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[ Peter starts typing out a response, but then he really gives Garrus' text a second read through.
Then, ]
... on second thought, that sounds pretty fun, actually.
Like a roller coaster you can drive yourself
Then, ]
... on second thought, that sounds pretty fun, actually.
Like a roller coaster you can drive yourself
Yeah. It wasn't pretty for anyone involved.
[ excuse you, Rhys #notallaliens ]
I'm not sure I have access there. How about one of the lounge areas up on the station?
[ and he's not going to comment on human attractiveness. because then things would just get embarrassing. ]
[ excuse you, Rhys #notallaliens ]
I'm not sure I have access there. How about one of the lounge areas up on the station?
[ and he's not going to comment on human attractiveness. because then things would just get embarrassing. ]
It's not as bad as I made it sound, really. There was a lot of shooting and saving the galaxy in between the stasis pods.
[ and he didn't even get to mention that time a bunch of colonists were processed into black goo to build a semi-organic machine.
...good times. ]
[ and he didn't even get to mention that time a bunch of colonists were processed into black goo to build a semi-organic machine.
...good times. ]
yeah, it's definitely fun
until you actualy do it. then your life is full of regret, and you wonder how you're going to take down the hostile alien fauna that's swarming you when you can barely walk.
[ have you ever rolled down a mountain in a tank? HAVE YOU? ]
until you actualy do it. then your life is full of regret, and you wonder how you're going to take down the hostile alien fauna that's swarming you when you can barely walk.
[ have you ever rolled down a mountain in a tank? HAVE YOU? ]
[ She gives him a look, a confirmation (because, yes, she does mean "abducted"). ]
He thrived with them.
[ But he would have been happier with his family, she's sure. He's told her so many stories of his life on Earth, bits and pieces here and there, and she's loved it all, but... it makes her sad, too, knowing what had been stolen from him. ]
But he lost a good deal.
He thrived with them.
[ But he would have been happier with his family, she's sure. He's told her so many stories of his life on Earth, bits and pieces here and there, and she's loved it all, but... it makes her sad, too, knowing what had been stolen from him. ]
But he lost a good deal.
Yeah... I'd imagine.
[ sometimes, Garrus really does forget how fortunate he'd been (though, given some of the people he hangs out with regularly, he really shouldn't). sure, there was what happened with his mom, and the fact him and his dad butted heads a lot, or him really not always being the most reliable older brother, but his childhood had always been pretty normal. ]
It's probably not easy, being the only member of your species out there in the galaxy.
[ something that he's going to slowly be adjusting to himself, but hopefully not for too long. ]
[ sometimes, Garrus really does forget how fortunate he'd been (though, given some of the people he hangs out with regularly, he really shouldn't). sure, there was what happened with his mom, and the fact him and his dad butted heads a lot, or him really not always being the most reliable older brother, but his childhood had always been pretty normal. ]
It's probably not easy, being the only member of your species out there in the galaxy.
[ something that he's going to slowly be adjusting to himself, but hopefully not for too long. ]
[ Well, and then Garrus has to go and say that.
Gamora doesn't speak at first, turning back to the refrigerator to pull out a bottle of water for herself. ]
No. It's not.
[ And that's what she's been for so long. She had nothing, no one left, but, at least Peter— ]
His home was still intact, but he never decided to return.
Gamora doesn't speak at first, turning back to the refrigerator to pull out a bottle of water for herself. ]
No. It's not.
[ And that's what she's been for so long. She had nothing, no one left, but, at least Peter— ]
His home was still intact, but he never decided to return.
[ oh.
that silence is noticeable, and a part of Garrus wants to ask her about that. but, despite his occasional tendency to say or do the wrong thing, he knows when it's not a subject to push someone on. so he decides that he should drop it for now. if she's anything like another last of their kind alien that he knows, he really doesn't want to get thrown out of an airlock.
and more importantly, it would be rude to ask a question like that to someone he just met. ]
I'd been away from home for a while, back home, before I finally went back a few months ago. It's not an easy thing to do, but it was kinda nice. Until the Reaper invasion, but I guess that's all in the past now.
[ at least everyone's safe, even if they're not awake. that's just something he has to remind himself. ]
that silence is noticeable, and a part of Garrus wants to ask her about that. but, despite his occasional tendency to say or do the wrong thing, he knows when it's not a subject to push someone on. so he decides that he should drop it for now. if she's anything like another last of their kind alien that he knows, he really doesn't want to get thrown out of an airlock.
and more importantly, it would be rude to ask a question like that to someone he just met. ]
I'd been away from home for a while, back home, before I finally went back a few months ago. It's not an easy thing to do, but it was kinda nice. Until the Reaper invasion, but I guess that's all in the past now.
[ at least everyone's safe, even if they're not awake. that's just something he has to remind himself. ]
[ Gamora closes the fridge, leaning back against it as she opens her water.
