Garrus Vakarian (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
forgivetheinsubordination) wrote2037-04-27 09:49 pm
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FROM: kaburagi.kotetsu@cdc.org
thats not right.
you cant just go around doing that when its not a level playing field
[ AKA HE IS GOING TO FIND OUT WHO HE CAN USE AGAINST YOU, not lightning. but he'll probably try and look into that either way... ]
FROM: vakarian.garrus@cdc.org
Says the one who got stuck outside a rover, and nearly didn't make the last shuttle? You made the playing field uneven. I'll do what I can to keep Greens alive.
FROM: vakarian.garrus@cdc.org
Dagger's as much as said he expects Greens to throw their lives away. Every single one of us they take won't go cheap.
Says the one who got stuck outside a rover, and nearly didn't make the last shuttle? You made the playing field uneven. I'll do what I can to keep Greens alive.
FROM: vakarian.garrus@cdc.org
Dagger's as much as said he expects Greens to throw their lives away. Every single one of us they take won't go cheap.
[ that was a lot of (dirty) shots fired. ]
FROM: kaburagi.kotetsu@cdc.org
not planning on making that mistake again. twice is enough.
FROM: vakarian.garrus@cdc.org
I know that's not the plan. Thing is, everyone has habits they fall into when things are tight. Make them focus on on someone specific, it's easier for them to break the habit.
FROM: vakarian.garrus@cdc.org
Nobody's perfect in a combat situation. But it's our job to make Greens better.
I know that's not the plan. Thing is, everyone has habits they fall into when things are tight. Make them focus on on someone specific, it's easier for them to break the habit.
FROM: vakarian.garrus@cdc.org
Nobody's perfect in a combat situation. But it's our job to make Greens better.
FROM: kaburagi.kotetsu@cdc.org
all im really gonna end up focusing on is how long its been since bunny an' me got to team up
its been ages since ajna. that was the last time.
[ it's going to suck if that's going to be a running theme... ]
I'm an expert at firearms, decent with a mid-length blade, and I'm gonna be learning throwing knives here. I've also got some sharp edges of my own.
[Garrus pulls off his gloves, one and then the other, before showing off the talons that spend most of their time covered up.]
Shame we can't bring a ship into the arena. When it comes to spaceships, I am a weapons master.
[Garrus pulls off his gloves, one and then the other, before showing off the talons that spend most of their time covered up.]
Shame we can't bring a ship into the arena. When it comes to spaceships, I am a weapons master.
FROM: vakarian.garrus@cdc.org
Between you and me? Not really sure why all four teams are working separately. We've got different strengths, sure, but that's what'd also make us stronger.
FROM: vakarian.garrus@cdc.org
Squads of all the colors would get more done. Different approaches, tactics, thought patterns, everything.
Between you and me? Not really sure why all four teams are working separately. We've got different strengths, sure, but that's what'd also make us stronger.
FROM: vakarian.garrus@cdc.org
Squads of all the colors would get more done. Different approaches, tactics, thought patterns, everything.
[Thankfully he's stammered and stumbled through words enough in his life to follow that a little. Garrus' words back before Selena. That he'd been looking for just casual then, and he and Ryan had even flirted there... And then Ryan's dropping the bomb that yes, he does like Noh, but he likes them both, and if that isn't something Garrus never saw coming, nothing is.]
Uh. Okay.
[He doesn't know where to start, but he gives it a go anyway.]
I... I'd been looking for just casual. Yeah. I didn't, I wasn't misleading you or something. But then Noh was...
[There's a beat, and Garrus shrugs.]
Noh. And it got complicated. Thought there was gonna be something else in the way too, turns out there wasn't. And I thought maybe you were curious, friendly curious, not creepy curious, and didn't figure it was more than that.
[He takes a breath.]
I'm not telling you to go away or something. I mean, I'm here letting you use me as a pillow. A really jagged pillow. I just don't know how any of this is gonna look in a week, in a month, that sort of a thing.
[And he can't ask Ryan not to sleep with Noh. It wouldn't be fair to the kree or the human. If this is the angle it comes from... No. Garrus can't think like that, not yet.]
It's complicated.
Uh. Okay.
[He doesn't know where to start, but he gives it a go anyway.]
I... I'd been looking for just casual. Yeah. I didn't, I wasn't misleading you or something. But then Noh was...
[There's a beat, and Garrus shrugs.]
Noh. And it got complicated. Thought there was gonna be something else in the way too, turns out there wasn't. And I thought maybe you were curious, friendly curious, not creepy curious, and didn't figure it was more than that.
[He takes a breath.]
I'm not telling you to go away or something. I mean, I'm here letting you use me as a pillow. A really jagged pillow. I just don't know how any of this is gonna look in a week, in a month, that sort of a thing.
[And he can't ask Ryan not to sleep with Noh. It wouldn't be fair to the kree or the human. If this is the angle it comes from... No. Garrus can't think like that, not yet.]
