maddeninghatter: (tongue)
Xerxes Break ([personal profile] maddeninghatter) wrote in [community profile] exsiliumlogs2013-11-20 05:47 pm

It seemed like a good idea at the time...

Date & Time: 2698, fin-de-millenium, just prior to the formation of the United Earth
Location: Las Vegas
Characters: Break, Kevin, Gilbert, Oz, Elliot, Alice, Allen, Lenalee, Rosette, Chrono, Chrysos
Summary: Fear and loathing
Warnings: Showgirls and Gilbert weeping.

The statement “Let’s go to Vegas” exists as the multiverse’s quintessential definition of, “well it seemed like a good idea at the time.” Even in this case, it really had, between zombies, insurrection, and the day to day tedium of life on the moon. Besides which, Xerxes Break has a new sentient (sentient-er) weapon, which in a stunning show of good judgement is too dangerous to test on the moonbase, nor in any concentration of people. Las Vegas, set against the backdrop of the vast, desolate Mojave desert, seemed to be a perfect choice.

When our heroes wink into existence, squinting against the early-morning desert sunshine, they’ll find themselves duly welcomed. Come play in the casino. When you feel a bit peckish, indulge in all you can eat. Take your winnings and go shopping; at night, take in a show. And if you’ve done really well gambling, unwind in a ridiculously luxurious suite.

…or is this how you’re spending the night?

Thirty-six hours in Vegas, what could possibly go wrong?

(ooc: feel free to start threads willy-nilly, name your time and place, threadjack and mingle)
velveteened: (} griiiin)

[personal profile] velveteened 2013-12-07 10:30 pm (UTC)(link)
I thought we were only talking about cards! ( WOW CHRONO ) Shouldn't I be offended? I'm not that bad at cards!
overclocking: (FUCK YOU VERY MUCH)

[personal profile] overclocking 2013-12-07 10:42 pm (UTC)(link)
How would I know? You only just learned how to play! And they cheat in these places anyway!

[ SHOVES THE GLASS AT OZ ]

I'm getting another one.
velveteened: (} elliot stahp)

[personal profile] velveteened 2013-12-07 10:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Um — 

( HE TAKES THE GLASS LEST IT FALL TO THE GROUND but this seems inadvisable )

— are you sure that's a good idea?
overclocking: (married to a squidrat)

[personal profile] overclocking 2013-12-07 10:46 pm (UTC)(link)
No.

[ ALREADY SLIPPING THROUGH THE CROWD TO MUG ANOTHER REFRESHMENT-CARRIER. From the fumes wafting out of the glass, that stuff is strong. ]
velveteened: (} huh)

[personal profile] velveteened 2013-12-07 10:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Can demons get drunk...?

( is the question he asks THIN AIR apparently.

well, smoky fumy noisy air. )
soul_sister: (Aggro)

[personal profile] soul_sister 2013-12-07 10:59 pm (UTC)(link)
AND STAY OUT! TART! FLOOOZY!
soul_sister: (A little to the right. Yeah by the couch)

[personal profile] soul_sister 2013-12-07 11:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Now! If there are cards you don't want, you put them down, face down. And I'll deal you out replacements for them.
overclocking: (-___-)

[personal profile] overclocking 2013-12-07 11:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Oz will likely find out soon enough, given that Chrono returns holding a full-sized glass of something, and having downed two more shots along the way. He and Aion worked their way through an entire bottle of Arizona whiskey once, so this is nothing, right...? ]

I've decided I don't feel like looking anymore. If they get in trouble it's their problem.
velveteened: (} we jumped never asking why)

[personal profile] velveteened 2013-12-07 11:09 pm (UTC)(link)
( oz frowns at his cards like he has to think hard about it. with an air of reluctance, he pulls out one and puts it down on the bedspread facedown. )
velveteened: (} camaraderie)

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[personal profile] velveteened 2013-12-07 11:12 pm (UTC)(link)
( CHRONO R U OK

how did you even get all that can you even see over the top of a bar )


Is that so...
velveteened: (} she made some tarts)

[personal profile] velveteened 2013-12-07 11:13 pm (UTC)(link)
( he sets down the empty glass, giving chrono's a curious look )

What is that, anyway?
soul_sister: (YES)

[personal profile] soul_sister 2013-12-07 11:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[More money means dresses and jewelery and food...

