Owen glanced at Kate before he scanned the room again. She was right. Juliet wasn't there, nor had she been mentioned. "Why would she be singled out?" he murmured. "She didn't do the survey, but neither did I. Or Georgie, and we're both here."
Owen was trying to focus, but he was distracted by the announcement. He thought he misheard at first, but there was no mistaking that they had put him in a room with Cecilia. That was... awkward? No. But inappropriate, probably. He looked at her from where he stood, a look of Can you believe this? on his face.
"I think if people are unhappy with their room assignments, we can probably change it up. I know the bracelets are programmed, but we could probably... work something out." For once, Owen sounded unsure of himself. He didn't want to room with anyone, and if he had to, he'd want it to be Cecilia. But he also knew that might make her uncomfortable. What the hell were They thinking, pairing people up that way?