A day has passed, and for some reason, your wounds have healed surprisingly well. Maybe it is the strange vines growing around the city (for the lack of a better word), or maybe it is your resilience having survived for so long. It has been over twenty-four hours since the scuffle started in zone one, and it is dark again, on the midnight of the following day. Is it just your imagination or is each day stretching even longer now?
As you are pondering several thoughts at once, you hear a loud roar in the distance. They are coming from the sky above you, and you can't help up stare up in disbelief. Fireworks. For a moment, all you do is stare, and stare, and wonder what on earth anyone could have been thinking. Your first reaction is the undying. They are attracted to noise after all, and lights. Or at least, they seem to be.
However, nothing happens. Not a single sign of the undying or infected move towards the obnoxious fireworks display. It continues for a good five minutes.
There is of course, the natural curiosity. If there are fireworks perhaps there are other supplies to scavenge, perhaps there is more than just mere shambles of civilization. Could they have been rescue flares? It was hard to tell. Whatever the reasoning behind it, you finally move towards the source.
In front of you is an even gaudier display. First of all are the lights, hundreds of thousand, flashing lightbulbs and LED displays that would make a Vegas casino pale in comparison. The building is gigantic, made of several brightly lid compounds. A sign in the front, flashing in thousands of white and red lights reads [ DELTA CASINO ]. You can't help but stare and then incredulously wonder where they are even getting the power from. For a minute it is easy to forget that this is the end of the world, as you are subconsciously drawn to the warmth of the light.
You step forward, and open the casino doors.
The fireworks were definitely something...
It didn't even occur to Drew that they ought to be attracting undying and all manner of infected ilk. No, he was just admiring the view for as long as he was allowed to admire. And then when he was prodded to move on like he was a member of some sort of cattle he grumbled a handful of expletives before moving forward.
And soon enough all worries were forgotten as he saw the casino in the distance. The big glowing flashy (and tacky, even he had to say it) lights that read "Delta Casino" just beckoned to him, and Drew walked on inside without any problems, a relaxed smile on his face. He was no gambler, but casinos...man.
It was nice to be some place familiar again.
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Character's name: Andrew "Drew" Hale Character's faction: Mall
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF MY CHARACTER Medium build, 6'1" and a lean 159lbs. He sports light skin (that's more prone to tanning but he can still get sunburns if he's not careful), chestnut brown hair that he keeps short and only haphazardly styled, and light, hazel-brown eyes.
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2015 3:00 pm
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As you enter the casino gates, a few sensations hit you at once. First is the smell, smoke and cigarette fumes everywhere. Then the loud chattering, the distinct smell of alcohol. There are impressive, entirely functional slot machines rolling as far as the eye could see. There are people just casually playing at various tables. The sight is surreal.
You wander around it, just a little longer, unsure what to do. How you wander is up to you. What you see is pretty much the same for each player. People just playing casually in a casino. A real life, working casino.
A person wearing a fashionable suit and vest combo comes to you, and passes you an expensive-looking cocktail. Whether you take it or not is up to you. "Welcome to Delta Casinos! To begin, we will play with a currency called Casino coins. You can use them later for fantastic prizes!"
You are given [ 50 casino coins] from the attendant:
No place like the normal world, he thought with a wide smile. Even if he was sorely out of place in terms of wardrobe, he could easily sink in the smoke and alcohol smell of the place. It was nothing like the outside world, and he welcomed the normalcy of it all with open arms. He wasn't too big on cocktails but he took the one offered to him without a question and approached a nearby table as he took his first sip.
Ahh, refreshing.
[ Casino Coins: 50 ]
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Character's name: Andrew "Drew" Hale Character's faction: Mall
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF MY CHARACTER Medium build, 6'1" and a lean 159lbs. He sports light skin (that's more prone to tanning but he can still get sunburns if he's not careful), chestnut brown hair that he keeps short and only haphazardly styled, and light, hazel-brown eyes.
Your character selects to play poker! They sit themselves at a table with unfamiliar guests. Make a new post in your [ Casino solo ] thread. Roll 5d12 (5 12-sided dice). If your character gets a matching PAIR, 3 CARDS or 4 CARDS, they win 5 coins! You can only play this once. Write your RP reaction to what you have done/ experience with it. When you are done, continue reading the post below!
Make sure in this post you include your usual OOC segment [ AND LOG THE AMOUNT OF CASINO COINS YOU HAVE ]. You should have a base of 50 to start!
