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Dec 31, 2010 16:47

[Iroh loves a holiday, whether he's familiar with it or not. He's spent the past few days researching different New Year's traditions and getting the Jasmine Dragon appropriately decked out. The idea of New Year's enchants him even more than the idea of Christmas. New beginnings are important...as is the opportunity to say goodbye to what is past. ( Read more... )

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action officer_garrus January 1 2011, 21:18:28 UTC

[Is it the human New Year already? He remembers the celebrations for that back on the Citadel. Wonder what it would be like to experience it with Shepard? How he misses her.

He enters the tea shop for some relaxation. Hopefully they serve dextro-friendly tea here.]

action o_tea_p January 3 2011, 02:15:39 UTC

[The tea shop is doing bustling business, which pleases Iroh to no end. He does love a good crowd and celebration. He gestures for the new arrival to take a seat as he finishes taking another customer's order, then hurries over.]

Happy New Year, good sir! What can I get for you?

action officer_garrus January 3 2011, 02:40:11 UTC

[Look over the tea selection.]

I guess I'll try some mint tea.

action o_tea_p January 3 2011, 02:44:30 UTC

One mint tea, coming right up!

[Iroh is back shortly with a small pot and a cup. He sets it down and then settles across from Garrus.]

I don't believe I've seen you around here before.

action officer_garrus January 3 2011, 02:50:35 UTC

[Garrus pours himself some tea.]

I haven't been here that long, just over a month and a half.

[He sips the tea gingerly, somehow not spilling it despite not having flexible lips. At least tea is safe enough for turians as far as human drinks go.]

action o_tea_p January 4 2011, 02:09:05 UTC

[Iroh admires Garrus' skill.]

Well then, may I offer you a belated welcome to our fair City! How are you enjoying yourself so far?

action officer_garrus January 4 2011, 02:21:13 UTC

Well, except for a few of the more unpleasant curses, it hasn't been that bad. Especially since one of my friends from back home is here.

action o_tea_p January 4 2011, 02:32:31 UTC

You have a friend here? That's good. As fun as it is to make friends from different worlds, it's always nice to have a touch of home. Especially when it's a person.

What kind of world do you come from?

action officer_garrus January 4 2011, 02:48:21 UTC

Yeah, having him here's been nice. Though I do have someone special to me back where I come from, and I miss her a lot.

It's not really a world so much as a galaxy. There's different planets with various species on them, including colony worlds.

action o_tea_p January 5 2011, 01:55:31 UTC

[Iroh takes a deep breath, inhaling the sweet smell of tea.]

Aaah, love. There is a peculiar heartache when you are parted from the one you love. I know it well. You have my sympathies.

[He shakes his head slightly as Garrus describes his home. He still has trouble imagining what it must be like to travel between planets.]

Is there a particular planet you called home?

action officer_garrus January 5 2011, 02:00:41 UTC

Thanks.

[Takes another sip of tea, then refills his cup.]

Well, I was born on Palaven, that's the homeworld of my kind, but I haven't lived there in years. I lived on the Citadel for a few standard galactic years, but the place I consider my real home is the ship my lover and I serve on.

action o_tea_p January 5 2011, 03:46:25 UTC

A ship? You are a sailor, then?

action officer_garrus January 5 2011, 04:05:59 UTC

[Right, apparently when some people in this place hear the word 'ship' they think boats.]

Actually, it's a space ship, the kind that fly. And I'm actually a former law enforcement officer turned vigilante.

action o_tea_p January 6 2011, 12:07:49 UTC

[Iroh has no frame of reference for a flying ship; he mentally pictures one of the Fire Nation warships sailing through the air as opposed to water. It's an interesting mental image.]

What made you leave law enforcement?

action officer_garrus January 6 2011, 18:50:52 UTC

It's sort of a long story.

[He takes a drink of tea to wet his throat.]

I was tired of the rules and regulations keeping me from doing my job. Then one day Commander Shepard found me and asked me to join her in bringing in a dangerous rogue agent named Saren. Who was I to say no?

After Saren was gone, I stayed with Shepard for a while, then... something bad happened. I rejoined the force, but the Citadel Council refused to tell the truth about what happened, and the truth about what we fought to stop. That was when I quit forever and went to Omega to be a vigilante.

action o_tea_p January 8 2011, 01:08:03 UTC

[Iroh listens to Garrus' story with rapt attention. It strikes a chord with him.]

It is unfortunate that so many large institutions feel that they must hide the truth at all costs.

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