Mostly on Vega, if we're being honest.

[justliketheolddays]

 A'ight.  Stop laughing at that bit with Vega and his new tatt and teasing the shit out of him.  Hell, someone needs to tease that bastard anyway.  It's fun to watch him hem and haw like he's fifteen--especially with that flirting thing.  Sure you ship me and everyone, I know.  C'mon, though.  I'm not shagging the whole damned ship and you know it.  

I never was.

Would I?  I dunno.  Kinda involved with Vakarian at this point.  If I wasn't, maybe I'd consider. Hell you and I both know there's a shitton of situations out there where shit coulda gone a whole slew of ways.  Liara included.  Maybe more Liara than anyone else, if I was going to be frank about it.  But yeah, Vega's all right.  

Go get your coffee and some food.  Your damned pot just turned itself off you've been ignoring it that long.  You know you don't have to use the game tag when you're just shooting the breeze with me, right?  Not likely we'll be getting much in the way of familiar faces at Somarium, but hey.  Fuck if I know anything.  I'm just good for blowing shit up.

Comments

[childhood_surgery]

I hope that 'everyone' is an exaggeration, Commander...

[justliketheolddays]

I'll further define that as just about everyone on the Normandy. Pretty sure she doesn't ship me with you.

[childhood_surgery]

For that, I am grateful.

[justliketheolddays]

Yeah, yeah, the Universe can keep on expanding. For the most part.

[childhood_surgery]

It's bad enough reading of Tali's succumbing to interspecies... Desires, without being pursued, myself.

[justliketheolddays]

Pretty sure you got nothing to worry about, Admiral.

[childhood_surgery]

I am relieved to hear it. I'd rather not have to resort to defensive countermeasures, if it can be helped.

[justliketheolddays]

Yeah...no.

I can assure you that no one I know is going to want to crack your suit. That's just.

No.

[childhood_surgery]

Yeees... You'll have to excuse me if I prefer not to indulge that mental image.

[justliketheolddays]

...I should go.

LOL!

[childhood_surgery]

[i_am_da_lawson]

Um... Commander...?

[justliketheolddays]

Don't even start with me, Miranda.

[i_am_da_lawson]

That's a 'yes', then.

Huh...

[justliketheolddays]

More like a passing thought. [Shepard shrugs.]

[i_am_da_lawson]

I see...

Chakwas, too?

[So much subtle amusement.]

[justliketheolddays]

Hey, don't knock Chawkwas. She's feisty and pretty awesome, not to mention the impromptu drinking fests.

[i_am_da_lawson]

Daniels and Donnelly?

Mess Sergeant Gardner...?

[:D]

[justliketheolddays]

[Shepard just raises her hands.]

[i_am_da_lawson]

Just teasing, Shepard...!

[justliketheolddays]

I think the mun might have been more in the line of referring to the main compliment of crew, anyway.

[i_am_da_lawson]

Never under-estimate their capacity to fling you head-first into something terrible for the hell of it... Next thing you know, you'll be getting written into a threesome with Legion and EDI.

[justliketheolddays]

Well. That would be uncomfortable.

[i_am_da_lawson]

I could've proposed Harbinger and the rachni Queen, if you prefer...?

[justliketheolddays]

[justliketheolddays]

No.

[i_am_da_lawson]

There's a line about you not allowing any wriggle room, somewhere in there...

[justliketheolddays]

I'll...talk to you later.

[i_am_da_lawson]

Hot date, huh? I hear Reapers can be a little controlling.

needs moar tali commentary.

[opticshots]

I think you should be more specific. It's not everyone, just almost everyone.

... Also, as used as I am to you and Garrus, I think learning about you and Vega would be odd. Like you and Joker. [Although she's now contemplating all of these things, so that's... something.]

Re: needs moar tali commentary.

[justliketheolddays]

All right, all right. Almost everyone. Vega's more bro than anything, sure, but anything's possible. I mean, c'mon. All that flirting, Tali? [She shakes her head.] Guess it might be odd, though, even if we do tease each other every chance we get.

Gotta admit, that's everywhere and in between.

[opticshots]

Possible, but would still be weird. I think flirting's just a thing that happens around you, let's be realistic here.

[justliketheolddays]

All that Reaper punching maybe? [ She makes a face, but actually, is curious as hell.] Seriously, Tali, am I putting myself out there? Half the time I'm too damned tired to throw anything but zingers and then I'm passed out on my bed.

[opticshots]

But they're such charming zingers, in between all that punching and headbutting everything you see.

[justliketheolddays]

I musta been a Krogan in a former life.

[opticshots]

It's possible, for how well you get along with them.

[justliketheolddays]

I'm continually surprised by that fact.

[opticshots]

I'm not. Not anymore.

[justliketheolddays]

[Shepard laughs.] I never honestly thought I'd be friends with a Krogan, but here I am.

[opticshots]

What are you really expecting, Shepard? It's hard not to like you.

[justliketheolddays]

Hell if I know. [She rubs at her eyes for a moment.] Guess I got a way with people, even if I'm not going out of my way to buddy up to people. There's a good goddamn chance they'll wind up dead for just knowing me.

[opticshots]

You don't have to be trying to make friends to be the leader a lot of folks are looking for. Don't be so hard on yourself, Shepard.

[justliketheolddays]

Point. I got a terminal habit of friend-making. Not sure that'd a bad thing, really. I just worry about all of them.

[opticshots]

But that's just more people that have your back, no matter what.

[justliketheolddays]

Just gotta make sure I have theirs. No matter what.

[opticshots]

Well you certainly haven't let me down yet.