Dulann: Until recently, we strove for a certain aesthetic in our ships. A design both lethal and pleasing to the eye. Then humans became involved in designing ships for the Alliance.

David Martell: Oh, so you're blaming us for how the Valen looks.

Dulann: If human military designers had their way, every colour of the spectrum would be removed except for grey, green, and black; and we would all live in windowless boxes.