Chapter 82: I Am Become A Name

=== Summary ===
Mini-Arc: “Shepard on Trial” continues.
Shepard dreams of the Illusive Man, who tells her “I’m here because you are here. We’re all here because you’re here.” Shepard’s terror wakes Hannah two decks up. Shepard’s dream lays heavy on her as she cuddles Garrus but she eventually returns to dreamless sleep. In the morning Shepard herself is called to testify at last. Prosecutor Lincoln opens with a simple and terrible question: “How did you survive the destruction of the Normandy SR-1?” As she tries to not perjure herself, Shepard sees Ashley Williams for just a moment in the back of the courtroom; when her attention returns to Lincoln she decides she’s done hiding and upends the plans of everyone involved by telling the unvarnished truth. Said unvarnished truth absolutely destroys Lincoln’s composure. In a last-ditch effort to undermine Shepard’s character and regain her ability to frame the issue, Lincoln demands what right Shepard had to choose what’s right for anyone else. Shepard smashes the Paragon Interrupt as she demands they remember how terrible the Reapers were, why she stood against them, and how badly it cost her. She concludes by reminding them “We’re all here because of me. So if that’s treason, you’re welcome, I guess.”
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