Please cheer me up

...then lots of wine my friends... Lots and lots of fine wine.

you're not me.

fucking party your brains out, juju.

glad to see you're alive Kate, but my shrink's not recommending that.

Juhani, despite our differences, I'm sorry for you.

fuck shrinks, get hammered.

Kate, I have two symbols for you

:|

just :|

[This] is the contact adress of my cousin Karsten Schmidt. He has an office on the Citadel and he is a very competent lawyer.
You need him, or any lawyer that is, but he will make you better offer if you say I sent you.

Um... I'd attach a picture of some newborn krogan, but a lot of people don't think that's very adorable. So...

Comm bouys are back up and we can all talk to each other again?

Look...

I'd like to say something like "Be a man, and take the hard road. Love her anyway, and forgive her for doing what was natural given the circumstances. It's... it's not like any sane person ever thought we'd all see each other again in our lifetimes. In any case, go through with the divorce. Most likely she proposed it to spare you both as much pain as possible, since she probably still loves you too. And stay away from the booze. You're going to need as close to a level head as you can manage to get you through this."

...but that, while being technically the right thing to do, would be completely unreasonable to expect of someone in your situation. So you should... I don't know, go find a gym with a punching bag and visit it during its slow hours, so you have time and space to hit it until you wear yourself out. And if at any point you see her face and take a swing anyway, understand it's ok for you to hate both yourself and her, just a little bit. However, so long as you remember that you wouldn't really hit her, and that the relationship you had together really was founded on love, you can build a foundation for a means to move on. Just please stay away from the bottle. I promise you it will only make things worse.

...In hindsight, I understand that you probably won't follow either version of my advice, as I've never given you a reason to in the past. I just hope that you will at least consider it.

Now here's what a baptism in fire does for a man: the old me would have linked you to some really choice porn.

The new me is going to tell you to get Aira and come over to Sniper's Touch. Watch your daughter play, spend some time with the clan. Realize you're not without friends.

Incidentally, if Venetia does make a claim to Aira, let me know.

....incidentally if you are wishing I'd just sent you the porn, let me know and I'll hook you up.

Trex, NO

*ahem* Let me know when you're coming, I'll make soup.

Wait, by Trex do you mean Miss Quatri's sniper, Trex? Why is she with you and not trying to kill you? Not that I want you to die, it just seems odd, given the last I've heard of your situation. Anyway, how is she? Does she like that rifle I made for her?

Dairo: so you're the architect of the Kingmaker. Beautiful rifle. I think Trex will cry on the day she outgrows it.

...That's a bit of a tale, really. I do have a nice battle scar down my cowl--she came very close, but you know what they say about youth and skill vs age and experience. Perhaps also treachery, though I have to give Mexta217 the credit for that. He's the one who was so adamant about catching her alive.

Some folks on this board might remember the bizarre romance between Sicaria Bello and Keros Mehedra--he saved her from the swamp and nursed her back to health, she decided, upon her recovery, to give up trying to kill him and try to marry him instead. I think it's like that, only more of a father/daughter thing. I wouldn't have thought a teenager would have wanted an adult to load her up with rules of conduct, but perhaps she missed what we never got from our biological father. At any rate, she calls him "Warden" half the time and "Dad" the other half.

...Shall I tell Quatra you said hello?

Your praise is heartening. Although I don't think Miss Quatri would like to speak with me the way I am now. I only remember pieces of our prior conversations due to having the contract with me. Still, if I made a weapon for someone who still has room to grow, I probably made it possible to be adjusted accordingly. Please let Trex know she can stop by any time if she needs an upgrade. They're on the house, as a courtesy to what I'm certain is my first proper customer.

I'll ask for some leave for morale boosting purposes. I'm sure my CO understands if I want to spend time with my daughter.

This is terrible sir, may the Pillars grant you the strength to survive this unbelievable betrayal. Where I'm from, your former mate and her felon would end up slaves or barely better for that.
Not that the culture on Erszbat prevents unbonding, but taking a new mate BEFORE is an unacceptable insult.

Wasn't there a very good Quarian psychologist on the old boards? I didn't peg her as the front line kind of person, she may very well be still alive. Someone could try and contact her.

Edit : She is, according to Asari_Promiscuity's post.

Though you won't see it through your tears currently, you still have much left.

I stand on the grave of billions, wondering should I claw my way to them through the dirt.

Dairo: Trex is not going over there alone, but if you accept that I'll be coming with her, then yes.

Juhani: Let me know when you have leave. We'll talk.

I'm assuming at this point you're her legal guardian, ma'am. That is entirely your choice to make. In any case, please let me know ahead of time when you plan on arriving so I can be at the right branch and otherwise suitably prepared.

Dairo I'll put your advice somewhere safe and read it when I'm not so shattered