002 ✮ handwritten/hand-drawn text

[centurian]

[ Even if there were other important matters on his mind, Gerald Vakarian had been thinking about one thing in particular since the New Year began. So, after a productive day (or as productive as police officers stating "we've told you all we know about ThunderCorp, Agent Vakarian" in ten different ways can be"), he figures it's time to give this strange network a whirl yet again.

This time, he connects via a piece of paper, and he can't quite say that it makes him comfortable. Thankfully, his bold text doesn't quite give that away. ]

SO, SEEING HOW THIS IS ALL NOT A DREAM, I WAS WONDERING IF ANY OF YOU COULD TELL ME WHAT SORT OF THING THIS IS.

[ What follows is an assortment of images clearly glued onto paper by someone who is not a professional artist. ]



[ . . . ]

ACTUALLY... SCRATCH THAT.

[ This is exactly what he does, scribbling furiously over the image. ]



HERE, LET ME TRY TO ACTUALLY DRAW IT WITHOUT USING OLD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINES.

[ The following sketch demonstrates that while Gerald may be a man of many talents (and a truly remarkable programmer), art is definitelynot his strongest point. ]



YEAH... SOMETHING LIKE A SECOND ONE. IF YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES AND SQUINT.

[ Well... it was worth a shot. But it still doesn't stop him from scribbling over that one too... ]



IT WAS SOMETHING LIKE A COMBINATION BETWEEN A DINOSAUR, A BIRD, AND A BUG THING.

IT'S TIMES LIKE THIS I REALLY WISH I MAJORED IN ART.

Comments

[testsonseashells]

Matches my own experiences. Good to know. Clinic was located on Omega - space station carved into an asteroid.

Run LSR clinic right now in Locke, if you ever need to find me. Unlikely to get any alterations out of each other soon - have exhausted what I can remember, at least - but good to have found a fellow crewmate nonetheless.

One more piece of advice - turians a dextro-based species. Genes twisted in opposite direction of levo-species like humanity. Transition would require diet adjustment. Allergic response to levo-proteins also a possibility, although unlikely. Can provide you with an Epi-pen prescription in case alteration results in poor response to levo food, if you feel it's worth it.

[Sorry, what's a bedside manner again?]

[centurian]

Yeah. Apparently I spent a year or two there, myself.

[ Thanks for another echo, Mordin. He's really appreciating all these info-dumps.

And... oh god. Is he saying what he thinks that he is? ]

Wait. So if I start getting more physical alterations, there's a chance I won't be able to eat anything without getting an allergic reaction?

This just keeps getting better and better.

[ But, even if he didn't know this guy, he can't help but feel some level of camaraderie with him. Maybe it was the fact that both of them were dealing with a connection to aliens. Or maybe it had something to with the memories from their past lives/alternate universe. ]

But, I'd appreciate an epi-pen... just in case. And... it's good to know I'm not alone in this. Whatever this is, exactly.

[testsonseashells]

Will send you one shortly. Pleasure to meet you, Vakarian.

[Garrus will receive an epi-pen in the mail, plus accompanying instructions and any other required miscellany, within the week.]