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[Ok. Shepard's day wasn't going well. Day? Night? Whatever time it was. Waking up with a thing that looked like the human reaper wasn't the best way to start things. Shooting it in the face seemed like a good idea, though. Or... maybe not. Well, she was dead, so what was the issue? This place was obviously a hell specially cultivated for her. Planet made of metal? Metal humanoid things standing over her bed when she awoke? Yes. It would sound like hell if she believed in it, and if Ashley were here, Shepard might owe her an apology for not believing in that afterlife stuff.]

This is Commander Shepard of the Alliance. Can anyone read me?

[She'd already come in contact with Mordin and was currently trying to make it to his location without being seen by anyone else (stealth wasn't her thing and she sort of wished Kasumi were here right now.) It didn't surprise her that Mordin would be in hell, all things considered. Of course she had wished that all of her teammates would end up in a nicer place if there was one, but still no shocker. And of course his presence confirmed her suspicion that she was dead. Not that there was any question. The Catalyst had told her there was 0% chance of survival. But for the Geth and EDI... It was worth it, wasn't it? She'd never know.]

Location unknown. Hostiles all around. I'm undetected for the moment, but I could sure use a hand or a friendly face right about now.

[She'd keep the feed open in case anyone else responded, but she still had to find Mordin.]

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Shepard!

[Have a rather relieved turian. As unfortunate as it was that they were all trapped on this planet, with Mordin and Shepard around they could put their heads together to find some sort of escape off the surface.]

[Oddly enough, he was still wearing the damaged armor from before the Reaper invasion.]

The natives aren't hostile. What's your location? I'll meet you there.

Garrus!

[Have an extremely pleased and relieved Shepard. Of course she hasn't thought about the concept that if she and Mordin are both dead and here that maybe Garrus is too. And the armor hasn't hit her yet either, though give her a moment. She's just happy to see her boyfriend.]

So I'm gathering, though I've still been given some warnings. I'm headed to Mordin, wherever he is. Can you get a read on his omni-tool and rendezvous there?

Already on my way. Prima's quadrant just happens to be on the opposite end the damn place.

[He pauses for a bit to take a good look at her surroundings - he was quite familiar with the architecture of the place after having lived on it for a few months, and could recognize where she was (relatively).]

Wait, I think we're close enough to meet up in person before getting to Mordin. Ping me with your coordinates.

Alright. Setting up a link. I'd rather keep moving for the moment. [The link went through with a few finger strokes over the interface of her Omni-tool, allowing Garrus to track her movements with his own, assuming he still had it.]

I'll see you soon.

[The turian's eyes tilt down to look at the coordinates that were now being fed on the orange screen of his own OmniTool.]

Alright, got'em.

[He immediately makes his way towards the location. He saw himself a little bit ahead in relation to Liege's Quadrant - where Mordin was, so he just needed to go a little West to meet up with the Commander.]

[It didn't take much longer for the Turian to come into sight, and despite herself Shepard waved to him, a bright, relieved smile on her face.]

Took you long enough, Vakarian.

[She noted the armor and the injury now. Well, the last time she saw him the Normandy had been taking him away from the battlefield with a pretty bad injury, even if this looked exactly like the armor he'd had before...]

[Okay okay, admittedly, he's a little out of breath from the whole escapade. But despite the long run to meet up with Shepard, there's a toothy turian grin to greet her.]

Heh. Good to see you too, Shepard.

[The OmniTool flicks off as he puts his hands on his hips.]

[Well prepare to have your breath taken away a bit more.]

I missed you. I love you.

[Shepard placed one hand on his, using his hips as a hold to push herself up a bit to press her lips to his while the other slid around the back of his head to pull him down at the same time, her eyes fluttering shut with a smile on her lips. This is her Garrus, right? Of course it is. He'd know their last words to each other were 'I love yous'.]

[I love you?]

...Shepard?

[He.. doesn't really say anything as he's suddenly pulled into a kiss. There's a slight stiffness, but otherwise the turian just sort of.. watches what happens. He's more confused than anything.]

[After a few seconds, there's a bit of an awkward shift back out of the gesture.]

This is a little forward, don't you think?

[Shepard was left sort of motionless, hands still in the air as she was trying to figure out what just happened. They had discussed having children together, how was kissing him forward?]

Uh... I didn't realize...

[The armor, the unhealed wounds... Wrex didn't remember anything before she died the first time. How far back was Garrus? Had they even had sex? She dropped her arms, taking a step back. She suddenly felt like her armor was gone and she was exposed with enemies all around.]

You... What's the last thing you remember?

[Whoops.. Was there a misunderstanding here? He tries to ignore what just happened. Best not to make this any more embarrassing than it already was.]

We'd just detonated the Collector Base. I'm guessing.. You're from Mordin's time?

[He never really saw himself pairing up with the Commander. If she'd asked, sure, he'd be... willing to try it out. But It never happened before.]

That's a good guess.

[She turned away, back towards Mordin's signal.]

We should meet up with the others. I don't want to leave Wrex and Mordin together too long.

[And she didn't want to dwell on this too long. Her best friend didn't know half the things they had done together, and the man she was in love with didn't even know they'd had a relationship. It was a great day. Not.]

[There's a short nod on his end. He can tell something was wrong in her voice, leading to a concerned expression on his face. Garrus may be a little confused at what just happened, but Shepard was still his friend, and he'd at least try to fix this.]

Listen, Shepard.. If you want to talk about it...

[There's a brief pause as he thinks of what to say.]

The trip to Mordin's coordinates are going to take a while. They're at the opposite end of the Haven.

[Plenty of time to talk.]

[A reaper invasion sounded like it would be amazing right about now. Anything to put them back into something familiar where it didn't feel like her oxygen tank was ruptured in space again and she couldn't breathe, and all the heat was slowly seeping out of her.]

I think, uh... We should... I need to fill Wrex in on everything, so we should just wait. And there are things Mordin hasn't heard either. Better to fill everyone in at once.

[And with that she was off, back to jogging toward Mordin. Was he her Mordin? What wouldn't he remember? She needed to clear her head and try to think about things objectively. Right now she was dangerously close to crying, and she hadn't done that since she was like 5.]

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