Tertia, after taking Hank to the hospital, had indeed vanished. She had pressing matters to attend to, like finding a home and information. She had left and began scouring the city for an apartment. To her joy, she found a decent one, large enough for her to happily live within, for a reasonable price. She paid cash for it all and then made her way to the seedier part of town. There, she sought out the streetears. She found a couple, asked them to keep an ear out for her, and greased their palms liberally.
After all that was said and done, she began to wander the city, taking in its layout. She eventually happened upon Hank again and waved when she was in his view. She made no sound, as usual, but she did feel it was necessary to at least be polite to him since he obviously was not a bad individual.