a: [Party there may be, but Elijah's not really in a party mood. Instead, he finds a space that has less people passing by, where he hopefully won't be snapped at if he wants to pull out his lighter and smoke, because it's the one thing that'll help him keep his head right now.
Inhale. Breathe out slowly. And try to focus and not panic about what was happening.
Also, he'll keep an eye out for his family. And hey, if someone wants to chat with someone who doesn't look like he's too busy, then Elijah won't be so rude as to decline a conversation.]
b: [Though being honest, food is a decent reason for him to be at least slightly pulled out of his attempts at keeping to himself. It's not that he's picky, it's that there's a decent amount that looks good that makes him indecisive. So he has to put on a nice smile and turn to someone who looks like they wouldn't mind one question.]
If you had to pick one thing to eat, what would you choose?
[He's not going to let himself get carried away today.]
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[Party there may be, but Elijah's not really in a party mood. Instead, he finds a space that has less people passing by, where he hopefully won't be snapped at if he wants to pull out his lighter and smoke, because it's the one thing that'll help him keep his head right now.
Inhale. Breathe out slowly. And try to focus and not panic about what was happening.
Also, he'll keep an eye out for his family. And hey, if someone wants to chat with someone who doesn't look like he's too busy, then Elijah won't be so rude as to decline a conversation.]
b:
[Though being honest, food is a decent reason for him to be at least slightly pulled out of his attempts at keeping to himself. It's not that he's picky, it's that there's a decent amount that looks good that makes him indecisive. So he has to put on a nice smile and turn to someone who looks like they wouldn't mind one question.]
If you had to pick one thing to eat, what would you choose?
[He's not going to let himself get carried away today.]