Lana hadn't met the rest of the group the night before, and Nina was worried. She knew how easy it was to sleep through the night, having it done it herself, but that didn't do anything to untie the knots forming in the pit of her stomach. When she saw Lana sitting at breakfast alone, though, she perked up visibly, enough to draw the nurse's attention. Pointing, she asked to go sit by Lana. The nurse, apparently happy enough that she was making a friend, guided Nina over.

When the woman departed, Nina sat down with her own pancakes, carefully to set the tray down gently and not let it slam into the table. "Lana," she said, genially enough, but sounding as if she was hedging a little bit. "Hey."