Buggirl70 wrote...
I can't believe it but I'm actually tearing up thinking about this story and reading this passage.
I believe it. That's a moving story. Strangely, the part about the hot fudge is what put a lump in my throat.
Calibrations: Garrus Love and Turian Discussion
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Posté 29 juillet 2010 - 12:57
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I believe it. That's a moving story. Strangely, the part about the hot fudge is what put a lump in my throat.
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Posté 29 juillet 2010 - 12:59
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kglaser wrote...
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I think Acceptable Loss was misinterpreted to mean that somehow the loss of Thane was "acceptable" and no big deal. It didn't feel that way to me. I can see being sad when reading a fic where Thane dies, though.
Isn't Acceptable Loss also a military term? I thought of it more that way.
And when reading the story, I think it's been made pretty clear that even near the end, she still loves and misses Thane...she'll never really get over that, even though she's found a way to move on.
The story appealed to me as a Thane fan and a Garrus fan, I didn't find the title insulting to Thane.
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Posté 29 juillet 2010 - 12:59
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Man, what got me in that fic was the bit after the first Garrus/Shep...um...encounter where he opens his eyes and she is CRYING. And he reaches out a hand and she flinches away from him. It's like you can hear his heart break there. And then she just lets him leave without explaining anything to him. That was rough.
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Posté 29 juillet 2010 - 01:00
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Oh, definitely. I would say I'd never be able to play a Shepard who romanced Garrus if our basic values were made out to be diametrically opposed.
And that's the thing: Garrus and a Paragon Shep don't necessarily have opposing basic values. They just have opposing methods and ways of reacting.
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Posté 29 juillet 2010 - 01:05
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Ok I should go now, not taking much to set me off here.
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Posté 29 juillet 2010 - 01:09
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Still not as bad as The Hundred Year Distance. That one's a tearjerker. At least Acceptable Losses has a happy ending. Any of you guys read the sequel to Broken Trust? That one is also really rough though I don't think it is finished yet.
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Posté 29 juillet 2010 - 01:14
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hey folks! Just finished awakenings today, so I'm back in to check up on the forums! How's it going in here? Oh, I see Raga got a custom avvy! 
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Posté 29 juillet 2010 - 01:16
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The Hundred Year distance yes, very good and a teary but a good ending too - if you understand what I'm talking about (I don't want to give to much away to those who haven't read it) I've not read Broken Trust though. Too little time too many ff to read....
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Posté 29 juillet 2010 - 01:16
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I read it, I hope there will be more, from what I remember it ended with problems needing to be resolved.Ragabul the Ontarah wrote...
Still not as bad as The Hundred Year Distance. That one's a tearjerker. At least Acceptable Losses has a happy ending. Any of you guys read the sequel to Broken Trust? That one is also really rough though I don't think it is finished yet.
+darts back under covers+
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Posté 29 juillet 2010 - 01:16
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Andaius20 wrote...
hey folks! Just finished awakenings today, so I'm back in to check up on the forums! How's it going in here? Oh, I see Raga got a custom avvy!
Expansion of Awakening size for ME 2, yes or nay
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Posté 29 juillet 2010 - 01:21
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Pedpickle wrote...
I read it, I hope there will be more, from what I remember it ended with problems needing to be resolved.Ragabul the Ontarah wrote...
Still not as bad as The Hundred Year Distance. That one's a tearjerker. At least Acceptable Losses has a happy ending. Any of you guys read the sequel to Broken Trust? That one is also really rough though I don't think it is finished yet.
+darts back under covers+
You know, Ped, I've been thinking about whacking all those bushes about the periphery down for some time now. Then, where would you hide, huh?
And yea, I tend to avoid reading fics that aren't finished yet but sometimes I start before I realize it isn't done and I get sucked into it. That one did me that way.And as for expansion for ME2. I am always up for something like that provided it was of good quality meaning it had significant involvement from all the squaddies. If it was just a bunch of extra story missions, frankly I'd rather have my hands on ME3 than an expansion that doesn't push the story forward.
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Posté 29 juillet 2010 - 01:22
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Onyx Jaguar wrote...
Andaius20 wrote...
hey folks! Just finished awakenings today, so I'm back in to check up on the forums! How's it going in here? Oh, I see Raga got a custom avvy!
Expansion of Awakening size for ME 2, yes or nay
I wouldn't mind at all. They can use it to bring us right up to the beginning of ME 3. I would be happy with it.
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Posté 29 juillet 2010 - 01:26
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Just had a quick look - I have read Broken trust - at mass kink - Incredibly well written but because of the OOC actions, I was "uncomfortable" with the story. I'm intersted in the sequel, if just to read skybounds beautiful prose. Anyone know what the sequel is called, anyone anyone?
Oh and Hi Andaius!!
Oh and Hi Andaius!!
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Posté 29 juillet 2010 - 01:28
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It's called Cracked Faith and it's up on fanfiction.net.