Naturally he walked toward the poker tables, being a fan of the game (though he wasn't very good). With a smile and another sip of his cocktail he took a seat and was dealt in--he didn't even drop any coins--so he pulled his hand and gave it a shot. Nothing, but he didn't even care! He just polished off his cocktail and moved on, smiling at everyone and everything.
Not a care in the world, really.
[ Casino Coins: 50 ]
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Character's name: Andrew "Drew" Hale Character's faction: Mall
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF MY CHARACTER Medium build, 6'1" and a lean 159lbs. He sports light skin (that's more prone to tanning but he can still get sunburns if he's not careful), chestnut brown hair that he keeps short and only haphazardly styled, and light, hazel-brown eyes.
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2015 3:04 pm
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A little bit of time has passed, and you begin to feel sweaty and dizzy. Did you drink anything? Did you smoke something? Was it something you touched? Your senses begin to blur and before you know it, everything turns dark.
When you wake up, your body feels heavy and sore. You are tied to a chair, and as your senses slowly stir, realize you are in a dark room. You hear the heavy breathing and then muttering noises of other people: you are not alone. The lights suddenly turn on, flooding everything to a blinding white. For a moment you can't see, and your eyes water, struggling to find balance.
A voice booms in front of you, but the sound is muffled at first. You strain, and finally, all your senses align, and you are able to see the room around you, set up classroom style out of all things, and are able to hear the person in front of you. Not a person, just speakers in the room.
"Attention all Casino players! Welcome to our tenth annual casino games! A big round of applause to our new players!"
A round of applause plays off. You realize this was meant for you and those in the room. Your ropes are bound so tight, you cannot even speak or turn around to see who is around you.
"Now, let us explain the rules for the new casino players! All of you are given a number. There is a lucky lottery number drawing, if your number is drawn, you get to escape from here free. Lucky you! For everyone else, well, you are not so lucky. I'm afraid the only freedom for you comes from buying it. That's right, each of you have been given, and assessed a value. If you wish to escape, and you must do so by the end of this day, you must buy out your own value or we will buy you."
"'How may I buy myself out?', you may ask. Well, that is simple! All you have to do is play any of our games in our casino with Casino Coins! When you have earned enough Casino Coins equal to your value, you may request to make a purchase. Now, we aren't heartless here. You may purchase yourself, or another player. You may even purchase both if you have enough! Wouldn't that be nice! Anyone left unpurchased will be property of the Casino, and be auctioned for our dinner fundraiser tonight."
The announcement stops. And then continues again.
"Any questions?" One per person please!"
Until he woke up in a classroom-esque dungeon a little while later, tied to a chair and gagged so he could start dropping F-bombs like nobody's business.
He tried to look around but he couldn't. Tried to make some noise but he couldn't. So he waited, anxiety amping up, until finally a voice broke the silence and he looked up ahead to its source: a speaker on the front desk. It went on and on about the casino and buying out and values. He couldn't quite follow, but when it asked for questions he shook rather violently in his chair.
He had a question, all right. A shitload of 'em, if he were given the chance.
[ Casino Coins: 50 ]
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Character's name: Andrew "Drew" Hale Character's faction: Mall
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF MY CHARACTER Medium build, 6'1" and a lean 159lbs. He sports light skin (that's more prone to tanning but he can still get sunburns if he's not careful), chestnut brown hair that he keeps short and only haphazardly styled, and light, hazel-brown eyes.
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Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2015 3:05 pm
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[ Ask a question! ]
"Oh, I forgot," the announcer responds flippantly, "if you want to ask a question, you have to be responsible for a price. Unfortunately, since you don't have anything of value, we aren't obligated to give you anything in return!"
Before you can talk again, an attendant, wearing the Casino suit and vest, comes over and grabs you and your entire chair. You are dragged into a separate room. There are two people in the room, in the same situation as you.
"Now," booms the announcer voice in the new room, a much smaller one, "these are the losing players from the last game. A Bunch of sore losers if you ask me. But we're giving you a chance to redeem one as their patron. If you manage to buy yourself out of the games, then you will also buy one of them out too. Now, which one will it be?"
[ The Young Lady ] She's quite a beautiful person, probably in her mid-twenties. She looks visibly terrified, her mouth is currently covered. She looks like she might have easily been someone's secretary or flight attendant.
