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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[wolfs_daughter]

"You got Guinness back there?"

The silver buttons on Echo's shirt caught the overhead lights, and she adjusted the prop guns where they resided in the holsters on her hips. Her parents had sent her a check the week before, and after reluctantly cashing it she decided to go to the costume event in Las Vegas. She'd been a little uncertain at first about the gender-bending outfit, but after she put the chaps on over her jeans she felt better about it, more at home.

She'd been practicing shifting now that the weather was cooling off. One night she'd actually fallen asleep as the Wolf out in the desert, dozing under the cold stars. She was getting used to taking her clothes off by the side of the road. It was terrifying and glorious all at once, letting the lycan part of herself out.

Tonight she was wearing the pendant Cian had given her on the outside of her shirt, the lights reflecting through the Tiger's Eye and casting tiny patterns on the black cloth. She needed at least one beer before she got up the nerve to try dancing.

[rhiannon_lee]

"Yeah," said Rhiannon, pulling a glass and filling it for the customer. As she passed it across the bar and quoted the price, she skimmed eyes over the chaps and thanked her work uniform for saving her the chore of coming up with a good costume. "Nice costume. Beats the parade of Princess Leia's coming in the door in various states of dress."

[wolfs_daughter]

Echo snorted as she accepted her drink. She'd thought about a Star Wars theme too, but while all the female flesh on display was nice, Han Solo was more her style. She just hadn't been able to find a gun that looked like a blaster.

"The security guy at the door asked if the pistols were real," she said with a discreet eyeroll. "I had to take them out of the holsters and inspect them before he'd let me in."

[rhiannon_lee]

Rhiannon stood on her toes and leaned over the counter, doing a visual inspection of the prop guns slung around the woman's hips. It was a decent costume and all, but on a scale of one to ten, with one being fake and ten being real, those ranked about a three. She straightened.

"So next time, say, 'Yeah but what are you gonna do about these?'"

She balled up her fists in a pugilist stance.

Most guys at the door were hired for how their biceps looked when they crossed their arms, and not much else. Visual intimidation went along way toward averting problems, which was why a slayer -- a true natural at providing security -- would be a questionable choice at the front door.

Her eyes alighted on the stone around the woman's neck. It struck her that the stone was cut so that it seemed to give light, rather than just reflect it. "Pretty," she said, pointing at it.

[wolfs_daughter]

"Thank you. A new friend gave it to me."

Did Cian count as a friend? Yes, his advice about the wards and telling her to get in touch with the Wolf rather than run away from it was helpful, but Echo wasn't sure if it could be called a friendship yet. She did appreciate that he wasn't likely to tease or make fun of her.

"I almost couldn't find a place to park," she told the other brunette, gesturing vaguely in the direction of the parking lot outside. "At least they didn't have valet service, though. Fifteen bucks to let someone else park for me? No thanks."

[rhiannon_lee]

"Hang on a sec... what can I get you?" she directed at a couple who approached at Echo's right hand. Rhiannon poured a Budweiser and mixed a gin and tonic. She placed the drinks on a pair of Shark Tank napkins and accepted the cash with tip. "Here you go."

She ran a wet rag over a splash on her workspace.

Returning to the customer, she said, "I'm just getting the hang of where to park around here. There are a couple of garages that are cheap, if you're willing to hike a few blocks."

[wolfs_daughter]

"That's what I did, walked a few blocks. Some old lady stopped me on the street and asked and asked if I could have the car that was blocking her in towed away. She was so near-sighted that she thought I was wearing some kind of uniform. I don't think she should have been behind the wheel of a car."

Another party goer in a very well-done devil costume bumped into Echo on her left side, and she moved so he wouldn't poke her with his pitchfork. "So you must have just moved to Vegas?" she asked the bartender as she took a casual drink of her Guinness. "I'm still getting used to the desert myself."