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Posté 29 juillet 2010 - 01:29
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*Waves at Buggirl*
Raga with the FF save
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Buggirl70 wrote...
Just had a quick look - I have read Broken trust - at mass kink - Incredibly well written but because of the OOC actions, I was "uncomfortable" with the story. I'm intersted in the sequel, if just to read skybounds beautiful prose. Anyone know what the sequel is called, anyone anyone?
Oh and Hi Andaius!!
And at first I thought, that fic was totally OCC, but I could start to kind of see it after a really long while. Mind, I don't think it would ever actually happen no matter what, but the circumstances she set up for it to happen are about as realistic as one could make that situation ever be. She did very well given the inherent, uh, improbability of the scenario.
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Posté 29 juillet 2010 - 01:30
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*Waves at Buggirl*
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I like that pic. Garrus looks smug about something.
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Posté 29 juillet 2010 - 01:34
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Ragabul the Ontarah wrote...
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*Garrussmugsnip*
*Waves at Buggirl*
Raga with the FF save
I like that pic. Garrus looks smug about something.
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Posté 29 juillet 2010 - 01:38
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Ragabul the Ontarah wrote...
Man, what got me in that fic was the bit after the first Garrus/Shep...um...encounter where he opens his eyes and she is CRYING. And he reaches out a hand and she flinches away from him. It's like you can hear his heart break there. And then she just lets him leave without explaining anything to him. That was rough.
It was downright painful. And then he eats himself up with guilt over the whole thing.
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Posté 29 juillet 2010 - 01:40
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Though that blue lighting affect kinda reminds me of a bit in Legion's loyalty mission where he flashes his lightbulb face to illuminate a long corridor that has Heretic databases in it. Anyway, the light lances right in your eyes and if you are sitting in a dark room playing, it can be killer. The first time it happened I wanted Shep to say "Legion, organic etiquette 101. Warn people before you shine a flashlight in their eyes." He's bad about that.
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Posté 29 juillet 2010 - 01:44
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kglaser wrote...
Ragabul the Ontarah wrote...
Man, what got me in that fic was the bit after the first Garrus/Shep...um...encounter where he opens his eyes and she is CRYING. And he reaches out a hand and she flinches away from him. It's like you can hear his heart break there. And then she just lets him leave without explaining anything to him. That was rough.
It was downright painful. And then he eats himself up with guilt over the whole thing.
I know he tries to make it out like he's the one responsible. Garrus can be very self-deprecating at times. He blames himself for everything. That was way in character for him. I love how Shep volunteers to explain herself and he is dying to know the answer but he just says "Well, if you want to, but no pressure." And she asks him "why no pressure? Why don't you think you deserve an explanation?" That author can really nail Garrus. She picks up on some great nuances there, some of which I had never actively registered like his tendency to blame himself for things. I think that is a lot of why he is so quiet. He does not want to be a burden on anybody, he wants to sort out his own demons, and he remains silent even when he really should ask for some help.
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Posté 29 juillet 2010 - 01:45
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I think the lighting is a throwback to some scenes in Blade Runner. They use it a lot in Mass Effect.
I love the epic feel to it.
I love the epic feel to it.
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Posté 29 juillet 2010 - 01:48
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Ragabul the Ontarah wrote...
kglaser wrote...
Ragabul the Ontarah wrote...
Man, what got me in that fic was the bit after the first Garrus/Shep...um...encounter where he opens his eyes and she is CRYING. And he reaches out a hand and she flinches away from him. It's like you can hear his heart break there. And then she just lets him leave without explaining anything to him. That was rough.
It was downright painful. And then he eats himself up with guilt over the whole thing.
I know he tries to make it out like he's the one responsible. Garrus can be very self-deprecating at times. He blames himself for everything. That was way in character for him. I love how Shep volunteers to explain herself and he is dying to know the answer but he just says "Well, if you want to, but no pressure." And she asks him "why no pressure? Why don't you think you deserve an explanation?" That author can really nail Garrus. She picks up on some great nuances there, some of which I had never actively registered like his tendency to blame himself for things. I think that is a lot of why he is so quiet. He does not want to be a burden on anybody, he wants to sort out his own demons, and he remains silent even when he really should ask for some help.
Well-said. I also thought of it as "turian accountability" from his lifelong "conditioning" showing itself. Take responsibility for your mistakes (even if it's not been proven that it's your mistake, in this case!).
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Posté 29 juillet 2010 - 01:49
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Jackalope wrote...
I think the lighting is a throwback to some scenes in Blade Runner. They use it a lot in Mass Effect.
I love the epic feel to it.
That's one of my 10 favorite games ever. (and top 20 films)
P.S. OK, I suck. I used to be good at finding things, but I can't find "Broken Trust" or the sequel at EITHER site. Could someone please put me out of my misery and give me a Broken Trust link please?
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