IC Contact - City of Ariel

[forgivetheinsubordination]

Right. Because people are going to be leaving messages in my head now.

Try it.

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[forgivetheinsubordination]

[There's a beat. There would be more safety in digging around in captive-owned machines, more of a chance to do something useful...]

Yeah. Yeah, I'm interested. You all right with me working on programs, too? I've been... seeing what I could put together.

[youwillrot]

By all means. I'll make sure you're appropriately compensated for your time and effort, and all of Masamune's amenities will be made fully available to you. Swing by my office and we'll work out a schedule over some coffee.

[A beat on Sephiroth's end, too, and...]

Or over my desk. Or across it. Or anywhere else. I'm not particular.

[...because really, were you expecting any better from your new boss?]

[forgivetheinsubordination]

[Garrus coughs.]

This supposed to be a perk? Or is it a downside? Having some trouble figuring that out. Not talking about the coffee.

[He hopes Sephiroth wasn't expecting someone who kept from insubordination all the time.]

[youwillrot]

I wasn't, either.

[As it so happens, Sephiroth might just be able to forgive it.]

Stop in and we'll work out those kinks. All of them. Thoroughly. Explicitly. Rest assured.

[forgivetheinsubordination]

Hah. Uh. That... Right.

[He sounds very awkward.]

Not... Not turning you down. I like what... I've enjoyed myself. That's... Yeah. That's been clear. But you should probably know that I'm not looking for anything that's not casual.

[youwillrot]

[Sephiroth, in contrast, sounds perfectly at ease, and even chuckles.]

So a committed relationship with my amenities is off the table, now? I'm wounded, Garrus.

[forgivetheinsubordination]

[He feels stupid, but he does want to be clear.]

I know you're not. I just... I've got something. City already messes things up as it is. Don't want it making things more complicated.

[youwillrot]

[Message received. Sephiroth even drops the playful banter for a moment to level with him.]

They were already made complicated as soon as you got here, Garrus. There's nothing for you to do—for any of us to do—but to hold on, as tightly as we can. [Lightly:] Thane, right? I don't know of any other handsome drell in my employ deserving of a raise.

[forgivetheinsubordination]

[His voice gets less awkward and more serious.]

Hence the 'more.' There's no stopping complications here. There's just limiting what other ones come up. And yeah. Though I'm pretty sure I didn't mention handsome.

[A little teasing enters his voice.]

That your take on him?

[youwillrot]

I was considering "nice ass", but I thought that might've been pushing it.

[Ahem. Anyway.]

I have my own... obligations, Garrus. I'd be the last person to misunderstand the balance of things. You needn't worry.

[forgivetheinsubordination]

I would have called it pushing it, yeah. Except I would have also known you were saying it just to say it.

[The odd thing about this is he actually figures he doesn't have to worry about it.]

...Thanks, though. I'll come by tomorrow, if that's fine by you.