"Thanks for inviting us to dinner Shepard. Tali needs the break and thankfully the repairs will give her some free time" I said to the fancy dressed Commander. Not black suit and tie but dashing.
"They will only be able to do what they can. The shop isn't equipped to handle everything we need, but we will fly more comfortably at least. Liara worried herself to near death. Now she gets to have her human boytoy for however long we have. By the way, Garrus and another will be joining us" he said.
"Did G man get a girl?" I'm so happy he found championship and love like me. He deserves it. I'm picturing a small (for a turian) woman with a gentle personality that doesn't take crap from anyone. I wonder what color face paint gets his motors running.
"Not yet unfortunately. We're meeting an old friend" Shepard is smirking.
"DON'T TELL ME! It is rare for me to feel surprised these days" I said.
"I'm ready" Tali said behind me. I turn around and my jaw drops. She reversed her fabric. I get sparkly quarian girlfriend for this date. Today is going to be a great day. My sweetie closes my mouth for me.
"That is the reaction I was hoping for. Let's go. I'm ready for our triple date. It's great Garrus finally found someone. I was getting worried" She said.
Garrus pops out of the decontamination room, scaring the two of us "I can get a girl if I want to, I just haven't been in stable enough circumstances to have one longer than needed. A guy can only clean the pipes so much in a night or two" he said.
"GROSS!" I yell.
"We are about to eat" Tali reminds him.
"If you guys stop worrying about my love life, I won't feel the need to say such immature things" he said.
"Reservations are in half an hour. We should go" Shepard said.
The decontamination area cleans the filth of Garrus's statement from our minds. The turian tries hard not to look, but I caught him stealing glances of Tali. I shake my head no. Ok this is gone on long enough. I am helping him get a girlfriend. Who though? Miri maybe, no wait she and Jacob are dating. Hmm… Kelly maybe? There is also that doctor who he saved in the first game. Maybe a relationship built on being saved is probably not the way to go. Garrus won't be able to handle Jack. Samara doesn't want any more relationships. Anyone else?
"Hey Garrus, you don't like humans at all? Not even a chance to consider someone?" I ask.
"Probably not. I know Shepard and I dated in another universe, but that wasn't me" he said.
"What?" Tali said.
"Oh ********* showed me clips of a scenario where I could have dated a girl version of Shepard" I said.
"Oh, that makes more sense. What about you and Kelly?" she suggests. Great minds think alike.
"No. She is a great girl, but not attractive to turians. She isn't badass like you or Jack. Turian men love a women who impress us" he said.
"Don't date Jack. I'll be worried about you" Tali said.
"Yeah, probably a good call" Garrus said. The Normandy doors open wide, and it fell off. We are in a repair port anyway so it fine, but it reminds us how horrible the ship is in. Shepard is going to be spending a lot of credits on repairs and my multiple meals. I earned it. Shepard meets with a worker, discussing everything that needs work. Sadly, most of the upgrades are either completely gone or it would cost less to get new ones. Shepard's temple sprouted a vein.
"Remember bud, soon you will have ocean blue flesh sheath all you want for the next few days. It is worth losing a comma in the bank account" I massaged his tense shoulders.
"What is a flesh– oh you are horrible" Shepard chuckle mixed with disgust makes me laugh so hard. Even the construction worker can't keep it together. He's using the datapad to block his mouth.
The walk to the restaurant was enough to build up an appetite. Tali and I have a deal. I can eat restaurant food and in exchange, when we return to Normandy, I have to cook her something and not just replicate previous dishes. She is worth it though. The line is long, and everyone dressed fancy. My gut us sending me signals.
"Commander Shepard… is this a very fancy dining locale?" I hate it when others spend too much money on me.
"Between normal restaurants and ones, you celebrate anniversaries. I wanted something special. We earned it and I'm not sure when we'll have another opportunity" Shepard said.
"I just hope they have good turian food. It's hard to find a spot not on my homeworld. Levo cooks never get it right" Garrus said.
Shepard walks up to the salarain host, informing him of his reservation. "Right this way sir." This place is nice. Decorative wood paneling with silver metal trim. Stained glass chandliers. Kinda weird for me but it will grow. The music is something you probably would hear at a Red Robin's or something. Whatever is currently popular. I can't tell what the words are as they are in another language, but I can feel the vibe. Feels good and energetic. Shepard turns around and points to a red dressed asari woman waving us down. Oh hey she doesn't look that grotesque. It's Liara. Face aside, that dress looks really good on her. Enough for Tali to draw my attention. I quickly apologize. She rewards me with a quick peck on the lips.
A huge aura is felt behind me. A giant baseball mitt sized hand slaps my shoulder twice. Turing around, is a familiar desert sand skinned, hot rod red alien mutant turtle. If only he was a teenager and a ninja.
"WREX!" I hug my friend and hoist the 400lb creature upwards. Cracking his old back as I do.
"Put me down! This is embarrassing" he urgently asked. I gently place him down.
"What are you doing here?" I happily asked.
"Shepard told me about the collector's station. Wish I could have been there to see it explode. It must have been huge and epic" Wrex said.
"I'll send you a copy of the footage. Good to see you're doing well" Garrus shakes Wrex's hand.
"Who are you? You look like this little uptight former C-sec officer I rolled with back in the day. Except you're more confident and way uglier with that scar" Wrex teased.
"A rocket to the face does that to a man" Garrus said.
