"Well, that happened." Alice didn't bother to raise her voice, it wouldn't really accomplish anything with how loud so many other people were already being. She chewed on her lip a little.
"I guess all my prior plans are shot. So let's reassess. What are my goals now, and what can I do to move towards them?"
She nodded to herself and took a deep breath, leaning into the familiar questions.
"The bright star is to get out of here. Secondary goals are understanding why she did it, assuming she wasn't just bullshitting and getting some of the rewards she mentioned. On to the second question. I can either work to improve my personal position or work to improve our collective position. The first looks to be fairly stable, the second..." She pulled herself out of her quiet contemplation and looked around at the shell-shocked and panicking people. "There's things I can at least try."