Golden Tornado 2

[22:45]	<[kiri]Len>	[ready to go.]
[22:53]	* [kiri]Len	nods at the guy who give her a lift with his cart in gratitude. As she manage to drag her not-so-large luggage down, she take a look at the casino over there where she will be working soon.
[22:53]	<[kiri]Len>	.......?
[22:54]	* [kiri]Len	try her hardest to keep the luggage standing upright.
[22:56]	* [huh]Erica	is standing next to her.
[22:56]	<[huh]Erica>	Big place, ya?
[22:57]	<[kiri]Len>	!!
[22:57]	* [kiri]Len	jumps in surprise.
[22:58]	* [Atai]Temperance	skips back down the stairs after the first two maids have been sent off to get situated. Everything is running like a well-oiled ferret.
[22:58]	* [Atai]Temperance	Has seen an oiled ferret move.
[22:58]	* [Atai]Temperance	They're quite fast.
[22:58]	* [kiri]Len	just shake her heads in denial. Denial of what? no one knows.
[23:03]	* [Atai]Temperance	looks over the railing at the crowds. Short & quiet and... the other one was dark. The night was also dark. Perhaps, Temperance reflects, it would be smarter not to hire people on the street late at night when you can't see them.
[23:04]	* [Atai]Temperance	Well, neither of them seem to be here yet. Probably.
[23:04]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Hmmmmm.
[23:05]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Maybe they're lost?
[23:05]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Poor lost souls.
[23:05]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Good thing this city has churches.
[23:05]	<[Atai]Temperance>	But then the priests will exorcise them
[23:05]	<[Atai]Temperance>	and that won't be fair.
[23:05]	* [kiri]Len	push her luggage forward. To the casino!
[23:05]	<[kiri]Len>	.......!
[23:05]	* [kiri]Len	doesn't even budge.
[23:06]	* [Atai]Temperance	is in a moral and legal quandary. Is it against the law to hire the dead?
[23:07]	* [Atai]Temperance	might go to hell for making the dead work for her.
[23:07]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Wait, no, hold on.
[23:08]	<[Atai]Temperance>	The wages of sin are death....
[23:08]	<[Atai]Temperance>	buuuuut
[23:08]	* [Atai]Temperance	grins and snaps her fingers.
[23:08]	<[Atai]Temperance>	...then the wages of the dead must be sin!
[23:08]	<[Atai]Temperance>	And lord knows we've got plenty of that here!
[23:09]	* [Atai]Temperance	...but what kind of sin?
[23:09]	* [huh]Erica	waves a hand in front of Len's face.
[23:10]	* [Atai]Temperance	ticks off the various payment methods on her fingers.
[23:10]	<[Atai]Temperance>	We've got hookers... that's lust.
[23:10]	<[Atai]Temperance>	There's the buffet... gluttony.
[23:10]	<[Atai]Temperance>	first-class suites... mmm. I guess sloth?
[23:13]	<[kiri]Len>	.....Nn!
[23:13]	* [kiri]Len	retreats!
[23:13]	* [huh]Erica	pursues!
[23:13]	* [kiri]Len	run around her own luggage, putting a barrier between her an intruder.
[23:14]	<[huh]Erica>	What's a little girl like you doing out here so late?
[23:15]	* [kiri]Len	realize that she's asking her a question.
[23:15]	<[kiri]Len>	T....th......
[23:15]	<[kiri]Len>	---There.
[23:15]	* [kiri]Len	point at the Casino.
[23:15]	* [huh]Erica	thinks, and her eyes widen.
[23:15]	<[huh]Erica>	You couldn't mean...
[23:16]	<[huh]Erica>	Oh, you poor soul!
[23:16]	* [kiri]Len	is confused?
[23:16]	<[kiri]Len>	Nn?
[23:16]	* [huh]Erica	looks at Len with eyes of deepest pity.
[23:17]	* [kiri]Len	wonders what's wrong with this person?
[23:18]	<[huh]Erica>	I see, I see... and so now you've no choice but to work here?
[23:19]	* [kiri]Len	tilt her head to the side. Didn't really answer that.
[23:20]	<[huh]Erica>	It's fortunate that I met you. I'm going to work here too, and so I'll protect you from harm. After all that, it's the smallest blessing for you...
[23:21]	* [kiri]Len	don't really know what she's talking about, but nods anyway.
[23:21]	* [huh]Erica	gives her a reassuring smile.
[23:23]	* [kiri]Len	smiles back like a good girl she is.
[23:52]	* [kiri]Len	hauu.
[23:53]	<[huh]Erica>	Is there a problem?
[23:53]	* [kiri]Len	look at her luggage, and then the casino, and then the luggage, and finally Erica's face.
