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[fightforthelost]

As if the place didn't smell bad enough already without fresh water.

[Yo, Omega. Have Commander Shepard, the one with a Y chromosome, holding a pyjak firmly by the tail. The little bastard squirms and flails, but Shepard just keeps on holding it tightly.]

Aria, if you're listening, your rock has really gone downhill lately. [So understated in the most deadpan voice ever.]

Pretty soon we'll all be drinking our own recycled waste and bunking with pyjaks.

[And then he just tosses the creature off-screen. There's a loud noise as the poor devil probably lands amidst some crates and scurries off. Shepard switches his omni-tool to a private channel, so unless you're one of the Normanderps, you're not really going to see anything but static.]

[Private to Normandy crew//unhackable (unless you're some badass AI probably)]

I need a head count and a status update. Also, if anybody's had any luck on finding a shuttle out of here, drinks are on me.

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[VIDEO]

[calibrating]

Checking in. This no-water business is causing some serious unrest.

What's the crew count look like?

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[fightforthelost]

So far you, Liara, Mordin, and Kasumi have checked in. Liara mentioned she hasn't been able to contact Jack, and my female counterpart seems to be AWOL.

Kirrahe got in contact as well. Figured we'd make him honorary crew since he's trustworthy.

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[calibrating]

[Well that's shocked him so hard that it's taken him a while to respond]

[Actually I was just procrastinating but let's pretend it's true for dramatic effect]

[dun dun dunnnnn]

...Think Jack and Raquel were casualties?

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[fightforthelost]

[There's a bit of a pause before he responds.]

Jack wouldn't go out without taking half of Omega with her. Same for Raquel if she's anything like me.

Re: [VIDEO]

[calibrating]

True.

So now we've got mystery disappearances on top of... whatever's going on here.

I'll go underground, see if there are any rumors of kidnappings. If someone managed to take either of them, you can be damn well sure they're gonna brag about it.

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[fightforthelost]

[there's a nod.]

Sounds like a good plan. You know Omega better than I do. If you find anything, let me know. We'll probably have to hit hard and fast.

I haven't heard from Thane in awhile either, but that's usually how he works.

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[calibrating]

We won't have to worry about Thane unless he goes a couple more days with radio silence. I'll keep an eye out for any of his handiwork, too.

[Because there's no way in hell keeping an eye out for him is going to work out at all]

Speaking of... when I'm done with this pleasure cruise, I wanna talk to you about something.

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[fightforthelost]

[The remark about a talk gets Shepard to raise his eye. He knows Garrus well enough to know that it has to be something fairly important.]

Of course. Door's always open.

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[calibrating]

Metaphorically, I hope.

Last thing we need is a break and enter.

[He's teasing. Honest.]

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[fightforthelost]

I'd probably shake the hand of anybody who had the balls to break into my room.

Then I'd probably shoot them.

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[calibrating]

See, that's more like it.

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[fightforthelost]

You know me. I'd hate to disappoint.

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[calibrating]

Uh-huh.

I'll talk to you later, Shepard.