Speaking with strangers is generally outside of Reuben Valencia's interests. In this one instance, however, Reuben decides to make an exception for the sake of hygiene. He clears his throat beside a woman at the same stall as him. "I wouldn't purchase that one. A small child licked it before you."

Location: Somewhere during the festival 

Angel doesn’t like what she’s seeing. In fact, it’s starting to piss her off. But she gives it a second, watching and waiting to see how her friend will handle the situation. June’s a big girl who’s more than capable of defending herself, even if it is a grown ass man, obviously some rancher, who’s getting in her face. It’s pathetic, honestly. Whatever bullshit he’s on, Angel’s certain the older man wouldn’t try pulling it with one of June’s much larger, stronger, more capable brothers. He’s a bully, taking advantage of a situation where he believes he has the upper hand. Piece of shit. Angel has had enough. 

She smashes her near empty beer bottle on the ground, ignoring the disapproving looks of the people around her as she walks up to June and the man. “Hey,” She calls out, getting in between the two of them. Her grip tightens on the neck of the bottle as she points the broken end towards the man’s chest. “Back the fuck up,” She threatens him without hesitation, gently pressing sharp glass into the fabric of his shirt. She’s not afraid to do it, and she needs to make sure he knows it too. He gets the message, grumbling as he turns on his heels.

“I definitely saw one in here,” Viv said, scanning the shelf she was kneeling in front of carefully. “I know we’ve already got her presents anyway, but it’s a miniature glass dragon, she’ll love it, and I’ve been fucking around with some spells and I’m pretty sure I can enchant it to fly properly —- and if we do it at my place, it’ll be fine, my parents are both legal so the Trace does jackshit—-” she was saying, before she paused, and adopted a mischievous expression. “Unless you’re going to pull me in front of the Wizengamot for it?” she teased. She actually thought it was dead cool, June being an intern there, especially so young —- Viv had no interest in it herself, professionally, but she was interested in system structures, and she was proud of June.