Don't worry, Shepard. The smooth criminal act does not last. It doesn't last long at all. It's clearly not the reaction he'd been expecting, even with the knowledge of the weird time discrepancy between them. He steps back a half step, his mandibles flicking in uncertainty.

"Was that... I thought that was how it worked, but - we hadn't exactly practiced. I was doing research and - "

Now he's digging himself a hole. A very big, turian-sized hole. This is fine, he's totally fine.