It's directed at Shepard, but he's speaking loudly enough that both the machines ought to be able to hear as well.
He understands the sentiment well, though. He'd had to learn a long time ago when to fight and when to just let things happen. He never stopped hating it, though, never really stopped fighting with himself over giving in. But he doesn't want to fight here, either, really; there's little they could do to him that hasn't already been done, and for all that's gone wrong here they don't seem to have much malice.
"What do you mean, VI or AI?" he asks, eyeing the machines as the one following him bustles forward and starts shooing him towards one of the spa areas.
cw: victim blaming
It's directed at Shepard, but he's speaking loudly enough that both the machines ought to be able to hear as well.
He understands the sentiment well, though. He'd had to learn a long time ago when to fight and when to just let things happen. He never stopped hating it, though, never really stopped fighting with himself over giving in. But he doesn't want to fight here, either, really; there's little they could do to him that hasn't already been done, and for all that's gone wrong here they don't seem to have much malice.
"What do you mean, VI or AI?" he asks, eyeing the machines as the one following him bustles forward and starts shooing him towards one of the spa areas.