Virmire Choice - Unchangeable? (big spoilers)

[eskilla]

Okay, I got to the point in Virmire where you have to choose between Ashley or Kaidan. But my computer is laggy, so I accidentally clicked the wrong one. I loaded a couple quick/auto saves from before the choice, but they each show 'save ashley' in the journal. I have an earlier normal save from before I even landed on Virmire, but I'd hate to play through the whole planet again only to find out that yes, I do have to save that cow Ashley, and no, FemShepard has no chance at true love.

So, am I outta luck? Heh, just my luck, it'd be that you can normally take it back but not in my game as I've discovered a bug.

[GawainBS]

If the quicksaves are from before the point of choice, you can change it. Otherwise, no.
Maybe you can romance Liara? I don't remember if it's still possible at this point.

[eskilla]

Yeah, that's just the thing though - both the auto-save and the quick save are from directly before I go up the elevator to where the choice takes place, but they show 'save ashley' in my journal, even though it hasn't happened.
I'd really hate to go though all of Vermire again, just to find it was pointless - Vermire was hard enough the first time (I had just cranked it up from casual to normal). Although I suppose I could lower the difficulty.

Yeah, I can still get Liara, I think - last time we talked I really chatted her up, but then I told Kaidan that she meant nothing. Poor FemShep, her tortured past has made it hard for her to let herself love Yeah, I really RP my characters.

I just really have a thing for sexy sexy carth onassi's voice

[eskilla]

Uh, nvm - turns out that the 'save ashley' I was seeing was the first one, the mission you're on when you get to the choice point, not the one after you've made the choice. Ashley is safely dead, Kaidan isn't, and I'll do the whole thing in reverse when I play MaleShep. Woohoo!