You pick the young lady. She begins to shriek muffled cries of relief, crying the entire time. They free her, and then turn to the other man in the room. The victim begins to shriek through his bandaged mouth. Two attendants grab him, and sever him from the chair. He thrashes, screams, but they overwhelm him. There is light blood dripping from a fresh wound as he is dragged away screaming to the next room.
As the door to the next room opens, you see a brief glimpse of the room beyond.
[ Ask what is in the room ]
"Are you sure you want to know?" says the attendant. The tone is ominous. The lady looks wildly at you, shaking her head vehemently through her restraint.
[ I need to know what is in the room ]
"Then we will tell you, at a price."
Her screams escalate, and then she shrieks - and there is a terrible buzzing noise and blood splattering everywhere. Belatedly, you realize what has happened as her body continues to thrash and flail. She is dead. You curiousity killed her.
The buzzing continues. It is coming from an electronic meat saw. Each piece of her twitching body and leg is severed evenly into more pieces. A hose washes the blood down, and then the pieces are packaged into paper wraps and bound. You belatedly realize what they do with people in the room as they drag you away.
You are alone again as you are escorted down the hallway. A single door lies in front of you. The door opens.
OOC
Write your RP reaction to what you have done/ experience with it in a NEW rp post in your [ CASINO SOLO ] thread. When you are done, continue to the post below.
Make sure in this post you include your usual OOC segment [ AND LOG THE AMOUNT OF CASINO COINS YOU HAVE ]. You should have a base of 25 to start +whatever you win from pulling slot machines!
[ Nevermind, I don't need to know ]
"Good. I didn't think so." The person you rescued sighs in relief as she is dragged away.
You are alone again as you are escorted down the hallway. A single door lies in front of you. The door opens.
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Write your RP reaction to what you have done/ experience with it in a NEW rp post in your [ CASINO SOLO ] thread. When you are done, continue to the post below.
Make sure in this post you include your usual OOC segment [ AND LOG THE AMOUNT OF CASINO COINS YOU HAVE ]. You should have a base of 25 to start +whatever you win from pulling slot machines!
[ Don't question what is in the room ]
You and the lady are brought into the next room where both of you are given a chance to clean yourselves in a mirrorless washroom with no windows at separate times. She has just enough time to thank you before she is dragged away. You are alone again as you are escorted down the hallway. A single door lies in front of you. The door opens.
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Write your RP reaction to what you have done/ experience with it in a NEW rp post in your [ CASINO SOLO ] thread. When you are done, continue to the post below.
Make sure in this post you include your usual OOC segment [ AND LOG THE AMOUNT OF CASINO COINS YOU HAVE ]. You should have a base of 25 to start +whatever you win from pulling slot machines!
[ The Young Man ] He's a very honest looking young man, probably in his late teens. He stares numbly at you, mouth currently covered. He keeps on alternating between crying and shivering uncontrollably. He looks like he hasn't even graduated from high school.
You select him and they begin to untie him, dragging the lady off to the room beyond. The lady screams the entire time, and you feel obligated to ask what is in that room, when suddenly the man you rescued dashes for the exit the other direction.
Immediately, several bullets are fired, and the teen dies. You stare down in disbelief.
"What a freaking waste," exclaims the announcer, "well, whatever. I guess you don't get to be a patron after all. Now, let's continue onwards, shall we?
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Write your RP reaction to what you have done/ experience with it in a NEW rp post in your [ CASINO SOLO ] thread. When you are done, continue to the post below.
Make sure in this post you include your usual OOC segment [ AND LOG THE AMOUNT OF CASINO COINS YOU HAVE ]. You should have a base of 25 to start +whatever you win from pulling slot machines!
He was dragged unceremoniously into another room after he got an attendant's attention, and inside that room were two others. He blinked as his gag was removed; he had to flex his mouth a bit as his jaw had gotten sore. But he looked on and listened to the announcer's explanation of who they were. He had questions to ask, he didn't plan on making this kind of a choice...
[ Casino Coins: 50 ]
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Character's name: Andrew "Drew" Hale Character's faction: Mall
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF MY CHARACTER Medium build, 6'1" and a lean 159lbs. He sports light skin (that's more prone to tanning but he can still get sunburns if he's not careful), chestnut brown hair that he keeps short and only haphazardly styled, and light, hazel-brown eyes.
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2015 3:07 pm
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[ The Young Lady ] She's quite a beautiful person, probably in her mid-twenties. She looks visibly terrified, her mouth is currently covered. She looks like she might have easily been someone's secretary or flight attendant.
