Quote Originally Posted by Grim Portent View Post
Because there being a machine made of baryonic matter designed to make a Pa'anuri indicates something odd about their genesis and hints at them being an artificial species. Doesn't mean all Pa'anuri came from devices like Oisri, but it'd seem very weird to have Petey mention it if it wasn't the intended implication.
Alternative explanation: the machine for creating a Pa'anuri was built after first contact with them in order to try and study them in more detail? Not saying I necessarily believe that, mind, it's just a feasible explanation given the facts available.