Emotional Engagement 03 : I used to be a Commander...
Tell that to the defense committee.
Unless we're planning to talk the Reapers to death, the committee is a waste of time.
They're just scared. None of them have seen what you've seen.
We've all reviewed your reports, seen the data you collected, but it's all just theory to us. You've been there. In the trenches. Fighting them. You know what they're capable of.
That why they grounded me? Took away my ship?
You know that's not true.
The shit you've done... any other soldier would've been tried, court-martialed, and discharged.
...
It's your knowledge of the Reapers that kept that from happening.
That, and your good word?
Yeah. I trust you, Shepard. And so does the committee.
I'm just a soldier, Anderson. I'm no politician.
I don't need you to be either. I just need you to do whatever the hell it takes to help us stop the Reapers.
They're expecting you two, Admiral.
Good luck in there, Shepard.
Anderson... Shepard.
Ashley?
Lieutenant-Commander, how'd it go in there?
I can never tell with them. I'm just waiting for orders now.
Admiral.
Come on.
You know the Commander?
I used to.