Gina and Jack

**Jina** is the official friendship and romantic pairing between **J**ack and G**ina** Porter. They are portrayed by Asher Angel and Sofia Wylie.

## History

Gina Porter and Jack first meet at the airport during Spring Break. They're both stuck at the airport waiting for their delayed flights (Gina to Louisiana and Jack to Miami), which in the end never take off. Jack comes up to Gina while she's looking through E.J. Caswell's Instagram page, telling her how "the trick is to cry if you're trying to sweet-talk a gate agent". He tells her how her attempt at getting another flight was "ultimately a failure, but entertaining nonetheless," and she retorts back about his earlier attempt at a dance which too, was "entertaining, but ultimately a failure." From there Jack asks if they've met before as Gina looks super familiar and introduces himself, but when he gets no answer from Gina he takes the hint and starts to walk off. As he does Gina seems to change her mind, and calls after him her name.

The two sit and talk for a while before Gina, hungry, realizes the granola bar she thought she'd packed isn't there. Jack comes to her rescue as he thinks up a plan to get them into the VIP lounge, as they walk up to the first-class area pretending to be a pair of arguing siblings who had apparently lost their Dad's credit card in the lounge. The flight agent then takes Gina into the VIP area, searching for the "lost credit card", and when they're of course unable to find it she tells the agent that she needs a moment alone to cry in the bathroom. During that time Jack sneaks in after them, and meets back up with Gina while the agent is back at the gate, unbenknownst to the two of them eating snacks and sitting on the first-class couches. The two of them then start to play the game Two Truths and a Lie to get to know each other, which soon leads to Jack showing off his random airplane trivia, which he's picked up from his dad, a pilot. Gina then, checking her phone, realises she's missed a Zoom call and sees the texts from the rest of the Wildcats asking her to come up with some choreography for their music video You Ain't Seen Nothing. It's implied that Jack is somwhow involved in Gina's side of things for the video.

As it reaches nighttime, Gina's mom messages her that since the flight to Louisiana has been cancelled, she should head back to her friend Ashlyn Caswell's house instead of staying at the airport. Jack then starts to ramble on about some kind of recliners in Singapore, then embarrassed, apologises for "being a nerd again". Gina reassures him that it's fine, and she finds both him and his random airplane trivia cute. He returns the compliment, calling her "beyond cute", before remembering that they're probably never going to see each other again anyway. Jack states that "whoever gets that first kiss is going to be a really lucky guy", before indirectly confessing his new feelings for Gina. Whether or not she reciprocates those feelings it isn't confirmed, though she lets him down slowly, saying that even if he was the right guy, he wouldn't be sticking around long enough anyway. The two part as Jack gives Gina a light-purple paper plane, and tells her that when they reschedule her flight to Louisiana, she should ask for a seat at the back, as that's the safest place.

## Moments

### Spring Break

* Jack walks up to Gina and asks her if they have met before because she looks really familiar.
* When playing Two Truths and a Lie, Jack states that there's no way Gina hasn't been kissed before.
* Gina takes off her jacket revealing that she is wearing E.J. Caswell's Duke Sweatshirt under her jacket and Jack asks if E.J.'s Duke Sweatshirt belongs to her boyfriend. Gina replies "Not that I know of."
* Nearing the end of the episode as they're saying their goodbyes, Gina states that she thinks Jack is cute. He then indirectly confesses his feelings for her, which while she may or may not repocricate, she is unable to act on as they most likely won't be able to see each other again.

## Quotes

### Season 2

#### Spring Break

> *"The trick is to cry if you're trying to sweet talk a gate agent."* — **Jack**
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> *"Excuse me?"* — **Gina**
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> *"The French girl routine earlier? It was ultimately a failure, but it was entertaining, nonetheless."* — **Jack**
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> *"Kinda like your attempt at that dance. Yeah, I saw you, too. Entertaining, yet ultimately a failure."* — **Gina**
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> *"Ooh, you are tricky."* — **Jack**
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> *"I'm not tricky, I'm a performer."* — **Gina**
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> *"I'm sorry. I... I usually don't open up to people. I'm a little rusty."* — **Gina**
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> *"You can practice on me."* — **Jack**
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> *"Haven't had a lot of luck with that. The... no-strings confession."* — **Gina**
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> *"Ah. You're a fellow member of the heartbreak club."* — **Jack**
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> *"Oh, I think I'm the president."* — **Gina**
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> *"Do you know the trick? Care less."* — **Jack**
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> *"Smart. I should try that."* — **Gina**
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> *"Hold on. There's, like, a thousand texts."* — **Gina**
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> *"Holding."* — **Jack**
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> *"Ready?"* — **Gina**
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> *"For what?"* — **Jack**
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> *"Oh, I'm gonna show you what dancing actually looks like."* — **Gina**
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> *"[grinning] Yeah. Okay."* — **Jack**
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> *"Good call. If you're gonna sleep in an airport, try Singapore. They've got these recliners that, like... Sorry. Being a nerd again."* — **Jack**
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> *"No. It's cute. ...You're cute."* — **Gina**
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> *"I'm gonna... Hold on, I'm gonna..."* — **Gina**
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> *"Holding."* — **Jack**
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> *"You're cute, too. But, like, beyond. But I'm probably not going to see you again, am I?"* — **Jack**
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> *"We'll always have the VIP lounge."* — **Gina**
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> *"Whoever gets that first kiss is gonna be a really lucky guy."* — **Jack**
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> *"Yeah, I think, um... Yeah, I don't, um... I think I'm ready. Or getting there. The right guy has just gotta.. show up."* — **Gina**
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> *"Do I count?"* — **Jack**
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> *"Well, he's gotta show up and, you know.. stay around."* — **Gina**
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> *"So, this is where I walk away and pretend not to be sad?"* — **Jack**
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> *"Hey. The trick is not to care."* — **Gina**
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> *"Ask for a seat in the back."* — **Jack**
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> *"I'm sorry?"* — **Gina**
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> *"When they reschedule your flight to Louisiana, ask for a seat in the back. That's the safest place."* — **Jack**
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