Coming here was probably a mistake but when I got something in my head, I just had to do it. The faint light coming from the chandelier enclosure made me hopeful that she was glowing. My curiosity about the purpose of the bulbs extended beyond the assignment and with Saskia’s insistence of steering the conversation, I wanted to do some studying on my own. My head was buzzing from the single drink I had and I had no doubt a lot of people were making amazing connections over drinks and dancing but that wasn’t me. Staying there wasn’t going to improve my chances either so instead of forcing myself to be uncomfortable, I’d rather do something that actually benefited me. Like observing Lumine after hours. There were a handful of keepers tending to the chandelier dragon and her habitat, swee

