Marcel & Alex
Alex wasn't comfortable at parties, not really. But Selene had been right, it was a good way to meet people. She wasn't the most comfortable around a lot of people either. It was something she'd been working on, but here she could just be on her own. She talked to people on the net, but meeting people for real was different. She was nervous.
Alex had already figured out how she could get out of here if things went bad. She couldn't help it. That was just second nature to her now. So far, she'd been okay but anything could happen here. There was a war going on, and some might have said a party was a little inappropriate. Then again, people needed a reason to hope, to have some fun. She could understand that.
She hadn't gotten anything to eat yet either, she was just walking around hoping she didn't look as uncomfortable as she felt. Odds were that this was a safe place. But after everything Alex had been through, she wasn't so sure there was a safe place anymore. She spotted Marcel who she recognized from the network, and gave him a slight smile.