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jay packed a simple water bottle in his small  leather satchel before yawning quietly. he had stayed up a little later than typically because he couldn’t sleep - not when he was excited about the carnival along with trying out for lacrosse. he had agreed to meet carlos and his family ( a fact to which he was pleased to know, that the younger had met people who were family to him ) in the lobby. he was a little nervous, meeting them. he had met isaac and sebastian - both of which seemed kind. he only assumed malia and pietro would be as kind, too. he was the first to step out into the lobby, looking around, waiting for others to show.

A casino is, well, an unfamiliar environment for Quinn. It's not like she blends in, either. Yet, she finds herself there nonetheless, shoving her phone back into her purse after an angry conversation with her boss. In short; she’s just been fired. In not-so-short, she’d called to inform her boss that she couldn’t make it into work today, nor tomorrow, and without even asking her as to why, he bluntly told her that if she couldn’t come into work, she wouldn’t have a job to come to. Hence the wandering into the casino. If she wasn’t annoyed about appearing in Vegas magically already, she’s now jobless because of it and doesn’t know how she’s going to make enough money to get home. However, her spirits rise slightly as she spots a familiar face, and a sad smile appears upon her lips. “Bas? --- Hey...”