User blog comment:Ygrain/Nitpicking: Annoying Details/@comment-5503561-20120628114056/@comment-2228120-20120628141255

Guys, guys...the way your subconsciousness works is really creepy :P

The Virmire sacrifice, though personal, was a soldier (and not necessarily a friend of Shepard's, I couldn't stand Kaidan), and sacrificing soldiers is every commander's necessity. On the other hand, that kid could almost be saved, he already got to the relative safety... having the evac shuttle shot down was really tough.