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To be honest, I never thought of it. I didn’t really know if there was any interest in other ships in Parable and I didn’t want that do couples that haven’t been established in the fics yet (ie. The kids and their SOs).

I’d be interested in seeing if there is much interest in other ships in ABCs

He would, but not because he’d be in his old life, but that he wouldn’t be in pain. If he was simply betrayed and in his current place without the fire, he would be fine living his current life. He likes Charles and Jasmine, but ultimately, Ares comes first in his own mind.

If he could give everything not to be in constant pain and disfigurement, he wouldn’t hesitate. Sorry Jasmine and Charles 🤷

Poor Nocturni Garrus’ fear is becoming the monster he looks like. Nihlus has never seen a Nocturni in control of their hunger and that weighs on Garrus.

Can he become the one Nocturni who is more than a blood thirsty beast?

Cydian was actually pretty young as a turian before being turned, but has been a Nocturni for quite some time. She’s been around for a century or two already, but she hasn’t really been all that bad (in her eyes).

She was just finishing up her service as an engineer when the ship she was stationed on was attacked by pirates. The ship was a small cruiser and was caught by surprise, unable to defend itself before the pirate vessel damaged their shields and forced a boarding.

The pirates were not simple turians, however. They were Nocturni. Hungry Nocturni. They fed on the crew and Cydian was left bleeding to death in a pile of her fellow crewmen when the leader found her. He was a sadistic man, but saw her still trying to crawl to safety and thought she’d make a nice addition to his (hate to say it) harem. He had females he kept near starved, weak, and completely reliant on him. She became one of those females.

She was kept prisoner for quite some time and her captor eventually became complacent with her and the others. During this time, Cydian made two ‘sons,’ her ‘first born’ she calls them, during a similar assault on a colony. Instead of taking then prisoner, she offered them a chance to live and they took it. Becoming loyal to her, they built their strength until the time they banded with her and the other females to turn the tables.

They slaughtered the pirate gang, but it cost quite a few female lives because they were so weak (Cydian’s sons were feeding her whenever they could). What few remained either hated their existence and refused to continue or joined her.

Over the years, the only ones to survive are Cydian and her sons.

Cassia’s favorite is easily Christmas. She loves the festivities and giving people gifts. Plus, there’s always good food. Saren doesn’t really get into the whole ‘friends and family’ aspect of it just because he isn’t a huge people person, but he lets her drag him around, so I guess there’s that, lol. He can get behind the idea of giving gifts after a few years of her making him do it because he sees how it makes her happy to be able to give close family and friends thoughtful gifts. Plus, some people who understand the holiday better seem to like when they receive something no matter what it is.

Damocles’ favorite is Halloween. There’s usually a big party among the kids of the Normandy now that they’re too old for trick or treating and Damocles always dresses as something new every year. It’s often a surprise to everyone but Aeson what he’ll be. He may or may not have a hand in scaring away those trick or treaters being assholes to each other. Aeson enjoys dressing up too and they tend to associate their costumes in at least some way. As Damo scares the kids, Aeson takes time to give candy, so they compliment each other, lol

Charles, is that you asking? Lol

Ares likes that Charles is calming. Whether it’s his smell or just his presence, Ares feels more relaxed than he does alone or has in a long time. It’s why he trusted Charles so quickly and easily.

Well, Cassia does no doubt, but things have changed for Damocles. He used to train with his biotics with Arcanus nearly everyday and it was like bonding time. However, when Saren came around, Arcanus stopped training with Damocles. That, and Saren earned jobs on his own immediately where Damocles and his sister are still looked at as kids who need experience out on the field still before they can be separate for a job. Damocles hates the double standard Arcanus holds him to (Arcanus because he’s the one actually handing out jobs that Jane and Garrus look over and approve) and hates Saren because things were just handed to him where Damo has to work for it, is still working for it.

Damocles may come to not longer hate Arcanus for how he’s treated him (a kid who looked up to his kunkle in hopes to finally be strong enough to impress him) but he’ll never see him as ‘kunkle’ ever again.

Thanks for the ask!

Thanks for the kind words. It means a lot to know I haven’t lost people around here because I’m not putting out any writing.

Fibonacci – What do turians think of the wingless species?

I think you mean in their own reality? If so, they sort of wonder how the other species manage. Their wings are so engraved into their lives that not having them would be like losing something after living your life with a sense or limb. Sure, for us we can manage without limbs or senses, but in their reality, it makes a huge impact, makes them change how they go about their day to day living. In fact, removing a turian’s wings is a capital punishment akin to death. Hell, sometimes death is seen as too good for the crime and they rather cut off a tuian’s wings and make them live a life without the sky. With how wings also influence some of their views of the afterlife, it also means the punishment follows them through death.

Nocturni – What is one of Garrus’ quirks/habits that become more prominent after he transitions into a Nocturni?

