Re: Rinoa and OPEN - 10:45ish
Parties were always going to be more her thing than his, this was true. But she didn't want to go into everything here, where everyone could hear them. Rinoa especially didn't want to start crying in front of everyone either, and she knew that was also a possibility. Back in her hotel room, sure, she could have all the breakdowns she wanted, but not here. Quistis had a great idea in throwing this party, because Rinoa did want to see everyone and have a good time. Just... yeah. Perhaps she'd been stupid to take off all those ago, and those relationships could never be salvaged now. One never knew.
Well, the fact that Squall seemed to remember Angelo fondly, at least, was a good start. If Angelo realized Squall was there, she'd probably come over and say hello. But right now, Angelo's only reaction was to stretch and settle into a different sleeping position. "She's fine," Rinoa said, "older now, not as active, but still doing okay." Angelo was older now, and Rinoa knew dogs her size tended not to live as long, but she tried not to think about that. And the fact that he asked after the damn dog and not her didn't go unnoticed either. "I'm fine too. Thanks for asking." Despite the fact that she knew she was going to have to drive tonight, she took another sip of her drink. One glass of wine wasn't going to kill her.