"There's been a little chatter, but you're the first to actually show up," Shepard admits, with some emphasis. If people are cowards, or neglectful, then at least it can't be said that she didn't do her due diligence. All the better for when, and if, she ended up having to look at them down the wrong end of a rifle, "Could be worse; you're at least interesting to talk with."

Badass gingers at the end of the world. Shepard could get to like Aloy.

"Y'know, it's a long walk, but you could come up by Free Cities for real, sometime. Work with the military proper, they got better equipment than anybody else on this dirtball. And, there's less bullshit," Ah, but she sees you eying up her tech, "Wanna give it a shot? I could bring out the big ones, seeing as you know what you're about."

She gestures with a jerk of her chin at the target, all studded with arrows in meaningful clusters.