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Would I be Type #5?
The Official Migrant Fleet of Tali'Zorah fans
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#254926
Posté 27 juillet 2010 - 04:58
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Would I be Type #5?
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Posté 27 juillet 2010 - 04:59
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As much as I want to take credit for these, the brilliant mind behind them was Kikaimegami. She's much better in photoshop than I.Purification- wrote...
Rune, I LOVE YOU AND YOUR PICS XD I lol so hard.:lol: You're a brilliant ****
#254928
Posté 27 juillet 2010 - 05:00
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RedTracer7 wrote...
I...Um...Your a....
You have a poor internet connection!
Oh I know.
Believe me, I'm only reminded every damn day that I live in the ass end of nowhere while the world zooms pasted me, taunting me with shiny things I'll never be able to own.
Ya'll can eat it.
#254929
Posté 27 juillet 2010 - 05:00
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The imaginary one.ForbiddenQTip wrote...
My argument is not valid, or the imaginary guy's argument is not valid?
#254930
Posté 27 juillet 2010 - 05:00
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Runescapeguy9 wrote...
As much as I want to take credit for these, the brilliant mind behind them was Kikaimegami. She's much better in photoshop than I.Purification- wrote...
Rune, I LOVE YOU AND YOUR PICS XD I lol so hard.
Wow.
Mad props to Ki, then.
#254932
Posté 27 juillet 2010 - 05:01
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So guys, im just posting my Fanart 3rd time, but this time it's for NuclearBuddha.
Don't mind me
Don't mind me
#254933
Posté 27 juillet 2010 - 05:01
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Azint wrote...
The imaginary one.ForbiddenQTip wrote...
My argument is not valid, or the imaginary guy's argument is not valid?
Ah, ok.
#254935
Posté 27 juillet 2010 - 05:02
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NuclearBuddha wrote...
I LOL'd.Titanium Man wrote...
Welp, here goes my fingers again.
"A quarian can't have a child with a human."
"I know that, Mom."
"You know I want grandchildren."
"Don't be selfish. I love her. Who cares if we can't have sex?"
"Sex has nothing to do with it. She can't conceive."
"We'll adopt."
"It's not the same."
"Then hate your adopted grandchild if you want. I don't care."
"I'm not going to hate your child. No matter where or how you get him. It's not right."
"Then why do you want us to have children normally?"
"Joseph. You know why I still captain a ship. You know I like war. I like fighting. I like taking lives away."
"Yeah."
"Bringing life into the world is the only thing I've loved more than that. It's a different kind of fight. In a battle you're trying to hurt your enemy to make sure you stay alive. When you have children...you hurt yourself to make sure your child stays alive. It's the best fight you'll ever have."
"And you want Tali to go through that."
"Nothing makes a woman stronger than tearing up her body for someone else. Trust me. She would thank me."
Care to explain why? Wasn't going for kooky this time :V
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Posté 27 juillet 2010 - 05:03
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Adoption is he only one that childrearing that doesn't involve mass effect fields, miracle Mordin, or bot. So repostan!
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"Damn it has been a long day," Shepard grumbled to himself as he waited for the decontamination suite to finish leading to his cabin. As he entered, he was struck by the quiet. It was an unusual, and unwelcome change. Not unexpected though.
I miss my girls, he thought to himself as he looked over at his desk. On it sat two pictures. One was of he and Tali, napping. It had been taken by Kaiden on a mission back on the first Normandy. The second picture made him smile widely.
It was of he and Tali in a clean room in the Migrant Fleet. They were huddled around a small, clear bed and bubble unit. Inside was a young quarian girl. She was sleeping in the picture, but he and Tali looked so happy.
The child wasn't theirs, of course. When the Normandy's crew had gotten word of a series of experiments that Cerberus had been performing on quarians and turians, they had rushed to put a stop to it. It seemed the experiment was to find a way to make biotics out of both races - especially since both races had such a notoriously low rate of viable biotics.
That was only part of Cerberus' plan, of course. Once they could perfect it, they had planned on using the same program with humans. The notes Shepard had found seemed to indicate that if the project could get a 30% success rate amongst turians and quarians, then the system would be over 90% for humans.
