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[airraid]

[well if this isn't freaking great.

so, he's missed the part about zeta district being quarantined until just now, and he can't say he likes the look of what the hell is going on out there. he's seen these things before - because uh, didn't we just have to deal with this? come on! but it doesn't surprise him to see that here are still some stragglers left behind.

he peers into his omni-tool with one eyebrow raised, a very unimpressed expression sliding across his face.] So, I dunno about you guys, but I think I'm gonna stay inside for this one. It looks like it's raining bullets and damn if I didn't forget my bulletproof galoshes.

[pause.] I thought we got rid of all these things. Hey, either of you Shepards - what the hell's the deal?

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[hacksaw]

I'm touched at your concern for my memory, Jeff, but I can promise you that it's only gotten better with age. I would be willing to bet that I remember far more than you think I do.

[She had to be sharp to keep up with the Normandy crew and all the messes they get into. And she has a good ear for scuttlebutt, besides.]

[airraid]

[groan. and it sounds almost like a whiny child when the sound itself emerges.] Well, I guess that's a good thing. That mean you've got like a photographic memory or something?

[.. scuttlebutt. really?]

[hacksaw]

[If he was going to sound like a child, then she would appropriately sound like his mother.]

Don't be ridiculous, Jeff. Of course not.

[She just had the regular kind of good memory.]

[Sometimes it was worthwhile to keep tabs on what rumors and gossip was spreading around the crew. That didn't mean that she passed it on, she just kept an ear out for it.]

[airraid]

[.. could be worse, he guesses. he hasn't spoken to his mother in a pretty long time, so ..

it's not like he wants the mothering, or anything.

but still, he's eying her a little bit. i'm watchin' you, doc ..] I'm still waiting for the day when you come out as some .. I dunno .. superhero doctor. With all the crap you've been through with us? And come out with not even a damn scratch?

Yeah, total superhero doctor with a photographic memory. Just go ahead and admit it.

[hacksaw]

[She'll probably be able to make up for any deficiencies he has in the being mothered department. Whether he likes it or not.]

I can neither confirm nor deny that I am a superhero. An old lady like me needs to keep a few mysteries about her, you know.

[As collected as she always seemed, Chakwas wasn't without her scars from their misadventures. She was just very good at keeping them to herself.]

[airraid]

[pff. well. we'll just have to see, won't we?

but that comment has him grinning, just enough to crinkle the corners of his eyes.] Something tells me that your closet's full of ghosts, doc.

[hacksaw]

I don't think I like what you're suggesting, Jeff. Just what sort of ghosts do you think I'm hiding?

[She's not offended or anything at all; quite the opposite, actually. It's amusing enough that he called her a superhero doctor, it might be even more so to hear what kind of thrilling past he thinks she has.]

[airraid]

Really? I'm just trying to get some stories out of you. It's kinda lonely in here, and since Zaeed isn't around to tell stories, you should step up and take his place.

[really, he's just being a little shit right now .. but he knows chakwas is more than prepared to deal with it. she's been dealing with his shirt for some years, now.]