Serena picked up a book after a bit and went to read in another room. She read till the door knock came and she got up and went to get the pizza. She opened the door and said "Thanks, how much do we owe for the pizza?" She was shaking as she went to her wallet in her pockets, fighting to get her hands to work. 

John listened to her and it clicked. "No it makes sense...it explains a lot..." He got up and started to pace as he thought thru it all. "So that explains what is going on...but not why this is all happening now...and we need to figure out how the goddess Nyx plays into all of this..."