"Of that I have no doubt." Most people may have thought of that as bravado, but Helena had always been confident in herself. And given the strides she'd been making in changing herself, of becoming something better than she had been before. "And I also must say that you will adjust swimmingly." She smiled. Oh she was all ready enjoying this encounter.
It wasn't surprising that Miss Adler didn't press Helena's pause. Helena was a little glad for it, as she wasn't sure she wanted to explain that significance of that just now. Perhaps at a later date, once they better knew each other. But right now? Helena didn't think it would go over that well. "Your thesis? Were you a doctor, then?" It was Helena's turn to ask about Irene. After all, she wasn't going to assume that this Irene was the same as the one in the books. Presuming things tended to be bad, after all. "I do imagine you would have heard about it. The Warehouse tends to protect itself very closely, but one never knows." And again, Helena wasn't wanting to go into detail about the fact people who worked at the Warehouse had one of three fates; they either went insane, turned evil and were killed or bronzed, or they were killed on the job.
"It really was. It comes alive whenever someone is close to it. It just reaches out and ensnares you and either you hope that there's someone who can help you, or you're pretty much done for." Thakfully Artie had been there to help free her, and Myka who'd also gotten herself entangled. "Also, I must say that when there's two people tangled in it, it gets infinitely more complex." She smirked a bit, remembering that incident with Myka. "Though I must say, I am highly intrigued by what you personally would do with such a rope."
"It wasn't, but there are worse fates. I've suffered two fates that were worse than that. At least it was a relatively quick and painless way to die. And a noble one, though I'm not exactly a noble soul." Even now she still didn't quite see herself as noble, not after the things she'd done and the blood she had on her hands.
Smiling again, Helena nodded. "I was never lacking for excitement, that is for sure." Which was the truth. A moment later, their tea and cake arrived. "Ah, excellent. I was getting thirsty," she commented with a little chuckle.