Oh, my. Would you look at that?

[Sounding vastly underwhelmed, Jade adjusted his glasses and looked to the fence. Now that didn't seem a very normal thing, did it.]

I don't suppose anyone else cared to notice the encroaching possible calamity, did they? [His right arm had gone rigid almost subconsciously; Jade sincerely hoped he could call the damned thing at will under pressure just in case. Despite his tone, he had a sinking feeling this was going to be Not Good.]

How thematically appropriate.