[ hey, being reasonable and stuff is like half of his job. the other is being a hell of a soldier. you appreciate it, don't lie mr. grumpy spectre. and he'll appreciate the effort you're putting into relaxing, noah, because he does notice that.

he nods his agreement at the mention of the normandy, though, able to share in the sentiment. admittedly sometimes he needs a break from being on the ship that's at the dead center of it all to clear his head, when looking at the stars outside the observation window can't get his mind off the matter at hand - sometimes just makes him think about it more, makes it all that much worse - but it's incredible how it always feels like coming home again to step back on. and how that feeling never seems to fade. ] Yeah. yeah, I get that. Nothing quite like her. But it's nice to know there's one place you can relax, Commander - even if I never seem to see it.

[ a friendly jab? totally, and he'll even grin a bit as he makes it. ]