Warp capable catches his attention, pulling Kaidan away from his squinting at the sculpture (Has it been scented with something too? Of course it has.) Something not out of place on any of the various science or engineering officers of her acquaintance is twinkling in his eyes as he wonders "Warp capable? You guys actually got Alcubierre's theories to work out? That's -- huh. They were working on that, and other ideas, up until a few years before I was born. Nobody'd cracked the fuel requirements, and then when the mass effect was discovered, well... by my time, eezo core drives were the only way anyone's been travelling, in our species or others."

He lapses into a mildly awkward silence on the heels of this enthusiasm, one hand lifting to rub at the nape of his neck. "So... any ideas about this art installation?"