But the time the team got there, the experiment was already active. They managed to shut it down, but three of the subjects had already given birth - two turians and one quarian. Though the turian Hierarchy picked up the turian mothers and their children, there was no one for the quarian.
The quarian that Cerberus violated had died during childbirth. Only the child had lived. Nearly a year old, the child was slightly malnourished, definitely attention deprived, but otherwise healthy. Just very, very alone. Cerberus had not even given the child a name, just a number.
Shepard smiled. Tali had not needed to convince him. A shouting match with the admiralty board later, he and Tali had become responsible for the child. If she showed signs of biotics he had argued that his own biotics, as well as that of Miranda, Jacob, and Jack, would be the best instructors for the child.
That had been five years ago. Their daughter, Ashi'Zorah nar Normandy (he and Tali had not been formally bonded when the child was brought to the Normandy), was a regular handful. Named after their good friend Ashley Williams, she earned the name early and often. Not a biotic, at least not yet, she was just a normal, inquisitive child. She was a bright spot on the Normandy, that had even managed to get Subject Zero wrapped around one of her little fingers.
And he missed them. Tali and Ashi were making their quarterly visit to the Migrant Fleet for a couple of weeks, so the little girl could spend some time with children her own age. Sadly, there was little to no rest for the Normandy. The reapers had not yet arrived, and Shepard was busier than ever making sure the coalition he had put together would stay together long enough to stop their mutual enemy.
At least now he had proof it would be soon. Their most recent mission was to one of the small geth outposts on the edge of the galaxy. The geth had placed them there strategically to watch for the old machines. It had paid off.
One battle, a destroyed space station, and another dead Reaper later, and Shepard had his proof that the Reapers were nearly here. The Normandy, with the assistance of the geth and a reckless mission to board a Reaper had seen to that. And now, Shepard was just bone weary. As tired as he was, even as he sat down on his bed he was activating his omnitool.
A few moments later, and a real time image appeared. Tali was looking back at him, her eyes shining.
"Hey beautiful," he said tiredly.
"Hello Captain," she replied, letting her accent show through thickly. "We've missed you."
He smiled. "I've missed both of you too. How's our little girl?"
"She's the joy of the pod," Tali answered, her eyes soft and pleased. "Everyone here loves her." Each visit, Tali and Shepard had opted to take her to a different liveship so Ashi could be exposed to as many different quarians as possible.
Tali smiled and tilted her head. "Will you be back soon?"
"On our way to the fleet now," he responded. "I can't wait to see you."
Tali nodded eagerly. "I look forward to it as well Captain," she said seductively. "And you'll be in time. Just in time."
"Oh?"
"Yes, it is time for her to receive her first suit," Tali said nervously. "Thanks to living on the Normandy her immune system is stronger than most quarians, but she will still need it. It's a little early, but the Fleet's doctor's think she is ready."
Shepard nodded sadly. "At least she will be able to take it off occasionally on the Normandy though," he added after a moment. "That's something, at least."
The engineer agreed, equally sad. "I had hoped Rannoch would be ready, but we are just barely able to get power to the facilities for food and fabrication. It will still be years before we can safely remove our suits here."
"Well, I'll be there in two days. Now where is our little girl?"
"Ashi! Your father wants to say hello!" Tali called, looking to the left of her screen. The commander could hear the tell-tale sounds of pattering feet and laughed as Tali was nearly tackled away from the screen.
"Papa!" The young girl called out as she smiled adoringly at her father. Shepard was wearing an answering grin. "Ashi misses you!"
"I miss you too, Princess," he replied, his voice warm. "I'll get to see you soon too!"
Ashi nodded, then her smile dropped. "Mama says I'll have a suit soon, just like her," she said slowly.
"That's right. You're getting so big, pretty soon you'll be as pretty as your mother." The little girl smiled hugely, but, returned quickly to her worry.
"But Mama always has to wear her suit, unless it's special, right?"
The commander nodded. "That's right Ashi. It's not safe to take the suit off except when it is for special occasions." The little girl nodded. She then turned her big eyes fully on him.
