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Good point about the game starting on Earth, which makes a strong argument about humans comprising the stating squad. However, for Liara I’d like it better that, since no one knows where the Shadow Broker base is (except for Shepard and his crew), that would be the first place s/he’d go when s/he escapes. Then Liara would join the team. I’d bet the Shadow Broker base will become Shepard’s base of operations.