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@systemstarter

Reina checked her phone for the time and stared at the large bag of Hot Cheetos in her hand, longing and a small frown on her face. She turned to the person in the aisle beside her, a laugh at the tail end of her question. “Would you eat this whole thing an hour before a dinner or would you call that a bad idea?”

“I knew this was going to be an experience, but, wow, this place reminds me of a resort on steroids,” Vivienne headed towards her destination, rocking an ugly coffee stain as she couldn’t yet go to change or get a pair of new clothes. She tried to hide it with her purse, but to really no avail. “Are you in line?” She asked the person ahead of her, “why am I not surprised there’s a line to the pet store?”

Reina huffed, frustrated. She waved her phone and paid for another set, gathering her darts and aiming carefully. The stupid darts just bounced off and hit the floor with a thud, one by one. “Damnit-” she muttered, ready to pay for one more try. When someone approached the booth as she picked up her darts, she turned to them with a hopeful look. “’scuse me? Are you good at this? I’ve been trying to get the big alien for half an hour, but I just can’t get another win.” 

First impressions. Amira was generally good at those. Or a least she liked to think she was. But something about this whole experience had thrown her off. Maybe it was simply because when she was set up by her parents, she knew what to expect. This was going to be entirely different and she wasn’t even sure why she cared all that much, but she did. Perhaps it was something simply ingrained in her by her family. Whatever the case, she was second guessing her outfit choice for later on, which had lead her into the boutique to find something to wear on her date. Holding the dress up against herself, she looked at her reflection, questioning the material. “I don’t really think purple is my colour...” She mumbled, turning to the nearest person, “what do you think?”

“Watch out!” Reina hollered as her mini drone dropped from the sky toward the stranger. She  jogged across the park, wincing and clamping her eyes shut just before the impact. Her eyes shot open a second later, the drone sat on the ground. “Shit - did it hit you? Are you okay?”