Chapter 140: Decisions, Decisions

=== Summary ===
The doctors have conferred, and have decided to bring Shepard home to their apartment, rather than keep her in the hospital. Garrus and Dr. Chakwas desperately try to tell themselves that it is for healing not hospice care, but it is a struggle.
While Garrus helps direct the large amount of medical equipment needed for Shepard to stay there, he receives a message from Balak: “Compromised. Last meeting spot. Name time.” Garrus realizes that he has no choice but to answer with the trap being set for so soon and agrees to meet in one hour.
Once in as safe a spot as can be managed under such short notice, Balak tells Archangel that his partner Khonine was taken and hands over the card. Garrus takes a leap of faith and reveals his identity to Balak.
Garrus reaches out to Aelianus with the news, who then contacts Solana and her team to tell them that their priority target now has a hostage, and that they would be receiving actionable intel soon. Just over an hour later, The Shadow Broker passes along a dossier on Khonine- and that they were able to trace a personalized implant from her, and that the Marquis left the Citadel on a private spacecraft. Solana and her Blackwatch Team mobilize immediately, determined to rescue Khonine as soon as possible.
Khonine is indeed in the Marquis’ custody. While she is a clever hostage and trying to make him mad enough to make a mistake, the Marquis is in no mood for subtlety. 
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Tentacles with plenty of reach (but no flexibility), killing people with your mind, whether tachyon field disturbances occur in the Mass Effect universe, and turning well-written emotional rollercoasters into fully immersive simulated fanfiction. You're welcome!