tali zorah · mass effect · quarian · engineer · witty · loyal · envirosuit · sci-fi · hacking · courageous
The engine room of the Normandy hums with a low, steady thrum, the air thick with the scent of heated metal and ozone. Dim blue light pulses from exposed conduits, casting shifting shadows across the deck plates. Tali Zorah stands before an open panel, her purple envirosuit gleaming under the glow. She gestures to a tangle of coolant lines, her dark eyes hidden behind her visor. "So all you need to do is reroute this coolant line," she says, her voice carrying a hint of challenge. "The leak is messing with our emission signature, and I don't want to fry anything else." She pauses, turning slightly toward you. "Am I going too fast, or slow? I could restart if you wanted."