Carpe Diem 1/?
anonymous
September 13 2012, 00:39:35 UTC
A/N: I'm not a native English speaker and this has not been beta read, so I apologize for any mistakes. I hope it will still be enjoyable.
Also, sorry for all the in-game dialogue in the first chapter, but I needed them to set up the scene.Garrus was in a good mood. A great mood, in fact, compared to how he'd been feeling for the last few weeks. Sidonis had been dealt with, and - though he would never forget his betrayal and the death of his teammates - he could finally put the past behind him and concentrate on the present. He had Shepard to thank for that: this amazing human, who was not only his commander but also his best friend - just about the only friend he had left at this moment. Just the fact that she was alive made him feel like maybe the galaxy's goal wasn't to crush his soul and spirit, chew him up and spit him out in a broken mess after all. He'd even finished all the gun calibrations he could do and was just running some firing algorithms for fun - he had to occupy all that free time he had at his disposal now
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Carpe Diem 2/?
anonymous
September 13 2012, 00:43:31 UTC
He was lost in the memory of that night for a few seconds, as long-forgotten feelings and desires threatened to resurface again, making his plates shift a tiny bit. He could use some tension release right now
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Carpe Diem 3/?
anonymous
September 14 2012, 17:42:58 UTC
Shepard stood on the other side of the door, her cheeks burning, heart racing, and it took her quite a while to collect herself and calm down. His eyes... His voice... They awakened a primal hunger in her that she hadn't felt in a very long time. Her days were spent fighting enemies and getting things done for others; her own needs had taken a back seat. Until now. She took a deep breath, straightened her back, and eventually managed to stroll through Mess Hall without giving away any hint about the raging fire that was burning inside her
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Carpe Diem 4/?
anonymous
September 14 2012, 17:46:12 UTC
She checked her messages then went to talk to Mordin about the state of his experiments on the Collector samples. She found him at his workstation, as usual, buried in work
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Re: Carpe Diem 4/?
anonymous
September 14 2012, 19:01:48 UTC
OP here thinks this is perfect. Especially the part about Shepard getting distracted by Garrus on the mission. And I really liked how you included Mordin, but changed the conversation a bit, it felt more fresh and funny.
Overall I love the story so far and can't wait for more!
Also, sorry for all the in-game dialogue in the first chapter, but I needed them to set up the scene.Garrus was in a good mood. A great mood, in fact, compared to how he'd been feeling for the last few weeks. Sidonis had been dealt with, and - though he would never forget his betrayal and the death of his teammates - he could finally put the past behind him and concentrate on the present. He had Shepard to thank for that: this amazing human, who was not only his commander but also his best friend - just about the only friend he had left at this moment. Just the fact that she was alive made him feel like maybe the galaxy's goal wasn't to crush his soul and spirit, chew him up and spit him out in a broken mess after all. He'd even finished all the gun calibrations he could do and was just running some firing algorithms for fun - he had to occupy all that free time he had at his disposal now ( ... )
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Captcha says: CONTROLLER theflun. Yeah, Garrus as the controller can be fun. ;)
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Overall I love the story so far and can't wait for more!
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Your prompt was really unique and interesting and it let me play with some aspects of the usual story. :)
The next chapters might take a few days, but I'll do my best not to take too long.
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