Garrus Vakarian (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
forgivetheinsubordination) wrote2037-04-27 09:49 pm
forgivetheinsubordination) wrote2037-04-27 09:49 pm
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IC Contact - Consignment
vakarian.garrus@cdc.org
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vakarian.garrus@cdc.org
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There's something of a map.
[Garrus calls up the sector map.]
It's got notes from the mapping teams, but it's not exactly precise. And you can go anywhere, but I wouldn't really suggest it. You should have already run into the neraki, yeah? They've got scattered tribes all over and they're not really fans of us. Plus you can see what animals aren't friendly from the list.
If you wanna go somewhere, I'd suggest asking an instructor.
[There's a beat before Garrus tilts his head, contemplating getting a hold of an instructor.]
Haven't... actually seen Armada around today. Or a couple of days. So maybe go with asking Neheda or Gliese.
[Garrus calls up the sector map.]
It's got notes from the mapping teams, but it's not exactly precise. And you can go anywhere, but I wouldn't really suggest it. You should have already run into the neraki, yeah? They've got scattered tribes all over and they're not really fans of us. Plus you can see what animals aren't friendly from the list.
If you wanna go somewhere, I'd suggest asking an instructor.
[There's a beat before Garrus tilts his head, contemplating getting a hold of an instructor.]
Haven't... actually seen Armada around today. Or a couple of days. So maybe go with asking Neheda or Gliese.
[ Sure, things might not be friendly, but... Red can't argue about the neraki though, and he's sure that he wouldn't want to bump into them. ]
Okay... [ Still he looks thoughtful, eyeing the map Garrus brought up. ] Even if I want to go outside the camp to look for food? Charizard will get hungry.
[ And him, but Charizard comes first. ]
Okay... [ Still he looks thoughtful, eyeing the map Garrus brought up. ] Even if I want to go outside the camp to look for food? Charizard will get hungry.
[ And him, but Charizard comes first. ]
FROM: yamanaka.ino@cdc.org
Geez, I haven't even been awake an hour and you're already trying to grill me.
FROM: yamanaka.ino@cdc.org
I hope the rovermate that replaced me has even longer hair than me.
FROM: yamanaka.ino@cdc.org
Even though it can't possibly be as nice as mine, of course.
Geez, I haven't even been awake an hour and you're already trying to grill me.
FROM: yamanaka.ino@cdc.org
I hope the rovermate that replaced me has even longer hair than me.
FROM: yamanaka.ino@cdc.org
Even though it can't possibly be as nice as mine, of course.
FROM: vakarian.garrus@cdc.org
Henge, or Kurosaki? Neither of them have longer hair.
FROM: vakarian.garrus@cdc.org
And I think you're dodging my question. I'll take it to mean you're still interested in Jean and didn't turn right or something.
Henge, or Kurosaki? Neither of them have longer hair.
FROM: vakarian.garrus@cdc.org
And I think you're dodging my question. I'll take it to mean you're still interested in Jean and didn't turn right or something.
That'd be fine. I'd take someone or a couple someones with you, though. Not just for safety. For carrying.
[Because if they get lucky and find something big that they can take down and eat, there's no point in wasting the meat.]
[Because if they get lucky and find something big that they can take down and eat, there's no point in wasting the meat.]
[ Oh. That was an idea. ]
Are there any bags or baskets we could take? [ Wait, let him bring up a hand and poke a finger against the palm as he thinks. ] So we can get food, sticks... but leave the trees alone.
Are there any bags or baskets we could take? [ Wait, let him bring up a hand and poke a finger against the palm as he thinks. ] So we can get food, sticks... but leave the trees alone.
FROM: vakarian.garrus@cdc.org
Something that didn't make any sense. Sorry. Supposed to turn left for something sometime, no idea what it's related to, pretty sure I was being messed with.
FROM: vakarian.garrus@cdc.org
But if the right thing to do is to be honest and give Jean a shot, that'd be by extension... Yeah, never mind. I'm pushing the metaphor too hard. Trying to make it fit.
FROM: vakarian.garrus@cdc.org
Point still remains that you kissed Jean. Willingly.
Something that didn't make any sense. Sorry. Supposed to turn left for something sometime, no idea what it's related to, pretty sure I was being messed with.
FROM: vakarian.garrus@cdc.org
But if the right thing to do is to be honest and give Jean a shot, that'd be by extension... Yeah, never mind. I'm pushing the metaphor too hard. Trying to make it fit.
