If it helps, there are some who have been here longer.

[ she takes her own sip of punch, her nose wrinkling. it's honestly disgusting but right now she doesn't really care. she takes another sip. ]

No, I get it. It's like something out of a shitty movie. Things like this don't happen where I'm from... at least, not that I know of. Honestly thought I was finally going crazy at first.