The Captain ended up leading Kellen down the same route that he had taken with Casper the first time he'd done a press conference. The mood from the press outside was completely different from the press conference previously. In fact, Kellen could feel the tension in the air. The Captain made sure to cover Kellen's body with his own until they were in the secret hallway.
This time, when Kellen entered the green room he found only a few people inside. Besides Izzy, there was only Hill and Pamela inside. Hill looked like a truck had hit her. Her hair was a mess, she had deep circles under her eyes, an a pile of lollipop wrappers beside her as she typed away on a laptop.
Pamela was only slightly better, with her hair already done and her makeup already on. Her eyes were pink again, and she was typing away on a laptop of her own, an earpiece in her ear, but she wasn't talking to anyone at the moment.
