CCCP 6

February 19
[20:24]	<[GM]Mary>	ahem!
[20:24]	<[GM]Mary>	Last time, on Cassandra's Coastal Caulder Paradise
[20:24]	<[GM]Mary>	or Coastal's Cassandra Caulder Paradise
[20:26]	<[GM]Mary>	There was breakfast and letters with unknown intents inscribed upon them, one in runes that only the master can decipher!
[20:26]	<[GM]Mary>	(Though I could read them too)
[20:28]	* Cassandra	, after breakfast, sits around and thinks on that letter. Might as well put it up to writing, while she's at it.
[20:30]	* Cassandra	DURING BREAKFAST. fucking dollgirls
[20:33]	* [Kly]Melissa	is... sitting. And eating. Best not to let it get cold
[20:33]	<Cassandra>	Have you seen Christina?
[20:34]	<[Kly]Melissa>	Mmmp?
[20:34]	* [Kly]Melissa	swallows her food before speaking
[20:34]	<Cassandra>	Mmf mrr mmn mrrf?
[20:34]	<[Kly]Melissa>	No. I guess I thought she just slept in... she seems like someone who'd do that, right?
[20:35]	* Cassandra	shrugs.
[20:36]	<Cassandra>	I guess. Really, if today were a normal day for me, I wouldn't have any business being up at this hour either.
[20:36]	* [Rut]Christina	shuffles in as if on cue. Her hair hasn't been tied up yet, and one strap of her nightshirt hangs low and loose on her shoulder.
[20:37]	<Cassandra>	Ah, speaking of devils. Did you rest well, Christina?
[20:37]	<[Kly]Melissa>	I know. I wasn't sure how much longer this new... oh, there she is~
[20:37]	<[Rut]Christina>	Nggh... goddamn time change...
[20:37]	* [Rut]Christina	yawns.
[20:37]	<[Rut]Christina>	Yeah, I'll live.
[20:37]	<Cassandra>	For now.
[20:38]	* Cassandra	takes a bite of her egg
[20:38]	<[Kly]Melissa>	There's, um... some breakfast in the kitchen if you want some. And coffee or tea, or whatever you drink.
[20:39]	<[Rut]Christina>	Eh? Wuzzat, a threat or some-- Coffee.
[20:40]	* [Rut]Christina	Coffee.
[20:41]	<Cassandra>	How long do I have you for, anyway? Until, you know, your cousin comes to pick you up.
[20:43]	* [Rut]Christina	flinches mid-sip at the word "cousin". She shrugs.
[20:43]	<[Rut]Christina>	Dunno.
[20:44]	<Cassandra>	Hmm.
[20:44]	<Cassandra>	Been a long time since I spoke to anyone from the old family...
[20:45]	* [Kly]Melissa	munches on some potatoes, listening to all this.
[20:45]	<[Rut]Christina>	Mm? How long?
[20:45]	<Cassandra>	Years and years.
[20:46]	* [Rut]Christina	seems to get some of her energy back.
[20:46]	<[Rut]Christina>	Geez, -that- lawng? What's keepin' ya?
[20:47]	<Cassandra>	Lazy, I guess.
[20:49]	<Cassandra>	Looking forward to getting back home?
[20:49]	* [Kly]Melissa	munch munch.
[20:50]	<[Kly]Melissa>	Hmm, it's been a long time since I've talked to my family, too. I wonder how grandpa is doing.
[20:51]	* Cassandra	raises an eyebrow at that, but decides not to press.
[20:52]	<[Rut]Christina>	Where's ya grandpa now, 'Liss'uh?
[20:52]	* [Rut]Christina	changes the subject.
[20:55]	<[Kly]Melissa>	Pearie, I hope. I sent him a letter last week, but it's kind of hard to keep in touch when I'm moving around all the time.
[20:55]	<[Kly]Melissa>	I wonder if he'll send me sweets again~
[20:56]	<Cassandra>	Must be something, movin' around all the time... You said you wanted to see the world, right?
[20:58]	* [Kly]Melissa	nods.