She plops the cup down between this slot machine and the next.]


You try with that one too. With your good luck, I'm sure we'll have enough to BUY the casino soon.
soul_sister: (It's not over)

[personal profile] soul_sister 2013-12-07 11:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[It is early the next morning, the bright Nevada sun rising over the flat shrub covered landscape, that a small minivan trundles along a service road, sending heavy plums of yellowish dirt and sand into the air behind them.

It would be beautiful, the crisp, almost unreal blue against the towering yucca and brilliantly green prickly pear plants, if it weren't for the hateful, powerful rays of the boiling nearby star shooting sunlight directly into the skulls of the occupants of the car.

Every bump in the road was an offense to the stomach and the ginger, throbbing state of the head.

The only mercy anyone in the car may see today is the fact that Rosette is taking the drive at a relatively sedate and a notably on-road approach. Possibly in deference to her own raging hangover, but more likely to the fact that there's very little actively antagonistic. She'd already threatened to shoot anyone too loud.]


What about here?
Edited 2013-12-07 23:23 (UTC)
soul_sister: (About that car)

[personal profile] soul_sister 2013-12-07 11:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[WHAT IS SHE... .....P-pats his back?]

... You are no longer allowed to talk to me about that ONE TIME drinking ever again. [She shifts to put his arm over her shoulders. Clearly, she is going to be the more responsible one and do the right thing.]

Come on! You can vouch for me if anyone asks my age!
overclocking: (ewww.)

[personal profile] overclocking 2013-12-07 11:28 pm (UTC)(link)
I have no idea. [ HE SAYS AS HE TAKES ANOTHER SWIG OF IT. ] I think it's supposed to glow in the dark or... something...

Either way it doesn't taste that great.
velveteened: (} oh)

[personal profile] velveteened 2013-12-07 11:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Really? Can — 

( oz takes a step forward and reaches out a hand...

so chrono is preventing potential underage drinking also on the roster for today? )
soul_sister: (Take the left!)

[personal profile] soul_sister 2013-12-07 11:31 pm (UTC)(link)
What was that all about!?
overclocking: (not drunk enough for this)

[personal profile] overclocking 2013-12-07 11:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[ NOPE

He holds the glass out, scrubbing at his face with his free hand. ]


Be careful, it's strong.
velveteened: &gil (} gil what are you doing)

[personal profile] velveteened 2013-12-07 11:56 pm (UTC)(link)
( there's a very convenient potted palm tree nearby. oz only needs to take a few steps after accepting the glass with a "thanks," to go dump it out where it can't harm anyone but the microscopic flora of said earth-filled pot.

this is for your own good, chrono )
overclocking: (why this)

[personal profile] overclocking 2013-12-07 11:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He attempts to answer, but all that comes out is a very pitiful choking sound. ]
overclocking: (that sure is a lot of blood)

1/ ???????? god fuck

[personal profile] overclocking 2013-12-08 12:02 am (UTC)(link)
[ Wait...

Why is he pouring it out? That's not how you drink alcohol... ]
overclocking: (shadows)

[personal profile] overclocking 2013-12-08 12:04 am (UTC)(link)
[ No

He wouldn't

They're friends, with an f, he had a crisis over it and everything ]
overclocking: (park your dickmobile elsewhere)

[personal profile] overclocking 2013-12-08 12:05 am (UTC)(link)
[ But he did. LAS VEGAS IS RUINED. ]
overclocking: (FUCK YOU VERY MUCH)

[personal profile] overclocking 2013-12-08 12:05 am (UTC)(link)
I STOLE THAT FAIR AND SQUARE! Why did you do that?! How dare you!
velveteened: (} and my heart will go on!!!)

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[personal profile] velveteened 2013-12-08 12:07 am (UTC)(link)
( AND NOW PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AT THEM because talk of demons and other worlds and mafia are no problem at all

but

stealing


stealing alcohol no less

well, that's just wrong. )