A habit Garrus used to have was being a bit vain. He took great pride in his looks and always wanted to be aware of his appearance. Now, however, it’s the opposite side of the spectrum. He cares about his looks because he sees himself as ugly and just wants something for his appearance to seem normal. He once wanted to look better than average and now he just wants to fit in, and he usually tries to preen and look as good as he can.

Is Nihlus going to actually get paid back for all the stuff he’s invested on Garrus?

Haha. Actually, Garrus has paid Nihlus for the deposit on his armor and clothes, then the rest of the amount when it was complete. So I wouldn’t really say he owes Nihlus that much. lol

Parable – Does Cassia have intimate secrets not even Saren knows about?

Hm … Not that I can think of. Once she gets to the point where she doesn’t think she’d scare him off by confessing her feelings, she is pretty open with him. Before, however, she kept the fact that she felt more for him than stress relief to herself for a very long time. Honestly, she’d probably have kept it to herself for the rest of her life if Saren hadn’t said something along the lines of her being important to him. That made her a bit more confident and she started to subtly test to see if what he was interpretting as ‘importance’ related to affection or something else.

Thanks for the asks!

Not long at all! In fact, I really enjoy long asks 🙂

How does Garrus continue to hold onto his distrust for Sidonis, particularly once they find out that their respective sons are a couple?

Garrus is a bit more tolerant of Sidonis ever since the end of the war where he kept Aria from killing Sidonis. He still wouldn’t trust Sidonis as explicitly as he once did and would never allow his children to rely on Sidonis, but they’re all lucky in that aspect because Sidonis has taken to life planetside.

As for his views of Aeson, he has no ill feelings towards the kid, just his father. Garrus doesn’t blame Aeson for any of his father’s failings and doesn’t hold it against him. Admittedly, his own life as a father, he knows what it’d be like to have his child held accountable to his own doing, so he uses that concept to treat Aeson right.

Does it ever become an issue or do they generally steer clear of each other to make life easier?

On principle, Sidonis tends to steer clear of Garrus. He’s considered part of the Normandy family, sure, but there will always be that bit of Archangel in there judging the turian. Whenever there are gatherings, you won’t see the two together, but when it comes to close family when the children grow into adults and the two dads have to be together, Sidonis usually cows to Garrus. Sidonis wants to avoid conflict at any cost, so it usually leads to him and Garrus pointedly ignoring one another. It’s actually pretty ridiculous.

Do Damocles/Aeson ever have to step in and diffuse a situation, and do they ever discuss what happened between their dads?

Again, Sidonis tries to stay away from conflict. If anyone is going to step into the way of anything between them, it’ll be Jane getting after Garrus, not the kids. Damocles knows his mother has more sway with his dad, so he mostly gears himself up for any time he needs to back Aeson against anything.

They have talked about it. Damocles shares his dad’s view of not judging Aeson because, if anyone would know what it’s like to suffer prejudice, it’s Damo. Neither know exactly what happened and why, only what stories their parants have, so they can’t really say if anyone was to blame or if Garrus was right in his actions. Damocles does, however, respect Sidonis for accepting his guilt, wearing his scars, and, in a way, teaching Aeson not to do as he had done. Aeson doesn’t like what happened to his father because he both doesn’t like to see his father’s pain, but because he is against most violence. He doesn’t blame Garrus for an unjust punishment because, like I said, he doesn’t know what happened, but he does know that turians punish crimes like treason much differently than other species. It’s kinda like that thing where you know what happens with someone commits treason and know you should be impartial, but you don’t want to think about it being so close to home because you both love the person and don’t want to think of the violent act itself.

Thanks for the asks!

Has Prince Garrus ever been with a human before Jana?

He has. It was a while ago and at one of his wild parties. He knows how humans work, but not specifics beyond what he’s heard murmured around friends and his men.

Since you’ve hinted at it, what does Jana think of Garrus’ wings and flying with him?

Jana is afraid of heights despite her career in a reality with spaceships and flying cars. It’s that whole thing of not having something around her to protect her and just being out in the open that scares her. At first, she thinks it’s really cool that he has something so different from anything in her reality, but she doesn’t immediately think ‘I want to know what it’s like to fly.’ When the time comes where he offers, they are close enough for her to trust him. She’s still afraid, but he’d never let her fall and she knows it.

Does Tali give Prince Garrus any useful tips for wooing Jana?

On a serious note, she does explain to Garrus a bit about Jana’s marriage and loss. She gives him a heads up as soon as she realizes Prince Garrus likes her because she really roots for him and Jana, but doesn’t want him going in blind when they could all die any minute. Now, when it comes time to actually wooing Jana, Garrus has come to Tali for tips on what would impress Jana more concerning foods, trinkets, etc.

Thanks for the asks!