Chapter 130: Trust Goes Both Ways

=== Summary ===
Distrust, and misplaced trust are the theme running through the Citadel on this day.
Khonine and Balak discuss the funding acquired to rebuild the batarian people. Khonine tells Balak that she trusts him and his judgment, despite her discomfort with the arrangement of having their benefactor remain anonymous.
Garrus broods over Shepard’s withdrawal from him- her lack of entanglement (which she blames on headaches), her lack of passionate kissing, and her failing health that she blames on stress. When she moved away from his touch that morning, he finds himself wondering if he could still trust her.
Dr. Chakwas and Admiral Hackett discuss Shepard’s new abilities. Chakwas reluctantly tells Hackett that she has a hunch that Shepard fudged her medical tests for being taken off medical leave. They decide on asking Verity to keep an extra eye on Shepard and report back to them.
Addled and stressed though she may be, Shepard’s infiltrator skills are still top notch. She has become keenly aware of how completely and thoroughly the people around her are observing her. She comes to the conclusion that they don’t trust her- and she cannot trust anyone.
=== Title Meaning ===
=== Easter Eggs ===
==== Discord Highlights ====
The unavoidable antics of Sparatus babysitting toddler!Vi, regulations requiring dramatic exits, and reports of mass luting.