The only thing easing the boredom was the constant pain. It was hard to be bored when you wanted to die. Not that Marlene ever said any of that, but Alastor was aware of it anyway, and true to his word, he had kept visitors down to a minimum, meaning no one other than himself, except for when he needed to check in at the office.
He had already taken his break, with Dumbledore coming in to talk to her, so Marlene didn't expect anymore visitors for the day. She was surprised to see Emmeline. "Hi, and you'd better make it quick before Alastor kicks you out." She grinned at her friend and nodded. "Come, sit down, and I'm as well as it can be expected."