"He's okay," Nina assured her. "He had a cure for you." One of the many reasons Nina was disappointed that Lana hadn't shown up. Not that she blamed Lana for that. Time got away from you in a place like this. Nina understood.

Something she was quick to reassure Lana of. "It's okay. I... I know how it is. Believe me."

So Lana had missed the intercom announcements, then? Nina was happy to fill her in, although it was creepy to talk about. She cut off a piece of pancake and chewed with deliberate slowness, to give herself some extra time before she had to discuss anything.

"Well..." Nina sighed. "He started talking about how we'd lost people lately. That was before the night started. He talked about portals, and letting some 'friends' of his out to run amok through the halls."

Nina shivered. She hadn't understood what he'd meant, when he said it, but she did now. Way too well.