N7Kopper wrote...
But that makes it all the sweeter, when the rescue convoy eventually swoops in
Reposting minific:

Tali: I knew you’d find me again.
Shepard: I was so afraid when I woke up near that beam and I didn’t see you… but I had to keep going. I had to stop the reapers.
Tali: They had to drag me off the battlefield when the call for retreat came. I think I owe that one marine an apology; I may have hit him in the face with the butt of my shotgun.
Shepard: He probably saved your life.
Tali: But I didn’t want to leave you! They all said you were dead, but I knew you weren’t! But when the Citadel blew up… and then Joker’s attempt to try and outrun the Crucible’s energy… if that bosh’tet hadn’t gone FTL we would’ve been fine.
Shepard: He couldn’t have known that. Besides, it all worked out. You made it to this planet. I found you. Happy ending.
Tali: *laughing* I suppose so.
Shepard: Do you want to go back to the ship? It’ll take the salvage team several hours to recover what’s left of the Normandy.
Tali: I’d rather stay here for a bit. We have almost the whole planet to ourselves, after all. Maybe you could teach me how to swim?
Shepard: You never learned?
Tali: Not much need for it on the Migrant Fleet. But someday, when we get back to Rannoch, I want to swim in its oceans.
Shepard: Beachfront property, after all… but how can I teach you here, while you’re wearing that armour?
Tali: We can stick to the shallow bits. And besides, it’s not just armour, it’s an environmental suit. If I set the air supply to recycle, it’s perfectly water tight.
Shepard: But I won’t get very far in my armour either.
Tali: *runs a finger over Shepard’s chest* But unlike me, you can take it off…
Shepard: I like the way you think, Miss vas Normandy.