Prelude: Pilgrimage

[TetNak]

"Unique, no, extremely-rare, yes."

Mordin Solus walks over to a terminal, quickly doing something, Ral doesn't know what.

"This-is-a-free-clinic, lucky-for-you, alas, for-sick, you-do-not-meet-that-description."

The Salarian continues after a short break, "Still, interesting-case, never-attempted-the-surgery, always-wanted-to."

Mordin considers again, "I-do-this, no-charge, but, no-implants-here, have-none. Could-order, expensive, perhaps-you-repay-in-some-other-fashion. What-could-you-do?"

The doctor is quickly breaking from gaps in his speaking to his speedy blathering. "I-know, permits, permits-indeed. Special-omni-gel, bought-it-already, Aria-being-a-dolt. Want's-extra-tax, silly, bad-for-business, not-ethical. Either-convince-Aria, somewhat-the-head-of-state-here, to-allow-shipment, with-normal-rates, or, just-get-the-shipment-to-me. If-she-doesn't-know, too, bad, for, her."

Mordin claps his hands, "Wonderful! We-have-a-deal, yes?"

[Vardaen]

Ral just stands there trying to listen.

He breaths a moment, enough for them both.

"Deal. Can you tellme where Aria is? Is she the Administrator of Omega Station? I need to speak to her as well."

[TetNak]

"Afterlife."

The doctor looks down, then up, "She-runs-Omega, if-you-call-it-that. Criminal, for-the-most-part. Dangerous."

[Vardaen]

"Afterlife? She's in the afterlife?" The Quarian woudl at first think that it might be the name of a ship, his Flotilla mentality strong in him, but he knows that's unlikely the case here. "Where is the Afterlife? Is that a place here? How do I get there?"

[TetNak]

"A-club," the doctor says, "On-the-main-promenade. Can't-be-missed."

The doctor types something into his terminal. "Busy, have-real-sick-people-to-attend-to."

[Vardaen]

Ral nods, "I will return once I've gotten you that shipment of Omni-Gel. Thank you." He smiles behind that mask and then heads out of the room and back to the main promenade of the station. He attempts to get some directions to "Afterlife" from the receptionist if she's willing to talk, or even share a map of the station on his OmniTool.

Once outside he starts off after this place and the Administrator. "Can kill two duct rats with one blast..." he touches the package to be delievered to the woman and now his task to get the shipment to the doctor so he can get his implant.

[TetNak]

The recepicionist smiles and looks up at Ral.

"Oh, hello there, the Afterlife?"

She goes on to give fairly detailed directions to the club.

"Sorry, Doctor Solus had a couple additional questions."

She just asks them, aloud, reading from her terminal. "How long was your mother exposed to Element Zero? Have you had any serious injuries or disease? And ... what ship was it that you arrived on Omega from?"

[Vardaen]

Ral makes a motion for the woman to keep her voice down, he doesn't want everyone on the station knowing about his condition. "She was exposed for only a few minutes. She didn't survive the exposer. I haven't had any serious diseases, but my arm was broken once in an enegineering accident when I was about 12 cycles old." He considers the last question, "What's that have to do with my condition I wonder?"

[TetNak]

The receptionist shrugs, but still waits for the information.

"I am sure he has a good reason," she says.

[Vardaen]

Ral isn't so sure why its important, but he has a feeling it might cause problems. Still he has few options but to trust the doctor at this point if he wants what he wants. So he tells the woman, "It was a freighter called 'Freedom's Wake'." He then makes to leave unless she needs something else.