bestmakodriver | [IC] CONTACT FOR abaxcity.

[IC] CONTACT FOR abaxcity.

"I'm Commander Shepard and this is my voicemail. Leave a message."

[ Not that she's complaining, but how did Grunt know about this before her? ]

You don't have to explain anything to me. [ She rubs her neck. ] Does Tali know?

[Wait. Spirits, does she actually understand?]

Know about what?

Your history with.. [ She incapable of saying his name without a quiet hiss. ] Saren.

She knows what she needs to.

Oh. [ Awkward silence. She doesn't sound very certain when she forces the single word out. ] Okay.

What?

No. That's good. [ After she scrubs her brain. ]

[Okay, now he's suspicious.]

Shepard.

[ There's a voice that demands attention. ]

It's none of my business, Nihlus.

What isn't?

[ Shepard is rubbing her forehead furiously. She wants this conversation to go away. ]

Your history with him.

[He just wants to know what the problem is oh my god]

I don't see how any of that matters.

These details are personal. I'm actually shocked that Grunt knows about it.

Grunt doesn't know any–[And then it dawns on him. There's a long period of silence while he massages his nose.]–Spirits.

I am not with him.

[ Her mouth runs away with her before Nihlus can even finish. ]

No, really. What happened between you and Saren can stay between you and- [ She stops. ] Were you ever?

No. [And while he's in a rare bout of aggravation, let him just say:] I don't understand why half you get that impression.

You take your sweet time to assure otherwise.

You didn't exactly clarify the meaning behind your statements.

Look at what Grunt said, and then you tell me you've gone over this with three others.

I've gone over the fact that it's a baseless assumption.

Maybe you should ask Grunt and the other three. [ Assuming as much from Grunt, it's easy. Nihlus didn't help. ]

I'm asking you.

I told you. [ SIGH. ] I heard it from Grunt in his text, and then you didn't deny it.

He shot me, Shepard.

[ Conversation failure, Nihlus. ]

I know. It could've happened befo-.. [ STOOOP. ] We should drop it. I understand the truth now.

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