#9

Evelyn felt slightly relieved by Scarlett's reaction, noting that it was possible her lie had not been too transparent. She had to work on her social skills, however; being able to keep a poker face and smoothly tell a lie would probably help her get out of many sticky situations to come. 

"I'm Evelyn." she said in response to Marcus whose excitement at the prospect of reaching the Black Mountain was palpable. "I heard the announcement a while back and, to be honest, I'm not even sure the place is still running. It's just that it's the only chance we have of living relatively normal lives again."