Mm. Quite right. ( Said so seriously, and yet there is still a note of humour playing through her words. )

Yes, I imagine there are probably better plans than a barbecue, per se. But, you know, if there were something that might just lift the spirits a bit. Perhaps not with actual spirits, though, I think alcohol on a city wide scale and with so many younger individuals would not be so completely wise.

( To put it lightly.

Oh! ) I'm Jules, by the way. Lovely to meet you.