Jade was sitting up with her knees cradled to her chest, staring vacantly at some point past Jemma and Leah as the door opened.  She was singing in Romanian as they tumbled in.

[center][color=#bc8dbf][i][...matches squeezed in my teeth
a weakness held in mirror walls
I bathe in
cold and sweat. I know that from here
I'll never get out
but with a bang
and with broken shards
I want to...][/i][/color][/center]

She stopped abruptly after not seeming to notice them for far too long, and her emerald eyes flicked down to lock gazes with Leah.  The whole room was heavy with silence for an uncomfortable eternity, Leah frozen in the middle of trying to wrestle the creature (unsuccessfully) out of the room.

[b][color=bc8dbf]"Its catchy,"[/color][/b] she explained. Jade blew a wisp of her auburn hair out of her face, and her gaze darted up to Jemma.  [b][color=bc8dbf]"Your head grew back...,"[/color][/b] she whispered eerily, eyes wide, and her irises trembling unnaturally for a fraction of a second. A gust of wind picked up in the room, and then died down.  Leah blew out a breath she hadn't realized she was holding and relaxed... well... as much as one could given the circumstances.

[b][color=#7270db]"Hmmm?"[/color][/b] Wolf noted with a raised eyebrow from the periphery, cradling a tall, insulated thermos steaming with the aroma of fresh coffee. It was white, with "I need this long to be sociable" written in bold red letters across the front.

[b]"Wolf, can you [i]do[/i] something about this??"[/b]

[b][color=#7270db]"...Not my bear, not my circus,"[/color][/b] she muttered back, tapping the words on her thermos.

[b]"WOLF!"[/b]

[b][color=#7270db]"How's your head?"[/color][/b]

[b]"What?"[/b] Wolf only nodded over Leah's shoulder while slurping coffee from her thermos. When the physician turned to look she ran into the tall, imposing, hooded figure behind her and squawked awkwardly in surprise as she nearly bounced off.

[color=#bd5ad1]"Hurts,"[/color] answered the figure mechanically, from the eyeless black and red kitsune mask. The slither and chitter of shifting metal rippled from beneath her clothes. Though she was perfectly still, from the sound of it, her body was in constant motion. She reached out with her spindly, talon-like fingers from the wide sleeve of her cropped robe to steady Leah. She handled the physician with almost unnatural care, and her sharp digits bent with far too many articulations to avoid cutting the woman, though her other arm remained hidden beneath the folds of her hooded half-cloak. [color=#bd5ad1]"Sorry."[/color]

[b][color=#7270db]"Take the day off and get some rest,"[/color][/b] Wolf insisted. Leah seemed to deflate in exhaustion and nodded.  Wolf smiled over the rim over her Thermos. [b][color=#7270db]"Page me if you need anything.  I'll have it brought to you."[/color][/b]

[b]"Thanks,"[/b] Leah sighed, and extricated herself from the scene as quickly as was polite.

[b][color=#7270db]"Violet?"[/color][/b] Wolf raised an eyebrow when the hooded woman didn't leave.  [b][color=#7270db]"That was sort of a general statement. How are you feeling?"[/color][/b]

[color=#bd5ad1]"Hungry."[/color] Wolf glanced at Jemma and Jade with a concerned expression for a fraction of a second before returning her attention to Violet.

[b][color=#7270db]"Maintenance protocols helping at all?"[/color][/b]

[color=#bd5ad1]"Little,"[/color] Vi answered, shortly. As if to countermand her statement, a hitching click, and the slow grind of metal on metal slithered from beneath her cloak.  [color=#bd5ad1]"Slows the breakdown."[/color]

[b][color=#7270db]"I could call..."[/color][/b]

[color=#bd5ad1]"No,"[/color] interrupted Vi. Her head didn't move, but somehow it was apparent that her gaze was sweeping over the present company. [color=#bd5ad1]"I'm going to... get [i]take out[/i],"[/color] she informed, to which Wolf sighed, looking thoughtfully at the floor for a long minute.

[b][color=#7270db]"Alright. You want aerial?"[/color][/b] Vi shook her head softly. [b][color=#7270db]"I'll keep something on standby in case you run into trouble then. Be careful. Confirmed rumors of at least two Templar in the area."[/color][/b]

All at once Violet was perfectly still, even the invisible constant slither of metal beneath her clothes suddenly stopped.  For a long moment it was quiet enough to hear the soft hiss of Violet's cybernetic lungs forcing air into her frame followed by the slow gust of released carbon dioxide.

[b][color=bc8dbf]"History with the Silver one...,"[/color][/b] Jade had leaned over to whisper to Jemma, just a little too loudly.  [b][color=bc8dbf]"'Take out' doesn't mean food,"[/color][/b] she continued.  Wolf's eyebrows slowly lifted as she maintained what she believed to be eye contact with Violet. After a minute the cyborg's shoulders seemed to uncoil, and the slither of sliding metal resumed.  Her head tilted just a little, and a soft giggle escaped her vox.

[color=#bd5ad1]"Some things are meant to stay secret, little gem."[/color]

[b][color=bc8dbf]"Awwwww shit... did thoughts come out of my mouth again?  I'm still melty from yesterday,"[/color][/b] Jade muttered, rubbing her temples.  Wolf snorted, and nearly choked on her coffee.

[color=#bd5ad1]"It's okay.  I'll try not to cause too much trouble while I'm out."[/color]