Miranda Lawson and Lt. Commander Ashley Williams served as liaisons for Cerberus and the Alliance respectively, keeping an eye on things for the ones ...n charge. On board the ship, Miranda was heading up logistics as XO while Williams handled all things weapons. Rarely did the two see eye-to-eye and neither trusted Shepard's loyalties.Dr. Chloe Michel and Dr. Karen Chakwas managed the medical needs of the crew. Chakwas was training the younger doctor to take over for her one day when she finally. Samantha tottered to the reception desk and walked behind it. Surely shehad never been on that side of it but it felt like she had been thereevery day for years. She looked at the switchboard. Extension numbers fordifferent departments came into her head instantly - numbers she shouldn'thave known.Dave was still waiting with his arms crossed. "Well sit down girl and getto work. You had your chance at management. Now you need to accept yourstation and get on with it."She sunk into the seat. You and I don't have to have those kinds of problems, Shirley. We can already start to spend time together, just like we're doing here today." Maybe we should have tried this first, Kenny. Now though, I can't do that to Joyce. It isn't fair to her for any of the rest of us to make our separate deals with you. I don't mean for this to include the children though. You can come see them whenever you want to. As far as the two of us though, you have to get something settled with the original four. Well hell I have no idea how long Iwas out. Could be days or even weeks. I try rubbing my jaw against thehood. Don't feel any stubble. Next thing I try to check is smell for thestuff I smelled inside the van. Nope not smelling that. So at least ithas been long enough to either give me a good bath or air out.I hear foot steps approaching me. I assume this is my Master approachingme to start my training or to make a speech. Of course I am wrong onboth accounts. Next thing I feel is nipple clamps.