The room had grown more full. It was strange. People who had said they would come, hadn't, while people who hadn't said anything, had. There weren't as many people as Anita had expected, but it was past seven. It was almost 7:15. It was time to get started and if anyone else showed up they could work them into the meeting. It was almost sad that Dean hadn't shown up. She didn't really care one way or the other about him yet, but he had promised to bring coffee. Coffee was something she did care about.
"Excuse me," she said raising her voice in a authoritative voice, "I think we are going to try to get started now. It would be most appreciated if you could all grab last minute refreshments and take a seat. " It wasn't like she'd get angry if someone decided to get up during the meeting to grab a drink or piece of pizza, but she felt that the urge was needed to get things going. To set an example she pulled one of the kitchen chairs over and sat down. Now just to wait for everyone to follow along.