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 [u][b] Los Paraisos : the Grande Diamond[/u][/b]

“I’ll be right back then!”

With a quick wink Aria twirled around and quickly made her way through the crowd, taking care not to bump into any of the elegantly dressed people on the floor. When she approached the bar, she lit up upon seeing Xan, Mordie and their nobleman sitting at the counter and Chirps behind the bar mixing up drinks for the three people in front of him.

She waltzed up to the group, giving a quick greeting to each of them before leaning over the bar. “Hen, darling, mind quickly mixing up two drinks for me? I’ve got a poker game to catch. Ooh, but nothing too alcoholic please, a poker face is rather useless with a loosened tongue.” She grinned at the blond, before turning back around to Mordie and the man seated at the counter. “I certainly hope you’re not picking on my friends too much now,” she waggled a finger at them playfully, before whisking up the two cocktail glasses that ‘Henrietta’ has set upon the counter. “Well, I should go before I end up being late. If you need me I’ll be at the poker table!” 

At first she had been afraid that she would late for the start of the game, but when she returned to the table it seemed as if there had been some complications, with the dealer in a discussion with a few upset looking patrons. 

“What’s wrong?” Aria inquired, setting one of the drinks in front of Alan. He replied with a small frown. “It seems like there’s been a small mixup with the dealers, and so their table is missing one. It’s strange for such a thing to happen here, but we’re all human I guess.” He splayed his hands in a ‘what-can-you-do’ fashion. The illusionist gave a grin.

“There’s no need to worry, I’ll take over dealing for this table.” 

The group quieted down, the dealer giving her a perplexed look, to which she quickly explained with a smile. “I’m starting work today anyways, it’ll be good to get some hands on experience before, right?” Not to mention it would be much easier to control the flow of the game as a dealer than a spectator. She never did like using illusions in gambling; it takes out all the fun. The old fashioned way is far more amusing. Not to mention she didn’t want to take any risks with the security cameras. She blinked up at the camera that was pointed to their table, disliking the feeling of being perpetually watched. She stuck her tongue and made a face at it when nobody was looking.

After everything was settled, Aria stood happily in the dealer’s spot, twirling a deck of cards in her hands as she shuffled, before deftly dealing out the cards with a few quick movements.

“Shall we begin then?”