#tann/ryder

[lyricsaboutcats]

When Scott keeps the truth of Andromeda from his sister, telling her through SAM that it’s a wonderful place where her father is alive, Jarun Tann finds himself telling her what really happened and unexpectedly becoming her confidant. And after Sara Ryder moves into his quarters, disrupting his carefully scheduled existence as the eighth Director, things between them get complicated.

[sol-consort]

ik I'm supposed to hate director Tann but he is so

[crqstalite]

also thinkin abt writing a post-mea fic where i get to write everyone at a nexus gala. i think itd be funny lol

[husband-steve-cortez]

"What's their problem with you?"

"I'm not Jien Garson."

"Oh same hat."

[omegastation]

I spoke to the Nexus’s main 4 yesterday (Tann, Kandros, Kesh and Addison) and I was honestly genuinely amused. I know critics have used Addison’s animation and lines to say MEA messed up but honestly, Addison is so unhinged. I honestly think she’s actually trying really hard to sound a lot more reasonable than how she feels on the inside. That’s why her lines make sense, and why she’s so unintentionally funny. All of them are, even if Kesh is probably the most level-headed.

The voice acting plays a huge part, with how Addison sounds like she’s barely holding on, and how Tann’s voice reaches for the high notes at some point. You can tell this guy is Very Scared but determined to fake it till he makes it.

But at some point, it stops being funny and it’s a wonder they’re not acting worse. Ryder arrives after they’ve been through hell, after all. And once again, I can’t recommend the MEA books enough. As a Sloane fan, it was the BEST thing ever, but in general, it also explains why the four are like this. And they’re not efficient at all. As Tann said, it’s hours of arguing, debating, yelling, etc. Those people are So Tired. They’re also a good example of what you get when you promise people things and you don’t deliver. Crushed dreams.

And since the Nexus is so full of conversations that I have to record (because I’m transcribing later), I’m spending so much time next to technicians and engineers. One of them is a cutie who is clearly beloveeeeed by the crew and at one point he almost hit myself, and everyone is concerned but also gently laughing at him, and he’s laughing with them too? You can tell this is a level of chill that the four will never have, except Kesh maybe? But too many responsibilities, too much worry, too many fights and too many deaths too :/

[vorchagirl]

12 favorite character to write about this year

21 most memorable comment/review

25 a fic you read this year you would recommend everyone read

Thanks for the asks! ^_^

12. Favorite character to write about: My favourite character to write is probably Spite, followed closely by Tann. There is something about a character who is a complete caricature that I really enjoy writing.

My favourite character to write about, as is tell their story, is probably Cerys Ryder from Saints and Liars. I really enjoyed delving into her story - though in retrospect it's actually a story about Reyes Vidal, lol.

21. My most memorable comment or review. Gosh, that's a hard one. i treasure every single comment, but I suppose the comment which got me to come back and start writing again is the one I'd pick - there were two actually. one was from a Guest and the other was by BinaryJane. I'm not sure why I opened and read their reviews when I'd been guiltily deleting any email from AO3 for a year prior ...but I did, and it just hit me that I missed writing. So yeah. They inspired me to write again when I was on the cusp of walking away and deleting my Tumblr etc etc.

25. A fic I would recommend everyone read That's a hard one too - I have a shocking short term memory thanks to some meds I'm on, so I'll go with my most recent favourite story! Honey and Lavender Cream by @silurisanguine

