Operation: Roll Out

[initiates]

Date & Time: January 31st - February 4th, Present Day Exsilium Time
Location: Neo Las Vegas, in what formerly was called Turkey.
Characters: All Transports!
Summary: Transports have been sent to Neo Las Vegas to gather information on the origin point of the United Earth and the UE AI. Conference sabotage and the rest is expected and invited!
Warnings: Gambling and alcoholic beverages quite likely! Please PM the mod account for anything else.

By day, the landscape isn't desert, precisely, so much as it is dry. Winter's settled in and found in the biting chill of the wind when it finds you standing on the street. Hovercars and taxis thrum down the cobblestone streets, cavorting and honking like a noisy crowd of inelegant, overweight geese. Men walk by on stilts half in make-up, on their way back to their stage for the next night. Walks of shame are taken proudly in this district, one of the few approved and sanctioned vacation zones in the United Earth.

Evidence of law enforcement can be found all around, but they seem altogether too pleased to be there too. Talk with any one of them about crime rates, and they're liable to laugh at the idea. Those who come to gamble know the house is rigged to win. It's not about making or breaking the bank -- people whose funds dip too low are politely escorted back to their rooms and given a set of normal playing cards -- but it is about enjoyment.

Of the flesh too, and it'd be difficult to find anyone working in Neo Las Vegas who suffers from modesty, or anyone visiting who seems unwilling to politely ask visitors and staff if they'd like to keep them company for the night. In fact, Transports may find themselves needing to turn down multiple such requests! The refusal is always taken well. These are people looking to have a good time, and that's all.

No chance taken, nothing gained, right?

At night, the city really comes alive, the lights in all the hotels and casinos turning the Neo Las Vegas Strip into a carnival of sensation. Drinks and recreational drugs are freely passed around, men and women engage in a variety of sexual and other hedonistic excesses without regret, and the beautiful interiors and ostentatious or playful exteriors of the buildings hide and reveal a rich tapestry of events, delectables, and desires waiting to be fulfilled.

Neo Las Vegas is a fun place, and it is a safe place, and it is Where the Conferences For Our Future Are Made. Playtime is on, gang.

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[irritating]

Fuckin' I dunno, but I bet they're one fun motherfucker.

[ How long has Apollo even been standing there, who the fuck knows. But before suddenly appearing behind him, she has very obviously been out and about and enjoying Vegas all damn day. She's definitely dressed the flashy ridiculous part, wearing a shiny golden dress that just barely manages to cover her butt and contain her boobs, jewelry that is almost certainly stolen, and some feathery showgirl headdress she nabbed from... somewhere she probably wasn't allowed to be. ]

I mean fuckin' look at this place! Holy shit, you ever seen anythin' like this before or what? [ There's a pause as she loudly slurps some kind of blue drink through a ridiculous swirly straw that's stuck in an even more ridiculous looking tall plastic cup. ] Drinks, money, shinies, whores and excess motherfuckin' galore!

[oversleeps]

[ great, there goes any chance of him concentrating long enough to figure this out. marduk breaks his gaze away from the board of mysteries with a scowl, all of his ire now directed towards a certain someone behind him. he turns towards her, arms crossed. someone's not enjoying vegas nearly as much as you are, apollo. ]

No, I haven't. [ seen anything like this, and honestly-- he could've lived without the experience. there's a pause, and then he snatches the drink out of her hands, peering at the cup. ] This place is even more obnoxious than you are.

[irritating]

[ Wow rude, she was drinking that. Good thing she's a good sport and likes to share with him because he's her best friend, though. ]

Try it, still dunno what the fuck it is but's delicious. Some fruity bullshit. [ As always, his ire is getting completely ignored. She's having fun and she's not about to let him drag her down. Not that it's even possible to drag her down from this kind of excitement, but still. ] But yeah shit I know, right? It's like this place was made for me! So bright! So LOUD! So... perfect!!

[oversleeps]

[ fine. he grudgingly takes a sip, finds that it isn't completely intolerable, and goes for a proper drink while apollo rambles on. the curly straw seems wholly unnecessary, but he won't complain. his gaze travels back up to the board, squinting up at it still. ]

Maybe if we ask nicely, they'll just leave you here forever. [ a joke. a joke! ... mostly. ]

[irritating]

[ Apollo watches expectantly as he tests out the drink and decides it's good enough to go for some more, grinning and yes, rambling on the entire time. Once he's looking back at the board, she takes the opportunity to take back her drink. ]

Hey, fuckin' rude. [ More unnecessary slurping through the unnecessary straw. ] Almost findin' myself kinda conflicted over that though, just-- shit I love it here. [ She's also joking. Also mostly. ]

[oversleeps]

[ whatever; he lets it go without complaint. he's trying to read, after all. super busy. ]

Wouldn't be rude if we were doing you a favor, would it? [ because leaving her behind definitely counts as one. ] Still don't get why coming here had to be mandatory.

[irritating]

Dunno, maybe 'cause there's too many grumpy fucks around and they gotta lighten you guys up!

[ In other words, nope she absolutely has no idea why they're even here. That would have required, you know, actually listening. She shrugs, slurps up the last of her drink in one go, and hands the empty glass to some random person walking by them on the street just to get rid of it. ]

So whatcha been up? Pick up any hookers or areya still tryin' out that whole, fuckin' only one person at a time thing?

[oversleeps]

I don't need any lightening. [ whatever the hell that means.

he shifts, looking back just in time to see apollo foist the empty cup off, and frowns. way to just finish your own drink without him! ] -- Where did you come from? [ you know. just curious. definitely not tired of staring at a billboard and wanting a drink of his own or anything. ]

[irritating]

What? Ce Monde, I've told you that a billion fuckin' times before. [ A pause. ] Wait hold on, that ain't whatcha meant was it?

[ Also wow what's that, is that a beautiful male escort in a flashy pair of pants that are entirely too tight and therefore show off a glorious butt, yup it sure is. Just. Don't mind her as she very obviously checks the guy out, she'll get back to whatever she's talking about with Marduk in a second. ]

[oversleeps]

No, it fucking isn't.

[ marduk reaches out, rapping apollo on the head with his knuckles when her gaze starts drifting off too far. focus. they're talking here, dammit. ] Try again.

[irritating]

[ The tapping to her head gets her attention quickly, so she turns herself back towards him in response. Although she's kind of forgotten what they were just talking about. ]

What? [ Eh whatever, it probably wasn't important. ] Hey, you wanna go get hammered?

[oversleeps]

[ ugh. that's not-- fuck it. whatever. he was gunning for that anyway, may as well take the opportunity. ]

Yeah? Lead the fucking way. [ he gestures with both arms, down the street. he's pretty sure the building they choose to walk into here doesn't matter; the result will (hopefully) be the same. ]

[irritating]

Okay, c'mon!

[ When Marduk extends his arms to gesture down the street, Apollo snags one of his sleeves between her fingers, smiles, and begins to pull him along down the sidewalk. She'll let go if he tries to withdraw hard enough, but otherwise she's holding onto him right up until they're inside the first casino she sees. ]

Here! [ And she's letting go, just to throw her arms up excitedly. Then to snatch a cocktail off a waitress's tray, down it in one go, and shove the empty glass into yet another random person's hand as they walk by. ] Drinks, easy money, an' -- wait, where's the bar?