FROM: vakarian.garrus@cdc.org
Point still remains that you kissed Jean. Willingly.
Might want to check with the Blues for that. If there's extra supplies of bags or baskets, they'd know.
[A beat.]
Or ask one of the Elric brothers. Edward or Alphonse. They may be able to make you a basket. And good thinking.
[A beat.]
Or ask one of the Elric brothers. Edward or Alphonse. They may be able to make you a basket. And good thinking.
FROM: yamanaka.ino@cdc.org
No, let me guess. Dagger was being cryptic again.
FROM: yamanaka.ino@cdc.org
If he was messing with you, then he was messing with me too, because he told me something about going left too.
FROM: yamanaka.ino@cdc.org
And I told you, I only did that because I felt sorry for him!!
No, let me guess. Dagger was being cryptic again.
FROM: yamanaka.ino@cdc.org
If he was messing with you, then he was messing with me too, because he told me something about going left too.
FROM: yamanaka.ino@cdc.org
And I told you, I only did that because I felt sorry for him!!
[She tries, with everything she's got, to focus on what Garrus is saying - on these people she doesn't know, but wants to commit to memory because she will - even though it's hard to drag her thoughts away from admirals and treason and geth. If it had been most other people, maybe she wouldn't have - she'd have wallowed in misery and told herself she deserved to feel sorry for herself just this once.
But he's trying, and that makes her want to try. Want to - not feel like she has to.]
That sounds you were making a really bad joke. Two krogan and a merc walk into a bar and do shots. No survivors.
[Her face twists wryly.] As long as somebody got more drunk than I did, though, I might be able to live it down.
But he's trying, and that makes her want to try. Want to - not feel like she has to.]
That sounds you were making a really bad joke. Two krogan and a merc walk into a bar and do shots. No survivors.
[Her face twists wryly.] As long as somebody got more drunk than I did, though, I might be able to live it down.
[He isn't sure what to do. He sits.
The silence is awkward and ugly, threatening to choke him with how thick it is. When he starts to speak, it's a sudden rush of words, and he almost chokes on them.] I was thirteen. Bertolt was twelve, so was Annie. We had our mission. Infiltrate the walls and wipe them out from the inside.
[His knuckles are white and his fists tremble.]
Bertolt kicked open a hole from the outside. I destroyed the second gate. There was nothing stopping the titans from getting in and...
[He jerks a little, as though to dodge the memory.] There was no way they could evacuate all of the people past the second wall
The silence is awkward and ugly, threatening to choke him with how thick it is. When he starts to speak, it's a sudden rush of words, and he almost chokes on them.] I was thirteen. Bertolt was twelve, so was Annie. We had our mission. Infiltrate the walls and wipe them out from the inside.
[His knuckles are white and his fists tremble.]
Bertolt kicked open a hole from the outside. I destroyed the second gate. There was nothing stopping the titans from getting in and...
[He jerks a little, as though to dodge the memory.] There was no way they could evacuate all of the people past the second wall
[Young. Very young. Extremely young to be sent to ensure the death of a whole bunch of people. Second wall suggests some sort of layered city, too. And Reiner's not saying evacuate all of the soldiers, he's saying people.
Garrus is quiet for a moment. He likes humanity. Its got its flaws like any species does, but the galaxy would be an emptier place without humans running around. Then again, any species sending in twelve and thirteen-year-olds is probably desperate.]
Your peoples are at war, from what I've gathered. Humanity and... titans?
[Reiner's file doesn't say a species. Garrus had double-checked that while waiting for the guy. The safest guess is titans, from the bits he's heard from people from their world, but Reiner's just said 'the titans' as if he doesn't completely associate with them. Maybe Garrus is reading too much into the tense words.]
And breathe, Reiner. Please.
[He's being told for a reason. It's not just because Garrus asked, because Reiner could have said no. There's probably something the young man is seeking, too.]
My people fought with humanity once too. About forty years ago. Fighting happens, sometimes, when you get a couple of different species together.
Garrus is quiet for a moment. He likes humanity. Its got its flaws like any species does, but the galaxy would be an emptier place without humans running around. Then again, any species sending in twelve and thirteen-year-olds is probably desperate.]
Your peoples are at war, from what I've gathered. Humanity and... titans?