[23:53]	<[kiri]Len>	..........
[23:54]	<[huh]Erica>	You need me to help carry that?
[23:55]	* [kiri]Len	nods.
[23:56]	* [huh]Erica	hefts the luggage.
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[22:55]	* [Atai]Temperance	looks out on the street. Hey, there's some girl helping carry another girl's bags for her. Maybe it's her sister? Whatever, that'll do. Two for one works just fine.
[22:57]	* [Atai]Temperance	strolls out the door, looks down at them.
[22:58]	<[Atai]Temperance>	I hired a pair of dead people but they haven't shown up yet, so you'll have to do.
[22:58]	* [Atai]Temperance	waves them inside
[22:58]	* [huh]Erica	tsks as she brings in the luggage.
[22:58]	<[huh]Erica>	Poor dears, both of them...
[22:59]	<[Atai]Temperance>	One looked a lot like you--
[22:59]	* [Atai]Temperance	points at the smaller girl
[23:00]	<[Atai]Temperance>	--and the other looked like a person I couldn't make out at nighttime.
[23:02]	<[huh]Erica>	A fortunate coincidence.
[23:02]	<[Atai]Temperance>	So now they're lost souls, which means I have to hire them before they start haunting somebody's tortilleria.
[23:02]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Because then the Church will exorcise them and then I'm out two employees
[23:03]	<[Atai]Temperance>	but if they're lost souls, they're dead
[23:03]	<[Atai]Temperance>	which means I'll have to pay them--
[23:03]	* [Atai]Temperance	looks at the two again--
[23:03]	<[Atai]Temperance>	--well, you two, at least
[23:03]	<[Atai]Temperance>	...in sin. Jesus agreed, don't bother him about it.
[23:03]	<[Atai]Temperance>	so.
[23:04]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Let's go to my office.
[23:05]	* [kiri]Len	just look around, confused. Is there any normal people around?
[23:05]	* [Atai]Temperance	guides the two of them to an office on the second floor. It is marked "The Office." An arrow is pointing to it. There is a solid oak door. There are carvings on the door. The carvings are of curly bits and the Wisconsin family coat of arms.
[23:06]	* [Atai]Temperance	points to the comfy chairs out in the waiting room.
[23:07]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Miss Small and Quiet, if you'd wait there a bit while I talk to your sister, I'd be as happy as a badger.
[23:07]	<[kiri]Len>	She.....
[23:07]	* [kiri]Len	try to say that she's not her sister, but she can't get the rest out.
[23:07]	* [huh]Erica	nods.
[23:11]	* [Atai]Temperance	ushers Erica into The Office.
[23:11]	<[kiri]Len>	Ah---!
[23:11]	* [kiri]Len	still haven't clear that issue up about the sister thingy. I'm not black! I'm white as a snowflake!
[23:13]	* [Atai]Temperance	and cute as a button, too, but reality sometimes plays only a cameo role in Temperance's perception of the world.
[23:13]	* [huh]Erica	is ushered.
[23:15]	* [kiri]Len	sit down, resign herself to the fate that she's now a chocolate's sister.
[23:20]	* [Atai]Temperance	slams the door behind her, throwing a steel-bound pair of oak timbers across a pair of brackets on either side of the door, turning a key in the lock, snapping shut two deadbolts, and latching three padlocks. She then pulls a cavalry saber off of her desk and levels it at Erica's face.
[23:20]	<[Atai]Temperance>	So.
[23:20]	<[Atai]Temperance>	This is how I'm going to go, is it.
[23:21]	<[huh]Erica>	Shouldn't you put that sword down? You might hurt somebody.
[23:21]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Stabbed in the back by a gun-toting assassin from the Filipino mafia.
[23:21]	<[Atai]Temperance>	AGAIN.
[23:21]	<[Atai]Temperance>	I'm not so stupid as to let myself be killed twice, you know.
[23:22]	<[Atai]Temperance>	How much are they paying you?!
[23:22]	<[Atai]Temperance>	I'll double it!
[23:22]	<[huh]Erica>	Deal.
[23:22]	* [Atai]Temperance	pauses.
[23:22]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Wait.
[23:22]	<[Atai]Temperance>	what color are your eyes?
[23:23]	<[huh]Erica>	Ah...
[23:24]	<[huh]Erica>	Sorta greyish.
[23:24]	<[Atai]Temperance>	No, the other kind.
[23:24]	<[Atai]Temperance>	wait
[23:24]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Grey?
[23:24]	<[huh]Erica>	Of a sort.
[23:24]	* [Atai]Temperance	's creepy focused glare lightens up immediately.
[23:25]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Well, shit! Say something up front next time.
[23:25]	<[Atai]Temperance>	I'm terribly sorry about this.