She appreciates the fact that he doesn't pry (considering she doesn't even know his name, and Gamora is far from the sharing type), though she doesn't say a thing about it. The fate of her people is no secret back home, but... this isn't her home. People don't know her here – or hopefully fewer do – because she's yet to be pinned as the infamous assassin and daughter of a madman, and she'd like to keep it that way.
She doesn't deny her past, doesn't try to smother it, but she doesn't see why she needs to spread it around, either. ]
And the Reapers are...?
[ Not something she's familiar with, obviously. ]
She appreciates the fact that he doesn't pry (considering she doesn't even know his name, and Gamora is far from the sharing type), though she doesn't say a thing about it. The fate of her people is no secret back home, but... this isn't her home. People don't know her here – or hopefully fewer do – because she's yet to be pinned as the infamous assassin and daughter of a madman, and she'd like to keep it that way.
She doesn't deny her past, doesn't try to smother it, but she doesn't see why she needs to spread it around, either. ]
And the Reapers are...?
[ Not something she's familiar with, obviously. ]
... I dunno. I feel like it'd still be worth it for the Dukes of Hazzard-style freeze frame as you're ramping off a mountain with Waylon Jennings saying something like "They do things a little differently around here."
[ Yes, Peter is fully aware this reference is going to go over garrus' head.
At no point does that understanding stop him from typing it out, though. ]
[ Yes, Peter is fully aware this reference is going to go over garrus' head.
At no point does that understanding stop him from typing it out, though. ]
[ ok? making sense of Earth pop culture references from literally centuries ago?
challenge. accepted. ]
huh. i never actually thought about it that way. maybe, when my human commander was doing that, she was just trying to emulate ancient Earth nobility.
but that's one historical reenactment i still don't want to be part of.
[ how'd he do? 0/10? 10/10? definitely 10/10. ]
challenge. accepted. ]
huh. i never actually thought about it that way. maybe, when my human commander was doing that, she was just trying to emulate ancient Earth nobility.
but that's one historical reenactment i still don't want to be part of.
[ how'd he do? 0/10? 10/10? definitely 10/10. ]
[ Garrus can't help but laugh at that. ]
That's exactly what the Council- our galaxy's governing body kept saying until a few months ago.
[ oh, right. different universes and all that other fun stuff. must be nice to live in a world with no Reapers.
(though... he supposes that now he's in one without them so... victory?) ]
They were a whole race of these semi-organic sentient spaceships that lurked out in dark space. Except when they came around every fifty thousand years or so to wipe out all advanced sentient civilizations in the galaxy. Shepard... the human that I mentioned, tried to warn everyone, but they wouldn't listen. I went back to Palaven- my homeworld, to talk to my dad. Shockingly, he did, and used his influence to help get me a task force.
[ a sigh. ]
We weren't as unprepared as some of the other species, but it still wasn't looking great.
That's exactly what the Council- our galaxy's governing body kept saying until a few months ago.
[ oh, right. different universes and all that other fun stuff. must be nice to live in a world with no Reapers.
(though... he supposes that now he's in one without them so... victory?) ]
They were a whole race of these semi-organic sentient spaceships that lurked out in dark space. Except when they came around every fifty thousand years or so to wipe out all advanced sentient civilizations in the galaxy. Shepard... the human that I mentioned, tried to warn everyone, but they wouldn't listen. I went back to Palaven- my homeworld, to talk to my dad. Shockingly, he did, and used his influence to help get me a task force.
[ a sigh. ]
We weren't as unprepared as some of the other species, but it still wasn't looking great.
[ The device probably betrays the fact that Peter is typing for a while – a few false starts that go something like, “No, that’s...” or “Actually, uh...” or “I think we have some wires crossed...”
But eventually he settles on, ]
That’s probably exactly what she was trying to do, yeah.
[ Apparently Peter’s decided on “lean into it.” ]
Maybe it was team building? Unite everyone in a shared appreciation for crazy stunts.
But eventually he settles on, ]
That’s probably exactly what she was trying to do, yeah.
[ Apparently Peter’s decided on “lean into it.” ]
Maybe it was team building? Unite everyone in a shared appreciation for crazy stunts.
Wait really? Yikes. We had Fast-Travel to get anywhere you needed. As long you had clearance for it I mean. You needed the code of the location you wanted to get to or it wouldn't work.
[ They just needed to digitize you, deconstruct your entire body, and then reconstruct it at your destination. nbd. ]
[ They just needed to digitize you, deconstruct your entire body, and then reconstruct it at your destination. nbd. ]
Well, I guess we had something similar, only it was more on an intergalactic scale, letting you go from one end of the galaxy to the other in a few minutes. As for more local? It was mostly just old fashioned shuttles.