[Reiner's file doesn't say a species. Garrus had double-checked that while waiting for the guy. The safest guess is titans, from the bits he's heard from people from their world, but Reiner's just said 'the titans' as if he doesn't completely associate with them. Maybe Garrus is reading too much into the tense words.]
And breathe, Reiner. Please.
[He's being told for a reason. It's not just because Garrus asked, because Reiner could have said no. There's probably something the young man is seeking, too.]
My people fought with humanity once too. About forty years ago. Fighting happens, sometimes, when you get a couple of different species together.
Oh, Alphonse! I saw him earlier. Do you think any fallen wood would work for his almmy-thing?
FROM: vakarian.garrus@cdc.org
Maybe he was messing with both of us and expected us to talk. Compare messing-with notes. Maybe it actually means something.
FROM: vakarian.garrus@cdc.org
Leaning toward the former, but if he's said it twice maybe it does matter.
FROM: vakarian.garrus@cdc.org
And yet you kissed someone else to deny it meant something. Most people wouldn't feel the drive to go that far, Ino.
Maybe he was messing with both of us and expected us to talk. Compare messing-with notes. Maybe it actually means something.
FROM: vakarian.garrus@cdc.org
Leaning toward the former, but if he's said it twice maybe it does matter.
FROM: vakarian.garrus@cdc.org
And yet you kissed someone else to deny it meant something. Most people wouldn't feel the drive to go that far, Ino.
Edited 2015-04-04 02:33 (UTC)
[Garrus chuckles before nodding. The boy's rather young, and that's not always a bad thing.]
Alchemy, yeah. I think it could. So you could bring him some first, and then see what you can get for charizard and yourself and possibly others. And let me know if you wind up needing a hand.
[Red might be able to adapt. Garrus is glad of this.]
Alchemy, yeah. I think it could. So you could bring him some first, and then see what you can get for charizard and yourself and possibly others. And let me know if you wind up needing a hand.
[Red might be able to adapt. Garrus is glad of this.]
[ Alchemy. That was it. ]
Alright. Is there a place I can find you if I need you? Um, [ And he looks around. ] but you could probably be anywhere at any time, huh... I remember the days last forever here.
[ And who wants to be in one place all day? ]
Alright. Is there a place I can find you if I need you? Um, [ And he looks around. ] but you could probably be anywhere at any time, huh... I remember the days last forever here.
[ And who wants to be in one place all day? ]
[Garrus taps the blackglass.]
Remember how I said it could do messages?
[He pulls up the name options, and selects his own name.]
This is how you send a message just to me. Doesn't mean it's private, but it's not public.
Remember how I said it could do messages?
[He pulls up the name options, and selects his own name.]
This is how you send a message just to me. Doesn't mean it's private, but it's not public.
Not titans.
[That's all he'll say on the matter, even if pressed. His head hurts, and he sucks in a slow, shaky sort of breath when Garrus tells him to. He doesn't want to think about this. He doesn't want to live knowing what he's done, but he can't give up now, not after he's come so far. His nails bite into his skin in a futile attempt to distract himself.
Garrus' words help. Reiner doesn't say anything at first, forcing his mind to wrap around that knowledge. Fighting...]
This isn't a fight. It's an extermination. Or it was.
[That's all he'll say on the matter, even if pressed. His head hurts, and he sucks in a slow, shaky sort of breath when Garrus tells him to. He doesn't want to think about this. He doesn't want to live knowing what he's done, but he can't give up now, not after he's come so far. His nails bite into his skin in a futile attempt to distract himself.
Garrus' words help. Reiner doesn't say anything at first, forcing his mind to wrap around that knowledge. Fighting...]
This isn't a fight. It's an extermination. Or it was.
Edited 2015-04-04 03:04 (UTC)
[ ! He already forgot in the span of five seconds. ]
So like e-mail! Well, it doesn't matter if it's private.
[ Red cannot see the bigger picture. He brings up his blackglass again, fiddling with it... wow, it's fiddly. There's some squinting, but... ]
Do I select contacts? [ And you know what, he does as he asks. ] Oh-- wow... that's a lot of names...
[ He'll... begin scrolling down now... ]
So like e-mail! Well, it doesn't matter if it's private.
[ Red cannot see the bigger picture. He brings up his blackglass again, fiddling with it... wow, it's fiddly. There's some squinting, but... ]
Do I select contacts? [ And you know what, he does as he asks. ] Oh-- wow... that's a lot of names...
