Re: Mezzanine
"Both," the lady in black said to Cleopatra. "My usual parties just have drinks and speeches, no costumes." She took a sip of her drink. "As for your other question, my life requires me to have more than one identity. One for my work...and one for my more personal ambitions. I wanted to come here not as another elaborate identity for myself, but as someone with little story as possible, able to explore this place without having to deal with a lot of questions. Disguises, as you say, work so long as you know how to hide behind them, but the more elaborate they are, the more burdensome they can become.
"And this is supposed to be a night free of burden, is it not?" she asked.