“Liftoff,” Joker says almost breathlessly, a wide smile gracing his face as he pushes a lever forward and watches his brand-new ship soar through the galaxy in no time.

His bright green eyes always fill with life when he's piloting the Normandy—the new Normandy, of course. It's like all of the good, positive emotions in the world hitting him all at once.

He loves this feeling. The feeling of weightlessness as they lift off from a planet. The feeling of his breath being taken away as the ship enters a relay.

It's been a hell of 2 years, but damn it, he's so glad to be back.