Who knows? It just makes the language even more confusing.

Well, I think the news said he was some sort of bodyguard. Maybe they're after whoever he's guarding or they figured he'd be a problem so they just... _{[He drags a finger across his throat, makes a strangled sound and sticks his tongue out.]} Offed him. The bit with the girl he was with kinda makes me worried too, I mean... What if that chick really did blow him up? People here have a ton of weird powers.