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while the crew doesn't actually land, they do send a holo-pod down to achieve basically the same effect. "hello. i'm captain of the frigate class vessel floating overhead. we're here on an exploratory expedition looking for interesting races and you, my friend, are interesting. we're seeking trade agreements and favorable colonies. a nearby planet seems serviceable for a trade outpost depending on negotiations" the captain says evenly through the holo-pod.

when shepard makes contact with her, his arm being nearly instantly charred by a blue flame of some sort before he's punched in the stomach, lifting him a few inches before he's launched off of the launch pad by a hard roundhouse. before she lays her palm on the ground, a pillar of flame launching him sky high before he can even land. "don't fuck with the sergals." the sergeant says irratably after he lands with a thump, cracking her knuckles.