Their technology remained, dead Reapers remained scattered throughout the galaxy, and the damage they had already inflicted through their incursions d...id not suddenly heal, but when scouts reported back from the galactic shore, they told the same story. They were gone.Commander Jane Shepard and her crew were just as surprised as anyone. Shepard herself was more than a little embarrassed, but also more than a little relieved. Life, it seemed, would go on. In time, some of her crew moved on, while. . nice. But opening myself up, being invadedin that way, was positively exciting - as the sudden stiffening insidemy panties bore witness. It opened up new possibilities that I (or atleast Alannah) might well want to explore. But not just now.I broke off the kiss, my heart pounding and said with a husky intensity:"Can we find somewhere a little more private?"Kevin blinked and looked around. "Round here? I doubt it." Then hegrinned. "Hang on though, got an idea. Wait here a sec." He. “Come in, the door’s open,” sang out Jane from inside the apartment.Helen walked in just as Jane walked out from the kitchen.“Sorry to interrupt near dinner time, but would you mind if I borrowed a cup of sugar? I am baking a cake and didn’t want to run out to the store this late in the evening,” said Helen.“No problem Helen. Hey, why don’t you sit down for a cup of tea? I really haven’t seen many people in the complex yet.”“Well, that would be great. I haven’t started cooking yet, so I am in. "Not at the moment, is there anything you would like to do?" I asked."I am always in search of new data." she said smugly."Of course you are," I said sarcastically."They warned me that you liked to bait people." It was said in her annoying robot voice. Of course her voice was a perfect replica of a human voice. However, when she went all cold, I already began to think of it as her robot voice.Not to mention that annoying condescending tiny smile. Okay maybe there wasn't enough of a smile for.