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[21:44]	<[Atai]GM>	The year is 1892, and the city of Tijuana is a lively, growing place. In the entertainment district lies a fabulous, stately gambling hall known as the Golden Tornado. Built by the Wisconsins, a family of East Coast old-money types from the States, it is home to a disturbed, cheerful girl(?) from the family who runs the casino with the help of her servants.
[21:45]	<[Atai]GM>	May God have mercy on their souls.
[21:53]	* [Atai]Temperance	skips along the hallway of the upstairs residences, where she and the staff live. New people are here today~
[21:55]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Biancaaa~!
[21:55]	* [Atai]Temperance	calls out for one of her maids.
[21:59]	* [Pyg]Bianca	is sitting with her back resting on one of the doors in the hall.
[22:01]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Biaaaancaaaaa~
[22:01]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Come and help me great the new meat, or I'm docking your pay~
[22:02]	<[Atai]Temperance>	And then I'll be docking your bay~
[22:02]	<[Atai]Temperance>	...And I have no clue what that entails!
[22:03]	* [Pyg]Bianca	gets up reluctantly as she scratches the back of her neck.
[22:04]	* [Atai]Temperance	searches high and low for Bianca! High and low!
[22:04]	* [Pyg]Bianca	emerges from around the corner into her master's sight.
[22:04]	* [Atai]Temperance	starts checking cracks between the floor. Dammit, where is she?
[22:05]	<[Pyg]Bianca>	"I'm here, chief."
[22:05]	* [Atai]Temperance	bumps into somebody's foot.
[22:05]	<[Atai]Temperance>	You there!
[22:05]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Shoe!
[22:05]	<[Atai]Temperance>	help me find my missing maid.
[22:05]	* [Pyg]Bianca	taps her master's head with the hand of her knife.
[22:06]	<[Atai]Temperance>	...It should be easy, she sounds just like-- ow.
[22:06]	* [Atai]Temperance	looks up, and jumps in surprise.
[22:06]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Bianca! Dear god woman, where did you come from!
[22:07]	* Ruth	arrives at the "Golden Tornado". She's sure of it this time, because the lady from before said it was a "casino", so that must mean it has card tables and stuff, right?
[22:07]	<[Atai]Temperance>	I was talking to this shoe here, and-- My god, you stepped on him! You cruel, black-hearted fiend!
[22:07]	* [Atai]Temperance	sobs for a few seconds, then snaps out of it.
[22:07]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Aaaaaaaanyway!
[22:07]	<[Atai]Temperance>	We have new people today!
[22:08]	* [Tess]Soraya	is riding in a car to the assigned location. How long before this city gets a tram like the other ones?
[22:10]	<[Pyg]Bianca>	"New..."
[22:10]	* Ruth	peers at all the people, and all the people peer back at her. She straightens her back, kicks our her chest, and pumps her muscles, making sure to give each and every one of them an eyeful of awesome. She strides in, a little too focused to do anything except walk forward.
[22:11]	<[Pyg]Bianca>	"This is news to me."
[22:12]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Of course it is!
[22:12]	<[Atai]Temperance>	It can't be news if it isn't new.
[22:12]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Then it would be olds.
[22:12]	* Ruth	. o ( What are you, nervous? )
[22:12]	<[Atai]Temperance>	and nobody would read olds.
[22:12]	* [No]Mercy	is manning the door, trying to look dignified. Or as dignified one can look while stifling a yawn.
[22:12]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Nobody would know anything!
[22:12]	<[Atai]Temperance>	We'd all be uneducated, mindless, clueless idiots, unaware of the world around us!
[22:13]	<[Atai]Temperance>	IS THAT THE KIND OF WORLD YOU WANT?!
[22:13]	* [Pyg]Bianca	picks her master up off her feet.
[22:13]	<[Pyg]Bianca>	"Your yelling hurts my ears."
[22:14]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Bianca~
[22:14]	<[Atai]Temperance>	You're so mean~
[22:14]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Anywaaaaay
[22:14]	<[Pyg]Bianca>	"Which way?"
[22:15]	<[Atai]Temperance>	They should be in the upstairs lobby. No sense in holding interviews down on the main floor in front of God and everybody and his brother!
[22:15]	<[Atai]Temperance>	...It's okay to hold interviews in front of sisters, though, apparently.
[22:15]	<[Atai]Temperance>	I find this exceptionally curious.
[22:16]	* [Tess]Soraya	finally comes to the front of the building, getting out of the car and facing the drivers.
[22:16]	<[Pyg]Bianca>	"I do not comprehend."
[22:16]	* [Atai]Temperance	looks both ways down the hall, then, after some serious thought, points in both directions at once, arms crossing like an X.
[22:16]	<[Atai]Temperance>	I believe we should head.... swarth.
[22:16]	* [Pyg]Bianca	proceeds walking toward the stairs to go up.
[22:17]	<[Atai]Temperance>	one of them's a biiiiiiig scary lady
[22:17]	<[Atai]Temperance>	She looks like Mercy, but without the charm
[22:17]	<[Atai]Temperance>	also scarier.
