Combine organic and synthetic DNA, you say, Starchild? What does that even mean? You can't just throw that out there on its own, as if it makes sense. Nor was I reassured by the general vagueness of Starchild's whole proposition. Literally speaking, reasons for my discomfort should be obvious - I can't say I'm comfortable with fundamentally altering every living organism in the galaxy at their most basic level, without their consent. But as I paused the game and went to the kitchen to make a sandwich, I became increasingly disturbed by its implications, both literally and thematically, and baffled as to why Bioware would position Synthesis as the "best" ending. As for Synthesis, which I had access to due to scanning lots of shit, it sounded like a pretty sweet deal at first, when the Starchild explained it to me. Control is fundamentally sound, but too unclear as to its consequences. Even fully aware that I was dooming EDI and the Geth as well. I built this thing to destroy the Reapers, and goddammit, that's what I did. I chose the Destroy ending because, frankly, it was the only one I could stomach.
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