Day 10ish

[shiro2hero]

(It's high time I did this.)

[Oh no, someone is gearing up for one of Those Speeches. Because one of their new arrivals ticked off a box in his head, and Sam's asking for training helped.]

[And he's tired of walking on eggshells.]

(I don't know how many of you were there when I found out what my Symbiote does. I sort of wish I hadn't. But. I can't change that.)

[Yeah apparently it made him the Space Hulk. And it took at least two people to keep him from ripping someone's face off.]

(What I can do is control it. I just need to know where to start.)

(So I'm taking a lead from Sam Wilson. Asking if anyone is willing to help. I... don't think I can promise no one will get hurt, but if we're careful, maybe it'll just be me.)

[And he can live with that.]

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[earthborn]

( Eh, lemme put it this way; when I first tried to drive a tank, I was embarrassing, and destructive. But after I logged a few thousand hours, I'd pretty much only drive off a cliff if I meant to. )

[Or, when it was funny.]


( I don't see why "extra-terrestrial brain-fungus superpower" should be any easier to learn. )

[Nobody likes hard work, but that's life.]

( I got a space cleared out in the hangar where I've been doing my own workouts. If you wanna give me a shot, we can meet up there, I'll do what I can. Worse comes to worst, I'm pretty sure I can disable you before you do something really stupid. )

[Like breach the hull.]

[shiro2hero]

(I... guess that's reassuring. I'm pretty sure this won't end in me driving anything off a cliff.)

[It's not a funny joke, but hey, he tries.]

[And it isn't the work he doesn't want to do. He's no stranger to difficult jobs, to working hard. It's the process itself. The fact it might mean digging into places he would rather be left buried.]

(The hangar has too many delicate ships. There's better empty space in the rec wing.)

[earthborn]

( Hey! ) [Shepard's tone is offended, but only as a joke.] ( The M35 Mako is a beast. It takes more than a little cliff to knock out one of those babies. )

[Any girl can love a good tank, and the Mako was a very good tank.]

( Rec wing it is. When are we doing this? )

[shiro2hero]

(Okay, okay. Fair enough. I'm not really a tank kind of pilot, anyway.)

[More like ships and giant space lions now.]

(Whenever the safety measures and... triggers... get sorted out.)

[earthborn]

( No time like the present. Unless your basictest to destruction isn't really your style. )

[Not the station, she means-- his composure. Shepard's very confident she can take Shiro down, if she pushes him too far, at least.]

( Not like I've got a busy social calendar here. Let me know when you're ready. )

[shiro2hero]

(I'll keep you posted.)

[Because there's a lot to sort out. And because he doesn't actually want anyone or anything to be destroyed.]

[For a lot of reasons.]