[22:18]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Another one's a smart lady from a room ful of brains that think think think thiiiiiink lots and talk to Prezzy Dizzy.
[22:18]	<[Pyg]Bianca>	"Someone scarier than Mercy?"
[22:18]	<[Atai]Temperance>	And there's one who wants to marry someone. She's not coming today though.
[22:19]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Very very scary scary.
[22:19]	<[Atai]Temperance>	I don't think I'll need to hire another bouncer again!
[22:19]	<[Tess]Soraya>	"Comandante, oficial, muchas gracias. Que tengan buen d?a."
[22:19]	* [Tess]Soraya	then enters the building, taking one of the staircases to the upper lobby.
[22:20]	* [No]Mercy	sees some strange woman saunter in, and that just won't do
[22:21]	* [Atai]Temperance	arrives in the upstairs lobby with Bianca.
[22:21]	* [Atai]Temperance	Apparently nobody is there.
[22:21]	* [Atai]Temperance	is a sad panda.
[22:21]	* [Tess]Soraya	realizes she's in the wrong place, heading back down to the ground floor.
[22:21]	* [Pyg]Bianca	sets the master back on the floor.
[22:22]	* [No]Mercy	can't really be bothered though, so whatever
[22:22]	* [Atai]Temperance	flips Bianca a casino chip as one would tip a cart driver.
[22:23]	* [Pyg]Bianca	catches the chip.
[22:22]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Thanks fer' th' ride, buddy.
[22:23]	* [Atai]Temperance	looks around the room.
[22:23]	* [Atai]Temperance	pouts cutely.
[22:23]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Well, shit.
[22:24]	* [No]Mercy	wonders if it's okay having all these strange folks wandering around on their own
[22:24]	* [Atai]Temperance	taps her foot, thinking.
[22:24]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Oh.
[22:24]	<[Atai]Temperance>	I didn't tell Mercy about this.
[22:24]	<[Atai]Temperance>	I didn't tell you about this until just now!
[22:24]	* Ruth	wanders around aimlessly, trying to out-glare anybody that dares to meet her gaze.
[22:24]	* [Atai]Temperance	slaps her forehead
[22:25]	<[Atai]Temperance>	GOD, I'VE BEEN SUCH A FOOL!
[22:25]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Where's Mercy at?
[22:27]	<[Pyg]Bianca>	"I don't remember."
[22:27]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Hooray!
[22:27]	<[Pyg]Bianca>	"Downstairs maybe."
[22:28]	<[No]Mercy>	"Were you looking for me, or were you being philosophical, Mr T.?"
[22:28]	* [Pyg]Bianca	flips the chip in the air...and fails to catch it. She chases after it as it rolls across the floor.
[22:29]	* [No]Mercy	comes up the stairs, having found the master
[22:31]	* [Atai]Temperance	takes off back down the stairs, heels clicking on the marble tile. She goes down a floor, then another, then arrives at a fancy-looking landing overlooking the main floor. Scanning the area, and hanging half over the rail, she fails to see any sign of anybody! There's nobody there! ANYWHERE! Wait, yes there are. It's just hard to tell with all these people in the way down there!
[22:31]	* [No]Mercy	watches as he goes
[22:32]	* [Tess]Soraya	takes a look around the main floor... seems like an interesting place.
[22:32]	* [No]Mercy	looks at Bianca questioningly
[22:32]	<[No]Mercy>	"What is it today?"
[22:32]	<[Atai]Temperance>	It's potatoes today, and sofas tomorrow!
[22:33]	* [Pyg]Bianca	finally catches up to the chip and realizes Mercy is addressing her.
[22:33]	<[Atai]Temperance>	God only knows what the weekend holds!
[22:33]	<[Pyg]Bianca>	"New people."
[22:33]	<[Pyg]Bianca>	"And someone bigger and scarier than you."
[22:33]	* [Atai]Temperance	blinks, and turns around. Goddamn, these people are sneaky.
[22:33]	<[No]Mercy>	"Huh."
[22:33]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Mercyyyy
[22:33]	<[No]Mercy>	"..."
[22:33]	<[No]Mercy>	"I'm not scary."
[22:34]	* [No]Mercy	peers down the banisters at her master
[22:35]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Mercy! There's a big scary huge lady with a big stick and a smart local lady with a huge brain. Go find them, or I'm replacing all your underwear with tamarask. Oh, and then bring them upstairs.
[22:35]	<[Atai]Temperance>	And then after they go up the stairs, MORE stairs!
[22:35]	<[Atai]Temperance>	until they're in the lobby.
[22:36]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Which is also upstairs.
[22:36]	<[Atai]Temperance>	But it has no stairs.
[22:36]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Don't get them confused!
[22:36]	<[No]Mercy>	"Oh, all right."
[22:36]	<[Atai]Temperance>	That's my job.
[22:36]	<[No]Mercy>	"...And I don't suppose you mean tamarisk, master?"
[22:40]	<[Atai]Temperance>	No, tamarask. It's a kind of badger found in Siam.
[22:41]	<[Atai]Temperance>	NOW STOP QUESTIONING ME AND HOP TO IT
[22:41]	<[No]Mercy>	"Just as well, master. Off I go then."
