It's not biology it's politics. That's like saying because a whole country decides to wage war on another country it's in their genetics to want to wage war all the time.
FROM: forbes.caroline@cdc.org
It's just war on an inter-planetary scale. That's all.
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What kind of favor would that be?
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I need you to keep an eye on someone for me. Garrus Vakarian. He's a turian, and he's on your team. He's threatened me.
FROM: leng.kai@cdc.org
I don't want you to do anything to interfere with him, but I'd like to have a heads up in case you see him do anything suspicious.
FROM: leng.kai@cdc.org
I need to know who his friends are, who he talks to, what his relationships are on the ship. So I know who to be careful with.
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He threatened you? Why did he do that?
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I'd like to know that, too. But I'll find that out myself. All I need you to do is keep an eye on him. Let me know if he's up to something.
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This isn't spy work is it? Because I'm totally not a good spy. Apparently.
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No spy work. Promise. I don't want you to risk him noticing you.
FROM: leng.kai@cdc.org
Just keep an eye on him, on his communication, and let me know what he's up to.
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Ohhhhh so you want gossip then?
That I can do perfectly. I can totally handle juicy details.
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Sure, if that's what you want to call it. Just make sure I'm the only one you tell.
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You are such a weird, mysterious, brooder type.
But fiiiiiiiine. Secret's safe with me :D
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Told you before, I'm not really that mysterious. I'm perfectly open with you. Don't believe me?
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People threatening you for reasons you don't even know? Don't act like that isn't mysterious.
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He's a turian. That's probably enough reason. But you're right, I want to find out what he has against me, too.
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Are you doing the whole speciest thing again? Because we had that talk once.
Maybe that's why? It is kind of rude. Draws out murder-y tendencies.
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Were you there when the turians attacked us without prior warning, bombarded a colony from orbit and held the siege until supplies ran out?
FROM: leng.kai@cdc.org
They aren't like us. Don't make the mistake to think they are. They're barely a step removed from dinosaurs. And they only believe in total war.
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You act like humans don't do that to themselves. You can't base a whole species off the actions of a few.
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The actions of a few? It was a war.
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Okay. Talking to a vampire here. And do you know what vampires do? They feed on people to survive. Every single one has to drink blood, no loophole.
FROM: forbes.caroline@cdc.org
Totally doesn't mean I kill people like some of the others of my kind do.
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We're not talking about a few bad examples in a particular group here. We're talking about a different species entirely.
FROM: leng.kai@cdc.org
You were human once, weren't you? They aren't. They think, feel, and operate in a completely different way from us.
FROM: leng.kai@cdc.org
You and I share a homeworld. Something we both have an interest in preserving. They couldn't care less about our world or our species.
FROM: leng.kai@cdc.org
When we first made contact with them, they attacked us without warning. Not individuals. Their entire military.
FROM: leng.kai@cdc.org
They were aiming to wipe us out or get us as close to it as possible. That's not the same as a few psychopaths in a group. It's politics and biology.
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It's not biology it's politics. That's like saying because a whole country decides to wage war on another country it's in their genetics to want to wage war all the time.
FROM: forbes.caroline@cdc.org
It's just war on an inter-planetary scale. That's all.
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It's both. Humans are largely genetically identical. Aliens aren't. Some of them even have DNA based on different amino-acids.
FROM: leng.kai@cdc.org
Their brains work in a completely different way.
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Really? Because Garrus talks like a human pretty much so far.
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Garrus' species tried to wipe us out the moment they encountered us. And it took the interference of the Council for them to even stop.
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This is all very generalizing still.
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It's the truth.