At the offer to skip, Rachael frowned, considering for a bit and biting her lip in consideration.  "I'm not sure..." she said gently, rolling the possibility around in her mind.  "They'll probably be looking for me specifically, name tag and all, so I'll stick out if I'm not there."  She didn't seem certain on the idea, and would probably give in to peer pressure if pushed on the matter, but she also didn't want to get in trouble again.  "Where are you going to go?"