[22:41]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Hey!
[22:41]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Where are you going?
[22:41]	<[Atai]Temperance>	I didn'tsay to go anywhere.
[22:42]	<[Atai]Temperance>	All I asked was that you hop. Clearly that's a ludicrous suggestion.
[22:42]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Now stop arguing over semantics and come here.
[22:42]	* [Atai]Temperance	gestures Mercy over to the rail.
[22:42]	<[No]Mercy>	"You'd be surprised, master, how hard it is to hope without going anywhere."
[22:43]	* [No]Mercy	goes over regardless
[22:43]	<[Atai]Temperance>	People hope in one place all the time. It's called prison.
[22:43]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Aaaaanyway.
[22:45]	* [Atai]Temperance	points out into the cheerful, money-spending masses, and pulls Mercy's head down to look along her outstretched hand.
[22:45]	<[Atai]Temperance>	See the lady there?
[22:45]	* [Atai]Temperance	is pointing out Soraya.
[22:46]	<[Atai]Temperance>	She's the lady with a head ful of huge brains theat come from an even bigger room that has even BIGGER brains in them.
[22:46]	<[Atai]Temperance>	It's fuckin' crazy!
[22:46]	<[No]Mercy>	"Ah. Did you want her disposed of?"
[22:46]	<[Atai]Temperance>	She's the one who isn't huge and scary.
[22:46]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Nooooo, no.
[22:46]	<[Atai]Temperance>	She's going to be working for us.
[22:46]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Probably
[22:47]	<[No]Mercy>	"Oh. That's pretty boring, even for you, master."
[22:47]	<[Atai]Temperance>	But she's the other one
[22:47]	<[Atai]Temperance>	the one who isn't huge and scary.
[22:47]	* [Pyg]Bianca	only now shows up behind her master.
[22:47]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Huge and scary is easy to find.
[22:47]	* [Atai]Temperance	points to Ruth's imposing figure.
[22:47]	<[No]Mercy>	"As opposed to the other one being the other one."
[22:48]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Now you're getting it!
[22:48]	<[No]Mercy>	"Ah, you want to dispose of /her/."
[22:48]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Anyway, I figured Is hould save you the trouble of breaking people's heads open to figure out if their brains were huge or not. It'd cause such a scene.
[22:49]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Mother hated it when I caused a scene, and most of those ones didn't involve blood.
[22:49]	<[No]Mercy>	"...but how would you /know/?"
[22:49]	<[Atai]Temperance>	I can't imagine how it would be if it did.
[22:49]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Huh?
[22:49]	<[Atai]Temperance>	wait
[22:49]	<[Atai]Temperance>	What?
[22:49]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Have you been listening to me, or were you listening to the air?
[22:49]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Don't listen to the air
[22:50]	<[Atai]Temperance>	it gets inside you
[22:50]	<[Atai]Temperance>	and turns bad.
[22:50]	<[No]Mercy>	"Technically, master, I'd have to listen to you /through/ the air."
[22:50]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Then you have to cut it off.
[22:51]	<[Atai]Temperance>	....Stop messing about and bring the damn brownie lady up here already. And the huge scary lady.
[22:51]	<[Atai]Temperance>	NICELY.
[22:51]	<[Atai]Temperance>	No killing.
[22:51]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Tell 'em I'm waiting for them.
[22:51]	<[No]Mercy>	"Nicely /and/ no killing? Sheesh, you're such a taskmaster."
[22:52]	<[Pyg]Bianca>	"Chief, I'm confused. Where are the new ones?"
[22:52]	* [Atai]Temperance	smiles sweetly and pats Mercy's head.
[22:53]	<[Atai]Temperance>	It's what I do~
[22:53]	* [Atai]Temperance	turns to Bianca and points the people out.
[22:53]	<[Atai]Temperance>	See, big and scary?
[22:53]	* [Atai]Temperance	points to Mercy's back.
[22:53]	<[Atai]Temperance>	and the other big and scary?
[22:53]	* [Atai]Temperance	points to Ruth.
[22:54]	* Ruth	wishes rock n' roll was invented by now
[22:54]	* [No]Mercy	strides over to where Soraya is
[22:54]	<[Atai]Temperance>	.....aaaand... where'd the brain-filled woman go?
[22:54]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Oh, she's by Mercy. Being talked at by her, too!
[22:54]	<[Atai]Temperance>	What a deal.
[23:05]	* [Pyg]Bianca	inspects one of the newcomers from head to toe.
[23:05]	<[Pyg]Bianca>	"Yes, she's big and scary, but I don't know if she can be scarier than Mercy."
[23:09]	<[Atai]Temperance>	I dunno, Bianca. I have a really bad feeling about her, which means I feel great about her.
[23:13]	* [Pyg]Bianca	looks puzzled at her master's words.
[23:14]	<[Pyg]Bianca>	"'Bad feeling' but you 'feel great.' What?"
[23:14]	* [Pyg]Bianca	shakes her head. Best not to entertain the though anymore.
[23:14]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Do you remember what happened last time I explained myself, Bianca?
