User blog comment:Ironreaper/Did Shepard leave Ceberus./@comment-1878196-20100910000330/@comment-217683-20100910001034

Oops... meant to do it as a reply... let's try that again:

So, the fact that Shepard is still getting intel directly from Cerberus intel (which seems to be even more a sign of a connection than receiving a personal message from TIM), the fact that Shepard gets paid by Cerberus upon completion and gets the whole Cerberus mission summary, the fact that Shepard uses a Cerberus ship with Cerberus crew, and Cerberus supplied-armor and equipment, all that "doesn't mean Shepard's still with Cerberus"?

That's like getting intel from the U.S. government, getting transported to the mission site on a U.S. government ship with a U.S. government crew, using U.S. government weapons and equipment to carry out the mission, and getting paid by the U.S. government for completing the mission, then claiming that all of that doesn't in any way mean you're associated with the U.S. government.