Contains spoilers for companion characters in ME3.He leaves the battery rolling the tension from his neck and intending to go to Shepard's cabin. Instead he finds her standing in front of the memorial wall in her night clothes. He lays his hand on her shoulder, her skin cool to his touch as always
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Hmm, I was able to infer it immediately, given that it starts with "He leaves the battery." Maybe if it was Main Battery, that would've been more of a tip off?
Friendly fire (1/2)rose_in_shadowApril 4 2012, 19:20:11 UTC
[minor spoilers for Joker and EDI]
Jeff was quiet.
That in itself wasn't too unusual. Despite his reputation, EDI knew that Jeff was often silent when concentrating on his job. But recently, since she had acquired her mobile platform, his speech patterns had altered subtly, including frequency of occurrence.
EDI ran an analysis of his speech habits over the past week, cross-referencing them with changes in behavior and routine. One bit of data stood out to her.
"You are upset, Jeff."
He glanced over at her, eyebrow raised--human facial expression analysis: confusion.
"What? No I'm not."
"Clarification: sexual intercourse with me has not resulted in expected physical or relational benefits."
Jeff's hands jerked on the haptic interfaces. In Engineering, EDI heard Donnelly swear loudly as one of the internal heat monitors spiked. She corrected it and the red-haired engineer blew out a breath in relief and turned to share a joke with Daniels.
"W-why would you think that?" Jeff said, not looking at her. Human behavioral analysis
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Re: Friendly fire (2/2)rose_in_shadowApril 4 2012, 19:23:42 UTC
"I... I'm sorry you had to find out like that." Jeff said into the silence.
EDI turned her head, blinking. She'd learned that if she didn't blink the eyes of the infiltration unit - though she did not need to - the crew was much more inclined to behave as if she were a "robot." "I knew about your relationship with Lieutenant Commander Williams, Jeff."
He cringed. "But... how? We've only been... together on the Citadel."
"Lieutenant Commander Williams feels no need to deceive me."
Jeff cringed again.
"She and Commander Shepard have been talking about the re-establishment of your relationship with some enthusiasm."
Jeff groaned, dragging a hand over his face. Human behavior analysis: extreme embarrassment.
EDI felt... something. But running an inner diagnostic revealed no hardware or software malfunctions. She stood. "I am taking this unit to maintenance."
"Oh, okay. Good. Uh, see you later." Human voice analysis: relief.Shepard found EDI standing in the AI core, still except for the lines of data running through her visor
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Re: Friendly fire (2/2)rose_in_shadowApril 4 2012, 21:34:53 UTC
Thanks!
a pretty realistic view of what might happen if they tried to go physical).
Yeah. The seeds of this idea also came from learning about the ambient dialogue Shepard can overhear when Mordin's still on the ship. Joker calls for... "advice" pretty much indicating that he's intending to try a sexual relationship. And... given what EDI's body is... I reaally can't imagine that she has the necessary equipment for it to be even close to what organics experience. *cough*
Re: Friendly fire (2/2)thirteenthchimeApril 5 2012, 03:26:01 UTC
Given creepy, insane TIM, his vast resources, and his creepy, obsessive attachment to the original Eva, I wouldn't be surprised if he managed to pull it off. But regardless, I think that the awkwardness might still remain for Joker. But then, I'm partial to Joker/Ashley and was a bit creeped out by his romance with EDI. Weirdly, less because of the fact that she's a robot and more because of how he treated her. Ash wouldn't put up with that shit. But I really enjoyed being inside EDI's head for this piece, because I like her POV - not quite human, but oh so close. I enjoy her blunt honesty.
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Awww, now this made me laught out loud.
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(Bit of concrit: I would've liked to realize the narrator was Garrus earlier in the story, instead of having to infer it halfway through.)
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Jeff was quiet.
That in itself wasn't too unusual. Despite his reputation, EDI knew that Jeff was often silent when concentrating on his job. But recently, since she had acquired her mobile platform, his speech patterns had altered subtly, including frequency of occurrence.
EDI ran an analysis of his speech habits over the past week, cross-referencing them with changes in behavior and routine. One bit of data stood out to her.
"You are upset, Jeff."
He glanced over at her, eyebrow raised--human facial expression analysis: confusion.
"What? No I'm not."
"Clarification: sexual intercourse with me has not resulted in expected physical or relational benefits."
Jeff's hands jerked on the haptic interfaces. In Engineering, EDI heard Donnelly swear loudly as one of the internal heat monitors spiked. She corrected it and the red-haired engineer blew out a breath in relief and turned to share a joke with Daniels.
"W-why would you think that?" Jeff said, not looking at her. Human behavioral analysis ( ... )
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EDI turned her head, blinking. She'd learned that if she didn't blink the eyes of the infiltration unit - though she did not need to - the crew was much more inclined to behave as if she were a "robot." "I knew about your relationship with Lieutenant Commander Williams, Jeff."
He cringed. "But... how? We've only been... together on the Citadel."
"Lieutenant Commander Williams feels no need to deceive me."
Jeff cringed again.
"She and Commander Shepard have been talking about the re-establishment of your relationship with some enthusiasm."
Jeff groaned, dragging a hand over his face. Human behavior analysis: extreme embarrassment.
EDI felt... something. But running an inner diagnostic revealed no hardware or software malfunctions. She stood. "I am taking this unit to maintenance."
"Oh, okay. Good. Uh, see you later." Human voice analysis: relief.Shepard found EDI standing in the AI core, still except for the lines of data running through her visor ( ... )
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(And also not shying away from the emotional content of EDI/Joker, but a pretty realistic view of what might happen if they tried to go physical).
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a pretty realistic view of what might happen if they tried to go physical).
Yeah. The seeds of this idea also came from learning about the ambient dialogue Shepard can overhear when Mordin's still on the ship. Joker calls for... "advice" pretty much indicating that he's intending to try a sexual relationship. And... given what EDI's body is... I reaally can't imagine that she has the necessary equipment for it to be even close to what organics experience. *cough*
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