Husk. With her hands already at her sides, it's easy for her to slide down towards where a gun should be- and find nothing. Nothing at all. This discovery and the adrenaline shot through her body all happen before she's able to process beyond the sight and smell. To acknowledge the abomination is talking.

So Shepard is standing and backed several feet away before she replies. Instinct is a hard thing to fight.

"You're talking."