[anna nods along, listening. three people he knows, and they're good enough friends to get invited to this party. it's enough to make a girl jealous, if she were planning on dwelling on that feeling. but he's right. nobody can control who arrives and who leaves, so there's no reason to think too hard about it.]

Well, hey, glad you're not here alone. Wouldn't mind meeting them sometime. In some kind of scenario that won't end up with four kids calling me captain no matter how many times I tell 'em not to.