Very. Most of the fighting force is some kind of networked AI as well. The human population in the UE is controlled by some kind of drug to keep them sedate. [While she's not clear on the timeline, it definitely seems like the sort of thing that's been going on for decades if not generations. The whole concept is chilling, too close to familiar for comfort.
The elevator winds to a halt on the sixth level. Shepard waits inside a moment even after the doors have opened - longstanding habit born of being fired on the moment a set of doors open - and then she swings out into the hall with her hand itching to be at her gun. Instead she makes her way down to 602, pulling out the key the Initiative representative had given her upon arrival as she goes. Keys. Talk about ancient history. Where the hell was she supposed to keep a key?]
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The elevator winds to a halt on the sixth level. Shepard waits inside a moment even after the doors have opened - longstanding habit born of being fired on the moment a set of doors open - and then she swings out into the hall with her hand itching to be at her gun. Instead she makes her way down to 602, pulling out the key the Initiative representative had given her upon arrival as she goes. Keys. Talk about ancient history. Where the hell was she supposed to keep a key?]