Coming to a sudden verbal halt, Lucy flickered eyelids, feeling, all of a sudden, as if she should find a chair to be seated. For the very gravity of the room began to stir, even sway.
"Excuse me, I... There's a confusion in the air and..."
With liquid contents filling the glass, it was the appetiser Lucy had to place down. Fortunately, the tray served well enough for that purpose and the same head moved needfully to forehead. Perhaps it was due to not having imbibed the only substance which did give her a welcome respite from hunger, but even after a few days, she had never quite felt like this.