[Firing off a level shot through a thermal lense with barely 30 feet left between the barrel of your rifle and a solid line of mercs is a miracle and a half. Garrus has the proficiency, the efficiency, but he doesn't have much time to calculate when he's given the barest milliseconds between blasts that threaten to punch holes in his cover. Eventually, he has to adapt, turns his strategy into something predictable if it means drawing this out just a bit longer. He's not worried about Shepard, about Thane or the others. His thoughts read off like a checklist: note the height, drop for cover. Calculate distance, fire one shot, drop for cover. Reposition. Note the height--
And his target's gone.
Something that'd set him right on edge if not for the fact that half the scum over there have turned on their heel to face off with something else. Which means he has back-up, and it's not the commander. (The day she makes a discreet entrance is the day he turns into an asari courtesan.) No, Garrus knows exactly who's crouched behind those crates, and he couldn't be more relieved to see it.
You know, as long as those crates aren't packed with volatile chemicals or explosives or anything that'll result in Thane's immediate death if they get taken out. Then he'd be less relived. Better lay out some cover fire just to be on the safe side and keep the heat off of the assassin.]
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And his target's gone.
Something that'd set him right on edge if not for the fact that half the scum over there have turned on their heel to face off with something else. Which means he has back-up, and it's not the commander. (The day she makes a discreet entrance is the day he turns into an asari courtesan.) No, Garrus knows exactly who's crouched behind those crates, and he couldn't be more relieved to see it.
You know, as long as those crates aren't packed with volatile chemicals or explosives or anything that'll result in Thane's immediate death if they get taken out. Then he'd be less relived. Better lay out some cover fire just to be on the safe side and keep the heat off of the assassin.]