Jade had been about to respond when Francesca suddenly turned from her and began staring out of the window and she thought better than to interrupt. Some branches of the Ministry weren't all bad, and her father worked mostly in the United States as a liaison, but instead of saying this, she clammed up and let the girl do her thinking in peace.

She remained silent even as the girl got up to leave, looking a bit downcast, but telling herself that it probably wasn't anything personal and even smiled a bit when she was thanked for the food. She looked up when Francesca came back in to tell her that her English wasn't so bad and, though she left shortly after that, it had made the difference in the strange conversation for her.

Putting away the other half of the pirozhki for later in case the food ban lasted too long, Jade began to get ready for bed early. The longer she slept, the less time she spent thinking about how hungry she was.

OOC: Not sure what to do with Archer...