[20:58]	<[Kly]Melissa>	I'm gonna do it. Grandpa is nice, but... I wanna see other people, too.
[20:59]	<Cassandra>	Hmm. Is that what you're looking for?
[21:01]	<[Kly]Melissa>	Yep. Other places, too. I was... um, I grew up in Pearie. And I always thought I'd be there.
[21:03]	<[Kly]Melissa>	But, I always wondered what other places were like. So I'm trying to see them.
[21:04]	<Cassandra>	Really. Have you seen Kostova?
[21:04]	<[Rut]Christina>	Ya bett'uh awff, I'd say! They ain't comin' to you, aft'uh awll. (And what's in Pearie, anyway??)
[21:05]	<[Kly]Melissa>	Um... nope. Not yet. Is it nice there?
[21:07]	<Cassandra>	Ah, yes. It's a great, beautiful country. Especially if you like the snow.
[21:07]	<[Rut]Christina>	Huh. My, uh, "dad"... he says Kostova's awff limits f'uh us-- er, me, I mean.
[21:07]	* Cassandra	finishes her meal.
[21:07]	<[Kly]Melissa>	A-ah, I love snow...
[21:07]	* [Kly]Melissa	smiles a little, remembering her first winter
[21:08]	<[Kly]Melissa>	Really? So, you can't go there?
[21:08]	<Cassandra>	I wouldn't blame him, with the political turmoil going on right now. As beautiful it is, it never seems to be short on men willing to corrupt it.
[21:09]	<[Kly]Melissa>	Oh. I guess I don't really pay attention to that kind of stuff. Grandpa never really liked it, either.
[21:10]	<[Rut]Christina>	S'true. But we get snow in Antica, so yeah. Stompin' on forts is the best!
[21:11]	<[Kly]Melissa>	Does this place get any snow?
[21:11]	<Cassandra>	In the mountains.
[21:13]	<Cassandra>	But I think I'm happy with the warm weather here by the beach. As wonderful as Kostova's snow is, I get tired of it. Won't get tired of the sun, wind and rain~
[21:15]	* Cassandra	yawns.
[21:15]	<[Rut]Christina>	Yeah, it's awlright, he'uh. Miss the city, though.
[21:15]	<Cassandra>	Today looks like it's gonna be a boring day. At least, until Tabitha gets back. Do you two want to do anything?
[21:17]	* [Rut]Christina	looks at Melissa. She can think of a few things herself, but they would all require substantial medical insurance.
[21:17]	* [Kly]Melissa	thinks a little, and laughs.
[21:17]	<[Kly]Melissa>	Well... I was thinking of going shopping. We're out of charcoal, for one.
[21:17]	<[Kly]Melissa>	And we're running kind of low on other things.
[21:18]	<[Rut]Christina>	Oh yeah? I bet I could chawp down a tree...
[21:18]	<[Kly]Melissa>	I'm... not sure if that'd be fun, though.
[21:18]	* [Rut]Christina	makes the motion of swinging an axe with her hands.
[21:19]	<Cassandra>	Oh, right. I got a few things to do myself. Once Vickie comes around, we'll do that, then.
[21:19]	<[Kly]Melissa>	Can you chop down a cow, though? I don't think there's any around here~
[21:19]	* [Kly]Melissa	laughs
[21:19]	* Cassandra	looks exasperated. I've welcomed butchers into my home!
[21:21]	<[Rut]Christina>	What? Don't be silly. Ya down the cow, -then- chawp it!
[21:22]	<[Rut]Christina>	Hey, maybe we should go tip a cow ov'uh~
[21:22]	<[Kly]Melissa>	Hmm... well, I was going to clean, too, but that's not really fun.
[21:23]	* [Kly]Melissa	thinks.
[21:24]	<Cassandra>	We could play strip poker~
[21:24]	<[Kly]Melissa>	... what's that?
[21:24]	<[Rut]Christina>	W-what??
[21:24]	<Cassandra>	You've heard of poker, right? Five-card draw?
