(Reddestiny92: Oh right for the Engineering area of SR1 instead of sleep pods I'm more like adding small rooms instead, enough room for a double bed and a desk space to set armors. Though of course a slightly larger room for the crew they have bunkbeds still and are not important to the story just the extra space is for the squad is all.)

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Interest peaked again

She did eventually get sweaty but there was no doubt she matched Solana perfectly Garrus was a little surprised when she slipped up and caught a punch to the face from Felicity. He watched closely and he had no reason to doubt how well she was trained, it was just the fact that Solana had been a rising star in her graduating class and it was odd she made a mistake. Garrus was impressed, hearing his sister laugh as Felicity apologized he walked over. Zaeed nodded approving, though to his untrained human eyes he saw a lot less her quick movements would be good for a merc..that was spry enough anyways. Not him but the younger mercs.

"Making mistakes now Sol?"

"It was no mistake, she was trying to fake me out."

"I was not..."

"Oh yeah? Who the hell ducks under a punch without gaurding themselves from a kick to the face?" Felicity asked teasing her.

She sighed as Garrus gave her a look and grinned.

"Well now I never thought I'd be called out on my crap by a human, that's how we confused newbies, tells me they were careful with your training. Though after being asked not to go for the face..."

"Hey that was an accident I apologized for...but my fingernails are nowhere near as dangerous as your talons are."

"I'm just fucking with you, and what did you call us...hamsters on crack, another round to prove it."

"Oh no I know my limits..."

"Fair enough..and so do I...you're good I just wonder why you aren't leading instead of that brother of yours." she said shaking her hand.

"I don't know the first thing about leading I'm not one to jump at things I haven't earned."

"Oh bull you could lead that troop without a worry when you had lessons with me." Zaeed said.

She sighed.

"Zaeed I think you've hit your head a bit too many times, that was girl scouts..."

"Alien girl scouts?" Garrus asked.

"Maybe..."

"That's how they start off little kids before they're ready for full on training, the head girl learns leadership skills I took over my troop when I was a kid."

"I guess...but it's still different those combat simulations and lessons are nothing like leading here trust me I'm not Commander material."

"Sure whatever you say."

She shook her head excusing herself to go shower, she really needed to stretch out and ignored Aaron calling her on the intercom he could wait. Zaeed moved to leave needing a cigar, Solana nudged her brother giving him a look.

"What..?"

"You tell me, I know you were watching her more than me."

"No I wasn't, I need to check on the Mako."

"Pfft, Garrus I know the looks you give women when you're interested."

"No you don't." he said, pretending that he wasn't concerned about how observant his little sister could be when it came to him and his interests.

"Oh yes I do, hey nothing wrong with that, well dad would have...what do the humans say a shitfit over it but you know mom is fascinated by them."

"Oh stop, I was just impressed with how she moved, I've seen human training videos of the higher up forces it's not so hard to believe she could learn from us I just didn't know how well she was for you. I'm not planning on mating with her and starting a family."

"Whatever remember what mom said, it starts with being impressed and then comes the bonding process, when was your last date?"

"This conversation is over."

"Oh Gar-bear don't be like that."

He tensed as she used their mother's favorite nickname for him, she loved the human teddy bears and thought she was just as sweet as she reasoned.

"Now it's really over why don't you go eat and leave me alone."

"Fine fine, deny all you want...she's pretty cute though and she should have no issue keeping it together with you...why that's half of how Turian relationships start. So your fringe looks good and look at that waist...and you can spar on level with me..damn."

She burst into a fit of giggles as he glared at her, before heading to the elevator, he was alone with his thoughts for a bit before Ashley came down with Kaiden, Miranda and Jacob.

"I don't get why you're here, are you planning on joining the Alliance?" Ashley asked.

"Hardly, it's this instead of prison."

"Well we're glad to have the help it doesn't really matter." Kaiden said.

"LT we have to be careful..."

"You don't have to worry about us, I know some are still afraid of us but we left when Cerberus stopped working for the best and started focusing on making the few look bad." Jacob said.

She frowned.

"I'm not afraid, I know better than to trust someone I don't know."

"You trust Felicity."

"No, she had a lead someone had to give it to the commander, that's as far as that goes...and should you be messing with that?" she asked as she stopped near Garrus.

Garrus sighed, he heard her on Aaron's omnitool she wasn't too happy that he had access to anything connected to the Mako though Aaron seemed to at least trust him with that.

"I'm just running a few tests, it's fine."

"So do you just bite every hand near you or is this just you sunny, winning personality we're seeing?" Jacob asked, eyeing her.

She rolled her eyes.

"It's probably both." Felicity said fixing her jacket over her uniform, Garrus only looked up at her, her hair was still a bit wet and hanging loose.

His sister didn't have to know what he liked about her, it didn't mean anything even if he didn't normally think much on how a human woman looked. Though he'd never met anyone he was attracted to either. Though he thought of what his sister said it had been a while since he went out with any woman nevermind human, he supposed that's all it was.

"The Skipper wants to talk to you, didn't you hear him?"

"Not that it matters but I wasn't talking to him before I had a shower."

"Felicity, I finally got my father on the line, he said something about...the broken wind is changed beyond sight?" Tali said walking into the room, using the code phrase Rael'zorah insisted on.

"Come on Tali I'm heading up I'll tell you what he's busy with."

"And that why are you working so closely with aliens?" Ashley mumbled.

Felicity yanked her hair into a ponytail.

"Wouldn't you like to know?" she said before the elevator door closed.

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