[Despite it all, on the outside, Alla still looks like someone who had genuinely been having a good time, forcing himself to calm for the sake of outward appearances--and definitely not the same ones that Jo has been assuming. She gives him an elbow to the arm, raising her brows and nodding, grinning appreciation. This is more fun than she's certainly had in a while.]

There you go, you see? You'll get the hang of it. It's not too much, it just takes practice.

[She casts a glance at each door, conveniently numbered one through four. While a friendlier person might welcome the newbie into her home, Jo... hesitates.]

They're people's homes, [she hedges, instead.] Enough for three or four people, if you like to get close. Most of them are taken, don't want to go barging in. There's a big place a few floors up, though, sort of... I guess like a lodge or something. Place to kick up your heels until you get to talking to people. Basically, we're stuck here for a while. You probably want to get to know who you're planning on sleeping in the same place as.