[She would pick every lock with the right application of biotics. She'd be pioneering new stealth techniques and no one would stop her.]

[Shoulder-to-shoulder means he can shift the arm around her. Tuck the blanket in a little more. The better to keep the body heat in.]

Don't - ever tell her I said this. [Because she'd never let him live it down.] But, I'd hope like hell she'd be able to take the mask off. Just for a while.

[He's come a long way since those first elevator conversations with her. Tali is crew, is family. If anyone deserves that, it's her.]

Not interested in trading me for a krogan?