[21:25]	<[Kly]Melissa>	Uh-huh. I played it once before.
[21:26]	<Cassandra>	Well, it's the same thing. Except if you lose, you gotta take a part of your clothes off. Eventually, the losers are left naked and at the mercy of the winners.
[21:26]	<Cassandra>	But since you two don't have a chance against me, we'll just have to think of something else...
[21:26]	* [Rut]Christina	bites her lip.
[21:27]	<[Kly]Melissa>	T-that's... I don't think I'd want to play, anyway.
[21:28]	* [Rut]Christina	starts to bleed slightly.
[21:28]	<[Rut]Christina>	ffffffffffffff....
[21:28]	<Cassandra>	huh?
[21:29]	<[Rut]Christina>	fffffffFyne! I'll play! But wait he'uh.
[21:30]	* [Rut]Christina	storms upstairs. Why the fuck did she agree to this??
[21:30]	<Cassandra>	What?
[21:30]	<[Kly]Melissa>	... she left.
[21:30]	<[Kly]Melissa>	Can you play with two people?
[21:31]	<Cassandra>	She's a little cuckoo, isn't she?
[21:31]	<Cassandra>	Actually, I wasn't serious when I suggested that. But, it'd be rude to turn down a challenge...
[21:32]	* Cassandra	stretches back and cracks her knuckles.
[21:33]	<[Kly]Melissa>	A little, I think. But so is everyone~
[21:33]	<Cassandra>	You don't know the half of it.
[21:33]	<[Kly]Melissa>	Nope. But I'm trying to.
[21:34]	* [Kly]Melissa	looks around, and notices the empty dishes at the table.
[21:34]	<[Kly]Melissa>	I'll, um... get started on the dishes, then.
[21:34]	<Cassandra>	Thanks. Once you get through, come and watch, this'll probably be pretty funny.
[21:35]	* [Rut]Christina	rummages though her suitcase, dawning every layer of clothing she can fit on at once. She's only a blind girl, right? How hard could cheating be?! She'd just use the tricks her uncle showed her that one time... wait, how did he do that, again? Shit!
[21:36]	* [Kly]Melissa	nods, and starts to scoop up the dishes
[21:36]	<[Kly]Melissa>	It sounds like fun.
[21:37]	* [Kly]Melissa	makes off to the kitchen, dishes in hand. It really does...
[21:38]	* [Rut]Christina	returns downstairs.
[21:38]	<[Rut]Christina>	Heheheh...
[21:38]	<Cassandra>	So, are you serious?
[21:41]	* [Kly]Melissa	scrub scrub
[21:43]	<Cassandra>	I warn you, Christina, I'm not a merciful person. When I play, I play for keeps~
[21:45]	<[Rut]Christina>	Errr... well, uh, that is...
[21:46]	<Cassandra>	Don't worry, I won't hold it against you if you chicken out~
[21:50]	<[Rut]Christina>	Grrr...
[21:52]	<Cassandra>	Well? What'll it be~?
[21:53]	* Cassandra	crosses her legs. She's not wearing much; a skirt, a blouse and probably some underwear beneath. Probably.
[21:55]	* [Kly]Melissa	still hasn't finished with the first dish.
[21:55]	<[Rut]Christina>	Hmph. I'm no chicken...
[21:56]	<[Rut]Christina>	Let's go. Think you'uh so smaht...
[21:57]	* Cassandra	shrugs.
[21:57]	<Cassandra>	Another one bites the dust~
[21:58]	<Cassandra>	Alright, let me go get my deck...
[22:01]	* Cassandra	steps off to her room, retrieves a deck with especially large cards, and leads Christina outside, back on the patio.
[22:03]	<Cassandra>	Alright. You know how to play poker, right?
[22:04]	* Cassandra	takes a seat at the table, crossing her legs again.
[22:05]	<[Rut]Christina>	Y-yeah, 'cou'uhse I do!
[22:07]	* [Rut]Christina	sits down with some discomfort.
