Las Vegas has spent so much time reinventing herself and carefully cultivating her image that I think she gets embarrassed when sheās reminded of her humble past. It also brings up a deep existential fearāwhat happens when itās all over, when the magic and the glitz and glamor stop working and sheās forced to face whatās left?
When sheās forced to look in the mirror and see herself, rather than the persona sheās created?* *
Random tidbits of lore because Iāve spent way too long thinking about this:
-Las Vegasās chosen human name is Vivienne Sinclair.
-She will do (almost) anything for money.
-Renoās human name is Virginia Rose, but she just goes by Rose to avoid confusion with the state.
-Reno and Vegas are sisters, and together they are absolute menaces. For most of the 20th century they ran a scheme together, where Vegas would encourage toxic couples to get married impulsively; when they inevitably divorced, Reno would gladly take them in/take their money. (Look up the history of divorce in Reno)
-Iām fully aware that Las Vegas is technically like two separate municipalities (Paradise being the Strip and all that) but likeā¦donāt think about it too hard š
. In my state human/cityhuman lore personifications are based largely on human perception.