FIELD TRIP - Zakera Ward - the Wards - the Citadel, Sunday Afternoon

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Hello, Fandomites, and welcome back to Zakera Ward, one of the commercial and artisinal centers of the Citadel.

They found themselves in one of the skyscrapers of the ward - near a cab stand and the elevators, so that anyone who wanted could either grab a cab to a different part of the ward, or go downstairs and take a walk.

But first, Kaidan had something to say. "Hey," he said, "This is Zakera Ward, we've been here before, but today we're taking our time. It's mostly populated by volus, elcor and hanar, but we've got a human commercial zone here as well. Just ask the driver to take you to Shin Akiba. I want to remind you all not to eat anything that's based on dextro-amino acids, and to try to stay away from the gambling dens. Some parts of the wards can get pretty shifty."

He rubbed the back of his head. "Anyway, meet back up here at the end of the afternoon - we'll head back to the Presidium to get our gear and then we'll head back to Fandom."

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Shopping!

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There are several commercial hubs spread across this ward, providing shopping opportunities for all.

Shopping! - Shin Akiba Zone

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The human district! Out here you can buy the latest in Citadel fashions, fitted for human sizes, but there are also a whole host of human-focused convenience goods to be purchased here, as well as all kinds of handy applications of mass effect technology.

Re: Shopping! - Shin Akiba Zone

[citadelia.livejournal.com]

It might be the human district, but that didn't mean the rest of the Citadel's population wasn't keeping an eye on it.

Or rather, the asari cop making the rounds right now was. Even the humans could bother C-Sec every now and again.

Shopping! - Citadel Souvenirs

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In case you didn't get your fill of model ships or exotic alien fish last time you were here, here's your chance!

Or you could just get a Citadel post card. Or any number of slightly tacky souvenirs. 'Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go to the Wards' shirt, anyone?

Re: Shopping! - Citadel Souvenirs

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There was a young quarian woman standing outside the souvenir shop, looking at her credit chit and wondering if maybe she could find something to send home to the Flotilla...

Most of the aliens passing her by eyed her with suspicion.

Shopping! - Game Shop

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Would you rather have some digital entertainment? Look no further! The aptly-named Game Shop has got it all!

Re: Shopping! - Game Shop

[citadelia.livejournal.com]

The salarian sales clerk would be happy to assist you! But in the time, he was sighing to himself as he reviewed the inventory. "Looks like we'll be needing some more of those asari/hanar porn games," he sighed.

Humans and their taste, man. It was tragic.

Food!

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Would you rather sit down and have a bite? There's a number of options.

Food! - Fishdog Food Factory

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The Fishdog Food Factory is a chain of restaurants with a krogan bent. Be careful if you order anything with the Tummy Tingling Tuchanka Sauce - it'll set your mouth on fire.

Re: Food! - Fishdog Food Factory

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The server, however, looked all too happy about the prospect of potential human customers, and would be thrilled to recommend something a little less sizzling. A varren (http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111001082657/masseffect/pl/images/1/17/Varren2.jpg) skewer, maybe. Nom.

Food! - Zakera Café

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This turian-owned café serves a mix of dextro and levo food. The upscale café imports unique food from across the galaxy; one of its signature dishes includes a special honey marinade made by the inhabitants of an asari monastery.

Re: Food! - Zakera Café

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A turian was leaning on the bar, occasionally trading gossip with the proprietor. "I really don't understand why humans keep trying to eat at the Fishdog Food Factory," he said. "It's like they want to strip their stomach lining."

Food! - The Stand

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The Stand is a human-owned café which specializes in Japanese Earth cooking. Ramen is considered a delicacy. There are several Earth beers on tap, and a karaoke machine which...

...mostly seems to be abused by drunken elcor. Ow, elcor singing.

Re: Food! - The Stand

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"Exuberant: My heaaaaarts beat only for you! Suspicion: But I do not feel your heart beats for me! Skald fish!"

Oh dear. That elcor...

That elcor.

Re: Food! - The Stand

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"Okay, the plus side is that this is recognizable," Topher said, poking at some noodles. "The other plus side is that this is space and it's awesome, and the minus side is probably something to do with the really bad karaoke in the corner but I don't actually care that much."

Culture!

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Of course, food and shopping isn't all the wards have to offer... why not catch a movie or visit a shrine?

Culture! - Blasto: the Jellyfish Stings

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While Blasto has been under attack recently for its use of the racist term 'jellyfish', the hanarsploitation series about a hanar Spectre serving justice with "a lover in every port and a gun in every tentacle" continues to do very well at the Citadel box office.

Culture! - Fleet and Flotilla

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If you'd rather see a more sophisticated film, then Fleet and Flotilla, the romantic tale of the impossible relationship between a turian and a quarian, might be for you.

Re: Culture! - Fleet and Flotilla

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Of course, it might be a little hard to focus what with the way that asari/turian couple in one of the front rows kept making out. Whoops.

Culture - Shrines of the Enkindlers

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At about ten minutes' drive away lies the Shrine of the Enkindlers, the main religious hub for the hanar living on Zakera Ward. Just be careful: since it's a hanar shrine, some parts of it may be... well, wet.

Re: Culture - Shrines of the Enkindlers

[stykera]

Shopping for trinkets held little interest for Stark and he had nobody to bring souvenirs back for anyway. He knew almost nothing of any species dwelling in this part of the universe and this shrine seemed as good a place as any to start.

Religious views, particularly thoughts on death, were always of interest to him.

Culture! - Hanar Poetry Reading

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There's a small theater-slash-bar set up for poetry readings and its ilk. Today, there's a scheduled appearance by one of the Citadel's foremost hanar poets.

Feel free to drop by if you'd like to hear the recital of the seminal work This one feels like a flower.

Other!

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There are many other places on the Wards you could visit, of course: the Vol-Clan Exchange, the volus banking hub of the galaxy. Or perhaps you'd like to see where the law is upheld on the Citadel - the Courts of the Center. Or you'd like to go see the Factory District, you distinctly weird person who probably wears a cape.

Of course, you can also take a cab to the furthest point of the Ward - Zakera Point, from which there are beautiful views of space just beyond the Citadel's arms.

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Zakera Point

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Topher had pretty much just gotten into a cab and asked the driver to take him somewhere awesome he hadn't already seen, so it was a good thing he'd only ended up here and not someplace more murdery.

It was amazing up here, though. He was just going to stand here and take it in for a while. There was no point taking pictures, since anyone he knew enough to want to brag about this to already went to Fandom and would pretty much believe him without convincing, so he was just gonna... look.

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*rocks out*

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