[22:09]	<Cassandra>	Okay then. Here's the rules to playing strip: the winner of the hand removes one article of clothing from the loser of the hand. We play until one of us is completely naked, and then they're at the mercy of the winner. Does that sound fair to you?
[22:10]	<[Rut]Christina>	Heh, you're gonna be sahrry ya messed with me!
[22:12]	<Cassandra>	Alright~ do you want to deal first, or should I?
[22:14]	* Cassandra	scoots her chair closer to Christina, but is distant enough that she can't see the cards. Not that she needs to look, anyway.
[22:22]	* [Kly]Melissa	scrub scrub
[22:23]	* [Rut]Christina	is wary.
[22:23]	<[Rut]Christina>	You first.
[22:24]	* Cassandra	cuts, scrambles the deck, and deals them out.
[22:26]	<Cassandra>	Now, let's see... Oh, my...
[22:27]	* Cassandra	felt those cards wrong; dealing the keepers and keeping the crap.
[22:30]	* [Rut]Christina	looks at her cards, frowns, glances at Cassandra, and replaces the ones she doesn't like in the deck before she notices.
[22:32]	<Cassandra>	Ah, crap. I got nothing. Humble me, Christina.
[22:33]	<[Rut]Christina>	Pair a' jacks!
[22:35]	* [Kly]Melissa	scrub scrub
[22:35]	<Cassandra>	Hmm~ you win.
[22:36]	<[Rut]Christina>	Ye-- uh, w-wait.
[22:36]	* [Rut]Christina	had completely forgotten that this was strip poker.
[22:37]	<Cassandra>	Well, then, come collect your reward~
[22:38]	* Cassandra	raises her arms over her head in an alluring fashion, waiting for Christie to pull her blouse off
[22:39]	* [Rut]Christina	is beet red. She tries to pull the blouse off as quickly as possible.
[22:39]	<[Kly]Melissa>	Why won't this come off? Ugh.
[22:39]	* [Kly]Melissa	scrub scrub
[22:41]	* Cassandra	's bra is revealed, a really lacy black one that is far too sexy for every day wear.
[22:41]	<[Rut]Christina>	Guh!
[22:42]	* Cassandra	blushes, and not-too-accidentally shakes herself a little.
[22:42]	* [Rut]Christina	recoils. Where's she get off, wearing something like that?!
[22:42]	<Cassandra>	Well? Do you like what you see~?
[22:42]	<[Rut]Christina>	...Che, t-they're not that great...
[22:43]	<Cassandra>	I was thinking, it's awful strange of you to accept a challenge like this in such a hurry... You've hardly known me for a day.
[22:44]	<Cassandra>	Oh, I get it, you became my fan last night during the bath, right? So eager~
[22:44]	<[Rut]Christina>	Hey! Don't get the wrawng idea! I jus' wanted to beat ya at yo'uh own game, gat it?!
[22:44]	* [Rut]Christina	pulls on her collar to let some hot air out. She was already starting to sweat.
[22:45]	<Cassandra>	What're you going to do if you do beat me?
[22:46]	<[Rut]Christina>	I, uh... I hadn't thawt of that...
[22:47]	<Cassandra>	I could think of a few things~
[22:47]	<[Rut]Christina>	Just shaddap and play, okay?!
[22:48]	* [Rut]Christina	grabs the deck and starts to deal, wiping some sweat from her eyes. Between the heat and Cassandra's teasing, she was already starting to hyperventilate.
[22:52]	* [Kly]Melissa	looks around. That's all the dishes. Now, she just needs to cure these frypans and everything should be taken care of.
[22:53]	* [Rut]Christina	pauses as she deals herself. Damn, this clothing is too much... And she probably wouldn't need all of it, anyway.
[22:56]	* Cassandra	sighs.
[22:56]	<Cassandra>	Whatcha got?
[22:57]	<[Rut]Christina>	What? Oh. Nothin', you win.
[22:58]	* [Rut]Christina	doesn't even bother looking at her cards before tossing a coat off to the side.
[22:58]	<Cassandra>	?