[23:15]	<[Atai]Temperance>	The knowledge turned your brain into caviar and it flowed out your ears and then there were fish eggs all over the place and the fishing industry representatives were in town that week and they fertilized the eggs and that's why there's an aquarium in your room, now.
[23:15]	<[Atai]Temperance>	I don't think we want a repeat of that incident.
[Mary*] *  Temperance   watches Mercy's progress from afar.
[23:20]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Attagirl.
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[22:54]	* [Tess]Soraya	is tapping her foot, humming something while looking around.
[22:54]	* [No]Mercy	gets into looming distance
[22:55]	<[No]Mercy>	"...Hello"
[22:55]	* [Tess]Soraya	turns quickly, standing relatively straight and looking straight at Mercy.
[22:56]	<[Tess]Soraya>	"Hello."
[22:56]	* [No]Mercy	studies her with a critical eye, but remembers to be nice
[22:56]	<[No]Mercy>	"Were you looking for employment?"
[22:56]	<[Tess]Soraya>	"Something like that. Who might you be?"
[22:57]	<[No]Mercy>	"I am the messenger, it would seem.
[22:58]	<[No]Mercy>	"The master would like you to know that 'I'm waiting for them'"
[22:58]	<[No]Mercy>	"That is all."
[23:00]	* [Tess]Soraya	tilts her head curiously.
[23:00]	<[Tess]Soraya>	"Well, then where's the master?"
[23:07]	<[No]Mercy>	"There is a lobby on the second floor. There you shall wait for the master. Or the master shall wait for you. Either way, that's where you shall go. It is upstairs, where there are more stairs, which you should go up."
[23:09]	* [Tess]Soraya	seems a bit puzzled, but shrugs.
[23:09]	<[Tess]Soraya>	"Alright, I understand. Will you be staying down here?"
[23:10]	<[No]Mercy>	I have another guest to attend to. If you get lost, I'm sure someone or something will find you."
[23:11]	* [No]Mercy	leans down and whispers conspiratorially
[23:11]	<[No]Mercy>	"...Did you /really/ want employment here?"
[23:14]	* [Tess]Soraya	smiles as she answers.
[23:15]	<[Tess]Soraya>	"I won't mind working here at all, but I do have several motives."
[23:15]	* [No]Mercy	puts both her hands up
[23:16]	<[No]Mercy>	"I'm sure I don't want to know. I was just double checking."
[23:17]	<[No]Mercy>	"In any case, excuse me. Feel free to holler if you need something. Or even when you don't need something; I'm sure nobody would mind."
[23:17]	<[Pyg]Bianca>	"I don't think I want to, Temp."
[23:18]	<[Tess]Soraya>	"Of course. Thanks, I suppose I'll see you around."
[23:18]	* [No]Mercy	leaves to find the other potential employee, who is not really all that hard to find
[23:20]	* [No]Mercy	comes up behind Ruth, and clears her throat
[23:20]	<[No]Mercy>	"Yo."
[23:20]	* [Tess]Soraya	heads up the stairs to the upper level, keeping an eye out for whoever this master is.
[23:21]	* Ruth	spins around, Kanabo still slung over her shoulder.
[23:22]	* [No]Mercy	dodges in a hurry
[23:23]	<Ruth>	Huh?!
[23:23]	<Ruth>	Um, I mean...
[23:23]	<Ruth>	Yeah?
[23:23]	* Ruth	changes her surprised face into her serious face
[23:23]	* [No]Mercy	is still leaning backwards
[23:23]	<[No]Mercy>	"You were looking for employment here, yes?"
[23:24]	* Ruth	gazes for a moment.
[23:24]	<Ruth>	...Oh! Uh, yeah, someone about... this height, she said she wants me to work here.
[23:25]	* Ruth	levels a free hand to Temperance's about-height.
[23:26]	<[No]Mercy>	"There's a lot of short people around here, but I think you're the right one."
[23:26]	* [No]Mercy	straightens up
[23:26]	<[No]Mercy>	"I'm here to deliver a message from someone about this height."
[23:26]	* [No]Mercy	levels a free hand to Temperance's about-height
[23:27]	<[No]Mercy>	"'I'm waiting for them'"
[23:27]	<[No]Mercy>	"That is all"
[23:28]	<Ruth>	Oh yeah? Where's she at?
[23:30]	<[No]Mercy>	"Make your way to the lobby. It is upstairs, where there are more stairs, which will take you up."
[23:30]	<Ruth>	Up the stairs. Got it.
[23:30]	<Ruth>	Thanks, miss.
[23:30]	<[No]Mercy>	"And then up, remember."
[23:31]	* Ruth	does a short bow, minding to keep the kanabo level
[23:31]	* Ruth	and then zips around into the stair's direction, not minding it at all
[23:32]	<[No]Mercy>	"Yet another safety hazard. Oh well."
[23:32]	* [No]Mercy	goes to see if the breakfast buffet is still open
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@@Regroup!
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[23:28]	* [Tess]Soraya	reaches the balcony, looking inquisitively at its occupants but debating whether to speak.
[23:30]	* [Atai]Temperance	turns to Soraya.