[quantumghosts]

mass effect andromeda first impressions (generally positive, i'm coming in with low expectations but an open mind):

family!! TWIN!!! canon siblings!!! now that's just fun. also it's cool that even if you make ryder a different ethnicity, you can choose to make ryder sr. his default design or have him look like you. it's really cool that we can create more nuanced or interesting backstories just from that decision alone

immediately noticed and greatly appreciated the drastic improvement in diversity among humans. i've been genuinely stoked about it and no matter how the game turns out i'll always have huge respect to andromeda for this. like the easian options don't look like absolute dogshit LOL it's incredible, and all the face shapes are so unique too without being overly conventionally attractive or anything. like they're all just People and it's really great

love the exploration mechanics - mobility, the scanning, and the jetpack (FINALLY, fucked up that cerberus gets them but shepard doesnt). really love the scanning especially, immediately captures the explorer vibe that i understand why it wasn't there in the trilogy, but still wished for a bit of it anyway so this is scratching that itch for sure

wow we're really kicking things off me2 style huh LOL

really cool to fight alongside ryder sr. and seeing him kick absolute ass, i'm in insanity mode and with him around i literally didn't even need to fire a single shot. it felt like being shepard's squadmate, and after having just replayed the trilogy it felt like a great homage

FEMALE KROGAN FEMALE KROGAN FEMALE KROGANNNN

i hate that i can only pick 3 skills to use, combat mechanics are my least favourite. can't tell how much of it is because i'm on insanity more, how much is because i'm playing an entirely different class than usual (playing scrapper instead of the infiltrator equivalent), and how much is the combat mechanics actually being clumsy lol. but also it genuinely is harder to take cover in this game

idc that they're hostile, the kett are so fuckin cute with their lil monkey faces lmfao can't wait to learn what their deal is

addison and tann can eat my whole ass LOL i just played three games of the council giving me absolute shit, what is with bioware always leaning on interpersonal conflicts that revolve around NPCs completely dismissing and looking down on you in the most actual infuriating and counterproductive ways, they're legit so fucking unprofessional no wonder the nexus went to shit lmfao

WHO DESIGNED THIS FUCKING CONSOLE LMFAO THIS IS THE WORST ERGONOMICS I'VE EVER SEEN, THIS POOR FUCKING TURIAN SOMEONE GET HER A CHAIR???? A CUSHION????? LITERALLY ANYTHING AT ALL???????

[jzargo]

after finishing this, i think this quest is just...poorly written at the very end lmao. tann DOES mention putting nilken into community service "for his part in the chaos" - what he's calling attempted murder i guess. and i know that they're trying to make this out to be a conflict between what seems more politically sound (doubling down on the murder conviction so nexus command seems stronger) vs what's right (clearing the murder charges in light of new evidence). but they way it's written does make it seem the options are "convict a guy for a crime he didn't commit" or "let him go with no consequences even though he Did Try To Kill A Guy"

this quest is so funny to me. they're acting like attempted murder isn't still a crime.

[heroofshield]

Whumptober Day 1: Race Against the Clock (ME:A Reyes/mRyder)

Ryder pushed the Nomad as much as he dared, not wanting to bust an axle or destroy the only means of transportation on this god-forsaken planet but wanting to get to the location beacon as fast as he could; all the while, aware of how much time had passed since Ryder had been told that Reyes had gone missing.

The distress signal had reached Keema five minutes after being activated and Keema contacting the Tempest ten minutes after that. But Ryder had been unreachable for half a day, the downside of going deep into Meridian where all the Remnant technology made it hard for their comms to keep a signal. Only when he'd surfaced was SAM able to tell him what was going on, and he'd wanted to take off right away, but coming up with a plausible reason to head to Kadara had taken time.

Between convincing Tann to let him go and getting everyone back onto the ship had been more time burned, now he was bouncing through the Badlands hoping, hoping that he wasn't too late.

Approaching the location of the distress signal, Ryder.

SAM's AI voice in his eat snapped Ryder out of his thoughts as the Nomad crested the hill and sailed over the top, bouncing a bit harder than normal as it landed. Ryder wrenched the wheel so the rover went off the path and jostled over the small rocks as it drew closer to the mouth of the cave. Sliding to a stop, Ryder did a quick weapons check before all but jumping out and pulling his pistol, crouch walking towards the cave.

"SAM update." he whispered while pausing only to open his omni-tool to scan for lifeforms.

There is no one in the cave.

"What the fuck, I thought you said the locator beacon was coming from here."

