[ It's too bad Elliot isn't half as adept at nuances, or he might have some chance at redemption in his purportedly bland default expression (which bears more likeness to an exasperated cad that anything else, to be honest). ]

It's bizarre. I can't say I've encountered any similar circumstances. That begs the question, though. Have you ever heard of the Abyss? Or of Chains? Surely you must have heard of stranger things in the last place you resided within.