[22:58]	<Cassandra>	Aren't you a weird one~
[22:59]	* Cassandra	gathers the cards and begins the next hand.
[23:01]	* [Rut]Christina	is panting. That -bitch-! Cassandra's weird comments made her start sweating, and now she couldn't stop.
[23:05]	* Cassandra	sighs.
[23:05]	<Cassandra>	Crap again. My luck doesn't hold out anymore...
[23:13]	<Cassandra>	Ace's high. You?
[23:14]	<[Rut]Christina>	Damn it...
[23:14]	<[Rut]Christina>	... Pair of threes.
[23:15]	* [Rut]Christina	starts biting her lip again.
[23:16]	<Cassandra>	Oh, really? Let me see~
[23:17]	* Cassandra	reaches a hand across the table, intending to check the brailled texture
[23:18]	* [Rut]Christina	goes even redder when Cassandra's hand nears.
[23:23]	* Cassandra	sighs.
[23:23]	<Cassandra>	Getting closer~
[23:24]	* Cassandra	stands up, turns around, and uses her thumbs to pull down her already fairly short skirt down veeeery slowly, moving her hips a little bit.
[23:26]	* [Rut]Christina	swallows hard. Now her sweater was biting at her skin, threatening to drive her crazy.
[23:26]	<Cassandra>	Care to give me a hand~?
[23:28]	<[Rut]Christina>	Do it yo'uh se-- self!
[23:28]	* [Rut]Christina	stumbles over her words due to the growing dryness of her throat.
[23:30]	* Cassandra	giggles, and lets the skirt drop to the floor.Yet again, Cassandra's dressed like a lingerie commercial girl before commercials have been invented. She sits back down, hooking the skirt with her foot and kicking it up into Christina's lap.
[23:31]	<Cassandra>	Hmm~ Is this why they sent you to me?
[23:32]	<[Rut]Christina>	Aah!
[23:32]	* [Rut]Christina	panics and tosses the skirt off to the side.
[23:34]	<[Rut]Christina>	Whadda you tryin' ta pull?!
[23:34]	* [Kly]Melissa	wipes off the fry pans. There, that should be everything... well, except for the tea and coffee pots, which still have some left.
[23:34]	<Cassandra>	Pull? I'm just playing a game.
[23:35]	<[Kly]Melissa>	Hmm, maybe I'll see if anyone else wants some...
[23:35]	<[Rut]Christina>	You think this is funny?! You th*pant*... th-think that... *wheeze*
[23:36]	<Cassandra>	You certainly are getting worked up.
[23:36]	* [Rut]Christina	stands up in rage, but the mere blood rush is enough to drop her back into her seat at this point.
[23:36]	* Cassandra	wonders. Is she that gay, or is it the Sun?
[23:37]	* [Kly]Melissa	dual wields the beverage pots, and makes her way... in to the living room. But that's right, they went out back, didn't they?
[23:37]	<Cassandra>	Are you really okay?
[23:38]	* Cassandra	allows true concern to bleed through the thick layers of teasing in her voice
[23:40]	<[Rut]Christina>	Haah... I'm fyne. You deal again.
[23:41]	* [Kly]Melissa	pushes the door to the porch open with her back, walking backwards for a bit before turning around
[23:41]	<[Kly]Melissa>	I, um, brought some tea and coffee, if anyone wants s-
[23:42]	* Cassandra	sighs, and deals it out. she doesn't pay any attention to the cards anymore.
[23:42]	<[Kly]Melissa>	-oh. Does that mean you're losing, Miss Cassandra?
[23:42]	<Cassandra>	You would think so, but I'm starting to wonder~
[23:45]	<Cassandra>	Nothing again. It looks like I'll be supporting your lifestyle all day long~
[23:50]	<Cassandra>	Oh, I'll have some tea, thank you.
[23:50]	<[Rut]Christina>	Uhh... nothin' eith'uh. What's ya highest?
[23:51]	* [Kly]Melissa	nods, and pours a cup.
[23:51]	<Cassandra>	Two fours~ At least, I think they're fours. Yeah,they should be fours.
