[@EclipseDragon]

Sliding "Don't. Trust. Humanity." into the gaps while registering sold me on the post [i]immediately[/i], so there's that. Really nice technique. The inner dialogue and self-conflict is generally great - you could maybe break up descriptive paragraphs with some inner monologue for variety when he's reacting to the action, but the words on the page are all perfectly fine. Most importantly, you fleshed out your character's nature and started preparing some future drama that I can [i]really[/i] get behind without rushing the build-up, so I'd call that a solid post all-around ^_^

Now, I need to figure out whether Seras is a nervous wreck or is still holding herself together after that rollercoaster ride - having a friendly face around will probably help :)