Timing!
As for Mrs. Teasdale's possible death wish, I'll point you toward her first appearance in the comic where she continues to taunt Jolene even after deducing that everyone's favorite psychotic squirrel girl has "gone off her meds." Not to mention the rather explosive conclusion to "Chrysalis," our 3rd storyline, and the things Norma's been saying since at least the last week of this 31st storyline, "Refraction, the 1st chapter of this current book of Daily Grind. I somehow feel that this may prove to be a "plot point," as they say.
Thirty-Six - Chiaroscuro