Wait here.

::Luke sits down, waiting for a doctor to treat his leg. He places the shillelagh across his legs.::

:: The Doctor walks into the room carrying Luke's chart. And no, it isn't a man, you do get female doctors. ANY-way. She looks up, and assumes Luke is infact who she is looking for because, well, there is no one else there. ::

"Luke Morgenstern? Follow me."

:: She turns and walks to Luke's room. ::

::Luke, accompanied by the shillelagh, goes to his room.::

::Andrea wanders in, and locates several payphones at the wall. She looks down at the floppy trousers the hospital gave her to replace the dusty, spider-infested throw she was wearing, and sighs.::

(Don't even have pockets, let alone any quarters. I'm sur... wait, what am I even thinking? It's the emergency services!)

::She calls and works her way to the local police station, asking to speak with someone official-ish and asking that they send round an officer to speak with her a little more. After receiving confirmation, Andrea hangs up the phone and heaves a big sigh. She gave hardly any details away of what happened, and knows she'll have to when the officer gets here. Sniffing, she swipes at her eyes and sighs, heading back to the ward.::

::Prue walks in with Sharon and gets herself a coffee from the machine. Sipping it, she sighs, sorting out her thoughts. After a long pause, she speaks.::

"I think she's got rid of it."

::Sharon glances up at Prue.::

"She does appear less self-involved. Though I wouldn't put it past Andrea to be acting. Do you think what she did for Chloe constitutes a selfless act?"

"Yes. She put Chloe's welfare over her own selfish desires. That's a selfless act. Though, as you said, she seems to be a bit tricky, so we should keep an eye on her. In fact, maybe we shouldn't have left them alone, in case she's tried to run off again..."

(Crappers.)

"If it was a selfless act, she'll be fine, and we don't need to keep an eye on her."

(Well, I do. But she doesn't.)

"If it's all an act, then there's plenty we should worry about. Let's go back."

::She goes back to Chloe's room.::

(To put *my* mind at rest, at least.)

::Sharon sighs and follows.::

(I thought you were convinced it was a selfless act.)

::Andrea fumbles for a quarter and calls her apartment.::

No answer.

"Shhhhhh..."

::She dials Julie's apartment.::

You got cut off. Since you're just wasting my time, I'm keeping your quarter.

::Andrea cries out in frustration and hits the phone.::

"Ow!"

::She narrows her eyes at the telephone.::

(You, Sir, have made yourself an enemy today.)

::She sighs in defeat, and goes back to Petunius' room.::

:: Azura walks over to one of the seats and sinks into it. The room is bigger than Petunius' hospital room, so her panic subsides some. Although, she'd still rather be outside. ::

::Andrea follows Azura in and sneaks up behind her, putting her hands over her eyes.::

"Guess who?"

:: Azura jumps slightly when Andrea sneaks up on her. But since she knows who it is, she is okay with it. ::

"Oh... I really do not know. Tell me."

"It's Paige!"

::For some reason Andrea finds this completely and totally hilarious, and laughs for a full minute.::

:: Azura raises her eyebrows and turns in her seat to stare at Andrea. She is less than amused. Sighing and shaking her head she turns back around to stare at the wall. ::

"Aw, Az, I'm only kidding! Don't be that way."

::She slides into a chair opposite her friend and puts her chin on her hands, her elbows on the table. She stares into Azura's eyes.::

:: Azura stares right back. She's still annoyed so it's a pretty intense stare.::

(Perhaps I am being too hard on her.)

::Andrea tries to keep it up, but Azura's being scary, so she shrinks back a little and looks down.::

"Christ, Az, you really have a way of making me feel like a kid, don't you?"

:: Azura averts her gaze for a couple of seconds, when she looks back at Andrea her gaze as softened considerably. ::

"Sorry Andrea. I just... with Paige I get..."

:: She isn't sure how to explain it. ::

::Andrea smiles to herself.::

(Oh god, she really likes her, that's so cute!)

::She grins devilishly, but doesn't word any of this.::

(Awwwwww!)

"I know, Az. I really should stop making jokes. I'm awful."

:: Azura blushes since she can hear what Andrea is thinking. She shifts uncomfortably, twirling a strand of her hair around her finger. ::

"I will let you away with it."

::Andrea grins.::

"Good! Paige Paige Paige Paige Paige!"

:: Azura sinks further down in her chair, trying to hide herself as best she can. Her hair falls in front of her face as she looks at Andrea. Aw. All embarrassed. ::

"Stop it."

"Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!"

::Andrea laughs, clearly having the time of her life. She leans forward.::

"So what's Paige look like naked?"

:: Azura stares at Andrea in shock, she also goes even redder and tries her best to comepletly hide her face. ::

"Andrea! Stop it!"

:: She sounds all whiney. Embarrassed and whiney. ::

::Julie comes out of Pet's room and sits slightly far from where Andrea and Azura are.::

(What if we can't defeat it. Will we lose Patience forever? This has to work.)

::She fidgets with her fingers, lost in thought.::

::Too engrossed with making Azura squirm to pay attention to the people coming in and out, Andrea laughs harder and prods Azura under the table with her foot.::

"That's priceless. Oh Az. You're so awesome when you lose your cool and can't do the scary staring thing anymore."

:: Azura pulls her hands away from her face, and looks at Andrea through a curtain of hair. She's still red too. ::

"You are mean. Perhaps I will just keep what I know concerning your sister to myself."

:: Also hasn't seen Julie. ::

::Andrea immediately stops messing around.::

"What? What about her? What is it?"

::Julie looks towards the door waiting for Petunius.::

(Come on, come on! No time to waste!)

:: Azura smiles faintly and sits up. ::

"Oh no. I am not telling you now."

:: She fixes her hair, pulling it behind her ears. ::

"What? You can't do that!"

::Andrea sits up and leans forward a little.::

"Tell me! What is it?"

:: Azura clasps her hands on her lap and pretends she hasn't heard Andrea at all. She brushes a bit of lint off of the skirt she is wearing ahd reclasps her hands. ::

"AZ!!! Tell me!"