Jake shared a hello here and there as people started to arrive. A few familiar faces had him sharing small talk and a laugh here and there, but overall it was a pretty quiet and tamed room. He didn't like it. It seemed almost like a weight was pulling the ceiling down on everyone and figured someone needed to get things going in a more positive light. He thought about something that might lighten the mood, but at first the only thing he could come up with were some of the things his business partner Robert would scold him for. Since he had promised to be on 'class act' status for this production the man bit his lip for now. 

When some of the actors and actresses arrived, including Leila Fox, the silence was at a point where Jake couldn’t ignore it. “Well I was excited to get an offer for this production. Granted when they give a guy like me the budget they did to scout locations it is hard not to see it as a ticket to visit places on my checklist.” Jake laughed slightly at his joke which he already knew would at best warm the crowd up if only by having them laugh at him more than the joke. "Look around Addison you are likely going to know more about all of us then you do your family. I wish you nothing but good luck and fortune when it comes to dealing with the chaos of this production."

“And don’t sell yourself short Harris. I find myself in a alley fight while on break I expect to see you backing me up. Lord knows I’ve had a few scraps due to some mistake.” He laughed as he gave a friendly nod to his friend. “As for the script all I care about is the italics describing the scene.” He had decided against mentioning the drink in the older actor’s hands. Still his attention was now fully on the woman near the food table. 

Walking over towards the woman and clearing his throat Jake couldn’t hid the honest surprise when he realized where he knew the woman from. “Okay, this is going to sound very fanboy, but that is only because it is.” Jake extended a hand to the woman. 

“You are Ella Lindgren right? The journalist who was on assignment in the Middle East. Before that you wrote a pretty great article on the illegal ivory trade in Central and South Africa.” Jake then turned to the rest of the group. “Hey Pheebs. This is that journalist I was talking about on the set of Excaliber!” he explained as he looked over at his old work friend.