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[pluggedintheoverlord]

 

"Hey, this is Joker.  Leave a message and I might get back to you.  Unless you're trying to sell me something or I really just don't feel like talking to you-- in that case, take a hint and quit calling me."

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[ACTION]

[pluggedintheoverlord]

Okay. So what's on your mind?

[You got his full attention, Space Batman.]

[ACTION]

[calibrating]

[augh why is it so hard to do the right thing]

So the conversation with Stark got a bit, uh, heated. And at one point I let it drop that your sister was one of the prisoners.

I just thought you deserved to know.

[Annnnnd he braces himself]

[ACTION]

[pluggedintheoverlord]

[Yeah, okay, don't even try to soften that one. Just let it hit full force, that's cool.]

...okay, I must be going a little deaf or something and misheard that, on account of what the fuck, Garrus?

[ACTION]

[calibrating]

[TURIANS DON'T KNOW HOW TO SOFTEN SHIT UP]

There's no excuse for it. I'm sorry, Joker.

[ACTION]

[pluggedintheoverlord]

[CLEARLY.]

Great. Great. Way to have my back there, Vakarian. Glad that out of everyone in the crew, I can count on you to keep your mouth shut when it needs to be.

[ACTION]

[calibrating]

[Garbus is just going to take that without saying a damn thing, because face it, he deserves all the yelling in the world]

[ACTION]

[pluggedintheoverlord]

Thanks for the heads-up, at least, because I always like a little fair warning before I get screwed.

[ACTION]

[calibrating]

[Oh well now he's hanging his head in shame too]

[ACTION]

[pluggedintheoverlord]

What the hell would've made you think that it was a good idea to tell the guy who threatened me about my kid sister? It's hard enough trying to keep her safe around here and maybe letting her have something like a not fucked-up life without you pulling stupid shit like this.

[ACTION]

[calibrating]

I made a gamble. You know, to try to get Stark to see our side of the issue.

[SPOILER ALERT: it didn't work]

[ACTION]

[pluggedintheoverlord]

And how'd that work out for you, Vakarian?

[ACTION]

[calibrating]

Wound up cutting the call short.

[ACTION]

[pluggedintheoverlord]

So you're telling me that you risked my sister's safety on a gamble that didn't even pay off.

[WOW. GREAT JOB.]

You really are just a fucking credit to the team, aren't you?

[ACTION]

[calibrating]

[Oh ouch]

...If we were in any condition where I could resign or leave, I would. I screwed up. In more than a couple of ways.

I'm sorry. I don't know what else I can say.

[ACTION]

[pluggedintheoverlord]

[Okay, that might've been a little harsh, even for him.]

Yeah, you fucked up, Garrus. But you're an idiot if you think I'd let you just walk out, even if you could.

[He ran a hand through his hair, pushing his cap back slightly. Dammit, he was starting to feel bad about being such an ass.] So quit being such a drama queen, all right? I'm not gonna give you the cold shoulder or something because you messed up.

[ACTION]

[calibrating]

Yeah. Sorry again.

[The fact of the matter is between this and EVERYTHING having to do with Stark, Garrus probably fucked up the crew's relationship with one of their most influential and useful allies]

[FEELS BAD MAN]

[ACTION]

[pluggedintheoverlord]

It's...

[Well, saying 'it's okay' would be a lie, and a bad one at that.]

We'll work with it. And we'll work out something with Stark, too. Hell, I'm the one who got him all up in arms, so I'll figure out how to smooth things over.

[ACTION]

[calibrating]

I didn't exactly help with the whole 'getting him up in arms' thing, even before you got into your own tiff with him.

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[pluggedintheoverlord]

'Tiff'? Yeah, that's a cute way to put it. Except that we were arguing about improvised nuclear warheads, not having a domestic, which is, y'know. Less cute.

Re: [ACTION]

[calibrating]

What the hell are you talking about? Nukes are adorable.

Re: [ACTION]

[pluggedintheoverlord]

Puppies and little kids are cute. Nukes are awesome. The difference is that whole explosion thing.

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[calibrating]

We've definitely got different views on what's cute.

So, uh... no hard feelings?

[ACTION]

[pluggedintheoverlord]

Not gonna say I'm not pissed at you. That was a pretty damn stupid thing you pulled, and I don't like it when you're stupid because you don't do it halfway. But I'm gonna bank on Stark being a decent enough guy to leave Gunny out of whatever beef he's got with me.

So really, there's probably no harm done, but you're still a dumbass.

[ACTION]

[calibrating]

I'm not gonna argue that.

Just, uh, as long as you know I'm sorry.

[ACTION]

[pluggedintheoverlord]

Okay, good. Glad to see we're all on the same page here.