Creator-Veetor'Nara becomes flustered when an inquiry is made regarding personal relationships. His speech falters. He lowers his voice. It activates its network device and opens the appropriate channel to compensate and continue recording.
The young human is curious, and creator-Veetor'Nara answers her questions to the best of his abilities. How quarians are able to show affection when confined to their enviro-suits. The risks involved in direct physical contact. The frequency of interspecies relationships. If creator-Veetor'Nara has ever shown affection to anyone. If he would ever show affection for
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"...Veetor?"
"..."
"Veetor, is everything okay?"
"Huh? Oh. I'm sorry. I thought I heard something."
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Veetor blurts some sort of morning greeting as he picks up a new pouch of nutrient paste, and Shepard can almost swear Legion does the faceplate thing again, from the other side of the room when kid leaves. It's too early in the morning to make sure, and she couldn't set the coffee mug down in time to do so.
"Legion. You're just gonna let this drag on?"
Whether it did the faceplate thing or not, it's not doing anything anymore. "This residence has been conflict-free for 10 minutes, 6 hours, 87 days. Cohabitation has been manageable thus far."
"Manageable, sure, but it hasn't gotten any better." Shepard leans back in her chair, tipping it the slightest bit. "You were at least able to exchange a few words with Tali, back on the Normandy. Don't you want the same thing here?"
"We will be here when creator-Veetor'Nara is comfortable with quarian-geth interaction." Its flashlight head rotates a few degrees. Dims. It's slight and short-lived, but Shepard knows she caught it this time. "Until then, we will wait."
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The young human is curious, and creator-Veetor'Nara answers her questions to the best of his abilities. How quarians are able to show affection when confined to their enviro-suits. The risks involved in direct physical contact. The frequency of interspecies relationships. If creator-Veetor'Nara has ever shown affection to anyone. If he would ever show affection for
It has gathered sufficient data from this conversation. No more is required.
"...Veetor?"
"..."
"Veetor, is everything okay?"
"Huh? Oh. I'm sorry. I thought I heard something."
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Veetor blurts some sort of morning greeting as he picks up a new pouch of nutrient paste, and Shepard can almost swear Legion does the faceplate thing again, from the other side of the room when kid leaves. It's too early in the morning to make sure, and she couldn't set the coffee mug down in time to do so.
"Legion. You're just gonna let this drag on?"
Whether it did the faceplate thing or not, it's not doing anything anymore. "This residence has been conflict-free for 10 minutes, 6 hours, 87 days. Cohabitation has been manageable thus far."
"Manageable, sure, but it hasn't gotten any better." Shepard leans back in her chair, tipping it the slightest bit. "You were at least able to exchange a few words with Tali, back on the Normandy. Don't you want the same thing here?"
"We will be here when creator-Veetor'Nara is comfortable with quarian-geth interaction." Its flashlight head rotates a few degrees. Dims. It's slight and short-lived, but Shepard knows she caught it this time. "Until then, we will wait."