At least Shepard relaxes...a bit. But then she brings up the obvious and awkward problem with the whole thing. If this is doesn't work, and Tali's immune system is as nonfunctional as normal...taking her mask off is going to be a disaster, and it's a worry in the back of her mind as well. But...
"I thought about staying inside when I called you, but..." It's hard to find the words for a second, and her hands fidget together in the moment's silence. "This isn't my planet. I'm never going to see that now. But it's a planet - and I wanted to see it properly when I took this off. I didn't want to be in there with..."
She wanted this to be outside, and private. No personnel, not even most of the crew, not for this. But she'd rather not drop dead out here either, so...
"How about I take my mask off and we walk back?" She folds her arms, a hint of teasing in her voice. "So if I collapse, you don't have to sprain anything carrying me so far."
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"I thought about staying inside when I called you, but..." It's hard to find the words for a second, and her hands fidget together in the moment's silence. "This isn't my planet. I'm never going to see that now. But it's a planet - and I wanted to see it properly when I took this off. I didn't want to be in there with..."
She wanted this to be outside, and private. No personnel, not even most of the crew, not for this. But she'd rather not drop dead out here either, so...
"How about I take my mask off and we walk back?" She folds her arms, a hint of teasing in her voice. "So if I collapse, you don't have to sprain anything carrying me so far."