"Thank you," Nihlus responds, keeping his relief out of his voice as he installs the translator programs for the two languages Gerrin specified. That's one of his immediate problems solved, and he moves on to trying to find the solutions for the other two: namely food and fuel. While the latter can wait now that he can establish contact with the native species and request their assistance, the threat of starving to death remains.

"You've mentioned that dextro-amino based food sources are rare on this planet, but it sounds like you've been here for some time. Do you have a stock of your own or are you one of the levo-protein races? Salarian, perhaps?"