[She shows less than she used to. But he's not watching her right now because he knows there's no way the news can go over well. He knows it will hurt. Breaking up the fight way back on Ajna between her and Crichton had hurt her and this is even further.]
No. I...
[Garrus stops, now. Turns to her.]
I'm not...
[And even as he starts the statement, he has a feeling it doesn't matter that he's not doing this lightly. She'd shut him out, she hadn't let him back in, and why would she let him now? His body language isn't nearly so contained as he looks down at the ground. One of his oldest friends is missing, and now he may be losing his dearest.
When he speaks again, his voice is mostly calm and he's resuming the patrol. His subharmonics, though, traitors that they are, are ragged.]
Anything that doesn't have to be passed down the chain of command I'll give you. And while you're Grey, I can be a contact point. But I can't sidestep other leads. We're not... We're not on the Normandy anymore. And I can't follow two commanders and hope to serve both well.
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No. I...
[Garrus stops, now. Turns to her.]
I'm not...
[And even as he starts the statement, he has a feeling it doesn't matter that he's not doing this lightly. She'd shut him out, she hadn't let him back in, and why would she let him now? His body language isn't nearly so contained as he looks down at the ground. One of his oldest friends is missing, and now he may be losing his dearest.
When he speaks again, his voice is mostly calm and he's resuming the patrol. His subharmonics, though, traitors that they are, are ragged.]
Anything that doesn't have to be passed down the chain of command I'll give you. And while you're Grey, I can be a contact point. But I can't sidestep other leads. We're not... We're not on the Normandy anymore. And I can't follow two commanders and hope to serve both well.