"Meanin' you won' listen to a word I say." She virtually face-palmed right there. It was starting to feel like no one listened to her, but she was not going to give up all hope. Not yet, anyway. She moved her hand away from her face and smiled.

"Okay, is everyone comfortable? We should be leavin' soon. I don' know who else will show up. So if dis is it, we'll make de best o' it."