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 Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 11:33 pm
"That's my soldier." He said with a warm smile, reaching out to rustle her hair a little.
He stood then, packing away the laptop into her bag as well as the book she'd been carrying. Loosening the strap, he hung it over his shoulder till it was at a suitable length, before placing it down on the bed with satisfaction.
Pulling on his leather jacket and sliding on his sunglasses, he slung the bag over his shoulder once more. The band-aids on his face looked a little interesting, but aside from that, he looked like your standard bodyguard - albiet considerable more beefed up then others. With the sunglasses on you didn't know where he was looking, and with the obviously girly bag over his shoulder, it looked like she had told him to carry it for her.
"Lets go, your highness." He said, opening the door for her to walk out of.
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 3:11 am
Sam put on a vapid smile, one that almost made her look a lot like Hono if you overlooked the hair color, and strolled out the door like she owned the entire place.
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 4:36 am
He smiled down to her as she saundered out, like a cat within a home - before his face went blank. From now on he would not smile, frown or pull any other facial expression other then total and utter stoicism.
They went down the elevator and through the lobby, Tomorrow's head turning to stare at the receptionist as she blinked, unbelieving the transformation that had come over the two that had stood before her not one hour ago. The moved through the front entrance and out into the streets, where they quickly made their way to the casino front.
The door-men stood at the doors. Would their little facade work now?
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 8:27 am
Sam was almost an entirely different person, at least to the outside observer. She sauntered up the stairs to the casino and didn't even bother to look at the door men when the doors didn't automatically open for her. Her attitude was the sort that made people thing that she belonged there, but it didn't have that sharp edge to it that tended to annoy most people.
She had an expectant look to her face as she looked at the door-men.
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Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 1:12 am
"Ma'am!"
"Ma'am!"
The doormen spoke in unison as they opened their respective doors simultaneously, allowing entrance for the princess and her bodyguard.
John followed Sam in quietly, moving behind her. It aggravated him that he had to take such small steps, his legs many times longer and bigger then hers, but it couldn't be helped. Perhaps it would help his brooding mood he was trying to portray.
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Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 1:37 am
She smiled a thank you to both of the men and headed straigh for the reception desk, not even bothering to look around her at all the flashing lights. "I would like to speak to the manager please, and the head of security immediatly!"
She gave the receptionist her best borred but polite smile and immediatly turned away to take a seat at a neerby vacant card table, slowly looking around the casino as if it was all the most borring place she had ever seen.
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Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 2:46 am
John moved to stand beside her, clasping his hands behind his back as he waited for the manager and head of security to arrive. He stood to attention, rigid and firm, glaring at anybody who got too close. The casino was a bustling place, thriving with the rich and famous - a girl and her bodyguard wasn't all that different within these walls.
"And how are we this evening?! My name is Claire, and i'm your dealer!" A bubbly voice suddenly said, causing John to turn and look at a card-dealer who had suddenly resumed her place at her table.
She smiled hesitantly at John, before smiling down to Sam. "Oh, but you're too young for this sweety...perhaps we could play for a little while while you wait for your parents to return?"
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Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 4:11 am
" Hum, and what game are you offering? I don't play fish anymore.. perhaps a few rounds of 21 while I wait for your manager? Just for fun of course..." Her voice suddenly had a slight lilt to it, and acsent that had more to do with the tone that you used when speaking to the help than revealing where she could have possibly come from, it wa the sort of acsent that most pople thought one could only develope from years of elocution lessons at a very expensive boarding school. ~~~ In a little cut away caffe just off the gaminig floor a group of people who were more interested in watching the patrons of the casino than the machines or the table games noticed the entrance of Samantha and Tomorrow... " Ten bucks says the big lug is all muscle and no brains..." " Are you serious Joe? I mean that dude looks like he eats cows whole for breakfast.." sweatdrop "I 've seen his type before, they take so many steroids to get that size that they don't even realise something is happening intill they are on the floor trying to breath through a broken nose" twisted " Ya sure, like in a movie right? Only thing is that we are not really some special forces ex-millitary comandoes who can take on guys like him without a second thought!" stare " Trust me boys...the clothes and little miss thing's attitude, they will be worth any trouble that a single boy guard can put up! Hell if anything I want you to watch the little bit carefuly Mark... she will likely try to make a dash for it at the first sign of trouble..." " Got it Joe... She won't go far..."
