Aura had been at work when things went crazy. Real work - the kind with mice and tourists and high school students celebrating the beginning of a new school year with extended hours. The fact that Simon had punched something hadn't surprised her to read; she was becoming pretty familiar with his temper tantrums at this point and, to be honest, the floor-length mirror behind the bathroom door had freaked her out pretty badly too.
She entered the hospital waiting room with her Haunted Mansion costume and completely silly white servant's hat-thing firmly in place. Her cheery nameplate said she was from Las Vegas, Nevada and proclaimed her name in the most annoying of cheery manners. Aura!
She saw Pierce almost immediately, and she took his Highlights magazine away from him and sat beside him. "This was not the best possible meeting for you two," she said preemptively. "How is he? And how's Billy?"