Penny watched as the boy looked over to where Coraline was sitting. Penny wasn't an expert in sign language, but a big part of journalism was gauging people's emotions. In the case of journalism, she used it to notice if people where lying to her. Here, she could tell that there was something humorous being exchanged between the two kids, which she didn't find funny at all.
Slowly, Penny made her way over to Cori and took a seat near the girl. She looked out at the room to make sure everyone was working properly and safely. Then, she turned to Cori. It was hard to look at her and not see Lexie Tibbits. And now... David. She waited to see if Cori would look her way and then did her best to sign 'Everything okay?'