"Here you go."
The asari turned to see a human wearing an N7 leather jacket offering her a datapad. She'd seen the human once before during her visits to Huerta Memorial Hospital, but hadn't thought much of him.
"What's this?" she asked, accepting the datapad.
"These are schematics for biotic amp interfaces," he answered. "I picked them up from Grissom Academy. They're tailored for human physiology, but I figure you can make them accessible for the asari with a few alterations."
"How did you know I needed these?" the asari questioned, narrowing her eyes.
"I overheard you talking about them the last time I was here," the man said. "Is there some sort of reward for helping you?"
Thankful as she was to have the amp interfaces, the asari took a cautious step backwards. "Do you make it a habit of eavesdropping on peoples' conversations?"
"As of late, yes, actually."
"And you think that deserves a reward?"
"I'm not entirely sure 'deserves' is the right word," the man said. He rubbed his chin. "Perhaps 'warrants' is better in this context."
She sighed. "I guess you're right." She brought up her omni-tool. "How many credits do you think your snooping warrants?"
"Oh, if I were to make my best estimate... I'd say a thousand credits would cover my troubles."
"A thousand?! You do realize that the whole galaxy is at war with the Reapers, don't you? A thousand credits could go a long way in aiding the war effort."
"Lady, I've been telling the galaxy about the Reapers longer than anyone else," the man said. "I'm Commander Shepard; giving me money does go a long way in the war effort."
The asari laughed in disbelief. "Commander Shepard has time to listen in on my conversation, go to Grissom Academy, acquire important schematics, and return them to me?"
"I have a fast ship."
Amused by the human's claims, she couldn't help but give him the full amount of credits that he asked for. Clearly he needs them far more than I do.
A/N: Thanks to JM38LACK, Timmy Tim Tim, Nuclearwullfs, anakinpk200, and Gairi for reviewing since the last update... which was this morning.
I actually had this chapter done a while ago, but I didn't think it was as funny as the other ones. But since I thought the same thing about the last chapter and uploaded it anyway, maybe I'm just being paranoid. Or I'm getting lazy. Probably both.