to the free seat placed before the desk. 

     Her eyes scrutinized Liara, then she blinked twice and let out a sigh. The change would have been slow for her, she probably didn’t even realize how exhausted she truly was. How unrecognizable from her former self. “They only told me you were in trouble and needed help, but I get here and you’re dressed like a councilor, making threats like a gangster, in an office on Illium. You look like you haven’t slept in days, you’re a far cry from the nearest dig site, and you wouldn’t kiss me just now. I know it’s been two years for you, but it’s been two days for me. So, what the hell happened?” She balled her hands into fists to keep from shaking, her lips pressed together firmly and her jaw set.  

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“I am fine,” she answered truthfully. “I have been keeping myself busy with my work…I have been working as an information broker. Its paid the bills since you…well…for the past two years. And…now your back.” She glanced up to the commander with her wide blue eyes— no longer ringing with innocence as they had when they first met. “I have been keeping myself updated on your quest to destroy the Collectors—- I wish I could..with you—” Liara had cut herself off, her gaze looking behind the Commander’s shoulders to Garrus and the Salarian. “How have you been, Shepard?" 

     Everything was different. Shepard couldn’t point to one thing and say there, that’s it because she was overwhelmed by the change. Liara looked ten years older, rather than two. Not in her physique, but in her gaze. She seemed tired, haggard, almost. She was dressed differently, had changed to an entirely more dangerous line of work– not to mention an often morally bankrupt one. What the hell had happened here? The commander parted her lips slightly, unable to keep the look of unmitigated concern from her face. Liara had asked her a question, but pleasantries suddenly seemed irrelevant. "I’m fine. What happened?” The answer she gave was dismissive– her own troubles could wait, and they would. The question, however, was pointed. She wanted to know what had put that look in Liara’s eyes. She wanted to know why the asari didn’t kiss her. 

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The asari whirled around at that sound— it was unexpected, at least at that moment. “Shepard!” She breathed her name, her eyes glimmering with excitement over the sight of her beloved Commander. It had felt like it had been so long since she last laid her eyes upon her. “Nyseris, hold my calls.” Liara approached the woman carefully, her eyes softening on her features. “My sources told me you were alive…but I did not believe it…It is good to see you..” She leaned in slightly for a kiss, though stopped herself and looked elsewhere. 

     It had been a warm welcome, something the soldier had ached for. But when Liara got close to her, the asari pulled back. Shepard blinked at her, then realized that she’d brought Garrus and Mordin with her. Liara was probably just shy– especially since she didn’t know Mordin at all. “You remember Garrus Vakarian, and this is Mordin Solus.” Actually, Shepard thought that Mordin and Liara might get along. Scientist and archaeologist weren’t too far apart. Though, from the looks of it, Liara wasn’t much into archaeology these days. “How are you doing, Liara?” She couldn’t keep the concern from her voice. 

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     Illium had been a priority since Shepard had first learned that Liara was there. Knowing that she needed help only made it moreso. It was a strange feeling, waiting for the door to open and knowing Liara was on the other side. Her chest felt tight, it was a painful kind of anxiety accompanied by a rush of adrenaline. As the door opened, she could hear Liara threatening the salarian on her comm screen. Was it just her, or did Liara quote Benezia at the poor man? She made a soft sound to alert the woman to her presence.