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Character Name: Kaydence (Kasey) Birkland
Location: Entrance Gate
Action: Getting wristband

Finally, finally, finally, there was a proper music festival in town and Kasey had been looking forward to it for Months. From the second someone had passed out flyers at one of the small clubs she'd been preforming at she'd scheduled her whole calendar around getting into the damn thing. She'd shifted some gig dates, told her friends not to call her unless they were going to, and she'd planned out outfit for weeks.

Comfortable boots, her favorite jacket, freshly dyed hair, everything was in place and perfect. She could already heard a bit of music and the crowd so everything looked like it was going to be amazing. The volunteer at the gate handed over a wrist band, offering to help put it on when she realized she recognized Kasey and after a few thanks she ducked into the gate to try to figure out where to start.

She paused just inside, patting a pocket to make sure she had some tickets to her next show just in case and to try to decide between getting something to eat or going right for one of the stages to get a good spot for the first show.

Character Name: Jack Burnett
Location: Coming from the South Hydration Station to the Main Gate
Action: Finding a victim target someone in line to give his last water cup to

Despite the fact that he had opted to abandon his volunteer duties for the time being, Jack had brought along a few of the water cups he'd been writing his little sayings on so he could pass them out to the people in line at the front gate. If he was going to leave his Hydration Station, he figured it would look better if he had an excuse such as going to pass out the cups.

Once he was on his last cup, though, he didn't plan on going back. Staring thoughtfully at the saying he had written on it, he wondered what he should do next because he had no plans. He didn't think he knew anyone else here, but what fun was it to explore the festival if you had no one to do it with? Upon coming to this realization, Jack came to a decision. He would find a suitable target to give his last water cup to and make them his music fest buddy for the duration of Anthemusa.

The trick was to find someone suitable enough. Most people came here with friends or to meet friends, so this was easier said than done. Jack needed to find someone as alone as he was for this to work. If he was going to convince them to join him, it was best to focus on one person to single them out and make them feel they had something to gain by hanging around with him as opposed to going around by themselves.

Ah-ha! Just when he was starting to lose hope he would find anyone to meet his criteria, Jack spotted a guy around his own age who seemed to be keeping to himself. Grinning stupidly, he marched over and handed the other teen his water cup.

"Hey there, pal," he said animatedly. "Just thought you might want some water while you were waiting here in line. You excited about the festival?" It was important to get more information first because this could have been one of those kids who planned to meet up with others further inside. Not that it meant Jack couldn't tag along anyway, but it would make things more tricky. Still, this guy hadn't seemed to be checking his phone for texts or be on the lookout for anyone else, so Jack figured it was worth a shot.

Character Name: Jack Burnett
Location: Main Gate
Action: Talking to a singled-out stranger in line

The scowl that had immediately appeared on his addressee's face caused Jack to grin harder. This suggested to him that the scowler was not likely to be a people-person and thus was also unlikely to have anyone else waiting for him inside. He could have also just been making that face because he didn't appreciate some random person coming up to him out of nowhere and suspiciously offering him a cup of water, but Jack chose to be more hopeful.

"Whoa, you must've been really thirsty," he said, surprised when he watched the cup of water disappear before his eyes. "Uh...did you want some...more...? Before he could get to the end of his sentence, though, the other teen had already started scowling again upon reading the saying on the cup and then crushed it.

"Nice shot," he commented, watching the crumpled cup make it into the trash can. "But was it really necessary to crush it before you threw it?" Sure, that made it easier to throw, but he doubted that was the reason it had been crumpled judging by the look he'd worn when he'd done it. "Did it offend you?" the red-head teased lightly.

The forced smile he received from the guy in line only served to put Jack more on edge than soothe him, however. Just how close to the surface did this guy's temper bubble? Maybe he'd just broken up with a girlfriend or something and was just in a foul mood. Jack smiled sheepishly at the question he'd been posed and held up an index finger to press to the other young man's lips.

