30 Days of Writing - 02 - accusation

Again, Kaidan thought to himself. Vega had done it again. He quickly finished preparing his own meal, leaving Liara to deal with it this time.

Although, there was always room for a lesson in not putting things in places there shouldn't be.

He quickly grabbed one particular item from the mess counter with his free hand as he walked past, the younger marine now thoroughly distracted by Liara drilling the reasons why there were signs on the fridges into him again.

"Garrus." Kaidan said, the turian at the table in front of him looking up from his datapad and not missing a beat as the biotic threw the utensil to him, quickly catching it and removed it from sight as he realized the other mans intent.

"And how are you this fine, early morning." Garrus asked, mandibles flicking in what he what he very well knew was amusement as Liara made her exit back to her quarters and James registered that something was missing.

"A little tired." He admitted, taking a long sip of his coffee.

Garrus nodded in agreement in front of him. "It feels like we're in a constant state of that these days." He commented.

"Hey major," Vega called from behind him. "You seen my-"

"-just grab some of the quick stuff." Another familiar voice joined the mess, walking straight past them and to the source of caffeine on the ship. "We have to be gone in an hour, no later." Shepard said to him as she filled her mug, a small grin on her face as Vega's search continued.

"I know - but it was right here!" He said, scanning the area once more as she walked over to them at the table, or more specifically Garrus, leaning in close and speaking to him quietly - eyes darting back towards the kitchen a few times before she very discreetly took the item from his possession and walked out of the mess without so much as another word as the lieutenant continued to rummage through a cupboard.

They mildly consoled him on his lack of eggs that morning.

Later, the look on James's face when he found his spatula suspended from a metal beam in the cargo bay was enough to have Cortez laughing for hours.

"EDI!" He'd exclaimed to the AI. "Who the hell put that up there?"

"My software is not designed to detect kitchenware, lieutenant." She'd replied.

James still isn't sure if she was joking or not.