Shadow smiled at the impromptu rendition of a classic, and the sarcasm laced words of her partner as she regarded the new adornment to the basement wall with a critical eye... the smell was getting somewhat pungent and at the moment, her normal state of mind could do little to block it from her delicate sense of smell.  It was curious, she mused, that when in the grip of the dark haze, which so often she was down here, that the mixed scents had little effect on her... in fact at times she even drew stimulation from them.<br/><br/>Shadow nodded softly towards Thorn... she was exhausted, partly physically, but perhaps most of it was mentally, it had been a draining day and and the last thing she wanted to do was look like death warmed over for when they went out and met any of their... appointments.  She softly motioned a kiss towards her and set off up the stairs without glancing back...<br/><br/>As she slipped back through the secreted doorway, she shrugged off the stench of death that she felt had tainted her from handling the meat in the basement.  She had at last stopped blaming herself for the mistake, having taken some comfort from Thorn, like she always had when things had gotten too much for her... and in her mind had begun to blame him, for having an inherent weakness and allergic reaction to the drugs.  She rolled her eyes, hardly a wonder she had found strength in the arms of a woman when all the men around her seemed either abusive or weak... with a soft shake of her head she made for one of the bedrooms...<br/><br/>As she began to climb the stairs, her eyes drifted towards the laptop bag that she had placed on the table after kicking it.  With a wry smile she scooped it up and took it with her and set off up the stairs and along the corridor towards one of the other bedrooms, usually the reserve of guests.  She opened it and threw the case down onto the bed where it bounced slighlty before she set about peeling off her own clothes... for a moment she felt a little uncomfortable being naked and went to the cupboard and dug out an oversize tee... not particularly attractive or did it do much to accentuate her figure, but all she wanted was the respite that came with sleep...<br/><br/>As she settled down, she flipped open the laptop lid and powered it up... it would need recharging soon enough, but there seemed enough residual power to at least take a look over her new toy...