[center][h2][color=BurlyWood]Cedar.[/color][/h2][/center]

Cedar watched in a sort of detached way as Ruskali went limp. He knew what this was; Ruskali might as well be dead, the way he was now. Well, at least Cedar hadn't broken his nose, too. That would've just been salt on the wound. [color=BurlyWood][i]At least I wouldn't have to deal with his rambling anymore,[/i][/color] he thought, then mentally chastised himself for being so callous.

Despite his own callous thoughts, he bristled at Fluke's carefree statements. At least Cedar had the decency to just [i]think[/i] it, instead of [i]say[/i] it. [color=BurlyWood]"A little bit more [i]courtesy[/i] would be appreciated, Fluke,"[/color] he said, his voice clipped and stern. He didn't have it in him to be angry right now; his adrenaline was leaving him quick, and his hand still felt a little weird from the Nox. It was best to focus on - 

[i][color=gray]'tnelis peek. gnihton od. yaw eht uoy wohs lliw i.'[/color][/i]

Cedar almost visibly startled. It sounded like a voice, not from around him, but from [i]inside[/i] his head. It didn't completely make sense, but he understood it. He opened his mouth to say something - [color=BurlyWood]'Hey, I'm hearing voices,'[/color] maybe, or the slightly less worrying [color=BurlyWood]'did any of you hear that just now?'[/color] - but something made him close his mouth just as fast. [color=Tan]Best not to say anything yet,[/color] something in him suggested. [color=Tan]Too much of everything else to add more to the plate right now. Do nothing. Keep silent.[/color]

Instead - as if he hadn't heard a mysterious voice inside his head, right after killing a Nox and watching a possessed man, as if everything was simply going fine and presented no risk - he moved on to a completely different subject. [color=BurlyWood]"Anyone seen Iris?"[/color] Then, without waiting for an answer, he said through his comm, [color=BurlyWood]"Yo, Iris - you still with us? We've, uh, got thing under control here."[/color] At least there wasn't anyone actively attempting to kill anyone else, at least.