jokerswaitingonthebridge:
The AI’s luminous blue avatar flickered before Hackett as he approached her terminal. She was silent, processing his words with care as he explained the situation to her.
“Thank you, Admiral.” EDI’s neutral tone finally chimed in response as he inserted the module. “This will be extremely…
Joker hadn’t exactly understood all that had been going on in the Normandy. To him, it was like those ridiculous soap operas his mother used to watch when he was a kid - all the drama and the quote endquote excitement. Even he knew that it was just distracting background noise. He knew what the real threat was: his teammate’s hormones. He had to admit, however, that Shepard not allowing Liara back on the ship was a shocker. You had to be deaf and blind not to realize all the feelings they had for eachother and the relationship that was going on, on the down low.
Joker had liked T’soni but understood what was necessarily and what was ideal. It was ideal to have the young asari back on the ship, sleeping in captain’s quarters and ruffling a certain Alliance feathers while she was here. Joker liked Kaidan as well — he felt a little more close to him (maybe it was common ground but he had known him for a longer time). They both most likely promised that it would never happen again, but the pilot knew better. Even when the fate of the galaxy was in question, love and hate would never cease.
That’s why Jeff liked the quiet of the cockpit. No one to bother him…well, almost no one. EDI had been quiet as of late, he had only heard her cool voice once in a while, to complete a command or update on the functionality of the ship. Their banter was coming to a scarcity. Not like he missed it or anything.
That may or may not be a lie. It could have been quiet in the cockpit, but that didn’t mean it wasn’t lonely once in a while, his disease not helping anything.
When the AI’s voice had clicked on, it made him jump a little. “Shit,” he breathed, “next time, warn a guy.” He sat more straight, steadying himself for a second. “Trust me, I’ve got everything under control. I don’t need some woman…er, computer thingy…to look after me.”
"I like to keep you on your toes."
EDI responded without missing a beat, seemingly excited to use this turn of phrase. She reveled in opportunities to use such phrasings she had picked up - just as she enjoyed making jokes - as it, in a small way, let her relate more closely to the humans and other organic members of the crew.
"You are correct in your assumption, I was curious to see if the briefing had left you worried ... or frightened."
She paused, waiting for a response. Though it had been awhile since she egged him on, his responses never grew stale to the AI - so here she was again. Provoking Joker always proved interesting.
"That is a joke," Her deadpan voice reminded him. "I am very much aware of your capabilities, Jeff." This was the truth. The AI admired him and considered him a talented pilot. "Please do not misinterpret my intentions - I do not wish for you to think I am being overbearing. I was simply checking in." She elaborated, her full attention on him. "Simply saying 'hello'."