Amused by my ignorance, Name shows me a close-up video of a Vy'keen eye. As the lighting in the video shifts, the eye'

Amused by my ignorance, Name shows me a close-up video of a Vy'keen eye. As the lighting in the video shifts, the eye's large central pupil divides into sixteen tiny pupils, each dialating and contracting in sync. It is unclear whether this is a naturally evolved trait or the result of bioengineering. Both possibilities seem equally disturbing.