Sera Brenden notices Vespasian's nerves, and she frowns, turning to look at him and opening her mouth to say something... Then she sees the man step out of the laundromat, and she senses something very, very wrong. She swipes a hand before her, whispering softly in a language no one she's ever met has heard or learned... All the same, the effect is weak--the bullets slow, but they don't stop. She gets struck and falls to her knees with a little cry, feeling reality twist tighter around her, punishing her for even trying.