"Don't forget to wash your hands," Elaine trilled to Much, looking around the busy room. She picked out the other women here, in the minority, and decided to go an introduce herself to them. "Hello again," she said to Alan, and smiled at Melpomene. "Now you I do feel a certain kindredness with, but I'm afraid I'm a bit too much happily ever after for you!"
Scarlet stayed at the table, looking around at everyone, and felt sort of proud. When had they earned such an unlikely group of people on their side? Marian would be so happy when she knew. How could they not save her, with so much talent in the room?
Plus, now they had pizzas. He nodded to Michael and relieved him of the boxes. "Cheers, mate. Good stuff."