I became friends with Khaji instead. They never thought of him as a person, so once I started talking to him, I just needed to convince him to go against his programming - to go against his creators and stop them with me.

[ It had been like talking down a homicidal toddler. In some ways, he still feels as though he spends a great deal of his time talking down a homicidal child, but Khaji's matured a lot these past few years.

In the end, the Reach had never expected someone like Jaime Reyes. He's likely the ideal host, unremarkable in physical and mental feats, with a past that means that he'd never learned how to work under pressure, no need to rebel - but they hadn't factored in his persistent desire to befriend everyone he meets, even if that person happens to be a spooky voice in his head. ]