It's complicated.
FROM: vakarian.garrus@cdc.org
So do the others have other AIs?
So do the others have other AIs?
FROM: vakarian.garrus@cdc.org
Of course it is.
Of course it is.
FROM: vasneema.talizorah@cdc.org
Good point. OK, I'll get in touch. If he's in Orange as well, he'll be a big help. Thanks.
FROM: vasneema.talizorah@cdc.org
How big is this weapon? It took a whole fleet just to bring down Sovereign - it's going to need to be enormous to work on a horde of them.
Good point. OK, I'll get in touch. If he's in Orange as well, he'll be a big help. Thanks.
FROM: vasneema.talizorah@cdc.org
How big is this weapon? It took a whole fleet just to bring down Sovereign - it's going to need to be enormous to work on a horde of them.
I don't know. With everything that's goin' on right now, nobody can find anybody and nobody can get the right kind of answers to support the right kind of solution. Or what sort of solution we can even hope for.
[Now, his arms drop a little lower. They've gotten the hard part of the discussion out of the way. Fact of the matter was that John had nothing concrete to go on, and with nothing concrete to go on, there was nothing they could do.]
Knowin' what was in that crate would help -- maybe some kind of manifest. Or where it came from, that would help too.
[The suspicion is already present in Warriorhead. All he has to do is march up with actual proof, and they could find her and shut her down.]
Most you can really do is keep an ear to the ground.
[Now, his arms drop a little lower. They've gotten the hard part of the discussion out of the way. Fact of the matter was that John had nothing concrete to go on, and with nothing concrete to go on, there was nothing they could do.]
Knowin' what was in that crate would help -- maybe some kind of manifest. Or where it came from, that would help too.
[The suspicion is already present in Warriorhead. All he has to do is march up with actual proof, and they could find her and shut her down.]
Most you can really do is keep an ear to the ground.
FROM: vakarian.garrus@cdc.org
The part we're attaching is the Citadel.
FROM: vakarian.garrus@cdc.org
So it's pretty damn big. And that's not something Leng can ever hear. Not that I figure you'd chat with him, but if he gets home somehow, he can't have that info early.
The part we're attaching is the Citadel.
FROM: vakarian.garrus@cdc.org
So it's pretty damn big. And that's not something Leng can ever hear. Not that I figure you'd chat with him, but if he gets home somehow, he can't have that info early.
Mm. Makes sense. Especially if there's more than seemed to be.
[Everyone would look for the thing with claws. What if there had been a package in there too? The creatures could be a smokescreen, a distraction.]
You think the manifest would be legitimately filled out. Then again. Best to fill out right, just in case it gets checked. And it's gotta be filed somewhere. You wanna ask after that, or do you want me asking?
[His gaze goes back to Crichton.]
Because chances are you've already been asking a few questions. Spreading it out can't hurt.
[Everyone would look for the thing with claws. What if there had been a package in there too? The creatures could be a smokescreen, a distraction.]
You think the manifest would be legitimately filled out. Then again. Best to fill out right, just in case it gets checked. And it's gotta be filed somewhere. You wanna ask after that, or do you want me asking?
[His gaze goes back to Crichton.]
Because chances are you've already been asking a few questions. Spreading it out can't hurt.
FROM: vasneema.talizorah@cdc.org
What do you
[She actually slammed down on send by accident mid-typing, she's so flummoxed.]
FROM: vasneema.talizorah@cdc.org
mean, the Citadel's a part of a weapon? How? Do we have any idea who designed this thing?
FROM: vasneema.talizorah@cdc.org
Of course I won't tell Kai Leng. That goes without saying.
What do you
[She actually slammed down on send by accident mid-typing, she's so flummoxed.]
FROM: vasneema.talizorah@cdc.org
mean, the Citadel's a part of a weapon? How? Do we have any idea who designed this thing?
FROM: vasneema.talizorah@cdc.org
Of course I won't tell Kai Leng. That goes without saying.
Edited (curse you, html) 2014-12-25 20:27 (UTC)
[This bought of silence is longer. The more people he involves in this, the more dangerous it gets for everyone.
But Garrus is right. He's asking too many questions. Still, Garrus' talents we're better focused elsewhere. At the end of the thought, he shakes his head lightly.]
No. Spreading the blame just means less people to take care of the issue when it shows up.
But Garrus is right. He's asking too many questions. Still, Garrus' talents we're better focused elsewhere. At the end of the thought, he shakes his head lightly.]
No. Spreading the blame just means less people to take care of the issue when it shows up.
Edited 2014-12-26 00:39 (UTC)
I'm curious, yeah, but- I'm not sure I'd call it just friendly-curious. I was serious when I said I wanted to just see where it went, even if it was just a casual kind of thing. Like I said, that's... mostly what I've been used to.
[Save for the one time, but that's one out of a few, and the longest thing he's had going was absolutely not an emotional kind of attachment. Just a substitute for it. Ryan shifts restlessly, trying to relax and get comfortable once again-- because Garrus does have a point. He's still here, still allowing the affection.]
