codename : archangel

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[vakariiian]

V A K A R I I I A N

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[vakariiian]

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[effectingsomedragons]

I feel like it gets overlooked a lot that it isn't that Garrus isn't a team player or bad at what he does. He's impulsive, yeah, and a hundred percent a hothead, but that doesn't really speak for his actual skill.

Honestly, looking back on it from the POV of my most recent playthroughs, it's more like... he's very much a younger version of Adrien Victus in some ways. He's unorthodox and unpopular with his peers, but those he works with find a loyal, intelligent young turian with a keen mind for tactics and exemplary leadership skills.

He has a sort of charisma of his own, swaying people to his cause when he needs to. Look at the team he put together on Omega! Disparate groups coming together for a common goal.

Was vigilante-ism a good idea? Absolutely not. But it let his real, genuine talent shine.

If you stop him from killing Sidonis, he's forced to stop and consider. Putting him in charge of the fire teams on the Collector base, then, lets him really show what kind of turian he really is. And I think that's what puts him in a better position to enact the kind of change needed on Palaven, even with minimal resources, to prepare them for the Reapers (with the help of his father, who - I think it always gets looked over - fully believes his son and trusts his trust in Shepard; we hear him say it OUT LOUD in one of the unlocked memories in Andromeda).

That being said, I'm sure if you'd asked Adrien in his younger years if he was a good turian, he very likely would have said no himself.

[leneemusing]

misc sentence starters

“  i wish i knew how to talk about it.  ”   “  you don’t have to talk, we can just sit together.  ”   “  i don’t want to be alone anymore.  ”   “  i wish i could hate you.  ”  “  take a seat, we’re gonna be here a while.  ” “  i need you to trust me.  ”   “  i missed/miss you.  ”   “  she/he won’t listen to me.  ” “  let me do this for you. please.  ”   “  is there anything else you want to say to me?  ” “  tell me something happy.  ”   “  promise me.  ” “  i just want/wanted to help.  ”   “  let me explain.  ” “  i didn’t/don’t need you to understand, i just wanted/want you to support me.  ”   “  i’m on your side.  ” “  i’ve got your back, okay? ” “  please, tell me you have a plan.  ” “  stay with me tonight.  ” “  don’t go. please.  ”   “  i’ve been alone for so long i’m afraid i don’t know what it’s like not to be.  ”   “  talk to me.  ”   “  i did what i had to do.  ” “  we can’t keep going on like this.  ” “  i’m just tired.  ” “  i’m scared.  ” “  it’s okay to be afraid. fear can be good. use it.  ” “  it’s better to expect disappointment.  ” “  hope is dangerous.  ” “  i like seeing you smile.  ”   “  you look beautiful.  ”   “  be patient with her/him. they’re trying. ”   “  i’m trying my best and it’s not good enough. it’s never good enough. ” “  i’m starting to think i’m just fucked up.  ”   “  have a drink with me.  ” “  she/he is better off without me. but i guess that’s their choice.  ” “  you can’t dictate what’s best for someone else. ” “  can i help you?  ” “  i thought you’d like this.  ” “  do you wanna get out of here?  ” “  walk with me?  ” “  well, shit.  ”

[mialie-deactivated20171214]

Dossier: Archangel

[dariiy]

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[cinnamonspices]

ALSO BEFORE I FORGET (and I apologize this is gonna get tossed onto all my blogs).

You can find me on Disco at Cinnamon Bun#1675!

[soulrph]

emotional prompts.

basically i got soap in my eye while i was taking a shower and now i'm angsty so. bon appetit!

" i needed you. i needed you, and you weren't here! so where the HELL were you?! "

" i... i'm so tired... "

" everything's falling apart. "

" i loved you! i l loved you so bad it hurt! and now i'm over you, and you're telling me it wasn't all for nothing?! when it's too late?! "

" how dare you! "

" i'd move all the stars in the sky if i thought it would ever make you happy. "

" please... please, tell me how to fix this. "

" i did this. i ruined everything... "

" don't go. please. i... i don't want to be alone... "

" i tried fixing this. i knelt down and put it all back together, but... it's never going to be like it was before. is it? "

" could... could you just hold me, a while? "

" oh, love... what have you done? "

" i just... don't care anymore. "

" you aren't a monster. "

" you never talk about your past... why? "

" i never want to see you again! "

" you asshole! you asshole, i hate you! i hate you, i hate you, i hate you! "

" why would you DO that?! "

" i don't hate you. god, i could never hate you... "

" i would've done anything for you. but now... i mean, it seems so clear how one-sided this whole relationship was. "

" i think this is where we part ways. "

" for what it's worth... i always liked you. "

" do you have any better ideas? because trust me, i'm all ears! i don't want to do this! but we're literally out of options! "

" if i could take it all back, i would... but i can't. "

" i should've listened to you. why... why the hell didn't i listen to you... "

" you're not your past. "

" you know what? you're on your own. i can't watch you get yourself killed. "

" if you could only see yourself through my eyes... "

" we've all done stupid, terrible things. but it's not about that. not anymore. all that matters is how we proceed now. "

" none of it was real. "

" to me it was real! it felt real! "

" don't do that. don't act like you don't give a damn. "

" we both know there's nothing here for me. not really. but you... you have a whole life here, ready and waiting to be lived. "

