Calibration 53 [video]

[officer_garrus]

[Garrus idly feeds Spike some crickets, looking as down as ever.]

So many people getting married today. Curse-enforced marriages, but still... [Sigh.]

[He reaches down into the tank to stroke Spike's scaly head with a finger.]

At least I still have you, girl.

Comments

[doeswhathewants]

Is that your.. ah- significant other?

[officer_garrus]

She's a pet!

[doeswhathewants]

I was only being sure. I'd not want to insult you if that was not the case.

[officer_garrus]

I had a significant other back home, thank you.

[doeswhathewants]

Well, when the cat's away the mice will play, as that Midgard saying goes. I

[officer_garrus]

This mouse was perfectly fine with the cat around.

[doeswhathewants]

But the cat is not around.

[officer_garrus]

Don't remind me.

[doeswhathewants]

I am only attempting to remind you that the cat would not notice if you made other personal connections while it was away.

[officer_garrus]

We made a promise, one I never planned on backing out of.

[doeswhathewants]

A promise that if you were ever kidnapped to a City that is not really a city that you would not stray from him/her/ah... whatever the alien equivalent is.... though you are experiencing the passage of time and she/he/you get the picture is not?

How thorough.

[officer_garrus]

I'm not about to tell you what she promised me.

[doeswhathewants]

Ah. She. We have the proper pronouns at last. Worry not, I do not judge.