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Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 4:24 am
John looked down at the girl, watching as the dealer dealt the cards out. "It's called Blackjack here, sweety." The dealer replied, her voice slightly less bubbly as it had been when she had first talked to them.
"Please take care with your tone around the Princess." Tomorrow growled to the dealer, who trembled slightly as she flicked the second card over to Sam...
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Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 7:25 am
Sam kept her smile in place even as she blindly reached out and tapped John lightly on the arm, just a reminder not to chase off her entertainment where there was no sign of imminent danger. " Another card please..or how you would say, hit me, yes?" twisted It was almost tempting to get the poor dealer into trouble again with the hulking Tomorrow...but Munin reminded herself that she was here for another reason... ~~~ " What did they say Eddie?" " The dealer got bitched out for her tone...towards the princess..." eek " Are you serious?" " That is what the body guard called the kid..." " Oh boys, I think our ship has arrived at last, no more chump jobs rouging up winners for the casino..." twisted "Alright Mark, Jason go get the car and wait for the signal, Mark me boy do not take your eyes off our meal ticket there!" All three of the other men nodded and two stood, brushing out fairly plain looking business type suits before they headed out the front doors, just two of many suck men heading home for work after a few drinks with friends...
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Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 7:31 am
John said and did nothing to the tap - he simply turned away, looking out around him as the dealer dealt a card to Sam.
There was action all around him. to be quite honest, the electricity in the room was beginning to rub off on him - and not in the static sense. It felt like this entire casino, with it's brilliant lights and many, many electrical poker machines, had it's own generator to give it energy. He felt the power within the lines all around the building, coursing through the machines.
He looked about him, assessing any dangers. A few people were looking, but nothing that seemed too serious. A few business men leaving the cafe after losing their pay...some of the security staff that seemed to be sizing John up with their eyes, probably for the exact same reason John was sizing them up...some old ladies shrieking in glee as their machines buzzed...
"Correct, your highness..." The dealer said to the girl with a small smile, before revealing her cards. "Dealer has nineteen."
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Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 7:40 am
"I'll stand.." Sam watched out of the corner of her eye as two very well dressed men threaded their way through the casino towards them... it looked like their targets had arrived.
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Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 7:52 am
John spied the man and woman, allowing them to approach. The man held a clip-board in his hand, looked very professional, very clean. Obviously a white-collar manager. The second was a woman, tall and strong - she looked almost like an amazon in a suit.
The manager and head of security. "Thank you for meeting with Her Highness on such short notice." John said, his voice like a thunder that rolled from his lips. "The Queen of Terran would be very pleased with the hospitality you've given to us."
The two people hadn't even spoken yet. They had barely stopped walking, and already John was acting like he had their complete cooperation. It was a nice trick - kept them guessing, whilst confirming in their minds that you were the boss.
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Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 8:01 am
Sam turned away from the cards on the table and simply smiled at the pair of grown ups, not waiting for them to try and flater her or annoy her in any other such way. "I am looking for someone, intelligence has informed me that this person likes flashy places like this...she goes by the name of Hono'oRaven, has she been to your establishment recently?"
The pair looked at eachother and then at the kid and the body guard as if they were both on drugs but the manager eventualy spoke up. "I'm sorry miss, we have never heard of anyone by that name... was that all that you needed from us?"
Sam sighed sadly, knowing that it would have been luck that would have brought her mother to the first place that the pair looked. She turned back to the cards on the table as if to let Tomorrow finish up, but she was really trying to think of the best place for them to try next.
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Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 8:13 am
Tomorrow knew the girl would be crest-fallen - but she didn't know better. She didnt know how to question someone.
"The subject is about this tall, with dark red hair and red eyes." Tomorrow said to the pair. "She speaks multiple languages and has been known to carry a fan made of steel. If she had been here, you would have known about her - she tends to attract a small crowd of fans."
Before they replied, he held up his hand to silence them. "I'd like to request access to your security footage over the last week, just to be sure. It will not take me long to look through them."
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