Why would you even bother going to a Masquerade and not join in on the awesome playacting of it? It was such a good opportunity to do so many other things, she would feel downright stupid if she didn't take advantage of it.

"What ever for? To approach a girl like me? Handsome, mysterious - I can't see why you'd need to work courage up for anything." It's reminiscent of some kind of southern belle ball or something but Avery doesn't care. This is extremely fun.