[23:26]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Uncle Carson pissed off the syndicate in Manil last June, and, well. You know how it is.
[23:26]	<[huh]Erica>	Ah, yes, I do...
[23:26]	* [Atai]Temperance	rolls her eyes with a little laugh, as though this is nothing too unusual.
[23:26]	<[huh]Erica>	So I'm not an assassin after all?
[23:27]	* [Atai]Temperance	pauses.
[23:27]	<[Atai]Temperance>	...Are you?
[23:27]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Before I hire people, it's imperative that I know if they plan on killing me.
[23:28]	<[huh]Erica>	I don't think I do.
[23:28]	<[Atai]Temperance>	...hmmm.
[23:28]	<[huh]Erica>	I haven't got the gun part of the gun-toting mafia, though.
[23:28]	<[huh]Erica>	So I'm probably not that.
[23:28]	* [Atai]Temperance	taps a finger in thought on the cross guard of the sword, and then puts it away.
[23:28]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Well, whatever.
[23:29]	<[huh]Erica>	Do I still get double wages?
[23:29]	<[Atai]Temperance>	If you are, I'll make sure security draws and quarters you.
[23:29]	<[Atai]Temperance>	eh?
[23:29]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Double wages?
[23:29]	<[huh]Erica>	Yeah.
[23:29]	<[Atai]Temperance>	that's the silliest thing I've ever heard.
[23:29]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Dead people don't get paid double.
[23:29]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Now, on that subject.
[23:30]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Seeing as how you're dead, I'm going to have to pay you in sin.
[23:30]	<[Atai]Temperance>	What type would you prefer?
[23:30]	<[huh]Erica>	Sin, huh...
[23:33]	<[Atai]Temperance>	We've got Lust, Gluttony, Avarice, Sloth... Pride is kind of an iffy one, and I think Envy and Wrath are right out.
[23:34]	<[Atai]Temperance>	I'm terribly sorry for being unprepared. We've never had to hire dead people before.
[23:35]	<[huh]Erica>	It's quite alright.
[23:36]	<[huh]Erica>	I hadn't considered how I wanted to be paid, either, so I'm partially to blame.
[23:36]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Entirely to blame, actually, seeing as how you're dead.
[23:36]	<[Atai]Temperance>	You aren't a vampire, are you?
[23:37]	<[huh]Erica>	Have you ever seen a vampire with dark skin?
[23:38]	<[Atai]Temperance>	I've never seen a vampire.
[23:38]	<[Atai]Temperance>	...yet.
[23:38]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Unless you happen to be one.
[23:38]	<[Atai]Temperance>	In which case, I guess I have.
[23:39]	<[Atai]Temperance>	I'm going to have to ask you to not prey on casino staff or patrons.
[23:39]	<[huh]Erica>	I think I can agree to that.
[23:39]	<[Atai]Temperance>	...you're suspiciously amenable.
[23:39]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Why are you here, again?
[23:40]	<[Atai]Temperance>	For that matter, I don't even know who you are.
[23:40]	<[huh]Erica>	You brought me in here.
[23:43]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Don't pick at the details.
[23:43]	<[Atai]Temperance>	This is the city of detailing.
[23:43]	<[Atai]Temperance>	You chose the wrong place to pick.
[23:43]	<[Atai]Temperance>	You miner, you.
[23:44]	<[huh]Erica>	I've never been in a mine.
[23:44]	<[Atai]Temperance>	not as much muscle as I would expect from someone who worked in a mine.
[23:44]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Stop distracting me.
[23:44]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Who are you?
[23:44]	<[huh]Erica>	I'm Erica.
[23:44]	* [Atai]Temperance	sits up. Enough of this cat and mouse-with-a-large-hammer.
[23:45]	<[Atai]Temperance>	I see.
[23:45]	<[Atai]Temperance>	And why are you here?
[23:45]	<[Atai]Temperance>	In this city, that is.
[23:45]	<[Atai]Temperance>	And at this casino.
[23:45]	<[Atai]Temperance>	in that order.
[23:46]	<[Atai]Temperance>	bonus points will be awarded if you can answer in under 30 seconds.
[23:46]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Go!
[23:46]	<[huh]Erica>	Well, I have to be here, because if I was somewhere else you wouldn't be asking me this.
[23:47]	* [Atai]Temperance	is not amused.
[23:48]	* [Atai]Temperance	taps a stockinged heel impatiently on the floorboards.
[23:48]	<[huh]Erica>	Oh, I also came here to get a job.
[23:49]	<[Atai]Temperance>	That's better.
[23:49]	* [Atai]Temperance	checks the clock.
[23:49]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Ah, you missed your time limit.
