[ Mission accomplished, Noh-Varr thinks, when Hinata's expression shifts from hesitation to bewilderment. He settles back into his former pose, allowing for contact again. ]

Ancient? I wouldn't go that far. [ Though it reminds Noh-Varr of Hibari calling Garrus 'old man' and, privately, he agrees that the turian probably acts old enough to deserve the comparison. ]

Hibari called him a can opener, once. Maybe because of his mouth-plates? [ He motions around his own mouth, definitely free of any metallic patina. ]

As for spite, maybe, probably--she never did tell me, in the end. [ His smile turns rueful, contemplative. Before she died, he doesn't say. ]