[Well, Shep wouldn't mind it at all. Just expect the same long blanks for a while before she gets used to it. :P]

Nor will trying to punch through it work out. Not with the Cain, anyway, much less an assault rifle. [Why did she bring that nuke launcher again? She should've brought something like the grenade launcher to the fray instead. She's not risking blowing herself up, or an entire tract of land just to see if it's possible to break through. >_>]

Those 'shifts' I've heard about might be worth looking into as well.