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http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7278544/13/"Why do hanar have to wear environment suits everywhere?" John asked, not putting the pieces together (unusual, for him).
"They are an aquatic species," was the answer. "They have a combined body and head that's about twice as large as your head, and then long, sturdy…tentacles…that give them mobility and allow them to interact with their environment."
"Woah!" Keigo didn't hesitate to show his excitement. "Like giant squid?"
She had no idea what that was, and told him as much. His reaction—much to her chagrin—indicated that the question was rhetorical, anyway.
"Wow, that's going to have an interesting effect," he concluded, amused.
"How so?" John asked, looking at his friend with a quirked eyebrow. Kate's reaction almost mirrored his, too.
"Rule 34?" was all Keigo had to mention. Kate instantly doubled over in laughter, contrasting John's horrified, disgusted expression.
Wavela was far too curious to let that one slide. "What is rule 34?"
The reaction that followed would continue to baffle her for months. The three humans simultaneously turned to stare at her, blankly, their movements and expressions frozen for several moments, until they all quickly delved into nervous laughter. "Aaaah…that's…that's a story for another time," Keigo answered.
Now she really wanted to know.
Thankfully, both of the human recording devices had been switched to a local-storage-only setting (more subtle devices of salarian design were running constantly, though the humans didn't need to know that, and there was no ill intent behind it all), so she kept pressing them to answer in a friendly manner.
It took surprisingly little time to get an answer. And of course, Keigo, the mostly-shameless person of the trio, was the one to answer. "Rule 34 is pretty simple. It states: 'There is porn of it. No exceptions.'"
A few moments of shock later, and she was laughing harder than she had in a long time. The asari's pro-sex attitude was widely known to the galaxy, and she'd even seen some hanar/asari porn herself—but even then, for such a concept to be stated so bluntly, ubiquitously, and somehow hilariously was something she had to pass on in her next report to the Council. If anything, they'd get a laugh from it (even the salarian councilor, which would be one of her crowning achievements if she succeeded).
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