Crescendo

The Midnight Train to Nowhere

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Los Paraisos : the Grande Diamond

The casino fell into a dead silence after what sounded like a large explosion caused the building to shake, before the whole place fell into chaos as patrons abandoned their games and made for the emergency exit at the back of the room. With a flippant excuse of going to check out the situation that she wasn’t even sure anyone heard amidst the pandemonium she excused herself from her table despite Alan’s protests, quickly moving towards the lobby.

The previously pristine hall was now a mess, with a giant crater in the middle of the floor and shouting crowds as the people tried to flee the establishment. Throughout the floor she could see the familiar faces of some of the bros and guilders brawling with the security and had to refrain from facepalming. Sure Tiberius had told her about the Pride’s unpredictable antics and penchant for mass destruction, but… Hopefully poor Chirps wouldn’t get chewed out too badly, being this mission’s leader and all. She shook her head, downing the cocktail in her hand with a few swallows before placing the now empty glass on a nearby table.

Just in time too, as a duffel bag came flying out of nowhere and nearly hit her in the face, her only barely managing to catch it with a few fumbles before a familiar looking bro ran past with a small wave before tackling a guard into a nearby table that promptly cracked in two. Her and Xan’s equipment!

“Thanks Clive!” She shouted cheerfully. After miraculously finding someplace to get changed for the umpteenth that day and restrapping in all her weapons and such, she set out at a run for the bar, cloaked by an illusion as to avoid being hindered by any guards now that she was rather conspicuous in her guilder outfit. She only hoped that the people on the monitors were too busy with the situation in the lobby to pay attention to her. In fact, perhaps now would be the perfect chance to sneak upstairs while the guards were busy with trying to quell the situation in the main lobby. First, however, came getting Xan her clothes. The poor girl had never been too used to heels, and Aria was quite sure she’d appreciate being able to fight in some looser clothing.

Luckily the bar was near the stairs and she quickly located her friend. Still hidden from the eyes of the people around her, she quickly caught the metallurgist by the hand and lifted the illusion on the girl’s eyes. “I’m going up while everyone’s mostly distracted,” she explained quickly, eyes darting to Mordie to make sure she wasn’t too close by. It was a shame the woman worked in security, any other situation she was sure they would’ve made fast friends. The duffel bag was quickly shoved into Xan’s arms. “I think they’ll be wanting your help in the lobby. Be careful, Xan.” With a quick wink the illusionist was gone again, leaving the dark haired girl behind as she ducked towards the staircase.
She grimaced as she passed underneath a camera now swivelled towards the lobby. Pesky things would make this quite a bit harder to look around, but if she didn’t act quickly now their covers were blown she was afraid the kidnapped girls would be relocated before they could be saved. A group of guards ran past her as she plastered herself to the wall, sticking out a foot almost nonchalantly and not bothering to watch the game of painful human dominoes that followed. She suddenly paused on the fourth floor landing. Marcus and Selan! The two had been taken to see the owner, who no doubt would have been alerted to the situation happening right now. She looked up to the top floor from over the balcony with narrowed eyes, tripping another hapless guard who ran within her range. Perhaps she should go help them out first- get the two out of the hot water they were no doubt in, and also get to meet the owner who would no doubt know the location of the stolen girls. Lucien and Dylan were a few floors above, perhaps she would be able to catch up to them and convey the situation.

With a deep breath, she turned and continued the spiralling climb as the sounds of combat grew louder from below.

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I'll post then :'D It's pretty late/early (I have no idea where 2:30 qualifies) so I'll probably go to bed after, haha. Or keep studying for physics test that I understand nothing of :DD

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Those are really expensive tickets! It sucks that you won't be able to go, Rex :C

Also, I'm pretty much done my post. If you want I can wait to post after you after Mordie moves since Aria has a small interaction with Xan so I might have to edit that, or I could just stick it up quickly before going back to physics.

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Rex, very sorry to hear about about your grandfather >< Hope you can get tickets!

I managed to buy the Eye of the World today at the bookstore which made me pretty happy. Only a very tiny bit in, but seems like a good read so far! (Cute guy at bookstore said it was a good series too laughs) Also my post took way too long to type up OTL Back to biology and physics yay!

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Los Paraisos : the Grande Diamond

“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?”

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Oh my god Lucy and Dylan those poor babies *dies* Do try to keep poor innocent Lucy out of trouble :'D

Lucy certainly has an interesting cousin addsghkkllj

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OREO
NO
BAD BUNNY
NO

As for MUG, I don't have anything against new people joining as long as I can peek at their CS first, ehehe.

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Ouch, tongue burns are awful ><

Got a quick post up, now to go back to studying biology for the test tomorrow~ Fun taimes OTL

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Los Paraisos : the Grande Diamond

Games of chance, hm? Now that sounded like a lot of fun.

“I myself have always quite partial to a nice game of cards. I’ve also picked up quite a few card tricks that I’d be more than happy to show you if you’re interested.” She smiled in return. As they walked Aria studied the man from the corners of her eyes. He really was quite handsome, about a head taller than her with dark brown tousled hair, a finely clipped beard, looking to be in his mid 30s. He carried himself in quite the sophisticated fashion as many of the patrons here did, she noted with a smile.

The two had made their way halfway down the grand staircase, and were currently on the landing halfway down. Suddenly she blinked in realization.

“Oh my, I’ve forgotten to introduce myself, haven’t I? How careless!” She slipped her hand gently from his arm and swept into a graceful curtsy. “My name is Aria, sir. It’s a great pleasure to make your acquaintance.”

After introductions were done and taken care of, the two proceeded down to the lively floor of the casino party area. The jazz band was playing as lively as ever, dancers filling the floor. Aria took the chance to sidle slightly closer to the man as if to make sure they wouldn’t be accidentally separated. She scanned the room, noting all the security cameras that hung from the ceiling. The illusionist tilted her head as she studied one. Did they reflect illusions as well?

“Oh, there’s a table over there that’s starting.” She motioned to a group of four people sitting around a poker table as the dealer brought out a pack of cards. “Shall we join them, or should I go fetch a drink for you first?” She smiled sweetly at the man.