[ the kitten winces. hands the apple to Sheep Fiend — who munches it happily — and taps the cuff-comlink again. a hologram appears, showing a small girl with pale skin, black hair and talon-like feet, dressed in all black save for a red bracelet around her wrist, sitting on the floor of the soundproof room. she stares ahead, motionless. ]

She hasn't spoken since the last mission. The food trays I give her come back empty, which is promising, but... she won't talk to me.

[ Sheep Fiend bleats again. ]

... He says her life signals are active, but it's like her mind isn't there.