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It had become alarmingly evident that Therese could not make and evening out of these large social gatherings without a drink or two in her system. Problematic? Quite. She'd always found it much harder to take her own advice than the words of supposed wisdom that she treated her patients with, and this past year was proving that even further. But! So long to 1984! Tonight was the end of all that rubbish, and tomorrow would prove to be the start of a much better go at this difficult thing called life.

Spending some of the evening with Mackenzie and Sebastian had been quite fun, indeed, but as the evening pressed forward they were separated and Therese found herself the center of a very tall and dashing man's attention. She'd always been very good at holding conversations, but with the mix of the revelry going on about them and their choice of drinks, Therese felt herself becoming much more bold. Fresh, even! She touched the side of her mask, silently giving it a bit of credit towards her confidence as well. It was always much easier to do things you normally wouldn't when under a disguise, wasn't it? Even if it wasn't much of a disguise, at that.

"It was my decision to come alone," she lied. She'd only come because Mackenzie had insisted it would be good for all of their spirits. Wash away the miserable past year with a lovely evening out. Her friend was proving to be right. "I thought it would be interesting to see how the night went from there."