That's it right there, then. [So the mystery anon really is getting everybody. That's sending Shepard's mind reeling through mathematics, the range distance-wise that the area of effect has to cover in order for everyone to be affected, calculated out into the sheer force of psychic power in general...

Damn it, there's a reason she went into military rather than science. She's not bad at science, mind you, but there's a separate sort of mindfuckery science involved in hypothetical shit like calculating the strength of someone's superpowers.

There's a pause, and when she speaks again she sounds a little more frustrated.]

I can't tell if he's incredibly egotistical or incredibly naive. He said shit like this is completely okay, where he's from. Cited a handful of statistics where it improved some kind of war effort.