[23:51]	<[Kly]Melissa>	I didn't think you'd want the coffee. Do you, Christina? There's only a little left.
[23:52]	<[Kly]Melissa>	O-oh, I'm not... intruding, am I?
[23:52]	* [Kly]Melissa	suddenly backs off a little. Maybe interrupting a game like this wasn't a good idea?
[23:52]	* [Rut]Christina	slips a card into the deck and draws something in it's place. She gives Melissa a look that says "You tell, you die".
[23:53]	<[Rut]Christina>	... Like I said, nothin'.
[23:54]	* [Rut]Christina	immediately pulls her sweater and heavy wool skirt off together; they could almost pass for the same article of clothing anyway. She just has what she had on earlier, now.
[23:55]	<Cassandra>	Gee, sure is a crap game. Your deal, sweetie.
[23:55]	* [Kly]Melissa	looks a little confused, but mostly ignores the look, backing off a little.
[23:56]	* [Rut]Christina	curses under her breath. Still too hot... The sun's stabbing knives into her.
[23:57]	* [Rut]Christina	deals.
[23:59]	* [Kly]Melissa	looks around, and notices an empty seat, off to the side of the porch. She takes it. Cassie did say that she should watch...
[00:00]	* [Rut]Christina	is attempting to catch her breath.
[00:00]	<Cassandra>	Melissa, is there something wrong with Christina?
[00:01]	<[Rut]Christina>	--No. Nott'uh thing.
[00:01]	* Cassandra	's leg "accidentally" brushes against Christina's.
[00:01]	<[Rut]Christina>	Kkt!
[00:01]	* [Rut]Christina	jumps.
[00:02]	<[Kly]Melissa>	She looks a little red, but...
[00:03]	* [Rut]Christina	looks a -lot- red. But it's easy to tell she doesn't want you saying it.
[00:03]	<Cassandra>	Ah, well. Low pairs again. What about you?
[00:03]	<[Rut]Christina>	It's-- !
[00:04]	* [Rut]Christina	focuses on her hand to find that, with her blurred vision, what she thought was a nine was actually a four.
[00:05]	<[Rut]Christina>	Th... Three of 'uh kind.
[00:06]	<Cassandra>	Tsk. You got me~
[00:06]	* [Kly]Melissa	stands up, setting the beverages aside for now, and moves closer to take a look. Something's off.
[00:06]	<[Rut]Christina>	Ugh.
[00:06]	<[Kly]Melissa>	... wait. No, I don't think she's all right. I think she's overheating...?
[00:07]	<[Rut]Christina>	*I'm*. *Fyne*.
[00:07]	<Cassandra>	Overheating...? Like heatstroke?
[00:08]	* Cassandra	finds that this game may have gone a little too far.
[00:08]	<Cassandra>	No, no. Come here.
[00:09]	<[Kly]Melissa>	Um, I... maybe? I don't know. She's all red, and...
[00:10]	<Cassandra>	Christina, come here. We're not going to finish playing until you let me check your temperature.
[00:11]	* [Rut]Christina	retreats.
[00:11]	<[Rut]Christina>	Y-you'uh just tryin' to get out of it cuz ya losin'!
[00:13]	<[Kly]Melissa>	M-maybe I should get her some water, with some ice...?
[00:13]	* [Kly]Melissa	suggests this but doesn't move, unsure of what to do.
[00:15]	<Cassandra>	*sigh*. Melissa, get her some ice. This will be really stupid if it ends up in the paper. "Child killed in heated poker game! Nude woman charged with negligent homocide"
[00:16]	* [Kly]Melissa	nods, and quickly hurries to the kitchen.
[00:18]	<[Rut]Christina>	...
[00:18]	* Cassandra	reaches back behind her, and undoes the tie holding her top together(string-bra-lingerie-bikinis?), releasing her breasts to the outside world.
[00:18]	<Cassandra>	Two more to go, and you win, Christie~
[00:19]	* [Rut]Christina	stares. They were as they were the night prior; well formed and substantially larger than hers. fsdgafsdgsdf.
