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Juno beamed brightly when Sloane offered her arm making her feel in all parts like a princess as she took gently trying to make sure that she didn't appear too giddy, as she held onto Sloane, as they made her way to the school parking lot, while she tried not to be too nosey at times, it was hard to not pocket check some of the students at this school From the clothes they wore, the jewelry and what they drove, one just couldn't help but think about the type of money that their families bring in. Sloane now was no exception.

Juno's jaw dropped now for the second time that day at Sloane's vehicle, she was by no means a car nut, but she recognized the logo well enough to know that this car before her was someone's dream car, a car someone worked their life for, or busted there bank to rent for a weekend.

Juno slid into the car carefully, and closed the door even more careful to that, afraid that she might somehow break something if she wasn't careful, she looked around the dash, all the extra buttons and meters. She wondered if Sloane ever just felt the urge to press the pedal to the metal and just take off, speed limit be down. As they took off Juno had the feeling that this car had been tried and tested.

Juno was brought out of her thought by Sloane's speaking to her, she looked over at the girl, watching her for a moment as she drove before speaking "Excited? Yea, but it's not so much the event that has me excited." Juno said honestly.

"I think it is more exciting because I am not coming to one of these things alone. I guess everything gets better when you include a friend." Juno explained to the best of her ability. She wasn't too sure about this but she felt that it was the reason that she was actually kind of eager to go to one of these showings. She usually didn't attend these sort of events, they were just to show work, and network, both things she had done enough with, she had her connections already.

"oh.. sorry." Juno said, she had been caught acting timid, she tried to relax into the seat. "It's a really nice car." Juno added, turning to look at Sloane again. "Is this your first time being invited to something like this?"

Juno shook her head laughing genuinely when Sloane opened her door for her in the most gentlemanly fashion, she had been hoping that Sloane wouldn't try to ham it up tonight, and that she wouldn't say things that might start to cause Juno to develop a ego, but that didn't mean that it didn't tickle her a bit when Sloane did. It was easy to laugh, Juno couldn't help it. "Thank you." Juno said as she exited the vehicle, "I'd hate to keep you waiting" Juno added, making it known that she believed her one true fan to most likely be Sloane and only Sloane. At least a fan of her personally, she wasn't foolish enough to think that her art didn't draw some fans, but they liked the piece more than they liked her, that and not being very notable had never stopped her from finding work.

Juno led Sloane towards the gallery, making sure her badge was on display as she entered, she was more than ready to go through the well practiced step of signing in one she reached the desk and found her name on a forum, marking it down with her signature, and getting her badge checked. The male who was sorting her out was quick, prompt and polite. Though he did make a bit of an error, he took one look at Sloane, and gave her a badge labeled talent. These badges were reserved for models. Juno started to point out the mistake, but paused, finding it unnecessary. She could picture Sloane as a model, posing for a photo shoot and appearing in any number of magazine. "These sort of things are rather subtle, as you probably already know, this is pretty much it, it is up to us to actually gain something from being here." Juno informed looking around, she spotted the concessions, a table filled with free food and drink, and she saw a sign on a side hall where the art of today's event would be displayed away from the other pieces. "Should I give you a tour?"

"Hm?" Juno sounded as she instantly began to lead Sloane off to one of her more favored halls, surprisingly, the hall in question didn't contain any painted or hand drawn work it was all the work of famous photographers from all parts of the world. "Yea, I know all of them, or at least most of them, sometimes the faces change around a bit. All of them are generally nice, but what they say about artist is mostly true." Juno cautioned as she turned to look at Sloane.
"They are all a bit wacky." Juno realized that by saying that she was definitely putting herself in the wack job category, but she was sure that Sloane was able to decipher what she meant. Or at least she hoped so. "I also can't keep an eye on them if I don't introduce myself. Can't properly spy on someone as a stranger, or else they will know that I am up to something, and I can't have that...." Juno said deviously looking at Sloane as if expecting the girl to agree with her, before breaking the illusion with a smile. "Kidding." She announced, as she walked up to a particular frame.

The piece before them had a plate with the name of the photo and the photographer listed. Ugly by Zhang Jingna Juno clasped her hands before her a smile touching her face. "This is one of my favorites." She said simply. She could share with Sloane why this was one of her favorite pieces, she could talk about how beautiful she thought the model was, and how powerful she felt the message was. She could talk about how it made her feel, and how it spoke to her in way that far exceeding the conventions of the glorification of anorexic females in media. But she wasn't sure if she should. It might be too heavy.

Juno smiled at Sloane gently when the girl asked for help understanding what the image before them was trying to convey. She clasped her hands together rocking forward on her toes absently before starting. "It speaks on the subject of being made to feel ugly in your own skin no matter what you look like, or what size you come in. The ideal woman comes with a figure and a personality that isn't acquired naturally and thus is unobtainable." Juno said, her lips pursing as she realized that maybe this wasn't the ideal conversation to have while on a date, wasn't exactly a happy topic. "Sometimes we are made to hate ourselves because we don't look like the models in the magazines, not just woman either, men are also faced with this issue." Juno felt it was fair to add that point in, though men weren't as shamed for their bodes commercially, it was still a thought to be had. "Though visually this photo focuses on the woman's body, I also feel more coming from it mentally. How we act and how we are supposed to be perceived. I've struggled a lot with it in the past."

"Can't you tell?" Juno asked looking over at Sloane for a moment before looking away back at the photo before them.
"I'm not normal." She said softly, admitting what she had been forced to come to terms with years ago. "I'm an awkward person, I not good at being around people. It makes me uncomfortable, and that's not how a functioning person is suppose to feel." Juno added her brow furrowing a bit. "I can't step out of my comfort zone, and I can't stand up for myself." Juno smirked now.


"I also have a tendency to be a bit clingy, needy. Coupled with a propensity to be a little jealous at times." Juno said looking at Sloane, remembering that on the day that she had promised to stick up for herself more, to try and be more confident, that she had let another promise die on her lips. She was going to promise not to be so jealous, even if at the time Sloane couldn't of known how Juno was. Smirking Juno added.
"Just to name a few things."

Juno did know what to think of Sloane's response, there was a lot that was said that Juno didn't truly understand. She didn't get Sloane's unhealthy coping methods, nor did she know why Sloane would indicate that she wasn't good to be around. She couldn't for the life of her figure out what about Sloane would frighten her, but she would also admit that she didn't really know Sloane as well as she would like to.

"I don't think you got carried away." Juno said softly she brushed her knuckles against Sloane's hand softly, hesitating before hooking her index finger around Sloane's as if asking permission. "I think it is easy to get caught up in moment in a place like this. I find myself saying things I would never say when I'm in places like this. Or when I'm with you." Juno mumbled the last part of that softly.