[23:31]	* [Tess]Soraya	walks closer, seemingly analyzing Temperance.
[23:32]	* [Pyg]Bianca	also inspects the other newcomer.
[23:32]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Hello, good morning, and buenos fucking dias and a happy and bountiful life. You're one of the people who works for Prezzy Dizzy, may he live forever?
[23:32]	* [Atai]Temperance	Cheerfully sticks out a hand to Soraya.
[23:33]	* [Tess]Soraya	takes Temperance's hand and shakes it.
[23:33]	* Ruth	heads up the stairs, and then up more stairs, which takes her up. Where's that girl at again?
[23:34]	<[Tess]Soraya>	"Ufufufu~... of course, that's me. You're Elroy Wisconsin?"
[23:34]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Tch.
[23:35]	* [Atai]Temperance	's left cheek twitches slightly but imperceptibly.
[23:35]	<[Atai]Temperance>	I'm on the clock right now, so just call me Temperance.
[23:35]	* [Atai]Temperance	shakes. Firmly.
[23:36]	<[Tess]Soraya>	Temperance it is. I'm Soraya Ramirez Delgado, pleased to make your acquaintance.
[23:37]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Beautiful! You're not going to stab me in the back or something, right?
[23:37]	<[Atai]Temperance>	I gotta ask that up front.
[23:38]	<[Atai]Temperance>	You wouldn't believe the number of times it's saved my life.
[23:38]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Bianca!
[23:38]	<[Tess]Soraya>	"No, of course not. I wouldn't attack anyone without a reason."
[23:38]	<[Atai]Temperance>	How many times has asking that saved my life?
[23:38]	* [Pyg]Bianca	ponders this question.
[23:39]	* [Pyg]Bianca	starts counting on her fingers.
[23:39]	<[Pyg]Bianca>	"Two."
[23:40]	<[Atai]Temperance>	What? I thought it was zero. Damn, I'm doing great! This means I'm not dead!
[23:40]	* Ruth	walks over to the bunch of people standing around talking about stuff, looking around for a short one.
[23:41]	<[Tess]Soraya>	"Aren't there other ways to demonstrate that, though?"
[23:42]	<[Pyg]Bianca>	"Maybe, but the boss here is thinks it should all be simple, you see."
[23:43]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Yeah, and too many of them involve blood, and I can't be having with that shit. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaanyway... This calls for a party later. Bee, help her get situated and find a room and get her a uniform, would you please? I gotta go meet and greet Big n' Scary Number Two.
[23:44]	* [Atai]Temperance	skips off to go meet Ruth.
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@@Split again! Ruth, Temperance, and Mercy
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[23:44]	* Ruth	is standing like, three feet away.
[00:12]	* [Atai]Temperance	comes to a stop in front of Ruth.
[00:12]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Damn, you're bigger in person.
[00:12]	* Ruth	takes a second to notice, looking to the left and right for a person to accompany the voice, then down. oh hey!
[00:14]	<Ruth>	Oh, hey! It's uh... you.
[00:15]	<[Atai]Temperance>	I hope it's me. Some days I'm not me. Those days are interesting.
[00:16]	<[Atai]Temperance>	So you want to work here?
[00:16]	<[No]Mercy>	"I did that one already, master."
[00:16]	* Ruth	puts her serious face back on, and smiles.
[00:16]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Quiet, you!
[00:16]	* [No]Mercy	comes up the stairs without touching the 4th wall this time...whoops
[00:18]	<Ruth>	Yes, Ma'am! If'n you need anyone strong as the mountains and as fast as a train, I'll have you know, ass-kicking...
[00:18]	* Ruth	strikes a mean-looking pose.
[00:19]	<Ruth>	...Is my specialty!
[00:19]	<[No]Mercy>	"Hmm...not speeding bullet?"
[00:20]	* Ruth	breaks her pose, and thinks on it.
[00:21]	<Ruth>	I don't think I could go faster than a bullet, but I bet I could stop one, even if it goes faster than a train.
[00:23]	<[No]Mercy>	"Er...what if it was stronger than a mountain?"
[00:24]	<Ruth>	Bullets can't be stronger than mountains! They're only like, this big.
[00:24]	* Ruth	scales a finger and a thumb to the appropriate size
[00:27]	<[No]Mercy>	"Perhaps it was also a very small mountain."
[00:29]	* Ruth	shrugs.
[00:29]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Well, I'm impressed.
[00:29]	* Ruth	swings back around to Temperance
[00:30]	* [No]Mercy	ducks
[00:30]	<Ruth>	Oh, uh, ehe, thanks, ma'am, I do my best.
[00:30]	* Ruth	scratches her head, trying to smooth off some of the anxiety
[00:31]	* [Atai]Temperance	gazes at the club as it passes overhead. Not very spatially oriented, is she? Definitely going to need to keep her in open spaces.
[00:31]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Well, are you a convicted felon in the United States or Mexico?
[00:32]	<Ruth>	A what?
[00:32]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Er, you ever done time?
[00:32]	<Ruth>	Oh! um...
[00:33]	<[Atai]Temperance>	up North or down South.
