given Bix’s comment about married women

I must have forgotten about that. Frankly I thought it was pretty low key myself, and more an excuse for Vel to set up the relationship for the audience than because of what he was doing.

And you're right about Syril's interactions. It's almost as if these characters he interacts with makes him seem more self-contained than the psycho he clearly is -- which is why his behavior with Dedra surprised me when it happened, yet it makes perfect sense.