[23:52]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Fine. You're to manage the dealers during the day and report to me. After 3 in the afternoon, you're to wait on my every word, and be keeping up the place. Bianca and Mercy will be your direct superiors then. If you need payment in any sin other than Avarice, I expect you to inform me about it 3 days prior to payday. Any questions?
[23:53]	<[huh]Erica>	Uh...
[23:53]	<[huh]Erica>	Nah, I think I got it.
[23:54]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Splendid.
[23:57]	* [Atai]Temperance	gets up, and undoes the locks.
[23:58]	<[Atai]Temperance>	If you'll wait in the waiting room until I'm done talking to your sister, I'll show you both to your quarters here and get you some uniforms.
[23:58]	<[huh]Erica>	Alright.
[23:59]	* [Atai]Temperance	opens the door, and after Erica exits, beckons the smaller girl inside.
[23:59]	* [kiri]Len	follows.
[00:04]	* [Atai]Temperance	shuts the door. No clicking of locks. Too cute for that, and besides, Aunt Carol said it wasn't proper to do that with a pretty girl in the room.
[00:04]	* [kiri]Len	look around the room, amazed by how grand the room is.
[00:05]	* [Atai]Temperance	sits behind the desk.
[00:05]	<[Atai]Temperance_Hansen>	Have a seat.
[00:07]	* [kiri]Len	take a seat as ordered.
[00:08]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Your sister is a suspicious girl but evidently quite sharp despite being a vampire.
[00:08]	<[kiri]Len>	She's not....
[00:08]	<[Atai]Temperance>	I hope you didn't inherit that, at least.
[00:09]	<[kiri]Len>	I mean....
[00:09]	* [kiri]Len	try her best to say it.
[00:10]	<[kiri]Len>	she's not my....
[00:11]	* [kiri]Len	paused. That was the longest words for today!
[00:13]	<[kiri]Len>	....sister.
[00:14]	<[Atai]Temperance>	...You're sure?
[00:14]	* [kiri]Len	try to curl herself as small as possible. She actually complete a sentence. That's pretty hard for her.
[00:14]	* [kiri]Len	nods.
[00:15]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Well, we'll see.
[00:16]	<[Atai]Temperance>	What's your name?
[00:16]	<[kiri]Len>	Len.
[00:16]	* [kiri]Len	nods again to confirm it.
[00:18]	* [Atai]Temperance	smiles. So cute~
[00:18]	<[Atai]Temperance>	How old are you?
[00:20]	<[kiri]Len>	fi....fifteen.
[00:20]	* [kiri]Len	talk so much today! What a feat!
[00:23]	* [Atai]Temperance	pauses. A little young, but okay. No cocktail serving for her.
[00:23]	<[Atai]Temperance>	All right, then...
[00:24]	* [Atai]Temperance	pauses. Wait, why the hell did he want to hire her again?
[00:24]	* [Atai]Temperance	looks at her again.
[00:24]	* [Atai]Temperance	Oh, right. Cute~
[00:25]	* [kiri]Len	cocks her head to the side, wondering some stuffs like she always do.
[00:27]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Well, how would you feel about becoming one of my personal maids? It's comparatively easy work. A little cleaning, maybe a little cooking, keep the place running, look nice for the patrons, obey any whim that strikes my fancy, ensure the prosperity of the casino, keep me safe, and above all, be a productive member of society.
[00:29]	* [kiri]Len	wonder if "obey any whim that strikes my fancy" could be dangerous?
[00:29]	* [kiri]Len	reach into her pocket and is now holding a cute-looking pen.
[00:29]	<[kiri]Len>	S....Sign....
[00:30]	* [kiri]Len	decide to ask what's her pay is later on. She talks too much for today.
[00:31]	<[Atai]Temperance>	...hmm?
[00:31]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Oh!
[00:31]	<[Atai]Temperance>	You don't have to sign anything just yet.
[00:32]	<[Atai]Temperance>	That'll be at the party later tonight.
[00:33]	* [kiri]Len	perks up. Party? Len quietly hopes that this does not involve alcohol drinking, molesting, and sinful activities.
[00:36]	<[Atai]Temperance>	So! You're hired.
[00:36]	* [kiri]Len	glad that this interview is finally over.
[00:37]	* [Atai]Temperance	gets up, and leads her out of the office back into the waiting room.
[00:37]	<[kiri]Len>	*[interview]
[00:37]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Miss Erica Miss Len, if you'll follow me upstairs up the stairs, I can get you your uniforms and show you to your rooms.
[00:38]	* [kiri]Len	slowly gather her things, and follow Temperance, keeping her distant at exactly 4 meter.
[00:40]	* [huh]Erica	follows with her own case.
[00:41]	* [Atai]Temperance	And so, two more innocent young girls are led into the jaws of sin.