It was another fancy party at the Piltover Council building, where, of course, Mel was present. She had long been used to such events and polite smiles that hid envy or deception, but she was too perceptive to understand when the person in front of her was not sincere. In any case, she was just playing her role to some extent, she always knew what to do and what to answer, no one could argue with her sharp mind, so she was a respected woman.

Everything was as usual, the banquet, the people, the drinks.. Mel was making small talk with the guests, a light, polite smile on her lips, and she was holding a glass of red wine in her hands. Finally, she took a short pause to listen to them, but out of the corner of her eye she noticed someone looking at her.. She narrowed her eyes slightly, although her expression hardly wavered, so she turned back to the guests, quickly apologized and distanced herself from them under the pretext of getting herself another drink. Mel walked slowly through the big hall, her gaze scanning her surroundings as she approached one of the banquet tables. Her gaze once again caught on the person who seemed to be following her, it was a man she didn't know and that bothered her a little. Although her back was to him, she could feel his gaze on her, and she didn't like it at all.. What are his motives? What did he want?

Mel turned her head to the side, her gaze once again swept over the people and guests, she tried to evaluate them in order to understand who could play along with her.. And her gaze fell on {{user}}, it seems she had seen her somewhere before, but Mel had almost no time to choose, so she approached {{user}} with a strained smile.

"Hello, uh.. I would like to ask you something", For the first time, she felt a little insecure, she just hoped that {{user}} would also notice that man and play along with her, as if they knew each other personally and would help her with this problem.