You pick the young lady. She begins to shriek muffled cries of relief, crying the entire time. They free her, and then turn to the other man in the room. The victim begins to shriek through his bandaged mouth. Two attendants grab him, and sever him from the chair. He thrashes, screams, but they overwhelm him. There is light blood dripping from a fresh wound as he is dragged away screaming to the next room.
As the door to the next room opens, you see a brief glimpse of the room beyond.
[ Ask what is in the room ]
"Are you sure you want to know?" says the attendant. The tone is ominous. The lady looks wildly at you, shaking her head vehemently through her restraint.
[ I need to know what is in the room ]
"Then we will tell you, at a price."
Her screams escalate, and then she shrieks - and there is a terrible buzzing noise and blood splattering everywhere. Belatedly, you realize what has happened as her body continues to thrash and flail. She is dead. You curiousity killed her.
The buzzing continues. It is coming from an electronic meat saw. Each piece of her twitching body and leg is severed evenly into more pieces. A hose washes the blood down, and then the pieces are packaged into paper wraps and bound. You belatedly realize what they do with people in the room as they drag you away.
You are alone again as you are escorted down the hallway. A single door lies in front of you. The door opens.
OOC
Write your RP reaction to what you have done/ experience with it in a NEW rp post in your [ CASINO SOLO ] thread. When you are done, continue to the post below.
Make sure in this post you include your usual OOC segment [ AND LOG THE AMOUNT OF CASINO COINS YOU HAVE ]. You should have a base of 25 to start +whatever you win from pulling slot machines!
[ Nevermind, I don't need to know ]
"Good. I didn't think so." The person you rescued sighs in relief as she is dragged away.
You are alone again as you are escorted down the hallway. A single door lies in front of you. The door opens.
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Write your RP reaction to what you have done/ experience with it in a NEW rp post in your [ CASINO SOLO ] thread. When you are done, continue to the post below.
Make sure in this post you include your usual OOC segment [ AND LOG THE AMOUNT OF CASINO COINS YOU HAVE ]. You should have a base of 25 to start +whatever you win from pulling slot machines!
[ Don't question what is in the room ]
You and the lady are brought into the next room where both of you are given a chance to clean yourselves in a mirrorless washroom with no windows at separate times. She has just enough time to thank you before she is dragged away. You are alone again as you are escorted down the hallway. A single door lies in front of you. The door opens.
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Write your RP reaction to what you have done/ experience with it in a NEW rp post in your [ CASINO SOLO ] thread. When you are done, continue to the post below.
Make sure in this post you include your usual OOC segment [ AND LOG THE AMOUNT OF CASINO COINS YOU HAVE ]. You should have a base of 25 to start +whatever you win from pulling slot machines!
But between the two he nodded toward the woman.
"I pick her," he said, eyeing the kid as if to say "man up, you'll be alright" before he looked toward the attendant. "Now, don't I get a questio-- hey!"
He watched as they dealt with the young man, and he thrashed about in his own seat as they dragged him away. "Hey! Hey! Don't ********' touch him! He's just a kid!" But he was out of the room and out of sight before he could get anything else out. He moved his gaze to the woman, who was cowering in the corner.
And there wasn't anything he could say...
[ Casino Coins: 50 ]
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Character's name: Andrew "Drew" Hale Character's faction: Mall
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF MY CHARACTER Medium build, 6'1" and a lean 159lbs. He sports light skin (that's more prone to tanning but he can still get sunburns if he's not careful), chestnut brown hair that he keeps short and only haphazardly styled, and light, hazel-brown eyes.
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Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2015 3:09 pm
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[ Ask what is in the room ]
"Are you sure you want to know?" says the attendant. The tone is ominous. The lady looks wildly at you, shaking her head vehemently through her restraint.
[ I need to know what is in the room ]
"Then we will tell you, at a price."
Her screams escalate, and then she shrieks - and there is a terrible buzzing noise and blood splattering everywhere. Belatedly, you realize what has happened as her body continues to thrash and flail. She is dead. You curiousity killed her.
The buzzing continues. It is coming from an electronic meat saw. Each piece of her twitching body and leg is severed evenly into more pieces. A hose washes the blood down, and then the pieces are packaged into paper wraps and bound. You belatedly realize what they do with people in the room as they drag you away.
You are alone again as you are escorted down the hallway. A single door lies in front of you. The door opens.
OOC
Write your RP reaction to what you have done/ experience with it in a NEW rp post in your [ CASINO SOLO ] thread. When you are done, continue to the post below.