"But why doesn't Papa have to wear one?"
Shepard closed his eyes and winced. He had been dreading this question. Finally, he opened them. Ashi was gazing at him, worriedly, but with absolute trust in her eyes. Trust that he would make everything ok. Tali was looking at him as well, sympathy and grief in her eyes.
"Well Princess," he started. "You know how you have to be very, very careful in your bubble? That you can get sick if it gets broken?" The young quarian nodded at him. He paused. What was he going to tell her?
It hit him in a flash. "That's because you and mama and all quarians are very special. Your mother has told you about quarians, hasn't she? About how you can get sick?" Again the child nodded.
"Well, humans don't get sick the same way quarians do. So it isn't as dangerous to be out of a suit."
The little girl frowned. "But that's not fair!"
"No, it isn't," Tali said as she held the girl close. "One day, we might not need the suits all the time. But until then, they keep us safe."
"And nothing is more important to me than both of you being safe Ashi," Shepard finished. "I love you both too much to do anything to let you get too sick."
His little girl smiled and nodded. She clearly didn't fully understand, but looked satisfied with his answer. The commander listened for the next twenty minutes as Ashi told him about the new friends she was making, and all the nice people she was meeting. She was beyond exited to get to see 'Grandma Raan', who had taken the time to drop by. As eager as he was to listen to the stories, he could feel his exhaustion getting the better of him.
Shepard yawned. "Ok both of you. Papa's had a long, long day, and needs his beauty sleep if he wants to look half as nice as Mama when he gets there."
Ashi beamed at her father. "Ok Papa! G'night. Love you!" Shepard responded in kind, and she climbed down and ran off to play. Tali watched her leave, then turned back to the screen.
"That was good, what you said about our suits and immune systems," she said, a smile in her voice.
"I just don't want her to worry. I want her to know, all the time, that she is loved and that she is special," Shepard replied with a sigh.
"Oh, she does," Tali said with a laugh. "She doesn't stop talking about how nice and kind her Papa is, and how he lets her sit in the cockpit with him as the ship flies."
He rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment. "Well, she likes it," he said defensively. Tali laughed.
"You are such a softy, John," she said as her laughter trailed off. She did thoroughly enjoy how embarrassed the Hero of the Citadel was at the moment.
"It is one of the things I love about you," she added after a moment. "Soft, kind, gentle. You'll drop what you are doing if you can for her." The commander could hear a hiccup from his lover; she was fighting tears from an old pain. "It's everything I always wanted out of a father."
"Tali..."
She waved away his sympathy. "It's ok John. I told you a long time ago; I did get better - you. I got you, and you have never let me down. You never will."
He held his free hand to his heart, then brought it up to the screen. She returned the gesture. Then he spoke, softly, "I love you Tali. You and our little girl."
"Always, right?" She asked, her tears finally falling softly.
"Every day," Shepard responded with a nod. "Good night love." They waved to each other as the connection terminated.
He stood and went back to his terminal. He pulled up the data they had recovered, and began studying it. New data on the strengths, and weaknesses of the Reapers, as well as a starting estimation of how many they could expect.
"Every day," he whispered to himself as he worked. He was determined to ensure he would have every chance to give both of his girls the longest Always he absolutely could.
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"Damn it has been a long day," Shepard grumbled to himself as he waited for the decontamination suite to finish leading to his cabin. As he entered, he was struck by the quiet. It was an unusual, and unwelcome change. Not unexpected though.
I miss my girls, he thought to himself as he looked over at his desk. On it sat two pictures. One was of he and Tali, napping. It had been taken by Kaiden on a mission back on the first Normandy. The second picture made him smile widely.
It was of he and Tali in a clean room in the Migrant Fleet. They were huddled around a small, clear bed and bubble unit. Inside was a young quarian girl. She was sleeping in the picture, but he and Tali looked so happy.
The child wasn't theirs, of course. When the Normandy's crew had gotten word of a series of experiments that Cerberus had been performing on quarians and turians, they had rushed to put a stop to it. It seemed the experiment was to find a way to make biotics out of both races - especially since both races had such a notoriously low rate of viable biotics.
