Crescendo

The Midnight Train to Nowhere

o - o Maybe study first, post later? That sounds so hard asdfghjk

Also michi said guides are rushing in today so maybe wait till that happens ehuehe

The Midnight Train to Nowhere

Sacchin gonna get drunk, this boy has such low tolerance I cries. I wonder if some Nobodies actually get high on purpose with this goop?

Good going Jasper OTL

For a sec I thought there were screaming people outside, but it was just seagulls. Silly birds.

Hi Lulu :DD

The Midnight Train to Nowhere

Kimchi said
Yay for bound to get drunk Sacha! Ladies....[and maybe interested gentleman], take advantage of him while you can ;)

Σ（ﾟдﾟlll) MY BABY

The Legend of Heroes: Tales of the World

Los Paraisos : the Grande Diamond

Bears in the dungeon? Aria couldn’t help but marvel at Lucien’s train of thought. Large and potentially dangerous furry beasts were hardly the first thing to come to mind when dungeons are mentioned.

"They didn't have any 'bears' the last time ah checked..."

It would certainly be one heck of a dungeon if they did.

"Oh, but they have horses!

Aria blinked. Horses? So there were dungeons and stables?

Oh wait. Wrong kind of horses.

She coughed lightly, slight blush on her face as she turned back to the conversation in time to see Mordie adjust her clothing while Chirps gawked on. She deadpanned at him. Perhaps he needed a little shove over the railing to remind him where they were-

“Well well, what do we have here?”

She turned, only to be greeted by the sight of three men. Judging by their well -dressed (and quite handsome, might she add) appearances, she could safely presume that they were patrons of the Grande Diamond. She watched in surprise as one of them bent down one knee in front of her, taking her hand into his and touching his lips onto her hand gently.

She pressed her other hand onto her now rather furiously blushing cheeks, laughing softly in embarrassment. My, what a smooth talker! He sure knew how to flatter a girl.

“Oh no, the honour would be all mine, sir!” She replied breathlessly as he stood back up, peering up at him from under her lashes. Part of her job was keeping the patrons happy, no? And from what she knew of men they certainly liked their egos being stoked. “To offer to help me in my training when you must be quite the busy man, how generous! I’m very flattered. It would be my pleasure to have the chance to serve such fine gentlemen as you.”

She had almost forgotten how fun it was to play the part of a blushing maiden. Nothing like seeing how a few words could lift up someone’s spirits by so much.

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Los Paraisos : the Grande Diamond

Aria followed as Mordie led the way through the Grande Diamond, chatting almost nonstop as they stopped here and there to peek into some rooms. She couldn’t help but grin in response to the white-haired woman’s cheeriness, following along closely as the group moved through the first floors of the building while giving occasional glances back to Chirps and Lucy to make sure they were keeping up and not tripping over their shoes or dresses. Now that would be quite the sight.

"At this rate the tour's only gonna last a few minutes. Once we hit the fifth floor, it's nothin' but... well, bedrooms for the ol' GD's patrons ta rent out. Ooh, does anyone here like dungeons? The whooole seventh floor is dedicated ta that. Ah think. Or was it the eighth floor? Hmmm. Oh, actually! Follow me!"

“Dungeons? I guess some people are into that kind of thing, huh? Or is that where you put the rulebreakers?” Aria laughed in reply, half joking and made a mental note to ask around about these dungeons on the upper floors sometime later. Perhaps they were just there for… certain activities some rich people might have a thing for, but one could never be too careful. It certainly sounded ominous enough. Maybe check out the fifth floor as well, just case.

They finally stopped on the balcony conveniently overlooking the bustling party happening underneath, giving them a great view of the crowded floor. The lively jazz music playing had her tapping her toes to the beat. This was certainly one fun mission.

"Anyhoo. Y'all know each other or somethin'? Been waitin' to get employed here? The GD hasn't had its hirin' sign up for that long, so ah'm just curious." Mordie’s eyes met Aria’s. "'n where are ya other girlfriends? Yaknow, from the Pellagio? Not confident enough to sign up too?"

“That’s part of it, I guess.” Aria answered vaguely with a small laugh before continuing. “As for us applying so quickly, word does get around. It is one of the best establishments in the resort after all, and we certainly didn’t want to miss this big chance.”

