16th Transmission: Farewell to the Crew of the Normandy. [Voice/Action]

[thefinaljedi]

[It hadn't been hard to notice that Commander Shepard had returned home. Artoo had rolled into his room, her pistol carried in his outstretched claw, whistling and beeping. Luke shook his head and went to check it out, unsurprised to find Alia's spartan room completely devoid of anything. It was pretty thorough, and Luke guessed that the gun had been meant as a keepsake.

Which led him to go knocking on the door of the basement lab to see if Mordin was around. He hadn't seen the Salarian in a while, either. Oddly, it was unlocked, an unusual occurrence all on it's own. He headed down into it, and found everything neat and tidy, save for the Salarian's personal effects. A few obviously trapped books, a scribbled note, and a box filled with Medigel with a note "For the Clinic" on it indicated that he too had returned home.

With Ami kidnapped, Valentine's fast approaching, and his housemates either gone or preparing to leave for a camping trip, Luke was feeling his equilibrium slipping. Flipping open his journal, he sent out a broadcast.]

Hello everyone,

I regret to inform you that Commander Alia Shepard and Professor Mordin Solus have both returned to their world. They were good people, and Mordin saved a lot of lives during the last draft. If it's something you do, have a drink for them. They'd appreciate it.

If you have an appointment with me, I'm sorry, I'll have to cancel for the time being. I'll be in Good Spirits this evening, and tomorrow morning I'm heading into the mountains for some time to myself.

And Shepard, Mordin?

May the Force be with you.

[True to his word, Luke will be in Good Spirits for most of the evening, and he'll be around town packing up some supplies for some time in the mountains. Grab him anywhere around town.]

Comments

[Action, before the trip]

[averybadfeeling]

[He frowns at that thought.]

"That may pose interesting concerns of its own, in truth. What if our intervention into worlds where we don't belong has unintended consequences?"

[It was, of course, a minor concern. If the crew of the Normandy were in danger, and he could save them, would he? Yes. Absolutely. But one has to wonder.]

"If we alter my timeline, for instance, what effect might that have upon yours?"

[Action, before the trip]

[thefinaljedi]

[Luke shrugged]

To be honest, I don't have any idea. Time is an area I'm not well versed in, but I think I'd still step in regardless of consequences.

[He leans back and smiles]

I'm sure the Force will find a way to balance the scales if something changes. I'm not so arrogant as to think we could solve everyone's problems, but little things, given the chance? I don't see how it could hurt.
[He pauses, thinking. Luke Skywalker did like to think big.]

After all if we alter something in your past, it would change my present. And I'd already be affected by the change and thus not know what needed changing, and it would seem that history was taking the proper course.

[Action, before the trip]

[averybadfeeling]

[Obi-Wan strokes his beard thoughtfully, then chuckles.]

"I had thought I understood the ramifications of the different timelines. The idea of changing the outcomes alters them considerably."

[He looks toward Luke again.]

"Then again, I suppose that's no different from any other aspect of life. We can only speculate as to the outcome and attempt to moderate our actions accordingly."

[Action, before the trip]

[thefinaljedi]

It could also create a divergent timeline, where your future and my past are completely unrelated.

[He shrugs]

We won't really know until we try, will we?