I pick up my lovely fox mug. The last bit of chai has gone cold inside it, but I drink the it anyway. I refuse to waste my own successful effort when some of these ingredients may be actually impossible to find before long.
Also partly because I need something to do with my hands that isn't reaching for my son or fidgeting until Kyrie can get here. But also because I've been left with the most disturbing woman in the room, while my son sleeps on my lap.
> And… whatever she's been seeing in us since she walked in. <
"You don't need to hover by the door. If you wanted to stay and say something, just stay."
To her credit, Dr. Mei didn't flinch at being called out. She just nodded once and came back to the table counter to sit across from me. Good, I might have reacted badly if she got too close while I hold him.
"Thank you for the tea. It was very good."
"You're welcome. Now can you tell me why you've been staring at us and what Life-Thread Perceptive means?"
