[@The Nebulous] Good plan, good plan.  If the guys can't persuade Vol to throw in, I already have a surprise motivation for him to do so.

And [@DirtyDingo], yeah, don't worry about that too much.  The opening escapade has been more lighthearted because it was determined by me, the Volus, and even in the darkest Mass Effect settings, those guys have generally been the comedy race.  Once the VORCHA are dealt with, I have no doubt things will find their own temperature.