[00:20]	* Cassandra	smiles, pushing them together with her arms while keeping her hands folded in her lap.
[00:20]	<[Rut]Christina>	Whaddaya mean two?
[00:21]	* Cassandra	taps her sunglasses.
[00:22]	<[Rut]Christina>	You mean I could've just...
[00:23]	<Cassandra>	You could have just sat there in your boxers and I wouldn't know the difference.
[00:23]	<Cassandra>	My deal, right?
[00:24]	* [Rut]Christina	is unable to find a profanity that adequately expresses her feelings. She could have just taken off the sunglasses instead.
[00:24]	* [Kly]Melissa	returns, with a bag of ice and a glass of cold water. Also, a rather large sun hat. The bag of ice is inside.
[00:25]	<[Kly]Melissa>	I think, maybe... it's too sunny? You can wear this. It might help.
[00:25]	<[Rut]Christina>	I don't care about that! He'uh, take em'.
[00:25]	* [Kly]Melissa	sets the ice and the water down, and offers the hat out
[00:25]	* Cassandra	takes 'em, shuffles, and deals.
[00:26]	<[Kly]Melissa>	But, um... it doesn't count for the game, because I think that would be cheating. Maybe?
[00:26]	* Cassandra	shrugs.
[00:26]	<Cassandra>	I don't care~
[00:27]	<Cassandra>	Just make sure she doesn't pass out. Tabitha would throw a fit.
[00:28]	* [Kly]Melissa	nods, and then sets the hat on Christina's head.
[00:30]	<[Rut]Christina>	Yeah, well, I'm mo'uh concerned about what happens aft'uh...
[00:35]	<Cassandra>	Nothing again.
[00:36]	<Cassandra>	What do you got? All I have is a pair of deuces.
[00:36]	* [Kly]Melissa	doesn't take a seat this time, but instead stands back a little ways from the table. It'll be easier to move from here if something happens, and the view isn't bad.
[00:37]	* [Rut]Christina	stares at her hand blankly.
[00:37]	<[Rut]Christina>	Queen high.
[00:37]	* [Rut]Christina	grits her teeth in anger.
[00:37]	<Cassandra>	Oh, looks like my luck's rubbing off~
[00:38]	<[Rut]Christina>	Tsk. Enjoy it while it lasts, you...
[00:41]	<Cassandra>	Hmhm~ Want me to help your shirt off?
[00:43]	* [Rut]Christina	's breath starts to escalate again. She takes off her pajama bottoms and tosses them at Cassandra furiously. Synthetic briefs. Slender, pale legs.
[00:44]	<Cassandra>	Oh, my. I've forgotten, I'm playing against a cute little girl, not a grown woman. Forgive me.
[00:45]	<Cassandra>	Your hand~
[00:47]	* [Rut]Christina	is wild-eyed with rage. She lets out a string of... something. An unknown language.
[00:48]	<[Rut]Christina>	Just you wait! Just you goddamn wait!
[00:49]	* [Rut]Christina	deals.
[00:50]	* [Kly]Melissa	steps back a little further. This is getting intense.
[00:51]	* Cassandra	takes her cards.
[00:51]	<Cassandra>	Sooo. How long?
[00:52]	<[Rut]Christina>	What'uh ya awn about now?
[00:53]	<Cassandra>	How long have you been living an alternate lifestyle~?
[00:53]	* Cassandra	does the mysterious girl fan-hide-face thing, except with her cards.
[00:53]	<[Rut]Christina>	Alternate what??
[00:55]	<Cassandra>	Oh, nothing~
[00:55]	* Cassandra	stretches waaaaaaaay far up, arching her back and letting out a little yawn.
[00:56]	* [Rut]Christina	is about as red as she was earlier, for all manner of reasons.
[00:56]	<[Rut]Christina>	Rrrgh... why you...
[00:56]	* [Rut]Christina	glances at her cards.
[00:56]	<[Rut]Christina>	Hah! Two pair, aces high!
