`` look , '' i said , `` i 'm not in the army , and i 'm not trying to pull anything on you , i swear ! i 'm trying to meet people who work here because ... '' she let her voice fade as a low thumping filled the air and all around , people started looking up to the sky , a crowd-wide cheer of excitement rising . no other place probably seems as safe as paradise , where we can shelter her behind a fence with a guard . `` that drink smells like fresh mint . 