10. Garrus
"When Shepard came to see me before, I was in the middle of calibrating the Normandy's main gun. The Cerberus crew seem to know what they're doing but certain things need special care and attention. Shepard had a strange look on her face when I asked if she could come back later, like I'd insulted her in some way. Human emotions can be hard to read, even though I know Shepard better than anybody else on the ship, Tali and Joker aside. The truth is, I've been burying myself in calibrations, adjustments, anything I can sync my omni-tool with just to keep my mind off what happened on Omega. Oh, not me almost dying; the turian military does a good job of making their troops able to keep functioning in the face of certain death. I need to keep busy. If I don't...I keep seeing their faces every time I close my eyes. I keep hearing the sound of Virra choking on his own blood. And all because of Sidonis. He sold me out to the mercs, left my team to die and I never even saw it coming."
"Shepard keeps tellling me not to blame myself, that I couldn't have known what Sidonis was planning. But if I don't take responsibility for what happened, who else will. Well, that has a simple answer, I suppose. Sidonis. He's to blame for what happened. I'm not quite sure exactly what I'll do to Sidonis when I find him - and it really is a matter of when - but whatever it is, I doubt Shepard will be terribly pleased with it. But, I've come to realise this is something I have to do. For myself and my squad. They deserve to be avenged and if Shepard doesn't have my back on this one, I'll have to do it alone."
"Moving on, knowing what I know about Cerberus and their operations, I'm pleasantly surprised by how well everybody on the ship is getting along with each other. Except for Miranda and Jack. Or Jack and anybody else. I didn't think it was possible for one person to have so much rage in her. If I didn't know any better, I'd say she was half-krogan. Unless Shepard stays on top of that situation, blood will flow. Copiously. I'm not sure who I'd rather back in a fight. Jack's a homicidal maniac but Cerberus made her what she is. Miranda is..well, she's everything most sane humans aspire not to be. I understand human males would find Miranda attractive in a sexual fashion but her manner can be so cold. I'll say this for her though - she sets high standards not only for herself but everybody around her. And, like her methods or not, she gets results."
"Jacob is a less, Shepard said it best, results at all costs kinda guy. And his reluctance to whole-heartedly embrace all of Cerberus' ideals would make him a useful backstop if Miranda needs reining in. Of course that assumes Shepard could win his trust over Miranda's."
"Not to take anything away from Shepard, but given the way I've seen Jacob look at her when he thinks she's not aware of it, I'd say all Shepard would have to do would be to bat her eyes at him and flick her fringe a bit. Males - of any species - are so easy for women to manipulate. I'm not sure if that speaks less well of them or us."