Still without looking at the executive officer, Kozak responded in the same soft monotone that she had before.

Matt Kenseth was quickly encircled, and he answered questions in a soft monotone.

"I come here at the end of the day," he says, his voice a soft, steady monotone, not giving too much away.

"Thank you for your question," he said, switching again into his soft, high-pitched monotone.

His voice quickly returns to its soft monotone.

Tholav's voice never wavered from its usual soft monotone.

"Weapon is ready," he said in a soft monotone.

The closest Bikura stepped forward, stopped five paces from me, and said something in a soft monotone.

"Kathleen," he said at one point, breaking out of his normally soft monotone, "you lack the courage."

"He is very nervous," continued Kamau, speaking in a soft monotone.