[ yeah... that sounds like a philosophical nightmare waiting to happen. no offence, Rhys. ]
[ yeah... that sounds like a philosophical nightmare waiting to happen. no offence, Rhys. ]
[ wait really? well... score one for Garrus's amazing pop culture skills. who'd have thought he'd totally get a centuries old human reference. ]
let's go with that. i always thought she was just a bad driver. there was this one time we were trying to track down a rogue spectre... basically like a top galactic enforcer, and we ended up in a car chase.
she almost ran into a couple of trucks.
let's go with that. i always thought she was just a bad driver. there was this one time we were trying to track down a rogue spectre... basically like a top galactic enforcer, and we ended up in a car chase.
she almost ran into a couple of trucks.
( from here )
Well, that would definitely be something new and exciting.
[ which does beg the question... ]
But personally, I think the body would slow things down just a little bit. With a floating head, it could pick right up and zoom around the whole place.
[ and that really doesn't sound very fun. not that a giant skeleton was much better, but... ]
Well, that would definitely be something new and exciting.
[ which does beg the question... ]
But personally, I think the body would slow things down just a little bit. With a floating head, it could pick right up and zoom around the whole place.
[ and that really doesn't sound very fun. not that a giant skeleton was much better, but... ]
( from here )
Let me guess: arguments over colony rights, versus the homeworld's rules? At least, that's always what my people used to fight over before we ran into other species.
[ they still did on occasion but shhh... ]
Unfortunately, it was less of one bitter bastard and more of a whole race of them. The smart ones wanted to work with us, but some of them just couldn't get over the whole genophage thing...
[ yeah, so it was a bit of a big deal. but you know what? so are Reapers. ]
Let me guess: arguments over colony rights, versus the homeworld's rules? At least, that's always what my people used to fight over before we ran into other species.
[ they still did on occasion but shhh... ]
Unfortunately, it was less of one bitter bastard and more of a whole race of them. The smart ones wanted to work with us, but some of them just couldn't get over the whole genophage thing...
[ yeah, so it was a bit of a big deal. but you know what? so are Reapers. ]
( from here )
Really? ...Damn.
[ well that's just his luck, now isn't it. if a turian could look dejected, well Garrus is definitely looking like it.
at least, until she throws him a proverbial bone. he still has one ounce of hope here. ]
But, the dinosaurs were pretty badass, right?
Really? ...Damn.
[ well that's just his luck, now isn't it. if a turian could look dejected, well Garrus is definitely looking like it.
at least, until she throws him a proverbial bone. he still has one ounce of hope here. ]
But, the dinosaurs were pretty badass, right?
Edited 2017-12-10 23:33 (UTC)
( from here )
[ hey man, it's cool. he can totally relate. one minute you're relaxing, and then... out comes a deadly whatever that was, determined to eat you. ]
It looks like we've got a few options. You could try and take a shot right now, before it surfaces, wait until it attacks us and then take the shot, or I could use my... paddling [ ? ] skills and try to row us out of here, and risk accidentally hitting it.
Either way, something tells me we're still going to end up with a hungry and pissed off... whatever that is. So it's your call.
[ hey, the kid seems to know what he's doing so far. and if he doesn't he can always yell out tips. ]
[ hey man, it's cool. he can totally relate. one minute you're relaxing, and then... out comes a deadly whatever that was, determined to eat you. ]
It looks like we've got a few options. You could try and take a shot right now, before it surfaces, wait until it attacks us and then take the shot, or I could use my... paddling [ ? ] skills and try to row us out of here, and risk accidentally hitting it.
Either way, something tells me we're still going to end up with a hungry and pissed off... whatever that is. So it's your call.
[ hey, the kid seems to know what he's doing so far. and if he doesn't he can always yell out tips. ]
( from here )
[ look, he's not going to punch a fish in the face, Mipha. he's not a krogan, ok? ]
Right back at--
[ but before he has a chance to finish, there comes a sea serpent, about to lunge at him, mouth wide open. well... this was definitely one way to be welcomed. thankfully, he's managed to grab the big stick, and is proceeding to shove it right into the thing's mouth, trapping its jaw open. ]
Take that!
[ the creature lets out a screech of rage, before diving back underneath the water. ]
Watch out!
[ hopefully she can hear him. but hey, at least that thing isn't able to bite down anymore. that's something, right? ]
[ look, he's not going to punch a fish in the face, Mipha. he's not a krogan, ok? ]
Right back at--
[ but before he has a chance to finish, there comes a sea serpent, about to lunge at him, mouth wide open. well... this was definitely one way to be welcomed. thankfully, he's managed to grab the big stick, and is proceeding to shove it right into the thing's mouth, trapping its jaw open. ]
Take that!
[ the creature lets out a screech of rage, before diving back underneath the water. ]
Watch out!
[ hopefully she can hear him. but hey, at least that thing isn't able to bite down anymore. that's something, right? ]
Edited 2017-12-11 00:15 (UTC)
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