There may be a hint of relief in Rachel's answering smile. After an hour of roaming through the press of people and the nonstop activity, with not quite all of her attempts at conversation or personal interaction going as well as hoped, someone being polite despite the fact that she could have almost clobbered them on accident is a welcome change.

"Thank you," she says. "And pants." She laughs. "Like, when I arrived? They gave me a dress. I'm not really... down with dresses all the time. So some pants would be awesome. Other than that I'm just checking the place and its offerings out."