You know what?
As much as I miss racing across the galaxy on the finest, sleekest ship in the fleet, as much as I miss the Omega black market and the view on the Praesidium; or the light of Haestrom's primary seen from a distance... as much as I liked listening in on conversations on Ilium... it was never about the places. The prettiest bits of ceramic and metal in the universe, or even the stars themselves, are just so many random molecules thrown in a pile.
It's the people that make a place great. Haestrom wouldn't have looked the same if I hadn't gone there to see Tali. The Normandy wouldn't be my damn ship without Joker at the helm complaining at half-past light-speed. Anderson's what made me give a damn about the Citadel; and Ilium wouldn't have hit me so hard if everything there didn't make me want to lie back and talk it over with Liara, because now I could finally see where she came from.
And you know what? As much as I miss them, there are people just as good here. Naoto, it's a crying shame this island doesn't have a navy for you to enlist in, because you'd be the best damn officer most planets have ever seen. Hell, if you could consult with C-SEC you'd turn the Citadel upside-down in a week. Dante, a beer and a fight with you is every bit as good as any I ever had with Wrex. You'll have to trust me, he'd fit right in on movie night -- and you'd do damn well on Tuchanka or Omega. Chief, if you ever get tired of sarcastic, prickly subordinates, you should be grateful you never met my buddy Garrus. The two of you deserve each other. I know you've been out and around the universe, but I wish I could show you my piece of it.
Jenny. You make this whole damned thankless job worthwhile. You've got a fresh perspective that can blow all the cynicism out of a room. You can field-strip and fix a jammed gun you've never seen before fast enough to make a Marine drill sergeant cry. Never met a job you weren't just naturally good at. When I get hung up on everything that's happened in my past, you're the one person who always makes me remember I've got a future, even if I never get off this island. I couldn't ask for a better colleague. But I could probably ask for something more than a colleague, instead.
Here's to you, New Moore, you crazy hell-hole.
It's the people that make a place great. Haestrom wouldn't have looked the same if I hadn't gone there to see Tali. The Normandy wouldn't be my damn ship without Joker at the helm complaining at half-past light-speed. Anderson's what made me give a damn about the Citadel; and Ilium wouldn't have hit me so hard if everything there didn't make me want to lie back and talk it over with Liara, because now I could finally see where she came from.
And you know what? As much as I miss them, there are people just as good here. Naoto, it's a crying shame this island doesn't have a navy for you to enlist in, because you'd be the best damn officer most planets have ever seen. Hell, if you could consult with C-SEC you'd turn the Citadel upside-down in a week. Dante, a beer and a fight with you is every bit as good as any I ever had with Wrex. You'll have to trust me, he'd fit right in on movie night -- and you'd do damn well on Tuchanka or Omega. Chief, if you ever get tired of sarcastic, prickly subordinates, you should be grateful you never met my buddy Garrus. The two of you deserve each other. I know you've been out and around the universe, but I wish I could show you my piece of it.
Jenny. You make this whole damned thankless job worthwhile. You've got a fresh perspective that can blow all the cynicism out of a room. You can field-strip and fix a jammed gun you've never seen before fast enough to make a Marine drill sergeant cry. Never met a job you weren't just naturally good at. When I get hung up on everything that's happened in my past, you're the one person who always makes me remember I've got a future, even if I never get off this island. I couldn't ask for a better colleague. But I could probably ask for something more than a colleague, instead.
Here's to you, New Moore, you crazy hell-hole.