"Cute you think you're a man now. Yeah, that must have blown" Wrex said.
"Wrex!" Tali goes in for a hug. Careful not to crush her, Wrex is the only person I will allow to hug my darling quarian.
"Ah I missed my favorite quarian. You've grown as well. You're not this little girl like Garrus used to be" Wrex said.
"HEY!"
"Alot happened in my life. Did you know ********* are dating now?" Tali asked.
"Oh yeah. He never stops bragging about you. 'Tali is so smart I can't understand what she says. My sweetie is the best girlfriend ever. I love her to death.' honestly it makes me a little nauseous at times" Wrex said.
"Oh, you've been saying such nice things about me?" Tali said.
"While I don't have much of an ego, I can't help myself talking about how amazing you are" I said.
Liara awws. "You two are so cute together."
"Yeah, my face is adorable whenever Tali is near. It's great to see you, Wrex. You didn't answer my question. Why are you here?" I asked.
"Our clan is expanding, and I need some special equipment. Illium has the best deals, and they don't answer to the council. Shepard and I talk and mentioned he was on his way so I extended my trip to see you kids" Wrex is the best rich uncle a guy could ask for.
"Liara also pulled some strings and got me a sick deal" Wrex comments.
"Which is why you are paying for tonight" she said.
"That's not fair. Even with the credits I saved, I'll barely scratch even" He sarcastically said.
"Wrex I can pay if you want. It's the Illusive man's money after all" Shepard laughs.
"I heard. Is the Alliance giving you bull for what you did?" Wrex asked.
"They understand but have to set a precedent for working with a terrorist organization. I don't know what I will do. I'll talk to the council and see what happens. Let's order. My stomach is rumbling" Shepard said.
Wrex and Garrus sit across from each other on the interior of the booth. I'm sandwiched between the turians cool blue armor and my soft quarian girlfriend's suit. I'm looking at the menu. What is my body craving? Nothing really. What is my mind craving? This spicy pasta bowl looks good. I'm holding Tali's hand as she searches the menu. Even though she doesn't order anything, she still likes to look. It gives her ideas for me to make. Hopefully when we go to Rannoch, I can stop at a market and get the template for so many ingredients. It feels like stealing, but I'll leave a bag of gold at city hall to make up for it. Sad how easy it is to bribe authorities.
An asari waiter comes by and asks for our drinks. Garrus asks her a question about his food, and she answers… fluttering her eyes as she does. I know she isn't doing it to me as it's obviously my relationship with Tali is. Garrus is very respectful with her and orders what was intriguing him. I elbow his oblivious ribs.
"I know I'm not an idiot" Garrus said.
"What?" Wrex asks.
"The waitress fancies the turian" Liara said.
"She must have vision problems" Shepard said.
"Is that something you can fix?" Tali asked.
"How would he fix that? He knows a lot of weird things, but that seems like something an eye doc should check" Wrex said.
"Wait… does he know?" Garrus asked. All eyes turn on me. Wondering if I'll tell him or do something to get out of this conversation.
"Know what?" the innocent krogan asks.
Deadpan "I'm truly a reality controlling energy being from another universe with god-like powers" The who in the know are shocked I said it so openly.
"Ha! Sure you are" Wrex laughs.
"Wrex… he really is" Shepard backs me up.
"Uh huh" Wrex doesn't believe me.
"He thinks we're joking. Show him *********" Garrus said.
"On it." I unroll the napkin containing my silverware. The spoon is calling my name. I loosely hold the tip of the handle between my thumb and pointer finger waving it up and down.
"LOOK! I made it rubber" I said.
"Oh, you humans and your humor. I missed that about you guys. Krogan aren't that funny" he said.
"*********, stop goofing around" Shepard ordered.
"Alright commander. I'll stop being an overgrown child" I said.
"Commander huh? What did he do to earn that?" Wrex asked.
"********* that's not what I meant. Come on and show him" Shepard said.
"No. Only Tali will get to see it" I said.
"Guys we are about to eat. Can we change the subject?" Wrex sips his beer.
"Alright. It's good to see you, Wrex. Really. You look good. You seem happier and hopeful" I said.
"The clan is doing very well. The future is finally starting to look for the Korgan and its thanks to you" Wrex said. Oh my harm is getting warm and fuzzy.
"You seem happier too. That eye candy you have your arm wrapped must be doing it. I'm glad you two started up. You should have heard the things Tali said back on the original Normandy" Wrex said.
"Wrex!" Tali said with an embarrassing tone.
"What did she say?" I ask.
"Since we were buds she asked me things like what I knew about you. Little stuff at first. The juicy bits are what she muttered when we were working on our shotguns together like-"
"WREX!" Tali screamed.
"Hehehe. Relax squirt. I won't tell. Tali be good to him and *********, break her heart, I break your spine" he warns.
"You don't have anything to worry about" Garrus backs us up.
"Glad to hear it. Oh look it's chow time. Garrus, GET. HER. ADDRESS" Wrex said.
Dinner was delicious. Nothing like a good meal with a three-fingered purple girlfriend after blowing up an alien space station near a super massive black hole. God my life is so weird. Wait… I probably should stop saying/thinking that. I rather not risk pissing it off.
"We appreciate your consideration however our temper is not so easily provoked" a thousand or so voices said to me via telepathy.
OH SHIT!
"HAHAHAHAHA."
