Re: Dom/April
April knew this was serious, that they could not fail and that the pressure was high. She knew and understood exactly what the stakes were, and in many ways it felt the way it had when they arrived at Seattle Grace from Mercy West, knowing that they would be inspected and that some would lose their jobs. That they'd have to prove themselves while working in a hostile environment.
Still, dressed up like this, in a gorgeous sparkly gown which was more like something out of a fantasy than real life, she couldn't help but to feel like a princess from a fairytale. Granted a modern, very fashionable, fairytale, but a fairytale all the same. The medals, the tuxes - it only enhanced the feeling of being Cinderella at the ball.
She made small talk with a smile, and though she was nervous of a long list of things, from tripping to making a fool of herself to speaking too much, she was enjoying herself as she walked around the room. When she reached Dom, she smiled brightly at him. She hadn't spoken much to him since he arrived, like so many of the rest of the newly arrived. It was time to change that, she decided. After all she needed to make friends and live her life. Her conversation with Neal had showed her how much she hadn't lived yet, here or back home, and while life here was limited that was no excuse for not making the most of it.