That discomfort permeates through every part of the gala. Over the past couple of hours, no matter where she went, she was always hesitant to actually try to do anything. She doesn't want to dance for fear of attracting attention to herself. The food is beyond her palate. The other ponies aren't exactly approachable either, save for Twilight and her friends. But even then, she's not quite sure what she'd say to them. Why go all the way to the Grand Galloping Gala just to talk to ponies she could see whenever she wants back at home?