And I know it's complicated, trust me, I know complicated. I'm just saying-- if anything happens, if you guys... I don't know, if you decide you want to see how being more serious about it goes, and if this kind of thing gets weird? I want to know.
[And after a beat-]
Is this kind of thing all you want?
[Save for the one time, but that's one out of a few, and the longest thing he's had going was absolutely not an emotional kind of attachment. Just a substitute for it. Ryan shifts restlessly, trying to relax and get comfortable once again-- because Garrus does have a point. He's still here, still allowing the affection.]
And I know it's complicated, trust me, I know complicated. I'm just saying-- if anything happens, if you guys... I don't know, if you decide you want to see how being more serious about it goes, and if this kind of thing gets weird? I want to know.
[And after a beat-]
Is this kind of thing all you want?
Garrus, that's cheating of the highest order. [She cocks her head to the right slightly. Then, she looks down to her hands, opening and closing them.] Claws wouldn't be a bad idea. The metal might melt if I light my hands, though. Guess I'm stuck with the basics. But firearms. I'm not a bad shot, at least. Jack's been helping me a lot, when he can.
[He takes a breath, and then another. It's hard to know if Ryan's talking about Garrus and Ryan, or Garrus and Noh, or all three. This is all entirely murky but Garrus can at least try to be clear as much as he can. Ryan deserves that.]
I... We talked. On Selena. Noh and I. About it getting more serious.
[Priorities.]
I do want to try it, now. This thing with him. That doesn't mean that you can't do... this, though. The... pillow thing. And I'm sure he doesn't want less contact with you, or... anything along those lines.
[Chances are the opposite and Garrus has to accept that. Somehow. Figure this out, balance it out.]
I... I mean, I did think I just wanted casual. Thought it was all I wanted. And then now I... don't.
I... We talked. On Selena. Noh and I. About it getting more serious.
[Priorities.]
I do want to try it, now. This thing with him. That doesn't mean that you can't do... this, though. The... pillow thing. And I'm sure he doesn't want less contact with you, or... anything along those lines.
[Chances are the opposite and Garrus has to accept that. Somehow. Figure this out, balance it out.]
I... I mean, I did think I just wanted casual. Thought it was all I wanted. And then now I... don't.
[Garrus bends his head in acknowledgement.]
All right. Let me know what you find, and I'll do the same. Dig, take a look around.
[There's a beat as he stretches and considers what else he can say safely. Does Crichton know about Honey's speed?]
Catch the races at the pitstop? And not just the vehicles, the footraces. Pretty impressive.
[If they're really up against her, there's nothing they can do to catch up if she takes off running.]
All right. Let me know what you find, and I'll do the same. Dig, take a look around.
[There's a beat as he stretches and considers what else he can say safely. Does Crichton know about Honey's speed?]
Catch the races at the pitstop? And not just the vehicles, the footraces. Pretty impressive.
[If they're really up against her, there's nothing they can do to catch up if she takes off running.]
FROM: vakarian.garrus@cdc.org
One of them. I wonder how connected this is.
FROM: vakarian.garrus@cdc.org
No way to know from just that if they're at fault or it's a decoy. But either way, it's a good find. Nicely done. Where was it?
One of them. I wonder how connected this is.
FROM: vakarian.garrus@cdc.org
No way to know from just that if they're at fault or it's a decoy. But either way, it's a good find. Nicely done. Where was it?
FROM: vakarian.garrus@cdc.org
The reapers made the Citadel. By using it as the power source, connecting it, it's making the weapon itself focus on the reapers. Somehow. I don't completely understand. Never saw the blueprints myself.
FROM: vakarian.garrus@cdc.org
Been a bit busy. When the reapers fully came through, they sent a high percentage of their forces to two homeworlds. Earth, and Palaven.
FROM: vakarian.garrus@cdc.org
Point is, the weapon's been worked on through multiple cycles. The protheans got it to where it was before we found it. Whomever came before them did some work, and the cycle before them, and so on.
FROM: vakarian.garrus@cdc.org
The remnants of whatever species originally designed it are out there, in the form of a ship. Here's hoping we end that, for them and for us.
The reapers made the Citadel. By using it as the power source, connecting it, it's making the weapon itself focus on the reapers. Somehow. I don't completely understand. Never saw the blueprints myself.
FROM: vakarian.garrus@cdc.org
Been a bit busy. When the reapers fully came through, they sent a high percentage of their forces to two homeworlds. Earth, and Palaven.
FROM: vakarian.garrus@cdc.org
Point is, the weapon's been worked on through multiple cycles. The protheans got it to where it was before we found it. Whomever came before them did some work, and the cycle before them, and so on.
FROM: vakarian.garrus@cdc.org
The remnants of whatever species originally designed it are out there, in the form of a ship. Here's hoping we end that, for them and for us.
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