Data Logs: #21841007
-0930
I had a very interesting conversation this morning over our typically late breakfast with Liara this morning. After Joker hobbled by and I bore him the 'I'm still not talking to you' look, she explained the mating rituals of the asari. I was going to stop her but she made it sound so scientific. Then she went into how contact isn't even necessary. She told me about an ancient warrior who was dying after battle and her lover conceived a child while she died in her arms. It was quite touching but how the hell was I supposed to contribute to that kind of conversation?
Well as normal, she quickly dismissed herself after hardly eating. She said she had work to do. I was kind of bummed I didn't get to greet her first thing this morning, but when my alarm went off, I let her sleep while I showered then made my morning rounds. By the time I got back, she was gone. Is it bad, part of me kind of wishes she come back tonight? I have to admit, I slept pretty good last night. In fact, best sleep I've had in weeks.
-1500
Ok so I don't know what I was thinking. I guess perhaps I wasn't really. I must have been in a daze. I'm sitting here in medical with seven stiches in my forehead that Dr. Chakwas put in. She is keeping me a while for observation. Not because of the laceration but as she bluntly put it so kindly, "my stupidity". She couldn't understand why I would accuse Wrex Urgnot of stealing the missing poker chips.
The good doctor even put me through a cat scan and she said the results are good. She wanted to ensure I was still medically fit to be in command; another delightful phase directly from her lips. She said she couldn't believe that not only had I asked him when I was alone, or that I was completely unprepared, but I dared confront him about it. Like I said, I wasn't thinking, and just causally inquired about it. I was after all simply returning from the engine room looking for Tali when I saw the lone krogan.
I can only imagined what the doc's face looked like when Wrex carried my limp body into medical. I evidently needed reprimanded by her as how my actions can cause a chain of reactions. Driving her point further was a recently sedated Professor T'Soni lying in the bed next to me. Chakwas said Liara passed out when she walked out of the back and saw the Battlemaster carrying me with I guess a fair amount of oozing blood dripping down my face. Based on the ice bag on her forehead now, it wasn't a good reaction.
Now before the Alliance goes after my buddy Wrex, let me explain what happened. So as I said earlier, I was exiting engineering after looking for Tali who I guess I had missed by a few minutes. I saw Wrex going through some crates we picked up at our last supply drop. I was having a good day so I headed over there. He was half in and half out one of the large gunner boxes when I asked about the poker chips. I don't think I was accusing. At least I don't think I sounded that way.
Back to the story, after I asked the question, he popped out of the crate pretty fast. Ok for the record, let's just put this in plain English. Wrex is a pretty big guy and if he all of the sudden startled you because he was holding a Grenade Launcher, even if you accidently accused him of stealing some measly poker chips that really had no value, compared to your life, that would scare the hell out of anyone. In layman terms, what happened was when he suddenly popped up out of the crate, it spooked me, and I stumbled backwards wracking my head on a wooden crate.
Now as you smart Alliance people know, the human head bleeds pretty bad, even if the injury isn't that bad. For some reason it just like to squirt out like your in a 21st Century horror movie; red warm liquid everywhere.
So it is completely understandable that when Tali finally returned to the lower decks, that she would pull the alarm when she saw Wrex leaning over my bloody body. Compounding the situation, according to Dr. Chakwas, was when the krogan, with my blood all over his hands tried to explain that I was only asking about some stolen poker chips that sent my young friend in a screaming frenzy back to the engine room. I was told that Garrus is now consoling Tali in the mess hall with a great deal of dextro-proteins.
Damn my head hurts but not because of the wound, I swear I think Dr. Chakwas put something on there that stings a hell of a lot. That's her way of punishing me. I just know it. I remember that one time, she said she 'accidently' gave me that cream for my…um nevermind.
Well all is calm on the Normandy; for now. Pressly has the comm and I'm stuck in the medical. Oh crap, I'd better go. Here comes Dr. Chakwas now.
Shep Out
A/N: Has anyone ever noticed the data log dates coincide with the dates the chapter actually posted?