[Garrus' gaze flickers down to Ryan's chest, covered as it is. He knows the mark meant.]
To contain it.
[And somehow that sounds even more ominous than Ryan talking about how he died, despite how horrible the death itself sounds.]
It killed you. Through you. And... containment didn't go as planned?
[Did they mess it up? He's so out of his depth when it comes to spirit things. How to help is beyond him and he has a feeling even when this is explained it still will be, but at least he can move his arm to be around Ryan's shoulders. They feel frail right now, like they could snap under the weight of Garrus' arm, but Ryan's always been stronger than he seemed.]
no subject
To contain it.
[And somehow that sounds even more ominous than Ryan talking about how he died, despite how horrible the death itself sounds.]
It killed you. Through you. And... containment didn't go as planned?
[Did they mess it up? He's so out of his depth when it comes to spirit things. How to help is beyond him and he has a feeling even when this is explained it still will be, but at least he can move his arm to be around Ryan's shoulders. They feel frail right now, like they could snap under the weight of Garrus' arm, but Ryan's always been stronger than he seemed.]