[img]http://i.imgur.com/2uDBgEK.png[/img] [img]http://i.imgur.com/8mPMSWF.png[/img] [img]http://i.imgur.com/SRQefYG.png[/img] [u][b]Los Paraisos: Pellagio Casino: Texas Hold'em Poker Table[/b][/u] “Hmm? Dinner? With me? And my help? On something?” Josette suddenly turned towards Lisette with renewed curiosity blazing in her eyes. She was still indeed interested about this mission the Pride hinted at earlier, not to mention she couldn’t resist hanging out with Marcus and the offer of free food. Why… it was like Lisette didn’t even need to ask! “Of course I will! Dinner sounds perfect, and I’m starving too! I know a really good place we might be able to get a discount at too, actually. Trust me, you guys will love it!” Estelle’s eyes narrowed again, and she looked towards Lisette with a pleaful look, before resigning to a heavy sigh. As much as she disliked the blue haired former bandit… she couldn’t deny that Josette was a good shot at getting information about the resort’s missing women. Or at least, she’d better be or she’d be paying for her own food… “You okay, Marcus?” Estelle bent down and lifted Marcus up. [img]http://i.imgur.com/fFjj2Cx.png[/img] [i]“How about I get back to you on that?” Aria had said. “How about I get back to you on that?”[/i] IT WASN’T A REJECTION. THAT MEANT… THAT MEANT IT WAS A YES!! Clive had done it! He had… he had won! Big time! He was going to get to go on a date with a gorgeous babe like this?! By the gods he… he had struck lucky! Far far luckier then anyone in this casino could ever have been! This… this was the best thing to have ever happened to him in his entire life!! “Sure! Sure! That sounds good! I’m looking forward to… oh my god, look out!!” Clive suddenly dashed forward, and Aria became the next person to be tackled and land roughly on the ground, much to the surprise of everyone else. But unlike Don and Josette, Clive’s charge wasn’t born out of love or excitement, but rather fear. Fear at the giant thing flying through the air and heading their way, the giant thing that almost hit Aria if it wasn’t for Clive’s dramatic save. Spiraling through the air and landing with a thunderous calamity, embedding itself into the ground at one edge with dust and debris thrown into the air. Estelle, Marcus, Josette, Lisette and Kapi looked in shock and disbelief… at the roulette table that had just narrowly missed the dealer and illusionist. “What the hell is that?” Estelle rubbed her eyes. “Are… are you okay?” Clive asked, his face bright red and inches away from Aria. --- [img]http://i.imgur.com/QLodCtj.png[/img] [u][b]Los Paraisos: Pellagio Casino: Roulette Table... sort of[/b][/u] [url=http://youtu.be/04854XqcfCY?t=1m19s]The lights around got even dimmer, with one single light shining ever brighter above him… the man.[/url] [center][i]I've taken my bows And my curtain calls You brought me fame and fortune and everything that goes with it I thank you all But it's been no bed of roses, No pleasure cruise. I consider it a challenge before the whole human race And I ain't gonna lose.[/i][/center] Don’s hands spread out, the man giving as much power and passion as he could to this, the most important moment of his life. The moment of such accomplishment. [center][i](And I need just go on and on, and on, and on)[/i][/center] He brought his hands in low. This was it. The finale!! [center][i]We are the champions, my friends, And we'll keep on fighting 'til the end. We are the champions. We are the champions. No time for losers 'Cause we are the champions of the world. We are the champions, my friends, And we'll keep on fighting 'til the end. We are the champions. We are the champions. No time for losers 'Cause we are the champions![/i][/center] Don’s singing stopped, and his head held high slowly drooped low. “Thank you. Thank you very much. You’ve been a great audience.” He bowed, expecting to hear a symphony of claps and joyous whoops… but instead there were not. It was confusing, but oh well, it didn’t matter. His head lifted itself back up again, a proud smile on his face as he sauntered to the table to pick up his chip winnings, leaning down on the edge with his elbow, smiling towards the dealer and wanting to ask him to trade them up. Until he collapsed through thin air. The table wasn’t there. His chips weren’t there. Heck, even most of his friends weren’t there. What happened?! “Wh-wh-where’s my chips?! Bros?!” Don screamed. “And besides,” Dylan said with a smile at Trixie, “Why don’t we get out of this place and hit one of the ice cream shops?” "Sounds like a grand idea." Replied a smiling Lucien. "Let's find Supersis.” Trixie gulped. “And I'd... ice cream would be nice.” “ICE CREAM!?” Don screamed. “WHO CARES ABOUT ICE CREAM? WHAT- WHAT ABOUT MY WINNINGS? WHAT ABOUT MY MONEY?!” “Sir,” The roulette dealer’s hand befell Don’s shoulder. “We’re going to have to take the cost of the damages your friend did here out of your winnings.” [b][i]“WHAAAAAAAAAAAT?!?!?!”[/i][/b] --- [img]http://i.imgur.com/k4gahzg.png[/img] [u][b]Los Paraisos: Pellagio Casino: Entrance[/b][/u] He had shown up at the lobby a couple of hours early, decked out in a pretty fancy ensemble for the unreliable ranger. A crisp white shirt and suit, sans tie… Thunderhawk actually looked pretty suave and sophisticated for once, even if he did still wear that infernal bandana. It was an outfit borne out of need rather then personal pleasure, however, and try as Thunderhawk might to appear cool, calm and collected… he still disliked it. It didn’t suit him at all. But then… he was trying to make a change, wasn’t he? And that included being here on time. Early, even. But he’d overdone it and was here too early. None of the others would be here for a couple of hours yet. So it was he decided to head down into the casino and kill some time there playing the games. Maybe even be lucky enough to hear something interesting related to his mission? Not that he would ever be that lucky… Case in point… a familiar screaming and shouting. “GET YOUR FUCKING PAWS OFF ME YOU FUCKING FUCKS!” Moira shouted as she was roughly escorted out through the casino’s stairs towards the lobby, straight into Thunderhawk’s path. The man just stopped, and looked down at her. His expression... bewildered and agitated. [i]“...what did you do.”[/i]