There's always a small amount of hope when it comes to technology.

[Liara will sigh at how easily Hawke picks up on the grim fact that this is Omega.]

Both literally and figuratively. Omega is a station that's notorious for housing outlaws. Gangs, mercenaries, assassins, drug dealers, slavery, prostitution, if it's illegal you'll find it here. Too bad there's nothing to really be done about the pollution or how run down the station is getting.