Re: Alice/Isobel/Rafe - 8:15 - the entrance
"I highly recommend the red," Rafael cut in, smiling as he did. Then he sipped at his own replenished drink, watching Alice's reaction to Isobel's question. He could not help but smile. The liquor, the heat, the costumes, the party itself all conspired to make him feel remarkably happy. He wanted to ask more, to share in whatever budding relationship his friend might be enjoying, but the mention of the conspicuously missing Brittany Bernard gave him pause. Determined not to bring the mood down, he still could not resist chiming in once more.
"I haven't seen BB," he said. "Maybe she's just planning on being fashionably late." He pointed toward the generous spread of food on the table. "The meatloaf is actually surprisingly good..."