Kijani woke up with her face on a computer keyboard. She groaned and ran her hand across her eyes. Her clothes from yesterday were sweaty and wrinkled, and she had a knot between her shoulders the size of a golf ball. "Ugh..." She'd stayed up all night, researching and reporting and trying to find something. Knowing there would be nothing she could do without food and at least a few hours of relaxation, she took a hot shower with lavender soap, hoping to soothe herself. After using a half hour's worth of water and dressing in some comfortable clothes, she sought out Connor. If he saw her asleep, he'd probably leave her there rather than risk waking her up.

"Connor? Where are you?" Not knowing if he was still around, she went to her phone to call him.

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Not knowing what to do, Kassy wandered Lady Kat's house. She managed to find the kitchen, and started to make grilled sandwiches with the food she found there. Cooking soothed her, for some reason, and feeding others made her happy. She didn't remember when she'd learned to cook. Or who had taught her, for that matter. Maybe she'd taken a harder blow to the head during the explosion than she realized. The smell of cooking food started to waft through the long house.