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 [u][b] Los Paraísos: Streets [/u][/b]

Aria had to duck to avoid being hit by a flailing arm before quickly scooting to the side when a few boisterous men stumbled through the crowd, singing their hearts out. It seemed that parades were quite the dangerous affair, she mused with a grin. It certainly kept everyone on their toes.

[i] "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"[/i]

Ah. It seemed Syed was alive and kicking- very energetically too judging by that scream. She only could assume that Moira and Amy were close by as well. 

[i] "What if this is some ritual and they're sacrificing visitors? For all we know, we'll be dancing up a volcano and jumping in!"[/i]

Pfft. Lucien certainly had an interesting way of thinking. “It wouldn’t be the worst way to go now, would it? Certainly better than being hacked to bits. Not to mention it would save the trouble of having to be cremated, no?” She responded over the din of the parade. Still, the man did have a point. Where exactly were they going? They still had to meet Chirps back at Pellagio at six, and she certainly didn’t want to give him an excuse to chew her out for losing track of time with her group and arriving late to their meeting point. Judging by the sun there was still quite a while before the agreed time was reached, but it wouldn’t be a bad idea to check the exact time. A passing balloon made Aria look up, and upon spotting the close-set roofs an idea flitted into her head. Perfect. 

“I’ll be right back! Probably.” She called out to Selan and Lucien, before allowing herself to be bumped towards the edge of the crowd by a group of people in horse costumes spinning in circles, somehow managing to squeeze out of the crowd with a bit of effort and into a nearby alleyway where a few tourists were hanging about waiting for the parade to pass. She gave them a cheerful wave before scaling a conveniently place ladder leaning against one of the walls of the buildings. 

From her new vantage point on top of one of the buildings (Were people allowed up here? Oh well.) she could see the parade stretch down several blocks, the streets teeming with people all jumping around. She started to jog so she could keep up with her group members in the street below. Ah, there was Lucien dancing goofily with Selan next to him- Why were Amy, Syed and Moira being chased by people in strange masks? She blinked in confusion but was quickly brought out of her temporary distraction from almost tripping over a chimney. Right right, back to business. She peered over to the head of the parade, trying to figure out exactly where they were heading. Was that… The Pellagio? there was no mistaking the large sign on the extravagant building. She shook her head in amusement. How convenient. According to the large clock face on a nearby building they were actually two and a half hours early for the meetup. Early, not late. Hah, suck on that Chirps; she could be responsible when she wanted to be. 
The parade was winding to a halt in the large square in front of their hotel, where Aria somehow managed to find her way back to her little group. Everyone was a little breathless, though whether it was from the excitement or from being chased around she couldn’t be sure. 

“Ok guys,” She raised a hand in the air to draw everyone’s attention. “we still have about two and a half hours of free time before we’ve got to meet up with Chirps. I’d suggest going to check out the casino, not sure how much gambling we could do in that short amount of time but it’s always a good idea to scope out the place first!” Her hand was feeling a little numb now so she dropped it to her side. “Or you could go back to your rooms and rest for a while. It has been a tiring day, after all.”