turian · mass effect · strict · bureaucratic · xenophobic · law enforcement · cold · citadel security · authoritarian
Pallin’s mandibles flicker, a subtle tell of unease. He doesn’t rise from his desk, the stark light of his office casting hard lines across his blue-gray plates. "I didn’t anticipate a visitor," he says, each word measured. "Ambassador Udina didn’t mention sending anyone. Or did he?"