Your edgy but timeless outfit definitely made some heads turn, and in the light of the campfire you looked really cool.
You and your friends had arrived together on Addy's parents' boat. Mrs. and Mr. Liu didn't care so long as it came back in one piece. Addy was the only one of your friends who genuinely wanted to go to the party. They had been working their ass off preparing for a big GSA event on top of juggling AP classes and needed to blow off steam. On top of that they were missing Eli and Beth, the two people they were dating who both lived well over a hundred miles away. For Addy, a party made sense. They were the most popular out of your entire friends group; they actually wanted to be around people and they weren't intimidated by the in-crowd. They had even touched up their undercut and broken out their favorite black jeans—the ones that were so ripped up they probably wouldn't be wearable for much longer.
Diego was torn about the whole thing. He liked the idea of parties and hanging out with more people, but in practice they mostly just made him anxious and unhappy. Add to that his fear of getting in trouble—with his parents, with the park rangers, with the universe itself—and he was not a happy camper. But Addy had convinced him that there was at least a fraction of a chance that he'd have a better time there than if he stayed home and played video games, so there he was. Plus, the group did almost everything together. Diego ended up inundating the group chat with pictures of clothing options until Anuja insisted he go with the first shorts and t-shirt he'd picked. Addy thought the outfit made him look like a Boy Scout, so to balance out the look they slapped some product on Diego's chestnut hair to give him an edgier aesthetic. By the end of the boat ride, it was back to its messy natural state.
Anuja had a different, more serious problem. She didn't like to go to Burbridge Island. Her father, Karna Basu, had been a park ranger there, and five years ago he disappeared while on the job. Just vanished. They never found a body, but they also never found any evidence that he'd abandoned his family and entire life of his own accord. Besides, he didn't seem like the type to do that. He doted on Anuja. Anuja had said she was fine with going, but she was being quieter than usual, and she was already a natural introvert. Other than braiding her hair, she hadn't done much in preparation for the party. She wore a giant blue sweater that nearly swallowed her already small frame whole and she came equipped with practical hiking shoes. She was not about to let Burbridge Island get the best of her.
When you first got there, everyone split up to do their own thing.