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[thearchangel]

[And, once more, the distinctive 'echoing' quality to Garrus' voice is absent. It sounds pretty flat, by comparison.]

[Garrus himself just sounds sort of... tired. Maybe it's due to stress, or just... plain old resignation.]

Are we really doing this again...? I mean, come on. Wasn't once enough?

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[thearchangel]

[Dammit, he likes seeing that smile. He likes it a lot -- it's crooked, and it's real, and it's her. What he abandoned everything for, what he tried so hard to be... what he truly cares for.]

[That she's willing -- that means a lot. He believes what she's telling him, and believes it completely. Still, he can feel his heart beating faster when she speaks, while she thinks. Given their surroundings, this... may be their only chance. Nothing's attacking, no one's missing. They can be selfish.]

[When she answers, he lets out the breath he didn't realize he'd been holding in -- it's half a laugh, half a sigh, and out of long, ingrained habit, he presses his cheek against hers.]

... I... Yeah, I think I am.