[00:56]	<Cassandra>	Mm~ Sorry, didn't sleep well last night. Should probably take a nap this afternoon...
[00:57]	<Cassandra>	Oh, right, cards. Oh, my. I think I have a full house.
[00:59]	* Cassandra	brandishes her cards.
[01:00]	<[Rut]Christina>	Wha-- b-but...
[01:00]	* [Rut]Christina	staggers backwards.
[01:01]	<[Rut]Christina>	... I... I barely have anything under this...
[01:02]	* [Rut]Christina	's voice is far meeker this time.
[01:03]	<Cassandra>	Aww. Don't worry, they'll come to you as you grow older.
[01:04]	<[Rut]Christina>	Shut-- shut up!
[01:05]	<Cassandra>	Hmhm~ Tell you what: if you win, I'll tell you the secret to making them bigger.
[01:05]	* Cassandra	pushes up her sunglasses and smiles.
[01:06]	* [Rut]Christina	pulls her top off, revealing an -extremely- modest bra. And modest not in it's design, but the shape it takes while holding what little it does.
[01:07]	<Cassandra>	Are you ready for another hand?
[01:07]	* [Rut]Christina	nods fiercely, crossing one arm over her chest.
[01:10]	<Cassandra>	Hmm... looks like I dealt you another winner. How about it? I got two nines.
[01:11]	* [Rut]Christina	regains some vigor.
[01:11]	<[Rut]Christina>	Pair 'a kings!
[01:12]	<Cassandra>	Aah, what an enlightening day. What will it be? The sunglasses, or...
[01:12]	<[Rut]Christina>	-
[01:12]	* Cassandra	tugs at the string of her side-tie panties.
[01:12]	<[Rut]Christina>	-The sunglasses-.
[01:13]	<Cassandra>	Are you sure~?
[01:14]	* [Rut]Christina	contains her fear with a grin.
[01:15]	<[Rut]Christina>	I wanna see yo'uh eyes now to compare 'em to aft'uh I'm done with ya.
[01:15]	<Cassandra>	Hmhmhm... Alright.
[01:17]	* Cassandra	puts her elbows on the table and takes off her glasses, revealing unnaturally red eyes. She doesn't seem to look at Christina, but rather behind her or through her.
[01:22]	<Cassandra>	Well. Dole them out.
[01:24]	* [Rut]Christina	deals the next hand, undeterred. Still, she's glowing brighter than she's been all game, her heart rate rising in response to the tension.
[01:31]	<Cassandra>	watcha got this time~?
[01:57]	* [Rut]Christina	looks at her hand fora long time before finally setting it on the table, sliding it towards Cassandra for her to "see". One could hear her heartbeat about a foot from her chest.
[01:57]	* Cassandra	checks.
[01:57]	<[Rut]Christina>	... Two aces, two sevens.
[01:58]	<Cassandra>	Oh.
[01:58]	* Cassandra	throws her cards down.
[01:58]	<Cassandra>	Looks like you win~
[01:59]	<[Rut]Christina>	Ha... hahaha... Hahahahahahahaaa!
[02:00]	<[Kly]Melissa>	Good job!
[02:00]	* [Kly]Melissa	claps lightly.
[02:01]	<[Rut]Christina>	I WON! Ahaha! That's it! It's over, it--
[02:01]	* [Rut]Christina	looses her footing.
[02:01]	<[Rut]Christina>	-- Ah...
[02:01]	* [Rut]Christina	collapses into Cassandra.
[02:02]	<Cassandra>	?
[02:02]	* Cassandra	catches, sort of.
[02:02]	<[Kly]Melissa>	?
[02:02]	<Cassandra>	Christina?
[02:05]	* [Rut]Christina	is still hyperventilating. Her eyes are closed, and she's drenched in sweat.
[02:07]	<Cassandra>	Oh, Christ. Mel, help me take her inside.
[02:08]	* [Kly]Melissa	gasps as this whole scene.
[02:08]	<[Kly]Melissa>	Y-yes, of course!