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[pattersongs]

It's been some time since Mordin saw this place last- two years and change, although he could probably give you the exact amount of subjective time if he really cared to do so. He's had a fruitful and productive day of dismantling and disabling unwelcome listening devices while cell samples to be used against the Collectors replicated

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[mend_and_defend]

"It's Cubefall," says a blue-skinned humanoid male seated at a nearby table.

"Koo'faw!" echoes the turquoise-skinned infant in the booster seat next to him.

[mend_and_defend]

Bob looks bewildered at that last statement. "And... that works how, exactly?"

[pattersongs]

"Asari mother-to-be provides two copies of own genome to offspring," Mordin says. "Melds nervous system with father-to-be via skin-to-skin contact. Melding process provides randomization template for alterations to second copy of genome, results in daughter genetically different from mother. All children of asari born asari, of course, even though melding allows for reproduction with anything with a nervous system."

[mend_and_defend]

"That seems... needlessly complicated," Bob opines.

"Bah," adds Mairi to no one in particular.

[pattersongs]

"Of course. Nature of biological evolution always needlessly complicated," Mordin says. "Asari merely one specific example."

[mend_and_defend]

"I meant compared to other biological life forms." Bob shrugs. "But I'm not exactly an expert."

[pattersongs]

"Works for them. Produces longest-lived race in galaxy, most powerful biotics," Mordin says. "Complication has its compensations."

[mend_and_defend]

"Most powerful...?" Bob trails off.

[pattersongs]

"Powers and abilities, allowing mind to control dark energy to move objects, generate protective barriers, restrain enemies- other applications, too."