Jeryn's first reaction is to eliminate the synthetic.
Her eyes widen and her jaw drops slightly. Her hands are already trembling and she wonders how long it would take her to yank the fire extinguisher from the wall and crack it in the face.
She's back on Mars and spinning in slow motion. She's back in that moment of hesitation. That moment of absolute terror. That moment when the bot in front of her smashed his body against the shuttle and ravaged him brutally.
I should have destroyed it when I had the chance.
EDI's voice snaps her back to the present, where she finds she's hesitated again. Fortunately this didn't have the consequences of last time.
"EDI, what did you do?" she whispers harshly between her teeth as the smoke dissipates.
"I ran several tests on this unit when you brought it aboard. The transition was a bit abrupt. I do seem to have it well under control." EDI is, as always, completely even and mild in tone. Jeryn stares in disbelief of what she's seeing.
"You should have let us know. This was dangerous, and you shouldn't have done it alone."
EDI rattles through a list of logical reasons — logical to EDI anyhow — as to why this was not a good idea. Even Jeryn isn't sure she entirely disagrees, but part of her mind is still stuck on Mars.
"You are going to want to give the crew some time." What she means is thatshe is going to need some time. "That body was shooting at them not too long ago." What she means is that body was actively trying to kill Kaidan not too long ago, and it may well still succeed.
That hits her abruptly like a punch in the gut.
With one final glare, Jeryn finally softens. "Just … be careful," she warns.
"Understood, Shepard. I should go to see Joker. He will want to see this."
"At least we agree on that," Jeryn adds wryly, though she's still trying to wrangle in her rational mind again.