Chapter 138: The Commander Shepard Memorial Wing

=== Summary ===
At Shepard’s bedside, Garrus is forced to reflect on his choices regarding his hunt for the Marquis- and why he really didn’t want to tell Shepard. He almost succumbs to a spiral of self loathing when a firm feeling implant itself into his thoughts- 'There is always more. Love them- just love them- and everything else will fall into place.’
Later in the morning, Garrus accidentally slips into Shepard’s mind as she tries to regain consciousness. The input is too much and confusing, and the only thing their joined mind can focus on is him.
Garrus picks up Vi from the Anderson-Sanders apartment, where they discuss how skilled Shepard is at hiding her illnesses from those around her. Stopping by his own apartment, Verity runs downstairs and expresses extreme distress over not realizing how ill Shepard was. 
Returning to Huerta, Garrus speaks to one of the doctors. Shepard has been stabilized for the moment, but her medical records from May point to the physicals in July having been doctored. Garrus asks what happened in May, and the asari reluctantly shares that Shepard had been testing to see if she was pregnant- news to Garrus.
That evening, Dr Chakwas arrives at Huerta with a message from Major Wynn- Balak has set the trap for two days from then. The turnaround would be tight under normal circumstances, but impossible for Garrus to be in two places at once. Reluctantly Garrus decides that him being at Shepard’s side and caring for Vi is something he’s best suited for at the moment, ordering Wynn to take the Normandy to the rendezvous. Dr. Chakwas officially asks for permission to stay at Huerta, given that she is the doctor with the most complete knowledge on Shepard- but reminds Garrus that she has no problems ignoring him if he declines.
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==== Discord Highlights ====
Verity joining the ranks of people receiving increasingly vehement death threats, dying of potassium-induced radiation poisoning (a.k.a. banana explosions), and whether or not istie can produce anything anticlimactic.