#smokedanced: 001

[firstkeptdaughter]

Garrus wouldn‘t be the first to think the Cerberus officer has a patronizing air around her. It is one of her many.. idiosyncratic qualities. Miranda isn’t known to be a friendly or warm person. Those qualities weren‘t something she‘d been exposed to much with the way she was brought up, and she never had to develop them. Quite the opposite. Distance, as well as a certain pragmatism, had always gotten her further ahead in life than anything else.

His answer (even though he sounded irritated for some reason Miranda couldn‘t, nor didn‘t care to deduce) doesn‘t displease Miranda. Garrus is among the squadmates she was least concerned about. Everything she‘d studied in his psych profile indicated that he is loyal as he is good at following orders.

And now, he has confirmed that he was loyal to Shepard, through and through, whether she was allied with Cerberus or not. As long as Miranda would manage to gain Shepard‘s trust, Garrus‘ loyalties shouldn‘t be of any concern. Only, getting the Commander to trust her would be challenging, to say the least.

"Fair enough“, Miranda responds, lips curving into a faint, polite smile, something she‘d learned to put on when it could prove useful. "I understand your concern. Cerberus is hardly like the Alliance. We can be ruthless, if necessary.“ She admits. “In addition, our organization is often depicted as being human supremacist. Too many join us out of simple xenophobia.“ Miranda points out, having a feeling that perhaps its anti-alien reputation was a major, if not the main reason for Garrus‘ mistrust.

"But this is not what Cerberus stands for.“ She assures, placing a hand on a slender hip. If he is as stubborn as the Commander was, easing his concerns isn‘t going to be easy, but Miranda thinks she should let him know what she believes in. She is willing to elaborate, as long as Garrus is willing to listen.

@firstkeptdaughter said: ❛ i don’t think you fully understand the situation you’re in. ❜ (for garrus)

&. 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬    /    ACCEPTING ↷

❝ Oh, I understand my situation well enough. ❞

Typical, for Cerberus, he supposes, to manage to sound so... patronising. He may be jumping to conclusions here, but is it really that far-fetched to assume that a woman working for a humanity-first terrorist organisation is looking down on him, a turian? No, he’s not comfortable on board this ship, new Normandy or not. No, he doesn’t plan on socialising too much with the Cerberus crew.

❝ For you? I know I’m here because your Illusive Man wanted me to be. Because I’m a good rifle. ❞    He is not a person to these people.    ❝ A valuable asset for the mission against the Collectors. ❞    His tone remains cool, his stance stable despite having walked out of the medical bay not two hours ago (he should be in bedrest, but screw that), as he towers over Miranda, taller than most humans by a long stretch.    ❝ For me? I’m here for  Shepard.  And, let me make this perfectly clear, Miss Lawson: I follow her orders, not yours. I trust her. But I certainly do not trust Cerberus. ❞

[goldenashs]

@smokedanced​ liked x for a starter!

“you ever deal with a whole nest before? of course you have, dumb question.” vampires. she’d dealt with one or two, but never a whole nest at the same time. she was armed to the teeth, but her heart still rattled with nervousness as they pushed through bushes & trees alike. they were well-prepared & ash knew they were both not new to this, too, but hunting always did this to her. “thanks, by the way. for letting me tag along.”