Cedric was worried about how Ruby looked frightened of Elijah - of course she would be scared; they were the ones who fought under Aperture Tower - but it seemed as though the technopath was not going to let her fear distract her from business. He nodded as Ruby gave him the required information, before moving onto Harper, then activating a device that let off a wave of painful sound; covering her escape.

Some things never change, he guessed. As the sound began to fade, the 20-year old began to find himself chuckling, then laughing, laughing at the nostalgia that filled him. He then looked at Elijah and Harper, the latter whose enhanced senses made him more sensitive to stuff like this. Of course, things quickly got less amusing when the propeitor, followed by several bouncers, entered the booth, some looking at Eli sharply.

"Heh heh..." spoke Cedric, "how do I put this?" He then gave a fast explanation that the girl he was with thought he was cheating on her with Harper (not that he used that guy's real name) and Eli (which was ridiculous; he never cheated; open relationships don't count) and that she had given a super-enhaced scream at him in response. This explanation was accepted; it gelled with Cedric's reputation.

That done, it was time for Cedric to preposition the waitress, then find out more about the unauthorized secret mission to Syria...