That was only part of Cerberus' plan, of course. Once they could perfect it, they had planned on using the same program with humans. The notes Shepard had found seemed to indicate that if the project could get a 30% success rate amongst turians and quarians, then the system would be over 90% for humans.
But the time the team got there, the experiment was already active. They managed to shut it down, but three of the subjects had already given birth - two turians and one quarian. Though the turian Hierarchy picked up the turian mothers and their children, there was no one for the quarian.
The quarian that Cerberus violated had died during childbirth. Only the child had lived. Nearly a year old, the child was slightly malnourished, definitely attention deprived, but otherwise healthy. Just very, very alone. Cerberus had not even given the child a name, just a number.
Shepard smiled. Tali had not needed to convince him. A shouting match with the admiralty board later, he and Tali had become responsible for the child. If she showed signs of biotics he had argued that his own biotics, as well as that of Miranda, Jacob, and Jack, would be the best instructors for the child.
That had been five years ago. Their daughter, Ashi'Zorah nar Normandy (he and Tali had not been formally bonded when the child was brought to the Normandy), was a regular handful. Named after their good friend Ashley Williams, she earned the name early and often. Not a biotic, at least not yet, she was just a normal, inquisitive child. She was a bright spot on the Normandy, that had even managed to get Subject Zero wrapped around one of her little fingers.
And he missed them. Tali and Ashi were making their quarterly visit to the Migrant Fleet for a couple of weeks, so the little girl could spend some time with children her own age. Sadly, there was little to no rest for the Normandy. The reapers had not yet arrived, and Shepard was busier than ever making sure the coalition he had put together would stay together long enough to stop their mutual enemy.
At least now he had proof it would be soon. Their most recent mission was to one of the small geth outposts on the edge of the galaxy. The geth had placed them there strategically to watch for the old machines. It had paid off.
One battle, a destroyed space station, and another dead Reaper later, and Shepard had his proof that the Reapers were nearly here. The Normandy, with the assistance of the geth and a reckless mission to board a Reaper had seen to that. And now, Shepard was just bone weary. As tired as he was, even as he sat down on his bed he was activating his omnitool.
A few moments later, and a real time image appeared. Tali was looking back at him, her eyes shining.
"Hey beautiful," he said tiredly.
"Hello Captain," she replied, letting her accent show through thickly. "We've missed you."
He smiled. "I've missed both of you too. How's our little girl?"
"She's the joy of the pod," Tali answered, her eyes soft and pleased. "Everyone here loves her." Each visit, Tali and Shepard had opted to take her to a different liveship so Ashi could be exposed to as many different quarians as possible.
Tali smiled and tilted her head. "Will you be back soon?"
"On our way to the fleet now," he responded. "I can't wait to see you."
Tali nodded eagerly. "I look forward to it as well Captain," she said seductively. "And you'll be in time. Just in time."
"Oh?"
"Yes, it is time for her to receive her first suit," Tali said nervously. "Thanks to living on the Normandy her immune system is stronger than most quarians, but she will still need it. It's a little early, but the Fleet's doctor's think she is ready."
Shepard nodded sadly. "At least she will be able to take it off occasionally on the Normandy though," he added after a moment. "That's something, at least."
The engineer agreed, equally sad. "I had hoped Rannoch would be ready, but we are just barely able to get power to the facilities for food and fabrication. It will still be years before we can safely remove our suits here."
"Well, I'll be there in two days. Now where is our little girl?"
"Ashi! Your father wants to say hello!" Tali called, looking to the left of her screen. The commander could hear the tell-tale sounds of pattering feet and laughed as Tali was nearly tackled away from the screen.
"Papa!" The young girl called out as she smiled adoringly at her father. Shepard was wearing an answering grin. "Ashi misses you!"
"I miss you too, Princess," he replied, his voice warm. "I'll get to see you soon too!"
Ashi nodded, then her smile dropped. "Mama says I'll have a suit soon, just like her," she said slowly.
