Morticia was devasted but she did not show it on the outside. She only asked
"Retired as permanently retired or otherwise dead as a doorknob?"

Noirin dropped completely to the floor and scurried under the bed where she could change without being observed. Once she had changed her form, she could change into normal clothes. That she would wait until HE closed the door. Then she would change quickly as she talked to him. She needed a few things before she could leave the place. And there are a few questions she wanted to ask too.