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What? No.

[ She shakes her head. ]

I'm just teasing. I'm actually really happy for you two.

[ And that's said with an new, almost uncharacteristic sincerity in her tone that neither of them have probably come across at this juncture. So enjoy. ]

[ It does, in fact, happen to bring him up short, and he has to turn to face forward in his seat at the bar, glancing down at his beer.

Because sincerity is weird. It is a weird thing that he cannot do or handle. ]

... Thanks.

[ Maya's a bit better at it, mostly because she doesn't have much by way of tact so she's never had a problem with blunt-force honesty.

She puts a hand on the thief's shoulder ]

We appreciate it. Truly.

I've seen a lot of people torn apart these days. It's nice to see the galaxy can still bring them together.

[ she raises her glass. ]

Cheers.

[ Peter bites back his instinct to say something flippant and teasing, if only because bouts of earnestness don't sit well with him; and he has a feeling that saying something like that would make him look like a dick, so instead, he raises his glass in toast before taking a swig. ]

Cheers.

[ She, too, raises her glass and takes a drink. Though it occurs to her that Kasumi must get lonely sometimes, traveling around the galaxy on her own like she did.

The thought makes her kind of sad ]

You know, we were chatting on the way over here and we were thinking it would be fun if the three of us teamed up more often.

Really.

[ she looks thoughtful for a moment as she continues sipping on her drink. The truth is, whether she would ever admit it to herself or anyone else, is that Kasumi hadn't quite realized how lonely her lifestyle could be until the Normandy crew parted ways. When she'd lost Keiji, she was too preoccupied with grief, with a different kind of loneliness. But when the crew split, Kasumi would begin to realize how nice it was to just. Have people around. To bother, mostly, but she guessed they could be considered friends. When she was alone again, she retreated back into Keiji's graybox in hopes that things would be okay again, now that they were together once more.

And this she would never admit, but there's only so much a prerecorded hologram could do. At times, being in the graybox would make her feel even more alone.

In any case, these are thoughts that neither Peter or Maya needed to be privy to. The only indication of her hesitation here would be the pause before she responds. ]

I don't think I'd mind that, actually.

If only so you can show the rest of us up, huh, Goto? [ Despite that, he sends her a smirk. ]

Next time we need an expert infiltrator and hacker, we'll give you a call. Possibly stick Rocket in a closet somewhere, I dunno.

I just think it's about time we start evening out the girl-guy ratio on this team.

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[ She clears her throat, her playful intonation and light voice making its triumphant return. ]

Don't forget--I'm also way prettier than Rocket and way less likely to blow things up for no real reason.

To be fair, I'm not sure if Groot entirely counts as a dude, seein' as how he's-- a tree.

[ ~~imagining maya, kasumi, and gamora together? absolutely not.~~

He hums in thought at that, then sighs. ]

Alright, gotta make a concession, there. Much easier on the eyes than Rocket.

I'm inclined to agree with that.

Being less likely to blow things up is a plus, as well.

Aw, shucks, you guys.

Well, if the opportunity comes up, you know where to find me.

[ ... No they don't, Kasumi. ]

Or, you know. We'll figure it out somehow.

I guess you could just hack into our private emergency line whenever you get the chance.

Of, you know, leave contact info like a normal person.

Hush, Peter. She's supposed to unreachable and enigmatic.

[ Kasumi does a polite little nod at Maya. ]

Thank you.

[ and then she turns her head to Peter. ]

What she said.

[ He rolls his eyes as he takes a swig of his beer. With his free hand, he gives a thumbs down sign.

Booooo. ]

You'll have to excuse him. He doesn't understand the subtleties of what you do.

[ her shoulders rise and fall with an exaggerated sigh as she, too, takes a swig of her drink. ]

Men.

Subtleties, she says. I'm just sayin', public comm lines? Totally a thing people have been usin' for a while.

Come on now. Where's your sense of mystery?

Oh, sure. Let's just talk about our highly dubious jobs on public comm lines. That makes perfect sense.

[ she could not sound any more sarcastic. ]

And where are your guys' sense of adventure? Only best way to make things more exciting is by getting out of a job by the skin of your teeth.

Yeah, but we do that practically all the time.

[ Kasumi just shoots Peter a look that says, listen to your lady, Peter over the rim of her glass, her lips no doubt forming a mischievous grin. She'd almost forgotten how much fun it was to mess with couples (sorry, Shep and Garrus). ]

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