Swearwords flowed out of Marina's mouth, some in English, some in Turian, and some even in Prothean, a language that she had to learn for Sorcery. Damn 042, damn that Geth! All she wanted to do was reduce tensions between Exalted and Mortals, tensions caused by such a small class of people holding so much power, but noooo, the Geth had to have their<span style="font-style: italic">taboos</span>and prohibitions.<br/><br/>She wasn't totally unwise, though, not even a Solar can ignore the threat of the entire Geth Collective having her in their sights. So, Marina Czevak now faced the problem of how to continue her research without attracting Geth suspicion. Perhaps she can finally experiment on herself? No, the Geth might still see it as evidence of 'corruption' and bust her head open. Pesky, pesky, pesky, and more pesky.<br/><br/>Well, this Engineer won't give up, that's for sure. If making 'Casteless' Mechanicals is outside of her capabilities for now, she'll just look for another way to 'uplift' humans to Exalted level. Problem was, she was in 'Scientist's Block' right now, with only vague ideas in her head. Genetic manipulation with Dragon-Blooded DNA? Finding a source of power independent from Autocthon, the 'Gods', the Reapers, and whatever power made Esone's Exaltation strange?<br/><br/>Ugh, all seemed impossible, even for a Solar, and Solars were supposed to kick the concept of 'Impossible' in the nuts! But how does she do that here? Feeling frustrated, Marina Czevak went back to her room and lay upon her bed, trying to calm herself down. Power, that was all it came down to. No, not typical power,<span style="font-style: italic">Essence</span>. From John's armor, she could know that Essence Reactors can agument Exaltations, and it's a short way from augmentng something to duplicating something?<br/><br/>Tangent: where was Esone, anyway? The Engineer was worried. She liked both Del Pilar and the Scourge (?) and the thought of them coming to harm outside of battle...disturbed her.