As an Alliance soldier and a Citadel Spectre, Shepard had fought for so many years and seen all manner of things. Yet now... Shepard had to admit that she had never seen anything like this.
"Wow, Xia Shi, look, this thing is so interesting..."
"Enju, don't touch other people's things..."
"Illya, let's go have a drink at the bar!"
"Huh? We can't drink alcohol..."
"So this is how they throw out trash... Hmm... It doesn't seem very environmentally friendly..."
The Normandy currently looked like a giant children's playground. The little girls ran about, climbed everywhere, and darted around the ship. Shepard was speechless at the sight.
"Sorry, Commander Shepard."
Dressed in formal attire and holding a wineglass, Fang Zheng sat in a nearby chair. He stroked the little milk cat in his arms as he smiled at her.
"These children mean no harm. They're just... curious."
"I understand... It's no big deal."
Shepard did not know what to say in response to Fang Zheng. But honestly, she did not dislike it. Traveling through space was rather dull, after all. Having a few children hopping around and playing made things livelier. Moreover, these children were all quite adorable and well-behaved. Aside from being slightly energetic, they did not interfere with anyone's work. Thus, everyone aboard the Normandy was rather friendly toward them.
"Then, Mr. Fang Zheng."
Shepard did not know that the young man before her was the Dragon she had encountered before, so she gave him a very serious report.
"Since you will be traveling with the Normandy, we should make our itinerary clear first... The Normandy is currently heavily damaged and must return to the nearest repair base for maintenance. After that, we will head to other nebulae to investigate the recent series of ship disappearances..."
"Was it the