[He looks at that outstretched hand for a second, kind of surprised by the familiar gesture coming from a very unfamiliar kind of person. Then he sort of shakes himself out of that-- don't be rude, Tim-- steps forward, and grasps Garrus' weird three-fingered hand, giving it a shake.]
Yeah, yeah, it's nice to meet you, too. I, uh. I've never met an alien before who wasn't trying to kill me? Without even an introduction, too, which is like really rude.
[Wow, he just shook hands with an alien. That's... actually really neat.]
Oh, god, should I not use that word? Is 'alien' rude? I'm really sorry if that's rude.
[Tim's just relieved that he didn't, like, super offend this big alien dude. Because he looks like he could just like suplex Tim into oblivion without breaking a sweat? Which would be bad for Tim's health?]
Uh, they were trying to blow up a moon. One that had people on it? And blowing it up would've also messed up the planet it was orbiting, and there are people there too?
[It was kind of a fucked up situation, to be honest.]
[ don't worry, he's not a krogan. though, come to think of it... a krogan might just suplex someone as a way to cement their friendship.
either way, guess today's your lucky day, fellow super cool guy. ]
So they were the "kill everything" type. Orbital bombardment is a sound strategy. Not for the people on the ground, but... if you're trying to make a planet inhospitable. That's why all information on our moons were classified.
[ he didn't make it awkward, did he? but, as for getting shot at... ]
I can relate. Back home, people always shot at me.
[It really is Tim's super lucky day? Because this alien dude sounds really chill and like he really does understand some of the bullshit that Tim went through, and the fact that it's bullshit. A lot of the other vault hunters that he'd worked with had actually seemed to enjoy the whole... murdering and killing thing, where Tim more wanted to get it over with so that he could go back to not being shot at. Different strokes for different murderous folk, or something.]
I mean, I guess it is? But it's still kind of a dick move. We stopped them, though, so it sort of worked out.
[...And then Tim helped a worse person rise to power. His life is hard.]
What were you doing that put you in the line of fire?
[ he tries to be chill. he really does. unless you're a dangerous criminal. in which case, things can get a little messy.
but, that's not something to worry about, now is it? ]
Oh, a few things. Most recently, I was in the middle of a warzone, trying to protect my planet from a race of sentient spaceships bent on wiping out on all sentient life in the galaxy.
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Don't worry. I'm going to have to start keeping track of all the different ones I've heard so far.
[ like "hey are you going to take that mask off" and "what ARE you" and "oh my god you're a real alien".
it'll be something to do, at least. ]
Garrus. Nice to meet you.
[ and he holds out his hand to shake now. you know, it's kinda nice, not being the one making things awkward for once.
...it probably won't last. ]
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Yeah, yeah, it's nice to meet you, too. I, uh. I've never met an alien before who wasn't trying to kill me? Without even an introduction, too, which is like really rude.
[Wow, he just shook hands with an alien. That's... actually really neat.]
Oh, god, should I not use that word? Is 'alien' rude? I'm really sorry if that's rude.
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[ but seriously, it's nice not to be the one fumbling with their words for a change. as to his other comments... ]
You didn't accidentally violate any galaxy-wide rules, did you? Some people can get a little touchy about those.
[ he won't get into the whole Relay-314 thing. not when the guy's clearly nervous. ]
Or, were they just a hyper-violent race bent on destroying everything that's not them? That happens sometimes too.
[ ...should he apologize for "aliens" everywhere? ]
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Uh, they were trying to blow up a moon. One that had people on it? And blowing it up would've also messed up the planet it was orbiting, and there are people there too?
[It was kind of a fucked up situation, to be honest.]
It was bad. I got shot at a lot.
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either way, guess today's your lucky day, fellow super cool guy. ]
So they were the "kill everything" type. Orbital bombardment is a sound strategy. Not for the people on the ground, but... if you're trying to make a planet inhospitable. That's why all information on our moons were classified.
[ he didn't make it awkward, did he? but, as for getting shot at... ]
I can relate. Back home, people always shot at me.
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I mean, I guess it is? But it's still kind of a dick move. We stopped them, though, so it sort of worked out.
[...And then Tim helped a worse person rise to power. His life is hard.]
What were you doing that put you in the line of fire?
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but, that's not something to worry about, now is it? ]
Oh, a few things. Most recently, I was in the middle of a warzone, trying to protect my planet from a race of sentient spaceships bent on wiping out on all sentient life in the galaxy.
[ a pause. ]
Things... could've been better.