Alice was not sure why she was here. She never liked such.. Huge occasions, being in such crowds. Especially crowds made up from not normal humans. The buzz was there, as always annoying, sometimes even louder then normally. Which was why the woman was as far away from everyone as she could, sitting on the end. But she came here with Akame, as she too got invitation from.. Xavier Jr. Still, it was not easy for her to agree on going here, and even now, deep down she still did not want to be here. And surprisingly it had nothing to do with the fact that there were so many non-humans and that people could think that she was a mutant (a very correct assumption, though one that she did not really enjoy - not that she would want to be a human). No, it had to do with one of the main attractions at the occasion. And more precisely the groom.<br/><br/>She let out the cloud of smoke as she thought about that.. Man. The woman disliked him, rather greatly. But also was sadly aware that there was little she could do about it now.. Or ever. She lost to him, he took away Akame from her. Though then again, technically, the other was never truly hers from the beginning. But still, it was there. The feeling of being cheated of something that anyone wanted on some level. Her lips drew into thin line. It.. Was a little annoying, to see the man who in a way destroyed a piece of her work, a small piece of her life, get a happy moment, get married... Being here did not calm her at all. Oh, she appeared relatively calm, if not bored and looking like she wanted to be back home to do more productive things. Her mind too was not sending her thoughts around and someone would have to prod (which she would most probably notice) to hear her thoughts.<br/><br/>The buzzing turned louder and more annoying, to which she just inhaled more smoke, only to let it out in another cloud, watching as it started to disappear in the air. And probably as frustrating as it was to loose the battle for Akame's memories, the fact that she was unable to do<em>anything</em>to that man was even more frustrating. It was the first time she found herself unable to do<em>anything</em>at all. After all, she was unable to even get in, even just watch. Even with Akame, she could do something.<br/><br/>It was frustrating. And also downright scary. So yes, while she did not like him, Alice realised that doing anything against him, would be simply a suicide. And she liked living. Either way, soon she probably will not dislike him so much. After all... Akame was apparently in a way thing of a past now.. The rift was too large and with him under Joseph, she could not just mend him.. Bend him to her will. At least they were still friends in a way. Her blue eyes hidden behind her fringe closed for a moment as she fought back that<em>something</em>that made her so upset at Joseph. Then she reopened her eyes and finished smoking the cigarette. Then she brushed her hair behind her ear and took out a book and started reading it, to not get attention to herself. "Hmm..." She muttered a little, only part of her concentrating on the book for the time being. Other thoughts focused on.. More happy thoughts. Like the few things that made being here bearable. An occasion to put on the blue dress with artistic strips of white and different shade of blue that made her think of oddly coloured smoke. And the food. She knew the food here would be good.