"No, thanks." Carver shook her head. "I already joined Shock and Barrel for lunch after band practice." She waved at Sally as she came out of the kitchen. "Hey, Sally. Could I borrow your basket? I was out walking, and noticed a couple of corpse flowers blooming. I'd like to pick some to spruce up the lab a bit, but they're a bit big for my cage." She smiled up at her sister and tilted her head ever so slightly to the side, as she had done often as a small and guileless young child.