Jane Squared - Part IX
anonymous
August 25 2015, 22:07:28 UTC
“What do you think?”
Garrus shrugged and kept his eyes focused on the piece of circuitry he had been working on. “Why ask me?”
Jane leaned her hip against his workbench so that she could study him more closely. “Well, you’ve been spending a lot of time with her,” she said looking up at him. “Not to mention that I value your input.”
The Turian sighed heavily and put the piece of equipment down. “You didn’t let her live to keep her in a cage. So the real question isn’t if but when.”
Jane bit her lip and nodded her head. “Yeah, I guess that’s about right.”
“So you’re asking me what? If I think she’s going to try to kill you if you let her out?”
“Well, yeah. That’d be nice to know.”
“What do you think she wants to do? Is she going to stay here? Be a part of your crew? Or are you going to let her loose in the universe wearing your face?”
“I don’t know. I guess I always assumed she would want to stay with…us.” Jane shrugged again. “I don’t know. I don’t know what she wants to do.”
Garrus turned to look directly at Shepard. “Have you ever thought of asking her?”
Jane eyed him steadily. “You like her, don’t you?”
Garrus froze for a fraction of a second and then turned back toward his workbench. “That’s not fair, Shepard.”
“What’s not fair?” Shepard asked. “That I worry about you?” She stopped, not sure if she should say what she wanted to say, but then she was never good at holding anything back, especially with him, so she said it. “She’s not me, Garrus.”
Garrus pressed his hands down against the surface of his workbench as if to steady himself. Jane watched him in silence. She loved the big guy, he had been with her since the beginning and he was her best friend. They had grown extremely close during the hunt for the Collectors and there was a sliver of time where she was sure that one word of encouragement from her would’ve catapulted their relationship into a different stratosphere. But she hadn’t. And he had stayed with her and they were still best friends, but that little ball of ‘what if’ sat awkwardly between them. They both knew that it was there, knew what it was, but both never talked about it.
“I know, Shepard,” Garrus finally said and the way that he said it seemed to end not only the subject but the conversation.
Jane stood there for a moment longer in the awkward silence and then she pushed herself away from the workbench and stood up straight. “Alright, then. I guess I’ll go grab a cup of coffee.”
Re: Jane Squared - Part IX
anonymous
August 26 2015, 13:16:16 UTC
Thanks. In my head, Shepard ended up with both Liara and Garrus and sometimes I throw Hackett in there, too. I mean, she just couldn't decide in the end and they all thought she deserved whatever she wanted, so why not? lol
Re: Jane Squared - Part IX
anonymous
August 26 2015, 12:44:04 UTC
OP here: thank you so much for this!!!!! THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I HAD IN MIND. Honestly I'm so happy right now, I'm grinning from ear to ear. Shiara and Shakarian, side by side with... well, little awkwardness. I love it!
I really like your take on the clone, too! I've always had a soft spot for her since playing the Citdel DLC and thinking 'what if', but now... ah, man, my emotions. I can't wait to read more. (I'm also laughing a little at the idea of Clone!Shep and Grunt interacting. Shepard looking between them like a confused and very uncomfortable mother.) I love what you're doing, though! Seriously hooked on this.
Re: Jane Squared - Part IX
anonymous
August 26 2015, 13:14:28 UTC
Whew! Glad you are liking it. :-) Any other 'wish list' items, please let me know. It's been a while since I've played ME3 and I'm having a hard time remembering just who was on the Normandy. I forgot how it was such slim pickings! I've got a little bit more I should be able to post today. Thanks for the feedback!
Re: Jane Squared - Part IX
anonymous
August 26 2015, 14:02:15 UTC
Oh no, you're doing perfect already, hahah. I'm also completely here for you putting whoever the heck you like on the Normandy. It's been interesting to see how others act differently with Shepard's clone than they do with Shepard, I'd really enjoy more of that, but really you're doing great and I can't wait to read more!
Garrus shrugged and kept his eyes focused on the piece of circuitry he had been working on. “Why ask me?”
Jane leaned her hip against his workbench so that she could study him more closely. “Well, you’ve been spending a lot of time with her,” she said looking up at him. “Not to mention that I value your input.”
The Turian sighed heavily and put the piece of equipment down. “You didn’t let her live to keep her in a cage. So the real question isn’t if but when.”
Jane bit her lip and nodded her head. “Yeah, I guess that’s about right.”
“So you’re asking me what? If I think she’s going to try to kill you if you let her out?”
“Well, yeah. That’d be nice to know.”
“What do you think she wants to do? Is she going to stay here? Be a part of your crew? Or are you going to let her loose in the universe wearing your face?”
“I don’t know. I guess I always assumed she would want to stay with…us.” Jane shrugged again. “I don’t know. I don’t know what she wants to do.”
Garrus turned to look directly at Shepard. “Have you ever thought of asking her?”
Jane eyed him steadily. “You like her, don’t you?”
Garrus froze for a fraction of a second and then turned back toward his workbench. “That’s not fair, Shepard.”
“What’s not fair?” Shepard asked. “That I worry about you?” She stopped, not sure if she should say what she wanted to say, but then she was never good at holding anything back, especially with him, so she said it. “She’s not me, Garrus.”
Garrus pressed his hands down against the surface of his workbench as if to steady himself. Jane watched him in silence. She loved the big guy, he had been with her since the beginning and he was her best friend. They had grown extremely close during the hunt for the Collectors and there was a sliver of time where she was sure that one word of encouragement from her would’ve catapulted their relationship into a different stratosphere. But she hadn’t. And he had stayed with her and they were still best friends, but that little ball of ‘what if’ sat awkwardly between them. They both knew that it was there, knew what it was, but both never talked about it.
“I know, Shepard,” Garrus finally said and the way that he said it seemed to end not only the subject but the conversation.
Jane stood there for a moment longer in the awkward silence and then she pushed herself away from the workbench and stood up straight. “Alright, then. I guess I’ll go grab a cup of coffee.”
“See you later, Shepard.”
“Later, Garrus.”
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I really like your take on the clone, too! I've always had a soft spot for her since playing the Citdel DLC and thinking 'what if', but now... ah, man, my emotions. I can't wait to read more. (I'm also laughing a little at the idea of Clone!Shep and Grunt interacting. Shepard looking between them like a confused and very uncomfortable mother.) I love what you're doing, though! Seriously hooked on this.
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