Blood In The Water

[stakes_and_daggers]

The Shark Tank... Usually, just a casino, but flyers had been posted and handed out, all over Vegas, indicating that, for this night, gambling would be optional. That there would be a party for Hallowe'en and a themed costume contest to match. Good for publicity and, not to mention, the bar - especially with no entrance fee!

Downstairs was the gambling section. Upstairs being where the main party was being held. Only the two floors existed and it made for a nice, self-contained atmosphere.

No actual vampires or other denizens of the night, of course. At least, for the most part. They tended to find nights like this a little offensive.

Something else which would be changing later...

[OOC: Open to everyone! Make yourselves at home and things will take a change for the violent in a little while. :)]

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Re: Lucas and Open

[birthright_npc]

"A Jack and coke, and whatever you're having!" Lucas answered, giving the hot goth barmaid a grin. His fingers picked at the patch of paint on his thumb, trying to worry it off the skin it had been attached to all day, the house he'd been painting insisting on using the heavy duty pavement paint on the driveway and it taking so long for him to apply that he hadn't taken the time to make sure it was all off before heading out that night. It sort of blended in though, being red. Matched the red leather jacket and pants he was wearing as his costume, with the black shirt, homage to the Thriller album that had been making it big since 1982.

Re: Lucas and Open

[rhiannon_lee]

A pick-up line. Wow. At the moment, Rhiannon was having revulsion, but she doubted he wanted that served up in a glass. "Cute," she said, keeping a smile on her face, although it had turned a bit bemused.

She mixed the Jack and Coke with a few cubes of ice and quoted the price. She placed a black stirrer in the tumbler, waiting for him to pass over the cash before she slid the drink to him on the napkin.

A glance was given to the cowgirl's beer.

Re: Lucas and Open

[birthright_npc]

He gave her a 'Hey, can't blame a guy for trying!' grin before pulling out the small wad of cash he'd brought with him. He had known the prices were going to be steep, and quickly separated enough for the drink and a tip.

"Cheers!" he said, and pushed it across the bar to her.

Re: Lucas and Open

[wolfs_daughter]

Echo couldn't decide if the guy's obvious attempt was hilarious or ridiculous. Her proclivities aside, she didn't have the guts just to make the approach like that, so maybe she was a little envious too. The Guinness was mostly gone.

The hybrid finished it off with a couple of gulps, passed the mug over the bar with an expression of carefully reserved commiseration. If she put an extra buck or two in the tip jar, would that be a good gesture of female solidarity?

"I'll just have a refill, minus the familiarity."

Re: Lucas and Open

[rhiannon_lee]

As for the cowgirl’s comment, all Rhiannon allowed herself was a slight puckering at one corner of her mouth. She accepted the man’s payment and stuffed the tip in the community jar, which she raised in response to his toast with a, “Cheers.”

While she worked on the dwindling beer, Rhiannon scanned her surroundings. Two other staff members navigated the alley behind the bar to keep the patrons happy. Out on the dance floor, two bouncers kept an eager eye out for a drunken scuffle, something to break up the monotony, a story to later tell. If she strained her ears, Rhiannon could hear slot machine bells ringing on the first floor. Business was booming.

Just then, the DJ mixed the opening chords of ‘Beat It’ into his medley.

“Sounds like they’re playing your song,” she told the guy. Rhiannon handed the woman her second drink.

Re: Lucas and Open

[birthright_npc]

He leaned against the bar and nodded in time to the music, looking over his shoulder at the barmaid. "Just the track I don't want to be up there for!" he laughed, "just because I dress like him doesn't mean I can dance like him!" he added, self-deprecating smile on his face. Plus he needed a bit of a rest, he'd been up there almost all night, and while the leather was comfortable, it did get bloody hot on the dance floor.

Re: Lucas and Open

[wolfs_daughter]

Echo was strongly tempted to let just the tiniest bit of the Wolf show in her eyes, just to run this presumptuous asshole off, but he was probably harmless. She knew she tended to take things too seriously. Her fresh beer was room temperature, just the way it was supposed to be.

"When does the costume contest start?" she asked the bartender. These boots were going to have her pigeon-toed before the night was over, but she liked the way the spurs jingled. She wondered if they'd take pictures of the winner. "I'd hate to have to be the judge that needs to choose one Princess Leia over another."

Re: Lucas and Open

[rhiannon_lee]

She smiled at the guy’s answer. “You just need to master one of his moves and toss it in sporadically,” she said. “Spin in a circle and grab your crotch or something.”

As for the contest question, Rhiannon had no idea, so she made something up. “Eleven.” It sounded reasonable to her. In her whirlwind of an employee training, it hadn’t come up. She opened a fresh jar of maraschino cherries to provide one for another bartender’s whisky sour. Then she turned and poured herself a glass of ice water, which she prayed would somehow trans-mutate into vodka on its way down her esophagus.

As she turned back to the counter, Rhiannon wondered where the evening might find Cian. It was a full moon, so she suspected he was out running rather than hosting a flock of trick-or-treaters at his front door. Possibly even running just to avoid a flock of trick-or-treaters.