[00:33]	* Ruth	blushes, scratching her teeth a little bit.
[00:33]	<Ruth>	I've... spent a night in jail a few times. But I've never done nothin' serious, honest!
[00:35]	* Ruth	. o ( at least, I never got caught... )
[00:39]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Well, that sounds reasonable enough. Just don't steal or kill anyone unless I ask you to, and things should be dandy.
[00:41]	<[No]Mercy>	"Ahem. What the master meant is that stealing and killing is against the law and this is a legal establishment that denies all allegations of wrongdoing of any sort."
[00:41]	<Ruth>	Sure! I'm no thief, and I don't like killing anybody if I don't have to.
[00:41]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Thank you, Mercy.
[00:41]	* Ruth	grins widely.
[00:42]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Soooooo.... How's being a bouncer and general security sound? Unless you know anything about dealing.
[00:43]	<Ruth>	Dealing? Like, cards? I could, I guess, but I stink at poker. As for bouncing, I kinda hope no one's dumb enough to do something needin' it while I'm around, 'cause they usually don't bounce, they just...
[00:44]	<[Atai]Temperance>	...splat?
[00:44]	<Ruth>	Yeah.
[00:48]	<[Atai]Temperance>	So bouncing sounds fine? I'll have to ask you not to use the club first, but by all means, DO keep it around.
[00:48]	<Ruth>	Yes, ma'am. You got it.
[00:49]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Fabulanious.
[00:49]	* [Atai]Temperance	sticks out her hand.
[00:49]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Consider yourself hired.
[00:49]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Mercy?
[00:50]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Mind showing --
[00:50]	<[Atai]Temperance>	...oh for christ's sake.
[00:50]	<[Atai]Temperance>	See, this is why I got sent out here.
[00:50]	* Ruth	grins a toothy grin(the one that shows teeth), and shakes the hand firmly, though not enough to really hurt her or anything.
[00:51]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Well, aside from the boarding school lunchroom incident....
[00:51]	<[Atai]Temperance>	I'm terribly sorry.
[00:51]	<Ruth>	Huh?
[00:51]	* [No]Mercy	has just compiled the paperwork and found a pen, and is wondering what all the fuss is about this time
[00:51]	<[Atai]Temperance>	I'm Temperance Wisconsion while I'm on the clock, and forgetful enough to have not remembered to ask you your name.
[00:51]	<[Atai]Temperance>	...which would be?
[00:52]	<Ruth>	...oh, haha, of course.
[00:52]	<Ruth>	My name's Ruth. Ruth Leste.
[00:53]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Beautiful. Looking forward to having you here, Ruth.
[00:53]	<[No]Mercy>	"...Ruth...Leste. Very conventional, I'm sure."
[00:53]	* [No]Mercy	scribbles the name down on the various fields of a rather messy employment contract
[00:54]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Mercy will show you to your room and get you your uniform... which should be in the Miscellaneous closet. They told me I'd never need uniforms in your size, BUT WHAT DO THEY KNOW? DICK ALL, THAT'S WHAT!
[00:55]	* Ruth	is surprised by the sudden shouting, freezing herself in place.
[00:55]	<[Atai]Temperance>	...Although I can understand his reluctance to sell me one-armed, one-legged outfits. But you know, I'm the kind of guy who likes being really, really sure.
[00:56]	<[Atai]Temperance>	I mean, if some cripple like that came looking for a job, I'd have nothing for them to wear.
[00:56]	<[Atai]Temperance>	And that is goddamn shameful.
[00:56]	<[Atai]Temperance>	...
[00:56]	<[No]Mercy>	"Come along, Ms Leste. The master might be at this for some time."
[00:56]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Aaaaaaanyway.
[00:56]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Have fun!
[00:56]	<[Atai]Temperance>	Oh!
[00:57]	<[Atai]Temperance>	And there's a party tonight in the upstairs lounge at nine!
[00:57]	* Ruth	...slowly starts to nod, and turns away to Mercy, looking over her shoulder back to Temperance.
[00:57]	<Ruth>	A-alright, thanks a lot, ma'am!
[00:59]	* [No]Mercy	leads Ruth away, showing her around as they go
[01:00]	<[No]Mercy>	"...and over there is Chute 3, but don't use that without first donning a--Ah, here we are."
[01:01]	* [No]Mercy	fishes a key out of her pocket and unlocks a plain wooden door on the side of the hall
[01:02]	<[No]Mercy>	"This is your room. I've hung a fresh uniform your you in your wardrobe, but if you need a replacement they'll be in the 'Miscellaneous' closet. Actually, you'll find that pretty much all the closets are 'Miscellaneous' closets, so you might want to ask first."
[01:03]	<Ruth>	Woah... I get my own room...? This is pretty cool...
[01:04]	* Ruth	sets the kanabo by the door, looking around a little bit.
[01:06]	* Ruth	turns back to Mercy.
[01:07]	<Ruth>	Do I wear something like your's?
[01:07]	* [No]Mercy	chuckles
[01:07]	<[No]Mercy>	"Oh no. You wear something like..."
[01:08]	* [No]Mercy	flings open the wardrobe, revealing something with a conspicuous amount of lace
[01:08]	<[No]Mercy>	"This."
