How does planning activities with friends who don't drink help you avoid situations involving alcohol? A. You are all less likel
y to want to go somewhere alcohol is served. B. Alcohol is not as easily available to groups of people as it is to individuals. C. Alcohol is generally not served at the mall or the movies.
If you are hanging out with friends who don't drink then you are all highly likely to go somewhere that doesn't serve alcohol. This way you are avoiding a situation where there would be alcohol. If none of you drink then you are probably going to engage in an activity that has nothing to do with alcohol at all, such as shopping or going to see a movie or going for a walk.
Histrionic means that it is exaggerated or showy. It is a exaggerated dramatic designed to attract attention and that is what Alex is doing. He is "center of attention".
