Mat's too tired and concerned to have much reaction to Garrus. There's only a moment of staring before he moves beyond it. At this point, nothing is about to surprise him.
"Yeah. These vines...rough as shit, but that means they hold well. I can use bones like sticks, make dead fall traps. They're good for small game, rats and the like." Meager meals for certain, but still meals. Meat can do a lot for strength and staving off starvation.
"Bones that have still got the end bits, the parts that connect to joints, those are the best."
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"Yeah. These vines...rough as shit, but that means they hold well. I can use bones like sticks, make dead fall traps. They're good for small game, rats and the like." Meager meals for certain, but still meals. Meat can do a lot for strength and staving off starvation.
"Bones that have still got the end bits, the parts that connect to joints, those are the best."
Things Mat has never imagined himself saying.