[Eddie grins - beams, actually, when the other man (elf?) laughs and rolls his eyes. Eddie's not particularly known for his great sense of humour, but he's definitely a doofus, and at least he's good-natured enough to make it somewhat appealing. Most of the time.]

Right? What would they have done without us. This whole place would've just gone to the dogs.

[A little glance to the side, and he grins again.]

Yeah. I mean, they gave me an orientation on how to use it and all that, but. [A shrug.] I'm a cop, though, so I guess they felt okay trusting me with a massive laser cannon.