"That's right. You're getting so big, pretty soon you'll be as pretty as your mother." The little girl smiled hugely, but, returned quickly to her worry.
"But Mama always has to wear her suit, unless it's special, right?"
The commander nodded. "That's right Ashi. It's not safe to take the suit off except when it is for special occasions." The little girl nodded. She then turned her big eyes fully on him.
"But why doesn't Papa have to wear one?"
Shepard closed his eyes and winced. He had been dreading this question. Finally, he opened them. Ashi was gazing at him, worriedly, but with absolute trust in her eyes. Trust that he would make everything ok. Tali was looking at him as well, sympathy and grief in her eyes.
"Well Princess," he started. "You know how you have to be very, very careful in your bubble? That you can get sick if it gets broken?" The young quarian nodded at him. He paused. What was he going to tell her?
It hit him in a flash. "That's because you and mama and all quarians are very special. Your mother has told you about quarians, hasn't she? About how you can get sick?" Again the child nodded.
"Well, humans don't get sick the same way quarians do. So it isn't as dangerous to be out of a suit."
The little girl frowned. "But that's not fair!"
"No, it isn't," Tali said as she held the girl close. "One day, we might not need the suits all the time. But until then, they keep us safe."
"And nothing is more important to me than both of you being safe Ashi," Shepard finished. "I love you both too much to do anything to let you get too sick."
His little girl smiled and nodded. She clearly didn't fully understand, but looked satisfied with his answer. The commander listened for the next twenty minutes as Ashi told him about the new friends she was making, and all the nice people she was meeting. She was beyond exited to get to see 'Grandma Raan', who had taken the time to drop by. As eager as he was to listen to the stories, he could feel his exhaustion getting the better of him.
Shepard yawned. "Ok both of you. Papa's had a long, long day, and needs his beauty sleep if he wants to look half as nice as Mama when he gets there."
Ashi beamed at her father. "Ok Papa! G'night. Love you!" Shepard responded in kind, and she climbed down and ran off to play. Tali watched her leave, then turned back to the screen.
"That was good, what you said about our suits and immune systems," she said, a smile in her voice.
"I just don't want her to worry. I want her to know, all the time, that she is loved and that she is special," Shepard replied with a sigh.
"Oh, she does," Tali said with a laugh. "She doesn't stop talking about how nice and kind her Papa is, and how he lets her sit in the cockpit with him as the ship flies."
He rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment. "Well, she likes it," he said defensively. Tali laughed.
"You are such a softy, John," she said as her laughter trailed off. She did thoroughly enjoy how embarrassed the Hero of the Citadel was at the moment.
"It is one of the things I love about you," she added after a moment. "Soft, kind, gentle. You'll drop what you are doing if you can for her." The commander could hear a hiccup from his lover; she was fighting tears from an old pain. "It's everything I always wanted out of a father."
"Tali..."
She waved away his sympathy. "It's ok John. I told you a long time ago; I did get better - you. I got you, and you have never let me down. You never will."
He held his free hand to his heart, then brought it up to the screen. She returned the gesture. Then he spoke, softly, "I love you Tali. You and our little girl."
"Always, right?" She asked, her tears finally falling softly.
"Every day," Shepard responded with a nod. "Good night love." They waved to each other as the connection terminated.
He stood and went back to his terminal. He pulled up the data they had recovered, and began studying it. New data on the strengths, and weaknesses of the Reapers, as well as a starting estimation of how many they could expect.
"Every day," he whispered to himself as he worked. He was determined to ensure he would have every chance to give both of his girls the longest Always he absolutely could.
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#254940
Posté 27 juillet 2010 - 05:03
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cannedcream wrote...
Runescapeguy9 wrote...
As much as I want to take credit for these, the brilliant mind behind them was Kikaimegami. She's much better in photoshop than I.Purification- wrote...
Rune, I LOVE YOU AND YOUR PICS XD I lol so hard.
Wow.
Mad props to Ki, then.
Yeah.. But credits to you for showing 'em on the right time!
#254941
Posté 27 juillet 2010 - 05:04
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RedTracer7 wrote...
