[It hasn't been one of the best days that Garrus can remember. Not the worst, either, given the things he's seen: the Geth, Saren, the bureaucratic mess that clots any and all attempts to make even an inch of headway in any given system. What's left in the aftermath of it.
Saying he's had bad luck is like saying Palaven is slightly balmy. Shepard changed that, mostly. As much as (ignoring the irony of the phrase) humanly possible. Which is why when she's not around, no matter how he attempts to ignore it, cynicism always manages to seep back into the edges of his subconscious. He counts the charge left in his rifle from cover. Doubts it's enough to cut a line through what's left of the abandoned facility even with the chorus to Hurt Me Deeper blaring through his headset and a trail of merc bodies leading off behind him. They're packing heavy firepower, heavier than the weight of the gun in his talons, heavy enough to keep him on the move without a solid tactical advantage.
Took them long enough to get their act together, at least. Which means that if he goes out, he can take some small amount of satisfaction from the fact that he gave them hell for it.
And left a relatively clear path to the valuable med research upstairs.]
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Saying he's had bad luck is like saying Palaven is slightly balmy. Shepard changed that, mostly. As much as (ignoring the irony of the phrase) humanly possible. Which is why when she's not around, no matter how he attempts to ignore it, cynicism always manages to seep back into the edges of his subconscious. He counts the charge left in his rifle from cover. Doubts it's enough to cut a line through what's left of the abandoned facility even with the chorus to Hurt Me Deeper blaring through his headset and a trail of merc bodies leading off behind him. They're packing heavy firepower, heavier than the weight of the gun in his talons, heavy enough to keep him on the move without a solid tactical advantage.
Took them long enough to get their act together, at least. Which means that if he goes out, he can take some small amount of satisfaction from the fact that he gave them hell for it.
And left a relatively clear path to the valuable med research upstairs.]