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How can I get this assignment?

  • 1 of 8: First, you must complete one of the following three game sections: Finding Liara T'Soni, Noveria, Feros.
  • 2 of 8: Also, your character's pre-service history has to be spacer. If it's not, you can't get this assignment, and will have to go after one of the other two background-related assignments.
  • 3 of 8: Return to the Citadel and use its fast transit system to go to Presidium Locations / Wards Access.
  • 4 of 8: Ride the elevator at the end of the nearby corridor to get to the northern section of the "Flux and Wards Access" area.
  • 5 of 8: Look for a guy named Zabaleta along the south wall of the main east/west corridor.
  • 6 of 8: When you talk to him, he'll ask you for 20 credits.
  • 7 of 8: Giving him the credits will get you a few Paragon points, and calling him a drunk will get you some Renegade points.
  • 8 of 8: Either way, you'll get the "Call Home" objective.