Vegas Lights | Jinx/Hazel/Zander

This was the perfect chance! Hazel could actually be a hero! Of some sort, perhaps, but a hero nonetheless. That itself was an exciting thought. A motivating thought. Well, ideally it would have been better without the need to become a hero, though right now it was necessary and Hazel felt it important to pull Zander out of what she thought might have been a difficult situation from which he couldn't escape - he'd gone missing and it had been a few days since anyone had seen him. Though the few days weren't actually long at all. Hazel just liked Zander and these things she noticed quite quickly. It was difficult for her too, however. Hazel didn't want to exactly drag anyone into it, so she decided against asking another camper for help on the retrieval of Zander. So she went alone. Hazel escaped camp at the best chance for it and made her way to Nevada. She had done this the mortal way, taking the necessary buses, trains and cabs to Las Vegas, funded with some of her parents' inheritance money. They had quite a bit, she could spare this. 

Upon her arrival at the great city, Hazel walked the rest of her journey - though mostly she was excited and feeling such awe for the beauty that was Las Vegas. It was a place of quick marriages and loss of money. Such fun! Surely? 

Soon, she was finally there, standing in front of a building labelled 'Lotus Casino'. The lighting was beautiful and it was certainly a popular place. Part of her could understand Zander's being there as she herself felt lured to it. Before long, she succumbed. Hazel, with a lively pace, made her way into the casino and set her mission of finding Zander as a top priority. This mission would be a complete and utter failure if she didn't get back to camp with the son of Aphrodite at her side. It was so important! People were relying on her, and she just couldn't disappoint! No, not ever. Returning without Zander must surely upset some of his siblings and thus Hazel made it her personal mission to make them happy again. Though... there was one minor problem. This place was packed, how on earth was she going to find one person in all this? It was like trying to find a needle in a haystack! Near to impossible, if not actually impossible. There was that and the temptation to look around the place a little more was becoming stronger and harder to resist. Every so often Hazel would sneak a glance at some of the activities people were up to - gaming, eating, socializing, among many other things. 

Someone turned to her then with a grin. "Join in!" He said, "it's so fun!" The guy pointed to a game table with several people already around it. The other people echoed his words and gestured to the table. "I guess it can't hurt," Hazel smiled. This was an annoying time for her compulsive need to make people happy to come up. She couldn't disappoint these strangers, they invited her, they were being friendly. The least she could do was to play one game, perhaps. One game and then she'll look for Zander. That was all. It wouldn't delay the mission at all, and Hazel could come back to a few joyful faces, happy with what she had taken the time to do. "I can't stay long though," she said, talking to the guy who had first invited her. He just nodded and collectively, they started to play the game. Admittedly, Hazel had no idea what she was doing. She didn't know how to play the game or win it or whatever. But she was managing it. In fact, she actually won. Upon doing so everyone around her just cheered and encouraged her for another game and, of course, Hazel played another game. She had been taken over by the sheer excitement of it all. 

Everything happened quickly but Hazel knew it was so fun. In reality the daughter of Iris had been there a while, though for her it seemed like only a few hours at most. She had played several games and then moved to the slot machines at some point. It was so fun and exciting! Every so often Hazel would start up a joyful conversation with anyone that was near her and she was clearly in her element. Everyone was happy here and enjoying themselves. She, herself, was happy and enjoying herself. She couldn't think of anything that could ruin this happiness, and in fact, she never wanted to leave. If she could stay here forever, she would. No doubt about it.
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OOC: Ugh, I hope it's okay. It's probably not my best but there you go. D: 
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Tagged: Isaac, Jinx and Zander.