Ryncol: A Tale of Two Memories

We've all done stupid things while drunk, right? Well I have… and now so too has our lovely, awkward Liara…

Thanks to everyone who's paid attention to this story through favs, reviews, adds, etc. Hope I can live up to your expectations and am always open to suggestions. FFs sry for early readers seems my post was all messed.

Disclaimer, Bioware owns all, etc, I just make them misbehave and drink too much…

Onwards, part 2.

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After all, 46 million people who'd "found love" couldn't be wrong, right?

Liara nervously stepped out of the med-bay, cautiously peering around the mess. She could see a central point of alcohol distribution had been set up. A bar? Why in Athene would they call such a thing after an inanimate object?

Just then she heard the bellowing call of their resident Krogan calling her over. She'd never seen him so happy as he was in this moment when he was distributing his people's liquor.

Liara reluctantly stepped into the common area and was amazed at how quickly the mess hall filled with eager crewmen and women looking for a good time. Liara finally was pressed up on the bar and picked up the small shot glass then raised it to her lips, positioning herself to take a small sip.

"Stop! What the hell do you think you're doing, Asari? This isn't some tea you sit back and savor…" Wrex scoffed and looked genuinely enraged as Liara was equally mortified.

"Drink it like this…" He threw back a shot and slammed his glass down. "Your turn, Pyjack."

"Oh Little Wing, beware of Ryncol, it is truly an unconscionable beast…"

She steadied herself yet again, stared the hulking Krogan in the eyes, gulped her drink down then proceeded to mimic his slamming of the glass down on the counter, earning her a nod of approval.

See, that wasn't so bad Mo-

Oh Goddess. The burning. The vertigo. The sweats. The blindness. The pain. All instant, and so unexpected.

As she clutched to the bar for dear life, once again she could hear the bellowing sound of the soon to be clan chief's voice. "The best cure to Ryncol, is Ryncol… Here drink this, quickly pyjack."

How can the cure to poison be poison? But at this point she was desperate. She reached out for another glass and very ungraciously chugged it. She opened her eyes only to see her surroundings come to focus. She was still standing, and very much alive. If her Mother's stories were to be believed, Athame truly was watching over her.

Just then Gunnery Chief Williams approached the bar. She knew Ash didn't much care for her, but perhaps this social lubricant would help sway her in Liara's favor as she was now feeling much more confident. Goddess, it's working. I CAN talk to her.

Fuck, T'Soni is so weird… "Earth to Miss fucking Prothean Expert hello?!" Luckily for Liara the only person who'd noticed her lapse was Ash… As Wrex was too busy laughing at some poor private who's just thrown up all over his shoes.

"Oh, Chief… I, ahh-h good to s-see you." Feeling nervous and nauseous went hand in hand for Liara as hostility washed over her like a rainbow full of killer clowns. Looking to the bar, she saw Wrex had left her another shot. Goddess bless his Krogan soul. In one swig the said glass was gone.

Fornax Dating Lesson #14. The Obstructive Friend; State your honest intentions descriptively (see annex 143), and hope they join with the couple in encouraging all exploratory, and oratory avenues.

Yes, that was sound advice. She would definitely want GC Williams to support her, and the Commander should they pursue a relationship. Oratory advice from a friend seemed to be on the top of every Fornax list she'd seen, but first she would test the waters.

With new found confidence, and remembering the way Fornax advised such an announcement, Liara leaned towards the chief's ear and very proudly stated: " I have a lady boner for Shepard, and I was hoping you could perhaps be oral about this with us as I'm not sure I want to go down on her with my feelings just yet."

As Williams choked on her drink Liara was very content, congratulating herself. Credits well spent. Well done, T'Soni.

A/N: A few Ryncol shots later… Things get fuzzy but Liara is still in full control, right? I love misbehaving :)