Busy... That's what Rayes wished he was as he stared off at Rannoch's beauty. Sure, there were other Quarians and Geth busy, but you don't need an engineer to build a house or more colonies. Not to mention his research on the reapers had seemingly hit a dead end due to not having psychical reaper tech to study. Sure, there were the Geth themselves, but they were a Quarian invention with Reaper code in them, which to Rayes was hardly the same thing. And while his initial observations and studies of the Geth had gone smoothly, now that they had become individuals after the Rannoch War, it was hard to find one more willing to be experimented on rather than, well, not. In fact, a majority of them were more focused on helping the Quarians rebuild a new home on Rannoch than what he perceived as science, and he knew he had to accept that. It was a supposed time of peace now that the Reapers were gone, and he felt his usefulness had slightly diminished because of it. He supposed he should be thankful for their help; he certainly wouldn't have his current lab-esque area if not for the Geth's willingness to help. Not to mention they vastly improved the environmental suits far more than he could ever have imagined. But that still didn't help how... bored he felt.

So when he suddenly received a sudden message on his private terminal, one that, upon further investigation could not have been sent by one of his associates or comrades, only made him more tentative to open it. He must have stared at the screen for several minutes, hovering over the message before inevitably opening the rather dull thing. Map coordinates, a meeting time... and that was it. And from the looks of these coordinates, it definitely wasn't on Rannoch, nor a place on Illium or the Citadel. With a little bit of research, he soon found out it was some place on the infamous human planet, Earth. In a haste, he began imputing several codes into his omni-tool, an older Quarian voice humming back at him.

"Hello, Rayes, is that you son?"

[color=#B0C4DE]"Father, I'm... I need to go investigate something. Do you think I can get a few favors to-"[/color]

Curious, that was a very easy way to describe how he felt, even if it only scratched the surface of his feelings about his current situation. It had taken awhile, but somehow he had managed to find a ride to Earth, along with several other travelers aboard a commercial ship. There wew several Asari on board, but a vast majority of them were most likely more humans returning home. How... interesting? He was glad they couldn't see his face beneath the mask, somewhat ashamed that he knew he was glaring at them all. He didn't want to hate them, in fact, he knew they most likely had no idea of what occurred on Illium. But regardless of that fact, he still couldn't bring himself to not have some sort of animosity pent up inside. Just several more minutes, and they'd land... At least from this view in space, he thought, Earth didn't look as bad as it's people were.

But on the streets it was different. He didn't want to have to buy a skycar rental or take some sort of taxi to his location, instead opting for the rather dull mode of transportation: Walking. It was quiet at first, no one seemed to pay him much mind, and while he got a few glares here and there, it was peaceful. At least, until he heard a human shouting inside a store, followed by what sounded like a distressed Quarian; both sounds caused him to stop in his tracks and turn to face the place. It was some sort of mechanics shop, at least that's the impression he got from the sign above the door. Upon opening it, he was able to see a human male, rather older, yelling at the Quarian, whose voice and envo-suit pointed towards a female.

"Please sir, I just need a job for a little while, so that I can afford a ticket back to-"
"I'd nevah help out some alien scum, much less a filthy Quarian!"
"But it would only be-"
"I don care how long you'd be here, get lost!"

Rayes eyes would have looked like scalding ponds of water, seething in anger at the man. The Quarian was young, most likely on her Pilgrimage, though why she chose Earth, he'd never know. Regardless, he took a deep breath to calm himself and see if he couldn't help out a bit... Along with having his Omni-Tool on. [color=#B0C4DE]"Pardon the intrusion, but I couldn't help but overhear..."[/color] He paused, waiting for a reaction from the duo. Once the man heard another Quarian, he damn near died of a heart attack from disgust, while the girl seemed shocked another Quarian was here.

"Oh, another Quarian! Do you think you could convince this man to hire me?" She pleaded, and while Rayes wanted to say yes, all he could do was shake his head no as he continued to press various buttons on his omni-tool. [color=#B0C4DE]"I'm afraid I cannot... You'd be better off looking for somewhere else to work, the humans have become increasingly xenophobic..."[/color] He told her, to which the man seemed smug. "That's damn near right you ain't getting hired here! Now get lost, you'll make me business look bad."

Rayes escorted the Quarian outside, and while she seemed rather glum about not getting a job, Rayes gently grabbed her hands, smiling underneath his mask. "Quickly, may I see your Omni-Tool?" He asked, and while she gave a rather puzzled head turn, she did as he asked. While inside, Rayes had been hacking the man's sales terminal, transferring the funds into his omni-tool and account before wiping whatever was left to hide his trail, and those credits were going into the female Quarian's. When she realized what he had done, she nearly hugged him, jumping up and down with joy. "I-I have enough to finally go back home! Maybe buy a souvenir or two!"
[color=#B0C4DE]"I'm glad I could be of assistance... Now go, he'll notice he was just robbed soon enough."[/color] She nodded, running away towards the spaceport with glee. He watched her leave, having a feeling his own adventure was just beginning as the young girl's was coming to an end.

As he neared the place on the coordinates, he watched from a distance as several individuals made their way down, feeling rather reluctant to follow. At first, he believed it to be some sort of ploy to recapture him, as he noticed an armed human in extensive armor, along with an Asari to make matters worse. But when a Turian followed, Rayes was extremely skeptical about it all. For starters, they didn't seem to be allowed into... whatever that archaic place was, but he supposed he never really followed the rules. After all, he did just ruin someone's business for what he perceived was a good cause, a cause that broke several laws, so what was another? After feeling somewhat bored for so long, he nodded to himself and decided to take his chances. Clicking on his flashlight that was in the palm of his Omni-Tool, he extended it out as he reached the entrance towards... Whatever this was. As he descended into the darkness, he decided it would be best to announce his presence. Didn't want to get shot after coming so far...

[color=#B0C4DE]"I-I know there are others down here! I suggest a mutual agreement to a cease fire immediately so as to not shed blood today, and instead to discuss what is the meaning of this."[/color] He said, the fact a Quarian had entered the subway becoming appearent due to his accent and somewhat roboticized voice due to his environmental suit. He just hoped things would go better than the last time he decided to venture off on his own...