nicola's been just on working mode the whole night, not finding it in herself to have even just a little bit of fun, people's lives are at stake, so she couldn't afford to fuck up, even when part of her knew that the shadow was bound to slip through their defenses at this point. though she couldn't help but soften a little bit the second she sees ela. they haven't talked in a long while, and the head of security had been busy herself ever since...the development of her relationship with andi, which is something she's yet to talk about. "long time, no see, doc..." she greets the surgeon with a smile on her face. "how have you been?"

Nicola: are you free this week for coffee? Nicola: or should i just come there and bring coffee with me?