[ He'll... begin scrolling down now... ]
[Not titans. A third species? But the lack of elaboration speaks as much as words would - Reiner doesn't want to answer that question. Not yet, at least.
The young man's knuckles are going white as he digs his nails in, and the breath definitely isn't steady. Reiner isn't all right with what had happened. Garrus doesn't know that he can chalk it up to regret, though, no matter how much he'd like to. The last two words make his heart seize up, though.]
Was.
[If the wiping out is over, then Jean's dead. Mikasa's dead. Eren, Erwin, Levi, all of the ones he's met here are gone, but Jean is the one that really hurts. Garrus doesn't want to ask for clarification, doesn't want to know for sure that one of his young is lost due to the actions of another.
Garrus' subharmonics aren't completely steady as he speaks again. They're a little shaky, a little weighed down. Roxas is dead, Xion is probably dead, Jean... Every name on that list makes him realize that he can only keep them safe here.]
Can you tell me how it started?
The young man's knuckles are going white as he digs his nails in, and the breath definitely isn't steady. Reiner isn't all right with what had happened. Garrus doesn't know that he can chalk it up to regret, though, no matter how much he'd like to. The last two words make his heart seize up, though.]
Was.
[If the wiping out is over, then Jean's dead. Mikasa's dead. Eren, Erwin, Levi, all of the ones he's met here are gone, but Jean is the one that really hurts. Garrus doesn't want to ask for clarification, doesn't want to know for sure that one of his young is lost due to the actions of another.
Garrus' subharmonics aren't completely steady as he speaks again. They're a little shaky, a little weighed down. Roxas is dead, Xion is probably dead, Jean... Every name on that list makes him realize that he can only keep them safe here.]
Can you tell me how it started?
Yeah, you're good. He got drunk, went into one of the bathrooms, turned on the shower, and sat in it mumbling for hours. You just made engine noises and either thought you got an omnitattoo or did. Not... completely sure.
[He hadn't had a chance to ask. Or even the thought to ask. They'd pretty much geared up and gone the morning after, once Miranda's hair had been done and everyone found out that somehow stg members were skilled enough to sneak past each and every one of them. That had been a little disconcerting.]
And hopefully our two krogan, and our merc, and everyone else, walk into this fight and back out of it. And it's the reapers who don't survive.
[He hadn't had a chance to ask. Or even the thought to ask. They'd pretty much geared up and gone the morning after, once Miranda's hair had been done and everyone found out that somehow stg members were skilled enough to sneak past each and every one of them. That had been a little disconcerting.]
And hopefully our two krogan, and our merc, and everyone else, walk into this fight and back out of it. And it's the reapers who don't survive.
Sure, I can figure this one out.
[He takes it and takes a few steps back so he can get a good picture. He frames it so Garrus can have the best copy he can manage. Then he walks around to a 1/3 angle, and takes yet another, and then another.]
[He hands the camera back to Garrus to see if there are any others he would like taken.]
[He takes it and takes a few steps back so he can get a good picture. He frames it so Garrus can have the best copy he can manage. Then he walks around to a 1/3 angle, and takes yet another, and then another.]
[He hands the camera back to Garrus to see if there are any others he would like taken.]
[The hint is lost on the boy, but maybe it's better that way. Garrus nods as Red starts reading the names.]
You'll get to know the people. The list'll seem less daunting, then.
[And more sad, because as much as Garrus wants to prevent further deaths, he doesn't know that their efforts will succeed. And there will almost definitely be more transfers, too.]
You'll get to know the people. The list'll seem less daunting, then.
[And more sad, because as much as Garrus wants to prevent further deaths, he doesn't know that their efforts will succeed. And there will almost definitely be more transfers, too.]
Thanks.
[He scrolls through the pictures before attaching the three best to a message sent directly to Niko.]
And there. Now we've got some specs on the blackglass, from Samus Aran and myself, and they should be workable. Used the book we got, her suit, my tool, and some calculations.
[The shortest of beats.]
My omnitool.
[He scrolls through the pictures before attaching the three best to a message sent directly to Niko.]
And there. Now we've got some specs on the blackglass, from Samus Aran and myself, and they should be workable. Used the book we got, her suit, my tool, and some calculations.
[The shortest of beats.]
My omnitool.
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