"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."
Sorry to disappoint, but I'll be keeping the apartment.
[Oh hey. Idea. Garrus took a thoughtful sip of his drink before continuing.]
Actually, if you wanna use it as a place to keep your sister, I don't mind giving it to you guys. Living in the crew quarters can't be ideal for a civilian.
[Joker's jaw went tense for a few moments and his hand tightened around the glass enough that his knuckles were white; he'd been kind of trying to steer the conversation away from himself and his sister, because that was really not the best thing to talk about now.]
[The offer was sincere, but he honestly expected a little more from Joker. Not a fight, per se, but maybe some hesitance in living apart from his sibling.]
[Which, of course, made Garrus slip into his detective guise from back in his days at C-Sec]
Did you want to set up two beds in there, then? I know the Normandy's home for you, and all, but it may do the two of you good to have your own place.
[Yup. Something is definitely wrong, here. Time to figure out which topic is bringing up those negative vibes]
Neighbors are pretty quiet, actually. Not sure about the haunting, though, and if Fox doesn't take the cat, the two of you will have to deal with a shitty roommate.
She couldn't just stick to space hamsters and mega-krogan, could she?
[Still not the best topic, but better than the alternative. Talking about her didn't make him tense up like he was waiting for a punch; it sucked that she was gone, and he was a little worried for her, but he knew that this wasn't his fault.]
So, it wasn't Tali, it wasn't Kasumi, it wasn't Wrex, because, face it, subtlety just isn't his specialty. It wasn't Bakara, since she's definitely way too mature for that kind of thing. Mordin would've just snubbed you. It definitely wasn't me, though I am kind of hurt you didn't ask.
[He shouldn't be angry at Garrus because his family survived the war; he shouldn't, but couldn't help it. Garrus' family got out alive from a full-scale invasion on Palaven, but his sister couldn't make it out of a small one on a backwater colony-- it wasn't fair, and it felt like he was going to choke on his own goddamn bitterness.]
[ACTION]
Date: 2013-01-27 08:55 am (UTC)You? Everything going on can't be easy on you, either.
[ACTION]
Date: 2013-01-27 09:03 am (UTC)[He shook the tumbler slightly, making the ice clack against the glass.]
You gonna keep that apartment you had with Shepard, or should I break out the popcorn and nail polish for a sleepover?
[ACTION]
Date: 2013-01-27 09:08 am (UTC)[Oh hey. Idea. Garrus took a thoughtful sip of his drink before continuing.]
Actually, if you wanna use it as a place to keep your sister, I don't mind giving it to you guys. Living in the crew quarters can't be ideal for a civilian.
[ACTION]
Date: 2013-01-27 09:16 am (UTC)Yeah, that'd be great.
[ACTION]
Date: 2013-01-27 09:25 am (UTC)[Which, of course, made Garrus slip into his detective guise from back in his days at C-Sec]
Did you want to set up two beds in there, then? I know the Normandy's home for you, and all, but it may do the two of you good to have your own place.
[ACTION]
Date: 2013-01-27 09:38 am (UTC)[He needed to get the hell off of this topic. Didn't matter what to, it just needed to not be about him and Gunny.]
Should I be worried that you're trying to get rid of this apartment so quick? What, is it haunted or something? Shitty neighbors?
[ACTION]
Date: 2013-01-27 09:44 am (UTC)Neighbors are pretty quiet, actually. Not sure about the haunting, though, and if Fox doesn't take the cat, the two of you will have to deal with a shitty roommate.
[ACTION]
Date: 2013-01-27 07:00 pm (UTC)[It had sat on his face when he was hungover. He was going to hold a grudge against that thing until the heat-death of the universe.]
[ACTION]
Date: 2013-01-27 07:05 pm (UTC)The only thing that's letting that thing keep her life is that she's Shepard's.
[Okay let's see if it's the commander's disappearance that's bothering him]
[ACTION]
Date: 2013-01-27 07:18 pm (UTC)[Still not the best topic, but better than the alternative. Talking about her didn't make him tense up like he was waiting for a punch; it sucked that she was gone, and he was a little worried for her, but he knew that this wasn't his fault.]
[ACTION]
Date: 2013-01-27 07:46 pm (UTC)Well, she collected us, didn't she?
That's something constant across all these damn universes.
[ACTION]
Date: 2013-01-27 07:55 pm (UTC)Speak for yourself, craterface. She didn't collect me, I came with the ship.
[ACTION]
Date: 2013-01-27 08:10 pm (UTC)And to think, the Shepards still kept you even after dealing with your award-winning personality.
...Speaking of, is Jim still talking to you after that stunt you pulled? I didn't hear the details, but it must've been good to get him that pissed.
[ACTION]
Date: 2013-01-27 08:20 pm (UTC)[He gave a sort of awkward little half-shrug.] I've been kinda lying low on that front. Getting a gun pulled on me once was enough, y'know?
[ACTION]
Date: 2013-01-27 08:30 pm (UTC)Getting a gun pulled on you?
That couldn't have been pleasant.
[ACTION]
Date: 2013-01-27 08:33 pm (UTC)My only regret is that I never got him to break that damn poker face. Seriously, I bet he cleans house at cards.
[ACTION]
Date: 2013-01-27 08:40 pm (UTC)[ACTION]
Date: 2013-01-27 09:07 pm (UTC)[Gonna divert that topic again.]
Maybe I should put this on my resume. 'Pissed off Commander Shepard and didn't get shot for it'. Sounds like a marketable skill to me.
[ACTION]
Date: 2013-01-27 09:13 pm (UTC)[He knows who helped Joker out (thanks to Jim's angry mutterings), but here's where the probing comes in.]
So, who was it? Kasumi? Tali? She has been getting sneakier lately.
[ACTION]
Date: 2013-01-27 09:24 pm (UTC)[Wow, he sure is dodging that subject.]
[ACTION]
Date: 2013-01-27 09:34 pm (UTC)[He just gives Joker a knowing Look]
[ACTION]
Date: 2013-01-27 09:39 pm (UTC)So why're you asking if you already know the answer, Batman?
[ACTION]
Date: 2013-01-27 09:45 pm (UTC)Hell, if it was me and Sol, I'd be bragging about her.
[ACTION]
Date: 2013-01-27 10:00 pm (UTC)[He shouldn't be angry at Garrus because his family survived the war; he shouldn't, but couldn't help it. Garrus' family got out alive from a full-scale invasion on Palaven, but his sister couldn't make it out of a small one on a backwater colony-- it wasn't fair, and it felt like he was going to choke on his own goddamn bitterness.]
[ACTION]
Date: 2013-01-27 10:09 pm (UTC)[It's probably safe to say that he hit something there. He tries not to let Joker's tone faze him, taking the liquor in front of him into account.]
What is it this time? Another fight?
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