#if this doesnt queue at 5pm its not my fault

[mutaeted]

ziva was sitting alone at the park, book in hand and earbud in one ear. she was trying to find some sort of peace, if that was possible. her abilities and emotions hadn’t really gone back to normal after her incident. charles said it was normal, that after such an extreme event it can take a long time for things to go back to normal -- or this new version of ziva and their powers is the new normal. so yeah, she was hoping being on her own and reading a book would help her feel a little calm.

she heard someone closeby, someone with a weirdly familiar voice.  “  sorry, but you just sound so familiar, do i know you?  “  she blurted out to the stranger, setting her earbud down on her book so she could pay attention to them.