It is still transmitting from this location. But there are no bio signs inside the cave.

Ryder's heart leapt into his throat as he rushed into the cave, pistol outstretched and ready to use in-case whomever had taken Reyes were using some kind of cloaking technology. But it soon became clear that SAM had been right, there was no one in the cave.

Entering the small pre-fab unit that was set up, he paused for a second to look around for any helpful clues. Spotting blood on the floor, he crouched and saw that it was still fresh looking, the small locator beacon in the middle of the small pool of blood. Sighing as he picked it up with gloved hands, Ryder straightened and saw that there was a datapad on the shelf. Mentally crossing his fingers that it was unlocked, Ryder woke it up but froze at the message that was on the screen.

You have twenty minutes Pathfinder. We know how much Vidal means to you. 37.7393N 10.333E

"SAM, input coordinates and transmit to my HUD." Ryder snapped, breaking into a run back the way he'd come. He had no idea how long ago that had been written and the time might have already expired.

Skittering to a stop, he paused only long enough to strap himself in before gunning the Nomad north of the cave.

He had to rescue Reyes in time, he had to.

[lyricsaboutcats]

When Scott keeps the truth of Andromeda from his sister, telling her through SAM that it’s a wonderful place where her father is alive, Jarun Tann finds himself telling her what really happened and unexpectedly becoming her confidant. And after Sara Ryder moves into his quarters, disrupting his carefully scheduled existence as the eighth Director, things between them get complicated.

[aymayzing]

Rewriting Cora

Because I actually like her and I think her character had some potential that just got wasted. Here are my thoughts on what I'd do to make Cora a more compelling character

Make her an asari. She had an asari mother and a human father. She was born on Earth and her asari mom ditched her and her dad not long after giving birth, so Cora spent her life on Earth, in all ways except physical she is a wolf a human. She grew up among humans, surrounded by human customs, human history. She never had much contact with her asari heritage.

The Alliance wouldn't accept her because she's an asari, the asari aren't too welcoming either since she's so human. Finally her dad managed to get her into a program with asari huntresses which is not a big deal in any way, it is an asari government program for asari whose parents weren't upstanding citizens - a program for children of Omega dancers and asari raised away from asari culture. They can learn about asari history, culture and get one foot into the asari military.

While Cora is in the program, her dad disappears, never to be seen or heard from again.

I remember ideas floating about that Cora's father was the Illusive Man. I don't remember if it ever was confirmed but I am integrating that into my belief system. He disappeared because he managed to snag a high position in Cerberus/created the organization (whichever works best with the timeline). Having an asari daughter wasn't a good look for him anymore, so he disappeared himself but kept tabs on his daughter. Cora has no idea. The player should be able to piece it together from codexes.

After the program is done, Cora is left even more alone. Culturally human, she's fascinated with her asari heritage. Still neither military will take her in. Her father is gone.

The Illusive Man sends info on Cora to Alec Ryder who recruits her for the Initiative - he's not gonna pass up such a powerful biotic. Cora latches onto him as a father figure. TIM is thrilled cause that means Cora's safe from the Reapers and is no longer a threat to his position (what is someone who finds out about her gonna say? He has an asari daughter who left for a different galaxy?)

I'd then leave a lot of the things from the game as they are, I'd just add a few dialogues and comments from her about how she thinks Ryder's dad or Sarissa would do smth differently than Ryder just did.

In Cora's loyalty mission, I'd add a conflict between Sarissa and Ryder. She wants to do smth way A, Ryder way B. Ryder finally says that since they're the only one who can do anything rn, they're gonna do it their way and Sarissa can complain to Tann later. Cora blows up at them. It turns out, of course, that Ryder's way was the right one and if they went with Sarissa's idea, the ark would go up in flames. They still learn that she sacrificed her Pathfinder.

Cora realizes, as she does in the game, that she would've been a bad Pathfinder as she doesn't find, just follow. We should also have her realizing that, especially in Heleus, can be proud of both her human and asari heritage.