[01:10]	* Ruth	's eyes widen a bit.
[01:10]	<Ruth>	...Are you serious?
[01:10]	<[No]Mercy>	"...I can add more ribbons, if you like."
[01:11]	<Ruth>	Sorry, I've just... never been in such a pretty dress before.
[01:11]	* Ruth	picks it out, looking at it from front to back.
[01:14]	<[No]Mercy>	"You will find that the master places great emphasis on...style."
[01:19]	<Ruth>	I... see.
[01:22]	<Ruth>	It's kinda... uh...
[01:22]	<Ruth>	Short.
[01:30]	<[No]Mercy>	"It is designed for mobility. Pretty yet functional."
[01:31]	<Ruth>	I guess so... Do I have to wear these cuffs? And what's up with these socks...
[01:32]	<[No]Mercy>	"What? The cuffs and socks are the essence of the outfit!"
[01:33]	<[No]Mercy>	"...ahem."
[01:33]	<[No]Mercy>	"No, they're definitely required. The master won't allow you out without them, I am sure."
[01:35]	<Ruth>	Man... At least it's my size.
[01:36]	<Ruth>	Should I change now?
[01:42]	<[No]Mercy>	"Please do. The master is hosting a party at nine, so please come fully prepared."
[01:43]	* [No]Mercy	exits, closing the door behind her
[01:43]	<Ruth>	Mm...
[01:44]	* Ruth	shrugs, ponies up her long mess of hair and undoes her belt, takes a seat on the bed and begins the laborious process of fitting into a dress.
[01:50]	* Ruth	after a few minutes of fighting cloth and looking at herself crossly in the mirror, steps out of her room with her kanabo and one new pretty dress. She blushes madly, trying not to meet anyone's gaze.
[01:55]	* Ruth	looks to the left.
[01:55]	* Ruth	looks to the right.
[01:55]	<[No]Mercy>	"Yo"
[01:55]	* [No]Mercy	is right in front
[01:56]	* [Pyg]Bianca	stands in the room unable to think of what to do next. She did everything Temperance told her to, but...now what?
[01:57]	<Ruth>	Gah! jeez, we gotta stop meeting like this... Hey.
[01:58]	* Ruth	messes with the hem of the skirt, avoiding Mercy's gaze.
[01:58]	<Ruth>	So, uh... h-how does it look?
[01:59]	<[No]Mercy>	"Hmm...I think it'd work better if you showed it off proudly."
[01:59]	<Ruth>	Proudly?
[02:00]	* Ruth	clears her throat, then smacks and rubs her face a few times.
[02:01]	* Ruth	straightens her back and sticks out her chest, much akin to her posture coming in the casino, with an added smile. She still can't meet anyone's eyes, though.
[02:01]	<Ruth>	...Like this?
[02:01]	<[No]Mercy>	"Pfft--"
[02:02]	* [No]Mercy	keeps a straight face, but not without a valiant struggle
[02:03]	<[No]Mercy>	"Yes, that's very good. Can't fault the master for taste, no."
[02:04]	<Ruth>	R-really? You think so?
[02:05]	* [No]Mercy	finally stifles the laughing fits
[02:06]	<[No]Mercy>	"Definitely! Don't dwell on it too much. Treat it like your uniform."
[02:06]	<[No]Mercy>	"...Which it is."
[02:07]	<Ruth>	Huh... I guess it isn't so bad then. I feel like some rich kid's girl though, ya know? It's so... light...
[02:08]	<[No]Mercy>	"That's not far from reality. The master does have...hobbies."
[02:10]	* Ruth	peers at Mercy.
[02:10]	<Ruth>	What do you mean by that?
[02:11]	<[No]Mercy>	"I'm not sure either. You'll probably find out as you go along."
[02:14]	<Ruth>	I see... Well, lead the way.
[02:14]	<Ruth>	Am I supposed to be with you?
[02:18]	<[No]Mercy>	"Since I'm here, you might as well be."
[02:18]	* [No]Mercy	pulls a watch out by a chain, and checks the time
[02:20]	<[No]Mercy>	"Party time. Off we go. Don't take anything fragile."
[02:21]	<Ruth>	The only fragile thing I got is this dress... It's a little breezy...
[02:22]	* Ruth	follows along
[02:25]	<[No]Mercy>	"You may leave the dress if you wish, but that may be too daring even for this casino."
[02:29]	<Ruth>	Ehe, right.
[02:30]	* [No]Mercy	leads the way to the lounge
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@@Side B! Soraya and Bianca
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[23:44]	* [Tess]Soraya	whispers to Bianca.
[23:45]	<[Tess]Soraya>	"Is this something I'll have to get used to?"
[23:46]	* [Pyg]Bianca	nods vigorously.
[23:49]	* [Tess]Soraya	shrugs.
[23:49]	<[Tess]Soraya>	"Guess I'd better start, then."
[23:54]	<[Pyg]Bianca>	"So...A room, right?"
[23:57]	<[Tess]Soraya>	"So she said. I'll leave it to you."
[23:59]	<[Pyg]Bianca>	"Then, this way."
