𝐸𝐷𝐼.

" yes, i would like that very much. " taking on jane's statement from before, she became a bit bolder, leaning towards the woman and planting a kiss on her cheek.

" all of those suggestions sound nice. a play is something i am yet to experience. perhaps we could start there. "

" i suppose it could be classed as a date now we are established. but i would like to plan something more concrete to do with you. during this war, i'm told it is important to "take what you can get". "

" human behaviour has always fascinated me. emulating it is starting to become easier to me. but being in a relationship is entirely new. should i ask you out on a date? is that what we're on now? "

" though perhaps in a more private setting. " she smirked, teasing, and gestured to the people around her, not paying them any mind even if they *did* recognize shepard.

the last thing she wanted was to catch the commander off guard. " i will have to practice with that. asking feels the most natural to me. "

while the sensation was new to her, she found herself already eagerly anticipating the next time. she attempted to relax her way of speaking. " i would very much like to do that again. with you. "

she responded well to the stimuli, and she wanted to do it again. curiosity got the better of her, and she branded jane with one more quick kiss on the corner of her lips. " i liked it. "

her eyes naturally fell shut, connection to the normandy stuttering briefly. she was sure she felt the lights flicker in the CIC.

EDI liked holding her hand, so that was a start. she calculated her next move, chin tilting upwards as she regarded her. " can i kiss you? " she'd never kissed anyone before, but she'd quickly searched how to do it on the extranet, and she'd been pecked on the cheek by liara+

" what happens now? " she didn't like feeling like she didn't know what she was doing, it was alien to her. she knew exactly what to do in any other situation. she could run the normandy from her place beside her. but a relationship? it was new territory for her.

" i'll admit, i am still figuring things out. the idea that i have a crush on you matches everything i have been experiencing. but this is..." she gestured to their hands. " that is nice. "

she could feel embarrassed until that moment. " yes. " straight to the point as always, EDI didn't hold anything back. logically, she knew the likelihood of an organic emotion coursing through her to be evidence enough that shepard was right, but something kept her back +

" it functions normally 80% of the time, but when i'm interacting with you, I... feel warm. " she placed a hand on top of shepard's to demonstrate, the metal hot and vibrating slightly. " it is not entirely unpleasant, and i continue to be able to run the ship besides it +

she was glad the woman didn't view her observations as an invasion of privacy, she would have to stop if she had, and that thought left EDI feeling hollow. she flexed the fingers of her right hand, combating the buzzing beneath her alloy.

through the way you interact with them, and me. your cheeks flush when you are embarrassed. you're always trying to understand me even when my programming doesn't allow it. your hair is always a mess when you first wake up." maybe that last one was cheating, given she'd seen +

something she did, maybe it was similar to her apt for people watching. but then again, maybe it was the commander herself who facinated her. she took the glass and held it against her knee like she'd seen others do, listening to shepard's description.