Kala just rolled her eyes a bit at what Taseer said, before she moved over and grabbed a bottle for herself as well.  She needed some of the alcohol too now that she thought about it.<span style="color: Sienna">“Maybe, but I want some before you drink it all.”</span>she said coming back over , and it was then that she heard that awful question.<br/><br/>How best to answer it?  Tell truth, or lie?  Who was she kidding?  She would lie for a question like that just to seem tough.<span style="color: Sienna">“Yeah, I’m fine.”</span>She didn’t feel like being a complete smartass at the moment.  That could come later when she was drunk.<br/><br/>Though at the next statement from her just made Kala grumble a little and take a drink.  It was obvious she had been lying apparently… and after a long swig, or two of the liquor she had gabbed, Kala sighed in surrender.<span style="color: Sienna"> “Ok… I already had my panic attack after those things almost crushed my head between it’s hands.”</span>She took another swig of course not as long as the first two.  As soon as I was on the ship, I just went to a random floor and collapsed.”  There was no reason to continue on with that as she drank again.  Still wanting to forget it all as she forced herself to cower and start shaking again.<br/><br/>At least what she said next was able to get her mind comepletely off the subject, at least mostly.<span style="color: Sienna">“Falkris saved my ass.”</span>Though when Taseer mentioned thanking the Turian that saved her, Kala couldn't help the Blush a bit.<span style="color: Sienna">“Umm, I don’t think I am going to thank Falkris in the same way, for multiple reasons.” </span>And as she said each reason, she held up another finger.<span style="color: Sienna">“I don’t think Turians do anything for me.  He is way too hurt to handle me.  I still hate his guts.  And I think Shira would kill me.”</span><br/><br/>But they finally got off the subject and, after listening to some of the idea she brightened a bit at the prospect of what she was mentioning.  Kala would love building and getting all that put together.<span style="color: Sienna">“Oh, a dual barrel machine gun would be deadly on a crawler.  And is we actually put it on a motorized turret connected to a console inside the cab.   The passenger can control the guns from the inside.  Or maybe install a simple VI.”</span>And she immediately got multiple other ideas starting to pop in her head as soon as she had a little more alcohol.<br/><br/>……………………..<br/><br/>Darion couldn't help seeing the texture of the Asari’s hand at the touch of the liquid.  He loved it like always, completely exotic compared to human women.  Of course he ignored it after she started speaking.  “Oh, always fun when winding down.  A complete waste of booze when you wake up and it is warm.”<br/><br/>Darion couldn't help but grin with the words from Maethia.  He looked her over in return, and he couldn't help but notice the bruises that her shower wouldn't have done anything for.<span style="color: seagreen">“Thanks, I really needed one.  You look really good too, though this mission really did put you through a ringer.”</span><br/><br/>Though he thought about it a moment, her words, and those bruises.<span style="color: seagreen">“Actually, I think you look like you could use something stronger than beer.”</span>With that he reached over and fished around some of the bottles, and sorted through them until he found some Human Whiskey, and the hardest asari Liquor they had been able to buy the last time they docked.<span style="color: seagreen">“Which one you want?  We’ll see who can handle more shots?”  </span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>