Adja motioned for her turn with the stick. Jason not affected because he's not touched the same way we are, she wrote, not sure if this was a good time to reveal Martin's coexistence with the enemy to the only person in the group who had nothing supernaturally remarkable about them. Jason was already mad at him for various reasons. Adding another layer of distrust would have just made things worse.

Only seems to work outside. Either a weapon by the Cleanup Crew or by Joel's comrades. If by CC, then to single out humans as the only ones who can make noise. If by J, then to keep us inside and away from him, or to deter CC. She held the stick out to anyone with opinions. Martin was too busy fighting the urge to scream and swinging his nine-iron to blow off some steam. Though his mouth made no noise, the grunting sounds of frustration were very clearly implied.