Admittedly, he should have expected the left hook.

Nothing's a surprise when you're dating Commander Shepard. And after the mission with Zaeed, the seedy dive she chose for a night out, and the amount of alcohol she'd just imbibed — the barfight was inevitable. The woman is part krogan and 100% marine; always on the edge of punching someone to begin with.

Why did he even try to negotiate with angry spacers? What was he going to do, save her honor?

"Lucky. No fractures." Chakwas presses a cold pack to his cheek and her stern face disintegrates into a smirk. "But it looks mighty impressive. Garrus would be jealous."

Well, that's something.