SR-2 Mess Hall
"Here, try a bite!"
Gardner held out the ladle of calamari gumbo for Shepard to try, looking like a puppy wanting to get attention.
Shepard just thought to himself, 'Oh, what the hell!' and consumed the offering.
A bit of spice hit the back of his throat, causing him to cough involuntarily. As his trachea opened, some okra and squid lodged in. Now panicking, Shepard couldn't draw any air in to cough the food out.
Gardner, Hawthorn, and Hadley (none of which do anything productive) sprang to help him. Dr. Chakwas ran out of the medbay, but couldn't perform a Heimlich on an armored man.
By the time they figured out his armor releases, Shepard was gone.
"Well, hell. One less mouth to feed!" Gardner joked lamely.
Nobody laughed.