Aria turned around from where she had been leaning on the railing of the balcony. “How about you, Mordie? How long have you been working here?” It was a genuine question. She had been quite surprised to find out the woman from the casino yesterday would be working here. “And how about your handsome friend from yesterday? Does he work here too?" The illusionist gave an amicable laugh. "After that exciting round yesterday I've been itching to play a good game of poker. Perhaps we could get together and play some cards sometime now that we might become coworkers." She paused in thought. "Speaking of work, what do you do here? We might be seeing quite a bit of each other from now on."

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Well when I was in LA last last week there certainly was an earthquake sometime around 6:30 in the morning. The teachers woke up and so did some students but I slept right through it, ahaha :'DD Apparently it was quite a bit bigger than usual.

Unless you're talking about a really recent earthquake, in which case I'm not sure about ^^ Nice that everyone's safe though!

My New Hobby yeaa

Bears? Nah Bros

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Los Paraisos : the Grande Diamond

"I think we should give you a test run. Business will pick up in around three hours, it will be a perfect opportunity to see you put those skills into motion. You will be fitted with your uniforms in two hours and given a quick briefing before you begin."

Aria supressed the victorious smile that tugged at her lips, instead placing on a mask of relief and gratitude at the woman’s words. Against all odds they had managed to deceive and impress Lady Vasco enough to be given jobs at the Grande Diamonde, albeit temporarily. Which was fine; it wasn’t like they were planning on sticking around long term anyways. Though she was rather curious how Lucien managed to-

"At least, for some of you."

Ah. Well. That made more sense.

She gave a sympathetic glance to the disguised blue haired man. Hopefully he wouldn’t have too much trouble as high class establishment were usually quite clean, weren’t they?

Miss Vasco quickly hurried off after giving instructions a very familiar looking woman with Selan and Marcus in tow to see her superior. Aria was rather curious as to why her superior would be wanting to meet only two prospective employees but as she hadn’t been called turned her attention back to the white haired woman at the door.
Oh wait, wasn’t she at the casino yesterday with the Handsome Rugged Gambler Man or whatever his name was? (Ok, that probably wasn’t anything close to his name but details schmetails.) Perhaps she wouldn’t ask too many questions, or recognize them at all?

Doubtful.

She gave an internal sigh, before approaching their guide with a friendly smile.

“Hey, fancy meeting you here! “

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Writing up a post now :D Man, poor Lucy. Hope he knows how to handle a brush.

Edit: Posteeeeeed

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Posted! Sorry I didn't see your OOC Tae, hopefully nothing clashes ><

Also the Wheel of Time sounds like a cool series! Personally I'm quite a fast reader so whatever length a book is doesn't really matter to me :'D I'll look into it more and see if I can get a copy. Epic fantasies are my favorite :D

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Los Paraisos : the Grande Diamond

"Now, my turn for honesty. Right now, not all of you seem suitable for the job. You will need to change my mind. I want actions and demonstrations, not words and empty promises. I want proactive people with initiative. I want you all to show me you want this job, yes? Give me an example of your skills."

Ah. So there was more after all.

Aria had been rather confused by the brevity and simplicity of the first part of the interview as to how a simple walk supposed to showcase them, but now they were supposed to show off their skills. Now what should she do?

While Dylan started on his quick sketch on the board, a slew of thoughts ran through her head. What talent could she showcase? Her violin was tucked securely back in her hotel room, not to mention she’d probably clash with Selan who she assumed would be singing judging by the performance she had seen earlier. She didn’t particularly want to do any illusions as a showcase either, as it would potentially raise a few questions and might end up exposing them. Her eyes flitted around the room before landing on a few packs of cards sitting conveniently on a coffee table nearby, presumably for private games for high end patrons or something like that.

After Dylan showcased his stunning chalk portrait of their interviewer, it was her turn once again.

“Would it be alright if I borrowed a pack of cards, miss Vasco?”

After she was given the go-ahead, she sat down with a pack of broken-in cards with a smile. She would have to write to thank her mom sometime after this mission.

“I ‘m quite dexterous, miss Vasco. Nimble with my fingers and quick to adapt.” She started out with a few simple cuts, before warming up into some more complicated one-handed cuts, soon shifting into freestyle shuffling to the point where the cards were splaying into all kinds of fans and almost flying through the air but ultimately landing into a neat pile in front of her. She picked up a card from the top of the pile, a seven of spades, before giving it a quick flick and putting it back onto the table where the single red decorated heart lay shone up on the glossy card. “Potentially able to fool the eyes and able to let people see what they wish to see.”

With another flip the card was back in the pile that was reshuffled and placed neatly back within the box.