Jane Squared
anonymous
August 25 2015, 14:03:14 UTC
I'd like to give this a shot. Let me know if I'm going in the right direction. I tend to be unable to do anything short and comedy isn't my strong suit, but...anyway, just let me know if you like it and want to see more.
Jane Squared
“We’ll have to come up with another name for you.”
Her clone narrowed her eyes at her and frowned. “Why?”
Jane took a sip of her drink and crossed her legs a different way. If she was going to make a habit of having lunch down here with her clone prisoner, she was going to have to requisition a table and chair. “Why? Because we both can’t be Jane Shepard.”
“I understand that. But why is it that I have to change my name
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Jane Squared - Part X
anonymous
August 26 2015, 14:08:51 UTC
The clone paced back and forth in her large ‘room’. They had tried to accommodate her with all the necessary provisions to make her feel comfortable. But it was hard to forget about the bars keeping her locked in. She didn’t blame them. No, she totally understood. But she still just wanted desperately to be believed. She didn’t mean anyone any harm. She just wanted to liveIt was hard to explain. Just what was inside her mind, what her memories were. Most of them were fabrications, she knew. Like memorizing someone’s autobiography. But she had been gathering up her own thoughts, her own feelings and the more she did that the more she knew what it was that she wanted. She wanted Jane Shepard’s life, that had not changed. But her method of getting it did. She wanted what Shepard had. But she wanted to earn it on her own
( ... )
Jane Squared - Part XI
anonymous
August 26 2015, 14:14:14 UTC
“Did you know…,” Jane began, looking a little timid and uncomfortable. It was a look that the clone had never seen on her before. “That I had a mother?” She continued. “I mean, I know everyone has a mother, but I actually knew mine - contrary to what my files say
( ... )
Jane Squared - Part XII
anonymous
August 28 2015, 03:39:46 UTC
Abby Shepard sat in her quarters for a long while after Jane had left. Of course her twin had offered to give her a tour of the Normandy but Abby had refused. First of all, she knew her way around the ship; it was part of her ‘memories’ so a tour was unnecessary. But really she was nervous. Up until this moment she had always been someone else’s project or ward. Now, with the endowment of her name, she was truly her own person. This freedom was more overwhelming than she had anticipated
( ... )
Jane Squared - Part XIII
anonymous
August 28 2015, 03:57:51 UTC
As soon as Jane Shepard entered her quarters she knew that something was wrong. More specifically, she knew that she was in trouble. It was a sixth sense that had often saved her on the battlefield, it had been developed on the streets from a young age and honed into a life-saving skill throughout her military career. But as she set her datapad down and shrugged her jacket off, casually glancing at the pacing Asari in the next room, she knew that no deflection or dodge was going to save her now.
“So, let me get this straight,” Liara started without so much as a hello. “You free your clone to walk around the ship, something that I thought we were going to discuss and decide together. Fine,” she said, stopping her pacing for one moment to glare at Shepard and visually indicate with her facial expression that it was far from anything resembling ‘fine’. “But then,” she continued and began to pace again. “Then, you give her a name. Again. Fine.” And again, the look she gave Shepard was anything but fine. “But, oh no, wait, it’s
( ... )
Jane Squared - Part XIV
anonymous
August 28 2015, 03:59:41 UTC
“I didn’t-” Jane stopped and stared at Liara. “Is that what this is all about? You’re jealous of Garrus-”
“I am not jealous of Garrus-”
“I told you, he’s not… He’s…,” she stopped and ran her fingers through her hair and turned away, her thoughts going back to her recollections from this morning. She drew in another deep breath and let it out. “He’s my best friend,” she whispered, not knowing what else to say and not understanding why she had to apologize for that. This whole long-term relationship thing was new to her. For all she knew she was doing it all wrong. It wasn’t like any of her background or her training or even her goddamn sixth sense had prepared her for this. She just talked when she wanted to talk and she didn’t when she didn’t want to. Was that so wrong
( ... )
RE: Jane Squared - Part XV
anonymous
August 30 2015, 12:09:43 UTC
Really enjoying this! I like the different-but-the-same Shepards, and i liked the bit about Earthborn Shepard's mom. I hope we do find her... Maybe Abby looks for her?
Jane Squared - Part XVI
anonymous
September 4 2015, 14:23:31 UTC
Running away from someone on a ship was stupid and pointless, Jane knew this. And storming out on Liara because she had asked a few logical questions was both immature and disrespectful. Liara deserved better and she, Jane Shepard, was better than that. Of course, all of these reasonable and mature conclusions didn’t occur to Jane until well after she had cursed and stormed out of her cabin
( ... )
Jane Squared - Part XVII
anonymous
September 4 2015, 14:24:36 UTC
Liara hadn’t said anything right away, at first busying herself with rubbing her hands along Jane’s back and warming her up. “You know,” she finally began. “When we’re together, there is a part of you that is locked away. It’s the reason, I believe now, that our initial melds regarding the Prothean beacon were so exhausting to me. Do you remember
( ... )
Jane Squared
“We’ll have to come up with another name for you.”
Her clone narrowed her eyes at her and frowned. “Why?”
Jane took a sip of her drink and crossed her legs a different way. If she was going to make a habit of having lunch down here with her clone prisoner, she was going to have to requisition a table and chair. “Why? Because we both can’t be Jane Shepard.”
“I understand that. But why is it that I have to change my name ( ... )
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Also, 1) write more 2) write more 3) keep writing more.
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“So, let me get this straight,” Liara started without so much as a hello. “You free your clone to walk around the ship, something that I thought we were going to discuss and decide together. Fine,” she said, stopping her pacing for one moment to glare at Shepard and visually indicate with her facial expression that it was far from anything resembling ‘fine’. “But then,” she continued and began to pace again. “Then, you give her a name. Again. Fine.” And again, the look she gave Shepard was anything but fine. “But, oh no, wait, it’s ( ... )
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“I am not jealous of Garrus-”
“I told you, he’s not… He’s…,” she stopped and ran her fingers through her hair and turned away, her thoughts going back to her recollections from this morning. She drew in another deep breath and let it out. “He’s my best friend,” she whispered, not knowing what else to say and not understanding why she had to apologize for that. This whole long-term relationship thing was new to her. For all she knew she was doing it all wrong. It wasn’t like any of her background or her training or even her goddamn sixth sense had prepared her for this. She just talked when she wanted to talk and she didn’t when she didn’t want to. Was that so wrong ( ... )
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“And I give you an ‘A’ for effort, James. I’m just saying,” Abby replied sweetly and then put down two cards.
“Do you also know, as a matter of fact, that you can see the Commander naked anytime that you want to?”
Abby reached next to her and took Samantha’s drink away. “And I think you’ve had enough of that.”
“Right you are,” Samantha said over a hiccup. “I didn’t mean to say that out loud.”
“If we could all move on from discussing my nakedness, or lack thereof,” Abby replied. “I’d like to raise the bet.”
“Did your programming include Skyllian Five? Because the commander doesn’t usually win like this.”
“Is that why I was invited?”
“I tried to warn ‘em,” Ken offered as he folded his hand. “I’ve been down this road before with you. I mean her. I mean, you know, the other you.”
Abby rolled her eyes. Maybe she should grow her hair out and tattoo her name across her face ( ... )
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Shep is kinda mean to liara.... Hope they make up.
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