Hehehe.
Shepard: *taking back another shot, grunting slightly in discomfort at the burning sensation down his throat* Argh! God. *slams glass down and taps finger on bench.* Hit me.
Bartender: Bad day, mate? *pours another shot*
Shepard: Bad decade.
Bartender: Don't look much like a drinker, mate.
Shepard: Then what do I look like.
Bartender: Someone who needs a friend to talk to.
Shepard: Thanks, but no thanks. All I want is a drink.
Bartender: Not even gonna talk to the gal that paid for that last round.
Shepard: The hell are you talking about?
Ashley: Me.
Shepard: Oh. Uh.
Ashley: Thank you, here's a tip.
Bartender: Just helping out, Miss. *takes credits and walks away at some unseen signal.*
Ashley: So spill. Why with the shots?
Shepard: No reason.
Ashley: John, I know you well enough to know this is unusual for you to drink anything other than a guinness. Hell drinking hard liquor? its completely out of character for you. How many have you had? Two bottles?
Shepard: If I were the same as before, I would be under the table already. Right now? I'm not even tipsy.
Ashley: Why aren't you talking to me?
Shepard: 'Cause remembering things from before hurts. And I don't can't talk about it.
Ashley: Can't or won't?
Shepard: Pick.
Ashley: John, I'm your lover. And it hurts to know that you're hurting and won't tell me why.
Shepard: *hand shakes noticable, he stares at the shot and downs it quickly.* Remember back when you asked me.. about that day?
Ashley: You said you didn't remember anything.
Shepard: I remember
everything. The ship exploding, my suit leaking oxygen.
Burning up in the atmosphere and the heat
searing through the suit and
burning my skin off. I remember it
all, no matter how hard I tried to forget it.
Ashley: God in heaven...
Shepard: Everytime, every
single time I close my eyes or in the dark, I go back to that moment and it scars the living sh!t out of me. And no matter how hard I try, I can't
not feel like it's happening all over again.
Ashley: Oh my god, I didn't know. You were carrying this around, even back on Horizon?
Shepard: Yes back then, and the woman I wanted to confide in
completely shut me down. So excuse me for being a little pissed off.
Modifié par Aurora313, 18 octobre 2011 - 11:00 .