[crqstalite]

ah shit this entire chapter is just dialogue lmaooo

[husband-steve-cortez]

"The way I see it, you need me. I pull this off, maybe you'll look like the leader you pretend to be."

"But first, you have to succeed at being the Pathfinder you pretend to be."

"...Where's my ship."

Eric trying to get to Tann only to fail and have Tann throw it back in his face...*chef's kiss*

[silurisanguine]

OC Questions tag game (a-cosmic-elf questions answered)

I was tagged by @a-cosmic-elf in the oc questions tag game (answer 3 questions given in style of your OC then give three new questions to tagged people) I'm going to answer the three given me in with all 4 of my ocs as they are a really great way to develop them! - Seren Jones, Aeryn Ryder, Zofie Orel and Kiara Black

Since this is going to be a long post, answers behind a cut!

And I'll tag @vorchagirl @despicablediet and @bearlytolerant @staticpallour @fangbangerghoul @a-cosmic-elf @atonalginger @eridanidreams @toxiclizardwrites @therealgchu @aro-pancake with these three new questions to answer, no pressure though!

-Is there anyone famous you'd love to meet? -What is your favourite season (or weather if you don't have seasons)? -Is there anything physical you'd change about yourself?

First up Seren Jones (My Starfield Coemancer Starborn)

If you had a YouTube channel, what would you make? "Youtube? Oh viddocs? I dont think I'd have a 'make' channel. Mine would probably be a vlog of my exploration. I see so many incredible things when I'm exploring places I'd want to share that. I already take so many photos, so I think yeah, think I'd like to do something like that." Have you ever dyed your hair, or got a radical haircut? "Before I became Starborn, my signature color and cut was a silver pixie hairstyle. But after a few universe jumps I wanted to get away from that look and find a new one as I'd kinda let myself go and it seems hair just keeps growing no matter what. So I went to Enhance and I got it dyed this bright teal blue in a sort of short bob. Don't know how long I'll keep it, who knows. I know a version of me had much longer hair similar in style to Andreja's and it looked good, so maybe I'll try that when I finally settle down again." What’s the worst book you’ve ever read? "Carrie of the Cosmos. I'd read everything at a mining dig on some backwater moon I can't even remember the name of now and that was left. It's so cliched and predictable." Next - Aeryn Ryder ( My Mass Effect Reyes Vidal romancing Pathfinder)

If you had a YouTube channel, what would you make? "Video documentaries huh? Not sure what I'd be allowed to do considering how Tann rode Keri's ass on her documentary. Maybe 'how to maintain your armour, no matter the environment' type thing or... 'The beauty of Kadara for non exiles who want to visit'....Maybe I do want to piss Tann off." Have you ever dyed your hair, or got a radical haircut? "My hair is bright highlighted blue and purple already! Had that since I was blacklisted by the Alliance and thought fuck it, let's do what I always wanted but never could before. Luckily I can keep it like this as the angara have these awesome dyes that Lexi found are safe to use on human hair!" What’s the worst book you’ve ever read? "I actually don't really read books...not novels anyway. I never have time to really focus on one for long. I liked some of the asari mythology books I used to read, so I guess those."

Next Zofie Orel ( Deus Ex/Assassin's Creed OC)

If you had a YouTube channel, what would you make? "Oooh in another life, one where I don't have to not make myself too known, I could do one of those hands visible only jewellery making shows. The camera would be on my worktop and I could show the intricacies of working with silver and gold." Have you ever dyed your hair, or got a radical haircut? "When I got augmented, they had to shave my head to install the brain implants and I decided then to change up my look as my mousey brown hair was just too boring. I love red so picked the brightest I could find and have had this colour ever since and no damn Templar Hunter is going to get me to change it!" What’s the worst book you’ve ever read? "I read this trite publication about Hatshepsut, that was obviously written by a historian who didn't like his theories being proved false by new evidence. A common thing with historians I've found. 'Cant possibly agree with that, my book says otherwise.' Thankfully the new evidence that was found proved he was talking out of his arse." Lastly Kiara Black (My Thief/ Dishonored OC)