Make sure in this post you include your usual OOC segment [ AND LOG THE AMOUNT OF CASINO COINS YOU HAVE ]. You should have a base of 25 to start +whatever you win from pulling slot machines!
[ Nevermind, I don't need to know ]
"Good. I didn't think so." The person you rescued sighs in relief as she is dragged away.
You are alone again as you are escorted down the hallway. A single door lies in front of you. The door opens.
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Write your RP reaction to what you have done/ experience with it in a NEW rp post in your [ CASINO SOLO ] thread. When you are done, continue to the post below.
Make sure in this post you include your usual OOC segment [ AND LOG THE AMOUNT OF CASINO COINS YOU HAVE ]. You should have a base of 25 to start +whatever you win from pulling slot machines!
The next door they opened he leaned toward curiously, naturally curious about what was inside it. If it was a torture chamber, another hole that was a part of this dungeon or whatever they were in. He looked toward the attendant, then at the woman, and then toward the room again.
"What's in there?" he asked.
"You really want to know?" the announcer asked.
...Did he?
[ Casino Coins: 50 ]
OOC
Character's name: Andrew "Drew" Hale Character's faction: Mall
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF MY CHARACTER Medium build, 6'1" and a lean 159lbs. He sports light skin (that's more prone to tanning but he can still get sunburns if he's not careful), chestnut brown hair that he keeps short and only haphazardly styled, and light, hazel-brown eyes.
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2015 3:10 pm
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[ I need to know what is in the room ]
"Then we will tell you, at a price."
Her screams escalate, and then she shrieks - and there is a terrible buzzing noise and blood splattering everywhere. Belatedly, you realize what has happened as her body continues to thrash and flail. She is dead. Your curiosity killed her.
The buzzing continues. It is coming from an electronic meat saw. Each piece of her twitching body and leg is severed evenly into more pieces. A hose washes the blood down, and then the pieces are packaged into paper wraps and bound. You belatedly realize what they do with people in the room as they drag you away.
You are alone again as you are escorted down the hallway. A single door lies in front of you. The door opens.
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Write your RP reaction to what you have done/ experience with it in a NEW rp post in your [ CASINO SOLO ] thread. When you are done, continue to the post below.
Make sure in this post you include your usual OOC segment [ AND LOG THE AMOUNT OF CASINO COINS YOU HAVE ]. You should have a base of 25 to start +whatever you win from pulling slot machines!
"Tell me," he said with finality as he looked toward the attendant again, then at the speaker. "I wanna know, in case it's some kind of trap of something."
"Then we will tell you, at a price."
The woman's screams filled the room next, and then a loud and horrific buzzing before her blood splattered. Everywhere. Even on him. He'd closed his eyes when he saw what was happening, and he felt the warm fluid on his face. His arms. His neck...everywhere. When he next opened his eyes he gagged at the sight of her...at the sight of what he'd done.
He couldn't take his eyes off of it as they dragged him away...
[ Casino Coins: 50 ]
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Character's name: Andrew "Drew" Hale Character's faction: Mall
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF MY CHARACTER Medium build, 6'1" and a lean 159lbs. He sports light skin (that's more prone to tanning but he can still get sunburns if he's not careful), chestnut brown hair that he keeps short and only haphazardly styled, and light, hazel-brown eyes.
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Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2015 3:11 pm
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The final doors open - to reveal pretty much the same casino room you were in prior. Now you understand why there were so many people. They are all players in this Casino game. The guards stationed near all exits make it all more glaringly obviously now.
You see familiar faces. People from your faction, people from other factions. They are just as confused, lost, and angry as you. Some are still confused. Probably people who haven't gone through the orientation yet. You are all stuck in the same scenario.
The place was blinding compared to that dungeon he'd just been in. Or at least that's what it seemed like it was...
He was still covered in red so his first stop was the washroom, but once he was back out on the floor he glanced around, wondering where his first game would be. There was no way in hell he was suffering the same fate as that woman...but first he had to figure out how much he was worth. Drew looked around for a while, not noticing anything too out of the ordinary at first until he thought a familiar face past him. And then he saw it, a bright LED with a number on it, plain as day. It made him give the area around him a more careful look, and then he finally noticed.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF MY CHARACTER Medium build, 6'1" and a lean 159lbs. He sports light skin (that's more prone to tanning but he can still get sunburns if he's not careful), chestnut brown hair that he keeps short and only haphazardly styled, and light, hazel-brown eyes.
[ Poker ]