Data Logs: 21840923
Well, movie night didn't go as hoped. Everyone that I invited showed up; even Adams made it being a few minutes early. Joker was the last to arrive and as he hobbled in the door, I was broadcasting the name of the movie that he had so eagerly suggested. With a bright smile on my face, I can remember announcing it like a proud parent. "So tonight in honor of Professor T'Soni, our residing prothean expert, we are going to be celebrating a little of the asari culture by watching a movie from her home planet, that Joker assures me is a film Liara and myself should not go another day without watching."
I should have known then, by how quickly my esteemed pilot made a B line to the door that something was awry. "Ladies and Gentlemen without further ado, I Commander Shepard, Commanding Officer of the Normandy, present Vaenia!" I remember why I never make big elaborate speeches. And after tonight, I don't think I will attempt another one again.
I guess withholding the title name to everyone including Liara was a bad idea; a very bad idea. Making it worst was when my young quarian friend knew more about the film then I did. She said, "Shepard," in her snarky synthesized voice, "I could have told you about the 'kind' of film you were about to watch." If it were possible, I swear she snorted when she spoke.
By the second scene I was so far under my chair with embarrassment, I dared not look in Liara's direction. I attempted to stop it but with Garrus, Wrex and my procurement officer's protest, I left it running. Needless to say Liara and I did not have our evening walk after the film. She luckily received an important message at her terminal half way through the movie and didn't return.
For the record Joker will be pulling double shifts for a week.
Shepard Out