Eight steps in, a cautious scan of the room (from training more than distrust) and takes a breath as she feels a sense of security from the eyes. "I know you don't know me... not really... but before they went off to do something about our situation, Essek said that I should come to you to hide if things went bad. I'm sorry for the inconvenience."

What in Diagad did they do?? She had no idea, but knew better than to trust the news media. "Allow me to introduce myself properly. My name is Eight. I'm on the Purple Team. I... also brought the cats. I don't know which of them are real." But in case they were she felt the need to keep them safe too.