" don't be angry. please, don't be angry. i can take it from just about anyone, but not you... "

" i can't let you do this... "

" why are you still here?! why?! i destroy everything i touch! and yet you still stick around! "

" i love you. always have, and always will. i... i need you to remember that for me. please. "

" this is what your plan is? hiding? disappearing and running away when the going gets tough? fuck you. "

" they've/you've taken EVERYTHING from me! "

" i trusted you! "

" i lied. "

" i'm sorry. "

" you/they don't get to walk away! you/they don't get to act like nothing ever happened! "

" i forgive you. "

" i'm not angry. anger is a luxury i afford for the people i love and care about. but you... well. i'm just resigned to it, i guess. "

" we're done. "

" i don't love you anymore. "

" you don't get to be mad at me! "

" don't touch me. "

" please... say something. "

" none of this would've happened if you had just listened! "

[vakariiian]

I'm back on the clock and in a training module but I want to talk about this so thank god I can type without looking at my hands BUT:

Turian subvocals!

This is more a general headcanon than just focused on Garrus himself, but subvocalizations for turians are sort of "emphasis sounds." Palaveni sounds a bit guttural, spoken from the throat, with a lot of harsh sounds... but some words can sound exactly the same when spoken (even if written differently, usually with accented modifiers), and the way you tell them apart in verbalization?

The use of certain subvocals. By using their secondary vocal cords to create specific growls, chuffs, keens, or rattles, it vastly changes the meaning of words when they're spoken between turians.

There is a joke among some other Citadel races that the only language harder to learn than Palaveni is human English, if only because while Palaveni requires a certain knowledge of the various subvocalizations turians make, human English mugs other languages in back alleys and rifles through their pockets for loose grammar and syntax.

[rackofages]

If Palaven has a weak magnetic field, then it has a weak magnetosphere, which means it should also have brighter, more colorful auroras visible over a wider disc. So imagine this happening every night over Cipritine: curtains of red, blue and green light marching across the sky, colors so different from the natural, unrelenting silver of the wildlife and the trees. Sometimes they’re bright enough to cast shadows on the ground; sometimes they’re faint enough to let the stars shine through; and sometimes the sky just pulses with light as if breathing. With sights like these, it’s not hard to see how turians came to believe in spirits.

[crimsonsavior-a-deactivated2022]

vakariiian​:

“True, but if they think you’re good enough at it, they’ll try to make you the person in charge of the bureaucratic bullshit, permanently. How do you think I ended up so close to the Primarchy?”

“Don’t even say that, geez. The last thing I want to be is a politician. I’d rather choke in my own spit. Or venom, whatever people call it these days.”

[vakariiian]

"I'm higher than my father in the line of succession now, Shepard. My dad, who was Fedorian's best friend. Believe me, I'd rather get mauled by a shatha in hand to hand combat but here we are. But don't worry; if they ever try to make you councilor, I'll do my best to help you make it seem like a bad idea."

[codeword-art]

How to tame your badboy turian. 

[crimsonsavior-a-deactivated2022]

vakariiian​:

“Don’t tempt fate, Shepard, or you’ll end up dealing with bureaucratic crap too.”

“I already have to deal with that shit right now, trying to convince a bunch of idiots to work together in the middle of the apocalypse. You know it, you’ve been doing that too.”

[vakariiian]

"True, but if they think you're good enough at it, they'll try to make you the person in charge of the bureaucratic bullshit, permanently. How do you think I ended up so close to the Primarchy?"

[crimsonsavior-a-deactivated2022]

Garrus? A politician? You all don’t see how much he hates stupid rules? Making him a Primarch is the same as making me a Counselor.

[vakariiian]

"Don't tempt fate, Shepard, or you'll end up dealing with bureaucratic crap too."

[vakariiian]

"I never said the meritocracy wasn't ass at what it does. A guy makes noise to make us better prepared for a major intergalactic threat to all life once and next thing he knows, he's right under the current primarch in the line of succession."

[virmireisms-a]

Just going to be as clever as possible by leaving a little plastic crown she bought near the console of the main battery. And, of course, follow it up by not-so-innocently meandering about near the entrance, waiting to hear Garrus' reaction to her little 'gift'. It comes, of course, with a note.

Thought I'd get you this a head of time, a little human gift for when you ascend to the throne of the primarchy. Figured it was better to buy in advance. Never know how inflation's going to change things, you know?

- Ash

[[ @vakariiian ]]

[vakariiian]

A few moments passed before Garrus came back around to the console where he'd been working, and he paused to look at the crow, picking up the note. After a moment or two of reading it, his mandibles twitched outward with an impressively loud chuff, turning the fake crown in his hands.

A peek out of the door found her wandering nearby, and he chuffed again, subvocals rumbling lightly.

"Come on, Ash, you really want to see me become Primarch? Then you'd actually have to show me some respect. Have to keep up appearances when in charge of all of Palaven. Also I'll have a hell of a time balancing this thing on my fringe, don't you think?"

[vakariiian]

I'll forever live by Garrus being next in line for the primarchy and ABSOLUTELY HATING IT. He absolutely does not want to be Primarch and has been trying to get Victus to demote him down the hierarchy for months.

Thus far it hasn't worked and part of that is that Victus probably thinks it's hilarious, and he didn't want to be Primarch either.