Design aesthetic? It seems like a strange point to get caught up on, but 76 will accept the possibility that the two races are related, if nothing else. He's not sure if that concept makes him feel better or worse. The existence of the Natha is bad enough, does he really want to accept that there are others like them out there somewhere?

"Maybe they got cut off from each other. Or maybe it's a time thing. It could be this is far in the future from what you remember, and things have changed." He shrugs, not sure if that makes the slightest bit of sense, but he's doing his best to work with the new set of rules that this place has thrust upon him.

"How'd you get involved with these Ancients, anyway?" They step into the next room and 76 spots a panel that looks like the one Sheppard had originally been working on. He points it out, figuring it might have some of the parts he's looking for.