The new portal opening had Grainne's hopes up (dammit) for a second, until out popped two more people in wireframes. She got the sense that there would be a lot of that happening in the future. Well, at least it gave her something else to think about other than the desolation and the others' talk of a foreign war.

"Ah-?" The voice sounded familiar, she had spoken to him a time or two, didn't she? "Grainne. I was the one with the tea."