I would think so. [ she follows the motion made at the wall. ] But even for a stark lack of inspiration [ kneeling down she picks up another crumpled scrap, unfurling it, and looking at the sketch inside. ] you’ve drawn a lot of nice things. [ pep had no artistic talent to speak of, but she admired both artists and their art alike. she used to curate a gallery, right, …or was that just a dream of hers? ] My niece used to draw a lot…

I might have been trying to. [ she chuckles, taking a seat on the empty bed adjacent to clary. ] I want, no, need to get out of this place. [ it’s a hard feeling to explain, but the longer she stays at the hospital the worse the overwhelming sense of dread becomes. ]