Apocrita actually seemed surprised by the consideration of your question. "Actually a little observant, aren't you?" she muttered, but gave you no time to actually answer. She was learning rhetorical questions weren't good around you. "To answer your question, this is what we look like on our own, no shapeshifting. Myself and him, Pharynx, we're... special, and not just because we're elites. Rather, we're likely elites because we're special."