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Having just barely made it two pages into her book, Cassandra quickly refocused her attention as Simon approached. 

[i]Now was her time to make a good impression.[/i]

Still holding her mask to her face she smiled politely at him and nodded her head in response to his question. [color=bc8dbf]"Why of course, it's Simon Wilcock correct?"[/color] Her voice was quiet and she hoped dearly that it didn't sound forced as she tried her best to maintain eye contact. She noticed the girl he had left on the dance floor was once again sitting by herself and she couldn't help but feel a small twang of envy towards her. It wasn't that Simon was difficult to converse with, but more so that there was a lot of unnecessary pressure weighing on her shoulders to make sure she represents the best image of Welsh Enterprises. When it comes down to it that was why she was here. 
[color=bc8dbf]"So how has the party been so far? I do apologize for my late arrival; I had.. matters to attend to."[/color]
The last bit of that sentence came out a little less composed as she realized that trying to find her favorite book wasn't the best excuse for showing up late to a night like this.