Jaal is pretty obviously in good shape/has quite a bit of muscle, but we also know that the angara prefer cooler climates and many even prefer Voeld over Aya. You know what Earth species that live in cold climates have that lets them live in the cold?
Fat.
Polar bears? Have fat. Seals? Have fat. Killer whales? Have fat.
Have you seen Jaal’s thighs? Yeah there’s muscle there, but those are some soft squishy thighs that I want to rest my head on. And he (and angara in general) probably have a layer of fat all over for insulation.
Assuming that Star Wars survives well into the future and that Liam and/or Ryder watch it, can you imagine Jaals reaction to finding out that Darth Vader is actually Lukes father like
“Luke, I am your father.”
Jaal: *in tears* wHAT
Ryder: I’m going to learn to speak Angaran!
Jaal: That would be wonderful, my darling!
Ryder: I’m gonna turn the translator off!
Jaal: (unearthly sonorous ribbiting, accompanied by beatboxing from at least three different mouths) 😀
Ryder: (turns the translator back on with shaking fingers)
your bored-at-work Mass Effect thought of the day:
The way Krogans make fun of humans on the battlefield ought to be a lot more indulgent sounding than it is. Next to Krogans, humans are probably one of the most warlike races in the galaxy.
“But,” you say “what about the Turians. They’ve got a whole government-religion thing around war.”
No they have a whole government-religion thing around the military which is totally different. They do the whole conquering, compulsive-serving thing, squad mentality, which is great during a war but I wouldn’t call that being warlike. They’re too obsessed with rules and regimentation as a general, like. Thing. They’re about that stuff.
Humans, however, are ready to throw down. They’ll meet you in front of the Krogan memorial statue for an ass kicking. They’re ready to pull hair over someone sliding into their partner’s dms. They’re ready to fuckin go.
If Krogans are like mastiffs, bred for war and muscle, humans are those little yappy dogs who are ready to fling themselves into a fight without regard to life or limb and are fully convinced that they’re Big and the Boss. Krogans should absolutely complain about how squishy we are but I’m begging u, bioware, let it be a fond complaint. I want to hear a krogan companion watch me biotic charge myself into a knot of enemies and yell “Look at ‘er go! Atta girl!” and then admonish me to remember my armor more often.
I will never get over the time I got to HEADBUTT a Krogan that was mouthing off, and the other krogan watching was so immensely pleased with me that i automatically became an honorary Krogan in their eyes.
“Squishy little sacks of instant death, flinging themselves into the briar patch. I love that fearless little idiot.”
When your beautiful perfect alien gf isn’t actually your gf because shes flirted with everyone on the ship but you
When you’re amazing wonderful future alien wife wants to know about your physiology, but you didnt pass biology class
When your space soulmate is fascinated by your mittens but has never asked to hold your hand.
When the universe’s most interesting and amazing alien travels 600 years to meet you but you are too shy to ask her on a date
When you’d sell your right peet to be with her but she’s one of the four most important aliens in the galaxy and you’re a middle child and almost certainly coming on way too strong, oh god, this is so embarrassing, what am i doing with my life, do aliens even like to kiss, what if she lays eggs, WHAT IF IM ALLERGIC TO HER SPIT.
When the stars gift you with an alien so perfect that they even DRIVE smooth, but its too smooth so you fall asleep in the backseat like you are 8 years old and will literally never outlive the embarrassment of her finding out that you snore.
When she thinks your eyes are pretty
When she likes your peets
When she wasn’t flirting because she thought you were too attractive to notice her but she finally worked up the courage to tell you, because she’s brave and wonderful and you didn’t have to put yourself out there after all
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