Scalpels wrote...
Have returned from Comic Con. Was amazing. However, very tired. May not be online long.ShepardScalpels? Your supposed to be dead!
No kidding!
Good to see you're still among the living, my friend.
#254942
Posté 27 juillet 2010 - 05:04
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Okay, well, even if you're new, you've probably figured out that there are two schools of thought on the subject:Purification- wrote...
To be honest, at least for me there's no ''fascination with a biological child'', i was just curious that if it was POSSIBLE. But people started adding it too much biology. I'm kinda sad because of it now, a lot of guys seemed to be bored/sad because of this stuff.
a. the basic biology bunch: characterized by an understanding that most species can't breed on earth (or, not viably, at least), and thus species from other planets are even more impossible. And that's before we get to how the species in question's genetic code (which may or may not be DNA like our own) is assembled BACKWARD from our own, thus making joining impossible by any reasonable sci-fi stretch.
b. the magic Mordin mob: So-called because usually they assume Mordin will produce a miracle that negates all the basic science mentioned above. Even without Mordin, the assumption is that "it's sci-fi so it can happen" is their argument and final fallback.
The thread has been around and around on the topic many times. Some don't like it because it makes us, as a group, seem weird or creepy to have this preoccupation with convoluted explanations for freaky hybrid babies. Some don't like it because the topic gets people heated. So usually it's just not mentioned. We ordinarily just ignore the opposite viewpoint and carry on civil discussions around it.
#254946
Posté 27 juillet 2010 - 05:06
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This.uhdnrt wrote...
Adoption is he only one that childrearing that doesn't involve mass effect fields, miracle Mordin, or bot. So repostan!
(also, d'aaawwwww.)
#254947
Posté 27 juillet 2010 - 05:07
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RedTracer7 wrote...
ShepardScalpels? Your supposed to be dead!
Rumors of death are exaggeration. Am alive.
Runescapeguy9 wrote...
Scalples. Long time no see.
Greetings Runescape! Has been a long time.
Zuranamee wrote...
We wanted to go, but were unable.
Purchased tickets during Comic Con 2009. Highly recommend planning 1 year in advanced.
Azint wrote...
Where have you been?
Have been fabricating.
#254948
Posté 27 juillet 2010 - 05:08
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Zuranamee wrote...
ForbiddenQTip wrote...
Azint wrote...
Where have you been?Scalpels wrote...
Have returned from Comic Con. Was amazing. However, very tired. May not be online long.
Comic Con.
Was gone far too long.
I was giving the mathematician's answer.
#254949
Posté 27 juillet 2010 - 05:08
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All we need to do is find a Talimancer on Antarctica and we'll have all the continents sewn up.Purification- wrote...
#254950
Posté 27 juillet 2010 - 05:08
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I've pretty much exhausted my argumentum ad lapidem pool on this subject. Hence why I, and I assume most others, just never talks about it any more.NuclearBuddha wrote...
Okay, well, even if you're new, you've probably figured out that there are two schools of thought on the subject:Purification- wrote...
To be honest, at least for me there's no ''fascination with a biological child'', i was just curious that if it was POSSIBLE. But people started adding it too much biology. I'm kinda sad because of it now, a lot of guys seemed to be bored/sad because of this stuff.
a. the basic biology bunch: characterized by an understanding that most species can't breed on earth (or, not viably, at least), and thus species from other planets are even more impossible. And that's before we get to how the species in question's genetic code (which may or may not be DNA like our own) is assembled BACKWARD from our own, thus making joining impossible by any reasonable sci-fi stretch.
b. the magic Mordin mob: So-called because usually they assume Mordin will produce a miracle that negates all the basic science mentioned above. Even without Mordin, the assumption is that "it's sci-fi so it can happen" is their argument and final fallback.
The thread has been around and around on the topic many times. Some don't like it because it makes us, as a group, seem weird or creepy to have this preoccupation with convoluted explanations for freaky hybrid babies. Some don't like it because the topic gets people heated. So usually it's just not mentioned. We ordinarily just ignore the opposite viewpoint and carry on civil discussions around it.
