"That's one way of putting it rather succinctly," he answers with another smile, considering that's the simplest way he knows how to explain his feelings towards the Free Cities. Or rather the resentment he's not quite let go of for being here even though it's been months, and more so now that things have gone from merely tense to something much, much worse.

Nothing Shepard deserves to have put on her so he keeps that to himself as she seems to wrap everything up, and when she offers her hand Claude takes it to shake with more friendliness than before. Even if their views on this differ - it's comforting to find someone else with some of the background they share.

"Not a problem. If you need anything else for that form, you know where to find me." A shooting range, though; that's something unfamiliar to him beyond range usually being associated with archery. Claude has the sense that's not what's being talked about here, and curiosity is a good way to draw him into something. And so as he releases their handshake he also follows that up with a nod. "I'll stop by to check it out sometime, certainly."

It could be an idle promise, except for when that message about the shooting range goes out: well, now he's absolutely intrigued.