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[nyx_it]

[Cue smash cut to a turian in your vents, Avagi. Or, rather, in some paneling, the light from her omni-tool casting brilliant light over a smoldering circuit.]

So while half of this place is gearing up to go play diplomacy, anyone think we should focus on fixing our half of the station?

[Or whatever section they're in.]

We've got mold, standing water, carnivorous plants and power failures. Not to mention who knows how many of our supplies got wrecked.

Maybe I'm out of the loop -- and I'll be glad to be wrong there -- but maybe we should get a handle on the systems on our side first.

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[nyx_it]

Yeah, because I haven't been elbow deep in the power systems and vents myself.

You're not the only one trying to fix this scrap pile, so excuse me for asking a damn question.

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[beautifulspaceraptor]

You're not excused. You don't get to make snide comments about where our focus has been when you clearly haven't even communicated with anyone working in LSS. Otherwise, you'd know what LSS has been up to since our arrival here.

You don't get to ask why people are taking off to 'play diplomacy' when they're risking their lives trying to obtain the very piece of tech we need in order to fix the very situation we're in. Everything we can achieve with what we have now is a stopgap measure. You'd know this if you'd been around helping us reverse engineer these systems trying to pinpoint the damn problem in the first place.

IF you really want to make yourself useful, sign up to the list. I'll assess your skill and if you pass, you get access to the LSS control center and the array of systems there to help you make repairs without electrocuting yourself. Doesn't that sound so much better than being an asshole on the network?

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[magneticfields]

[ His tone is neutral. He gets the sense that there is more happening here than he is aware of, but there is enough he does know to justify Nihlus' frustration. Still. ]

Nihlus, it's possible this isn't the very best way to get results with this particular thorn in your foot.

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[beautifulspaceraptor]

I was never expecting results.

[ Because frankly, Nihlus had stopped expecting much of anything from Nyx asides from the usual monthly brand of typical assholishness. ]

She can try and publicly devalue the efforts of my coworkers and I as much as she wants to, but I'm not going to make it easy for her.

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[magneticfields]

Fair enough.

[ There are certainly plenty of people Erik wouldn't bother with. ]

This doesn't highlight your team or their efforts, though.

[beautifulspaceraptor]

Oh, I shouldn't tell Nyx to fuck off every time she decides to truck on with politically insensitive varrenshit?

[ oh, it's bitter, far more bitter than intended, as was often the case when he was dealing with Nyx. There's a sharp hiss of air escaping between teeth from the other end of the connection. Then a couple beats of silence.

When Nihlus resumes talking, his voice is set back to something more suitably neutral. ]

I will be doing a public announcement about our efforts, but progression is being limited by a number of factors right now. Until progression is made and we have a moment to, literally, breathe, announcements will have to wait.

[magneticfields]

[ Erik lets him let it out. This frustration has obviously been building for some time, and shutting it down will only make it boil over. ]

If the primary concern is that what she says reflects badly on your team, it might be more effective to respond in a way that makes that more clear. With the bickering it just sounds like this is all part of a long running spat.

[beautifulspaceraptor]

It is also part of a long running spat.

[ Frankly? The fact that the two local turians hated each other's guts wasn't exactly a secret. ]

I can, in fact, hate someone and also ask them not to be an ignorant prick about my coworkers on the network. They're not mutually exclusive concepts.

[ Not particularly mature, but then Vetra never extended the courtesy of maturity to him either. ]

[magneticfields]

My point is that when you engage in her like that, it keeps the focus off of your team and what they're doing and points it squarely at the two of you squabbling. Your team is still getting overlooked.

[beautifulspaceraptor]

Magneto, I appreciate you trying to mediate, but you are lacking a lot of context and I would like to consider this discussion done with.

[magneticfields]

Fine. I thought the point of view of one of the team members you're claiming to defend would be useful information. But as I was wrong in that assumption, do what you want.