He nearly misses the man between the gloominess and the shifting sea of faces. It's mostly luck that has him turning his head at just the right time-

Nihlus does a double take and backs up, nearly sending his cup of water clattering off the tray.

"Kaidan," he breathes. He'd only met the man briefly, more briefly than Shepard before the Eden Prime mission, but it's still surreal seeing another familiar person from their universe after five months onboard the Moira.