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FROM: ratchet@cdc.org

riiight.

[Ratchet's not positive, but he thinks he's got a pretty good idea what (or better yet, who) Garrus is referring to. A someone who's been a hot topic amongst the crew today.]

FROM: ratchet@cdc.org

what about the officers? did they think the same? far as you know, i mean.

[How should he answer this when he knows that everything is monitored, and now they've definitely got someone with everything to lose and everything to gain on board? How is he supposed to say yes, one of them at least did, without getting that one in trouble?

The answer is a long time in coming.]

FROM: vakarian.garrus@cdc.org

When all you have is suspicion of what happened, would you go to the officers? You'd want a name, first, before you approach one.

[And since there's the suggestion that Garrus has a name, he hopes Ratchet can follow that. Yes. One as far as Garrus knows.]

[It's not hard to pick up on Garrus' caution, and it makes Ratchet realise he should probably be exercising a bit more himself. He resists asking any further about the officer in question; it's not the time and more importantly, it is definitely not the place.]

FROM: ratchet@cdc.org

any idea why though? what would be that advantage of someone on the inside killing a CDC crew?

[How much he's willing to theorise in such an easily monitored space is up in the air, but Ratchet doesn't think there's any harm in asking.]

FROM: vakarian.garrus@cdc.org

Don't think the intention was exactly to kill everyone. Think it was to probe for weaknesses. But I can't be sure of that.

[It would be easier to take over the ship if everyone on it was dead, wouldn't it? No difficulty with replacing the old guard? Garrus wonders if maybe they had all been supposed to die. Honey hadn't exactly tried to make friends.]

FROM: vakarian.garrus@cdc.org

What else have you gotten on the IPS?

FROM: ratchet@cdc.org

eh, honestly? not much.

FROM: ratchet@cdc.org

most of the people i trust enough to ask are too new for that whole incident and other than that there's just the file on the network.

FROM: ratchet@cdc.org

there's not much info, but it's weird that they left even that little bit laying around. woulda been easy to remove completely.

[It's not like the CDC has any qualms about keeping them completely in the dark. If the information was need-to-know, it followed that there would probably be more than a name...but if they didn't want them to know at all than why even leave that crumb? It's hard to say if it's sloppy, or cunning.]

FROM: vakarian.garrus@cdc.org

It would be. They decided not to.

[The IPS could be a scapegoat. Or it could be something to pin recruit's hopes on, to see as a sign that not all struggle is futile, and keep them distracted.]

FROM: vakarian.garrus@cdc.org

If you do get anything else I'd love to hear it. But I really don't think there's a lot out there.

FROM: ratchet@cdc.org

you're probably right about that. CDC keeps things pretty well locked down. but if I do learn anything, I'll let you know.

FROM: ratchet@cdc.org

and thanks for the info about the nanobugs...that's more than anyone else was able to put together. or, at least anyone I talked to.

FROM: vakarian.garrus@cdc.org

Just happened to have a piece of the puzzle that wasn't common knowledge. Tried to make it common knowledge, but that didn't exactly catch on.

FROM: vakarian.garrus@cdc.org

We need more people talking around here. Though nanobugs. I like that name for them.

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