[ The dress is pretty. She's glad that their host was able to find her something to wear on such short notice, and that fit so well, too. ] It is only my second function since being formally introduced to society. At my last function there were a number of politics involved. I think this second one still possessed them - [ Well, it's more a trap than anything. A means to an end. ] But due to the nature of the ball I wasn't approached the same as before.