James encounters an elderly woman having difficulty entering her apartment building because the door's security system won't accept her identification chip and helps her, then enters the building himself and flees to the building's roof. The dealer escapes on a three-wheeled motorcycle while James is forced to knock out the pursuing officer to get away. Outside, a dealer approaches him and chides him for going in the store, then asks for the chip in exchange for the package.Īs James leaves, the dealer suddenly rushes past him, fleeing police. When the man behind the counter sees James flash a blue chip, he demands that James leave the store, calling him a junkie. Later, James arrives at a pharmacy in San Diego to pick up Josh's package. Josh slams the door before yelling at James for being ungrateful. Emilio tries to calm Josh down, but Josh accuses him of trying to turn James against him like he did with James's mother. When Josh notices Emilio, he becomes enraged, warning Emilio that he was not supposed to come near his son.

Upon returning to his father's home in Solana Beach, Josh confronts James about his absence, saying that he had been messaging James all day and needed him to pick up something. His uncle Emilio tells him that it's a good first step and he must walk his own path, but James fears his father Josh will be upset. As James approaches a terminal and is asked for to verify his identity, a flashback takes him back to ten years earlier.Ī younger James Vega enlists with the Systems Alliance marines at Camp Pendleton in 2176, shortly after the Skyllian Blitz. A Citadel official informs him that there is no available information on Emilio Vega or Josh Sanders, James's uncle and father. While the Normandy SR-2 is docked there, James Vega seeks out his family. Days after the Reaper invasion of Earth in 2186 CE, millions of people are fleeing to the safety of the Citadel.

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