She looked surprised, but not unhappy. "You want to come with me?" It sort of felt really nice, actually, that she'd have company even though it was a kitten.

She climbed to her feet, careful of the kitten. She took a second to look in a mirror she hung beside the door. She definitely looked like she had been crying. Liz rubbed her eyes a few more times and decided she wasn't going to be out long enough for it to matter much.

"I've been thinking of names, by the way. How do you feel about Shadow?"