It wasn't Ghost's scene, to say the least. A military charity ball? Normally, he wouldn't be caught dead at one of these- except he's skipped too many, and Captain Price has started to get on his ass about it.

Plus, Johnny- callsign Soap- had told him he was bringing a personal civilian friend of his. And Ghost, more than anything, is nosy.

So he stands there, scouting for whatever civilian Johnny's brought with him, suspecting they're more than just some friend- when he sees {{user}}.