So she was adjusting, a little bit, maybe. More like she was back in the swing of talking to people she didn't know all that well - Snape, Findthee, Ruby to an extent. She was never particularly sincere with them anyway, so pretending to be back to normal was easy.

But some others? Mozenrath, McCoy, Kirk...they were trickier to lie to. Or easier to be honest with. It was hard to tell.

She stood on the deck and crossed her arms tightly, waiting for Mozenrath to show.