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[ When the video feed starts, it's immediately clear that Legion has placed its device on some surface. As soon as it begins it moves to stand a few feet away, a potted plant in its hands--some sort of strange, alien looking red flower. A suitable distance established, it drops into a strange half-crouch, head down and arms up, holding the flower

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[ Watching. ]

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[ Several seconds of silence as he stares at his omni-tool. ]

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[ Wait. No. Shit. He can't do this. ]

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[ SOME TIME LATER is the weakest response ever: ]

Hi.

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[ Legion has held that position the entire time. Fuck yeah, robopatience. When it hears Veetor's voice, the flaps on its face twitch slightly. ]

Creator-Veetor'Nara.

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[ That title incites a mixed reaction under Veetor's helmet. He's... not sure if he likes it. The only other time he heard it was during the kitchen shootout. And what's with that stance? He doesn't remember learning about this particular geth behavior in school. ]

What. [ Herp. Where does he even start. ] What is that.

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It is a [ SPECIES OF RANNOCH FLOWER HERE ].

[ as if that explains everything ]

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... [ It explains so much. Veetor repeats the name in a mumble. Commence more staring. ]

A-are you giving it to me?

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Yes.

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[ ...Not sure if want. Probably not want. But Shepard works with it. Tali has worked with it. ]

Why? [ A pause as he swallows. ] You know we can't. Can't do anything with those kinds of things.

[ I WILL NEVER GET TO ENJOY NATURE YOU INSENSITIVE PIECE OF SCRAP. DON'T RUB IT IN MY FACE. ]

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[ The facial flaps twitch again, and there's a pause before it replies. ]

It had meaning to the Creators before they were forced to wear environmental suits.

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[ For a moment, silence. Before - that was ages ago! ]

Then it's from the homeworld. [ His eyes are going wide under the helmet, then he squints at the strange-looking plant. He's never seen anything like it before. ] But we're nowhere near the homeworld. How?

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We discovered it while searching the junkyard zone for a suitable gift. We located several anomalous organisms, but this one seemed...

[ Slight flicker, twitch, its 'eye' glances aside. ]

Most appropriate.

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[ This is throwing Veetor off so much that the rambling has stopped. Let's just. Focus on the weird plant instead of that unnerving flashlight head for now.

Keelah. It's from the homeworld. ]