It wasn’t often that Inej got time to herself and if she were being truthful, she didn’t mind it. The more time that she had to herself, the more time she spent thinking about her parents. Worrying about her family. It might be selfish, but she much preferred to focus upon a job and just let everything else fade into the background. Of course, she couldn’t always be on a job. There were times when Kaz didn’t need her. Times when she needed to rest. Resting made her restless. It was a constant cycle which led to her exploring every corner of Echo Springs. She searched for the dark crevices. Anything that she could use to her advantage. 

She wasn’t particularly sure how she’d ended up inside of the aquarium. It was quite impressive, if you were into that sort of thing. Inej wasn’t a fan of holding the animals in captivity. She observed the fish in the different tanks, before finding a small habitat for the seals. The thought of being caged brought up a rage within her that she couldn’t quite place. 

It had finally happened for him –– Danny was graduating high school. It was crazy, that it had taken so long (He’d been held back for a year, sometime in Junior High, but for the life of him, no matter how many times he’d asked his parents why, he could never seem to remember it just a few short hours later), but it felt like a weight was finally going to be off of his chest.

The door to the aquarium chimed with his entrance, a familiar calling since he’d done the same routine nearly every day for the last year, and Danny through his bag to the floor, more than happy to rid himself of it. “You’re never going to believe it - they tried to tell me I had to stay for some rehearsal thing after school today! The calendar says ‘seniors’ last day’ and they want to milk that time for all that it’s worth. Nutcases, right ––”

Danny stopped in his tracks, seeing Percy somewhat distracted, smiling at his phone, not a care in the world. It was rare, when the guy took a moment to himself and actually like, smiled. A symmetrical grin slowly rose to the teen’s face too. “I’m totally not taking this to heart, but – this is slightly underwhelming.” The youngest Fenton peered over his friend’s shoulder, “Who’s got you so distracted?”

Ringin in the new year in style🎶 💃 ✨