If you had a YouTube channel, what would you make? "What is a You...tube... channel? Huh... I wouldn't want to ever appear on a recording, thanks." Have you ever dyed your hair, or got a radical haircut? "Oh I once cut my long...long hair short with a pair of my father's sheers and nearly gave my mother a heart attack. All because I wanted shorter hair and she told me no. After that she took me to a barber and made him cut it into something 'feminine'. I watched that man like a hawk and since taught myself how to cut hair properly I've let it grow since then, but I mostly keep it braided back. With what I wear now, I might cut it again as the braid sometimes gets itchy against my neck. But dyeing it? My hair is black, almost blue-black, so no way would I dye it." What’s the worst book you’ve ever read? "The Seven Strictures...Militant religious doctrine masquerading as guidance."

[natsora]

Writer’s game: first sentences!

Rules: post the first sentence of your last ten fics. If you haven’t written ten fics, share as many first-sentences as you have. Thank you for tagging me @fogsblue!

Tagging @wickedwitchofthewilds @hardcore-like-eezo @tungstenb @crackinglamb No obligations

Lodestone - A Cassandra Pentaghast / Female Inquisitor fic Cassandra bowed her head low, panting hard, as she sheathed her blade.

The Candidate - an original fiction set in my FML world So, before I’ve worked as an agent, I was a broke student, trying to make ends meet.

14 Days of DA Lovers 2021- 2023 - A series of prompt fills featuring Cassandra Pentaghast / Female Inquisitor “Maker give me strength,” Cassandra hissed as she spurred her horse to go faster.

Only Beggars, No Choosers - A Mass Effect and Arcane crossover gen fic featuring femshep and fRyder “Why are they after us?” Shepard shouted.

With a Bang - A Evfra / fRyder fic A red dress draped over Ryder’s frame — a body honed over years of combat training and active duty.

Privacy Mode - A Evfra/Jaal/Akksul/fRyder smut fic Somehow, being stuck in a room, forced to sit through hours and hours of Tann shooting down all Ryder’s plans and initiatives for the coming financial year, had planted his voice into her brain.

The Warforged and Her Dwarf - an original fiction featuring ace main characters Time turns all to dust and worm food.

Tiny Cuts - Whump Prompt Fills - a series of TAT whump prompt fills Broken! Trev grits her teeth.

Fragile Hearts - A Cassandra Pentaghast / Female Inquisitor fic “Do it again,” Trev laughed.

Locked In - an original fiction set in the far future where people volunteer to be turned into super soldiers. Fei would sighed if he could, if his breathing wasn’t controlled by a tube down his throat, if he wasn’t fucking bedridden and unable to bat even a fucking eyelid — because his eyes were taped shut.

[notruevampire]

Andromeda

I just finished Mass Effect Andromeda, and quite frankly, I loved the fuck out of it. I wish it hadn't been rushed and fucked over so badly. The game is SO CLOSE to being there. I'm heartbroken the series got axed.

This was the game I wanted to be playing: exploration, diplomacy, adventure, azure, mixed species crew, AI friend, and nifty tattoos. Yeah, the glitches sucked, and there needed to be way more side quests that weren't fetch quests or 'maybe you'll find it, but we sure won't help you' completion quests (seriously hated that). Also the 'no save during missions' thing could go to hell.

Spoilers after this:

I wasn't in awe of the scenery as often as I was in previous games for some reason, which was sad. There was plenty to criticize. But frankly, if Mass Effect 3 wasn't building off ME 1&2, I doubt I'd have enjoyed it without DLC. And having Addison call Tann a colonizer for getting mad that I said the native species should get to speak for the cluster was *chef's kiss*. It was nice not being as constantly gaslit by leadership, though.

Anyway, I loved the game, and I really hope Bioware eventually reconsiders and puts out sequels. I want more of the Ryder twins' stories.