Re: Alice/Isobel/Rafe - 8:15 - the entrance
"Of course," Isobel started, confused. Her hand smoothed down Alice's arm, then left it to cup her drink in front of her. "Obed and I broke up after moving here, and... We hadn't even been dating for all that long beforehand anyway. But we worked through our issues and..." She shrugged. "I think we're even better than before, and even though the building is... I don't know, what it is doesn't mean that you just..." Her hand came away from her drink, weaving through the air as though she were searching for words to pull from it.
"You don't hit pause on life just because there are other things going on. If anything, I think you take the good things even more since there's so many other things happening around you, because that's what helps ground you and makes you appreciate them even more.
"Rafe, you agree with me, right?" She took a step toward the other man, elbowing him gently.