She watched the other students fill the room.

Most of the competing children wore tailored uniforms or expensive suits.

Eli and Owen wore their cheap blue jackets from the discount store.

A boy walked up to the next table.

He pulled at the collar of his heavy navy blazer.

He slouched into the chair next to Eli and dropped his pencil on the table.

His plastic badge read Mason.

Claire gripped the velvet spectator rope.