"Don't take this out on me!" Herbert grouses. "It was through a wall of water--I can only tell you what it looked like." Driven once again by irritation, he walks purposefully over to Rita as if he isn't at all charred.

"You should sit down," he says, reaching out to put a hand on her shoulder. Now that he's not arguing with Jasper, his voice is soft again, almost suitable for what he's going for. "Zangetsu can take a look at the lights over there, and we can move on shortly."