Could be. [ Is he a skeptic? Yes. Did he believe his entire team would turn into ravenous shells of their former selves, intent on nothing more than his own destruction? No. Did it still happen? Yes. ]

Lotta' things I didn't see as significant possibilities have been testing my ability to disbelieve lately. Let's call this one the cherry on top of the sundae. Really makes me lose faith in the creativity of Earth writers if that's the case, though. Gotta' say I'm disappointed.

[ His cavalier tone is betrayed by the hand at his side, fingers tapping against his leg with a quiet unease. Wherever he is, whatever this is that he's apparently supposed to be doing, he's doing it without Sherry. Is he seriously supposed to believe he's dreaming? If he is, is she being forced to haul him around? As if on cue, his new partner invokes the same image. ]

Seriously? Come on, you look tough. Anyway, you got a name or what?