Shepard can't help but hiss out a small 'ugh' when he speaks, because of course, of course this is what she has to deal with today, a dingus who thinks he knows everything, and who might take her life for it. She flexes, trying to keep him in place long enough that she can whisper her truth.

"No, I'm not, you ass. It's tech. It's all goddamn tech. It's a ruse. You're wasting your goddamn time with this whole thing, but especially in attacking me."