"Shhh. I am working. I gave you a cup of water from one of the Hydration Stations, didn't I?" He whispered, looking for all the world like a guiltily grinning kid caught with his hand in a cookie jar. "It's lame, though. I was gonna bring in my water gun to cool people off with, but they confiscated it when I signed in at the front. Jerks. Way more efficient way to hydrate people than passing around water cups." He made a face, clearly upset at having had his plans thwarted. Then, with a wicked expression, he whispered, "The best people to spray are the ones in line because they have nowhere to go to dodge."

Character Name: Jack Burnett
Location: Main Gate
Action: Talking to a singled-out stranger in line

"Oh. Sorry about that," Jack apologized, wondering what kind of person it was that had earned such animosity from the other boy. "Heh, I'd hate to be that guy, though." So much for the theory about the breakup with a girlfriend.

He brightened when he saw his peer grin back, glad he seemed to know where he was coming from. Jack nodded once to the girl who gave the wristband to his conversation partner before returning his attention to him.

"Well yeah, it was just one of those cheap kiddy ones you can get anywhere with the neon colors and all. No one would think of it as a threat. But I guess the water from the Hydration Stations is reserved for drinking, not blasting. No fun whatsoever."

He shrugged it off as he followed his companion away from the line and further toward the festivities themselves. Holding his hands behind his back in an attempt to look innocent, he raised his head at the question. "Hm? Oh, I don't know. Mind if I tag along with you?" He grinned again at a thought. "If you see anyone you don't like here, I can help you take care of them."

Character Name: Jack Burnett
Location: Main Gate
Action: Leaving the Main Gate to head to the Shark Stage

"I guess that'd make sense. Haha, they should get you to run their events next time." As the other young man studied the map and guide he'd been given, Jack looked around and studied their surroundings. If they needed him back at the South Hydration Station, he figured they could contact him on his walkie talkie, but so far nothing seemed to be going on there. They might not even have noticed he had left.

The red-head beamed as the other teen consented to his tagging along. "Awesome, thanks! And I'm sure you can, but I'm always here for back-up. Anyway, you know what they say - 'the best fight is the fight not fought'. Or something like that. Do you enjoy fighting, though?"

He didn't seem put-off by the warning that he might have to buy lunch. Instead, he clapped his peer on the back in a friendly manner, pleased that he'd earned a cheeky grin from the other guy. "No problem! Just lemme know what you feel like. My name's Jack, by the way. Jack Burnett. I'm going to Romano's once school starts up. How about you?"

Matching the other boy's strides, he kept pace with him as they headed toward one of the stages.

Character Name: Jack Burnett
Exit to Shark Stage

Character Name: Fiona Watson
Location: Entrance Gate
Action: Chatting with Kasey

Fiona smiled back at the person she'd run into easily, relaxing once she knew they weren't going to cause a scene because of a simple mistake. "Yeah, the map isn't as useful as you think it'd be," she admitted with a slight shrug.

Her gaze swept across the various booths that littered the front entrance.

"I'm Fiona," she offered, sticking her hand out at the same time. "Where are you trying to go? Maybe we can make heads of this map together?"

Character Name: Fiona Watson
Location: Entrance Gate
Action: Chatting with Kasey

"There's a lot of great options," Fiona agreed. While she was attending the festival so she could have an excuse to visit Pat, the lineups were what had convinced her. Glancing down at her map she nodded. "Yeah, food's in the 'vendor alley'." Which made sense, mostly.

"I need to swing by the med tents before things get really under way but, would you like some company while we find out where the food booths are?"

Character Name: Fiona Watson
Location: Entrance Gate
Action: Chatting with Kasey

"Maybe just a specific EMT," Fiona grinned. They weren't serious, yet, and had only been on a few dates between both of their busy schedules but she couldn't deny that it wasn't nice. "Well, I'm hoping we like the same bands then." That would make things easier. "Sucks about your friends though, I decided last minute so trying to find someone who wasn't already occupied didn't happen."

She laughed a little, rolling her shoulders as she looked at Kasey. It was nice, meeting someone new and just having casual conversation with them.