[Jan was preoccupied after the meeting, heading back to her House 7 garage to do some serious pondering. her head is down and her face blank with the thoughts churning through her head: that person came through the door and never got home. why do some people die for real and some don't? does that determine who becomes Sound Eaters, too? what if Rosa--

she jerks in startlement and stops when Kara reaches out and touches her; she wasn't paying attention to who was around her at all. and she's not a good liar, even when she isn't preoccupied.]

Not really.