[He's curious, really curious, but Noh's changing the topic so he'll go with it. Garrus doesn't want to push. There's a chance he'd wind up pushing Noh-Varr away, and this is the first time they've really sat and talked since the breakup. He's missed this too much to risk it.]
Mm. Clashing perspectives. I had a dream. He didn't like it. So he sabotaged it.
[Garrus shakes his head.]
I had the scores and the skills to get into the Spectre program. It's what Shepard is. Serves at the will of the Council, and rules don't apply to her. Special budget, special weapons.
[He reaches over to tap his Black Widow; that's something he wouldn't have without her Spectre status.]
Put my application in. My father pulled some strings, got it rejected, landed me in C-sec where he was. And then I went and joined a Spectre crew anyway, years later. But I'm not one.
[It's for the best, now. There's no Shepard without Vakarian, and he firmly believes that they'd both been needed where they were. But oh, he'd been angry for such a long time.]
I knew what you meant.
Mm. Clashing perspectives. I had a dream. He didn't like it. So he sabotaged it.
[Garrus shakes his head.]
I had the scores and the skills to get into the Spectre program. It's what Shepard is. Serves at the will of the Council, and rules don't apply to her. Special budget, special weapons.
[He reaches over to tap his Black Widow; that's something he wouldn't have without her Spectre status.]
Put my application in. My father pulled some strings, got it rejected, landed me in C-sec where he was. And then I went and joined a Spectre crew anyway, years later. But I'm not one.
[It's for the best, now. There's no Shepard without Vakarian, and he firmly believes that they'd both been needed where they were. But oh, he'd been angry for such a long time.]