[23:59]	* [Pyg]Bianca	heads up the stairs, beckoning the new maid with her knife.
[00:00]	* [Tess]Soraya	follows, a little confused by the use of the knife for such a purpose.
[00:21]	* [Tess]Soraya	looks at the decoration as she goes.
[00:22]	<[Pyg]Bianca>	"Would you like a quiet room?"
[00:24]	<[Tess]Soraya>	"Well, it isn't really necessary if you'd have to go out of your way for it."
[00:25]	<[Pyg]Bianca>	"It's fine. There are plenty of rooms."
[00:25]	<[Pyg]Bianca>	"I feel like walking anyway."
[00:26]	<[Tess]Soraya>	"If you say so."
[00:31]	<[Pyg]Bianca>	"The casino gets noisy sometimes."
[00:32]	<[Pyg]Bianca>	"I would like for them to stop, but the boss does not want me to scare patrons away."
[00:33]	<[Tess]Soraya>	"Well, I could see why. You could expect a good deal of the business to come at night, right?"
[00:40]	<[Pyg]Bianca>	"I suppose. This one."
[00:40]	* [Pyg]Bianca	stops at a room at a far corner of the hall.
[00:41]	* [Tess]Soraya	stops next to Bianca, taking a look inside.
[00:42]	<[Pyg]Bianca>	"This one is nice. You can get a draft so hot nights aren't so, uh, hot."
[00:42]	<[Pyg]Bianca>	"And the closet is big enough to hide loot in."
[00:44]	<[Tess]Soraya>	"Loot?"
[00:45]	<[Pyg]Bianca>	"Yes."
[00:45]	* [Pyg]Bianca	nods vigorously.
[00:46]	<[Tess]Soraya>	"I'll keep that in mind. That could come in handy."
[00:47]	<[Tess]Soraya>	"Any connections to a telegraphic line or something here?"
[00:47]	<[Pyg]Bianca>	"None...for now."
[00:47]	<[Pyg]Bianca>	"Would you like one?"
[00:50]	<[Tess]Soraya>	"It isn't really necessary, I can do other things."
[00:55]	* [Pyg]Bianca	thinks for a moment.
[00:55]	<[Pyg]Bianca>	"I'll get one installed soon."
[00:55]	* [Pyg]Bianca	nods to herself.
[00:56]	* [Tess]Soraya	shrugs.
[00:56]	<[Tess]Soraya>	"Thanks, then. So, now that I think of it... I don't know what I'll be doing here. Have you got an idea?"
[00:57]	<[Pyg]Bianca>	"Oh, your uniform, yes."
[01:02]	<[Tess]Soraya>	"Uniform... Alright."
[01:02]	<[Tess]Soraya>	"Like yours?"
[01:02]	* [Pyg]Bianca	goes into the room's closet. There should be one here, she thinks.
[01:03]	<[Pyg]Bianca>	"Your duties. The best answer I can provide is that the boss will ask for almost anything, so be prepared to do almost anything."
[01:07]	<[Tess]Soraya>	"I can work with that. How bad does it get generally?"
[01:21]	<[Pyg]Bianca>	"Depends on what you mean by bad. Ah, here it is."
[01:21]	* [Pyg]Bianca	she takes a uniform out of the closet and looks between it and Soraya to see if the size would be right.
[01:29]	<[Tess]Soraya>	"Hm... not too bad. At least it's less frilly than what ladies are supposed to wear back in the capital."
[01:31]	* [Pyg]Bianca	hands it over to Soraya.
[01:31]	<[Pyg]Bianca>	"Hopefully it fits."
[01:34]	<[Tess]Soraya>	"Hm. I'll just check in the closets if it doesn't."
[01:35]	<[Tess]Soraya>	"So are we the only staff here, or are there other employees? I never did find that out."
[01:41]	<[Pyg]Bianca>	"If you are talking about those who serve the boss directly, there are no others. Just us."
[01:42]	<[Pyg]Bianca>	"Everyone who works the casino floor leave when their shift is over."
[01:42]	<[Tess]Soraya>	"Hm. Guess I'll talk with the master to see if I can deal from time to time."
[01:56]	* [Pyg]Bianca	stands in the room unable to think of what to do next. She did everything Temperance told her to, but...now what?
[01:57]	<[Tess]Soraya>	"Well... let's see. Am I going to need to wear this today?"
[02:09]	<[Pyg]Bianca>	"I think so, just to be safe."
[02:09]	<[Pyg]Bianca>	"You cannot trust her to let you relax."
[02:12]	<[Tess]Soraya>	I might as well change into it sooner then. When's something else happening?
[02:15]	<[Pyg]Bianca>	"No one knows."
[02:15]	<[Pyg]Bianca>	"Including the boss."
[02:15]	* [Pyg]Bianca	gives a shrug.
[02:19]	* [Tess]Soraya	shakes her head.
[02:19]	<[Tess]Soraya>	"I suppose my best bet is to get into this, then. Figure something else out from there."
[02:19]	* [Pyg]Bianca	looks at her reflection in her knife and brushes aside a fringe of her hair then puts it away.