The joke falls a little flat -- courtesy of the Reaper War, Kaidan has far too many memories, far too recently, of actually being covered in blood -- but it translates as a brief silence rather than outward censure, and a faint passing furrow to his brow. Despite smug Cetagandan summaries about a caste of warrior-aristocrats busily leading their peasants into endless and bloody internal wars, he suspects this particular representative isn't big on combat experience.

Addressing the former content rather than the latter, he meets the wry expression with one of his own. "They may have more specific reading, but it's either classified or I haven't figured out the right combination of calligraphy, perfume and interpretive dance to get the file open. Basic summary is that 'Vor' denotes membership in your aristocracy, which our hosts are busily trying to stamp out so they can replace it with their own, even weirder one."