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Toph Beifong · 北方拓芙 ([personal profile] fieldtrip) wrote in [community profile] expiationlogs2024-08-01 10:03 am

Free Night at the Casino

Who: OPEN to all / mingle log
Where: Queens (the casino!)
What: Wow July sure was a month! Time to take a breather and have a night out, courtesy of Toph and Mitsuru!
Warnings: N/A

FREE NIGHT AT THE CASINO
GAMBLING
Feeling down after that space infestation made you murder some friends? Getting tempted to bury yourself in the sand at the beach so no one can ever perceive you again?

Time for a tone shift! It's a free night at the casino. For tonight only, chips mean nothing -- which means everyone gets a rack of chips when they walk in and can let loose! Entertainment, food, and drink are also free within reason. (Abuse the privilege and find out who works security here the hard way!)

Welcome to Queens, the formerly shady but now revamped and reimagined casino in the entertainment district of Aldrip. Classy and minimalist but not gaudy, it's run, staffed, and heavily patronized by Chosen. Maybe you know someone who works there, maybe someone dragged you in to lighten up for once, maybe you're just stopping by for some fun.

Appropriately, the most popular game of the night is Queen's Blood, with tables set aside purely for teaching. There's also the standard casino games available in spades -- poker, slots, roulette, baccarat, blackjack, and so forth.
AT THE CLUB
It wouldn't be a casino without alcohol, music, and dancing. There's a low-key bar for those looking to have a conversation where they can hear one another over the pleasant live jazz, and a much livelier dance floor set off to the side in a different part of the casino with a DJ playing dance music.
FIGHTING TOURNAMENT
Beneath the casino is a massive underground cavern converted into a fighting arena.

It's a bit hard to find, intentionally -- either you were personally invited by someone or you stumbled across the covert speakeasy-style entrance in a corner of the main floor, possibly from the people jostling to go in and out. The stairs go down and down until they suddenly open out into the huge room, lined in walkways to view the fight.

There's three circuits to the fighting tournament: a bracket for fighting with powers, a bracket for fighting without powers (hand-to-hand and weapons only), and a shooting competition. Toph ([personal profile] fieldtrip) serves as referee for all of the above and is prepared to break up anything that goes too far. This is just for fun, folks!

Sign up in the comment below and maybe you'll even win something! Toph promises a super cool prize to the winner of each circuit!
FORTUNE TELLING
Get a free tarot reading!

It does seem like some of the glitching in Aldrip has made it maybe a little more accurate than usual lately... or maybe that's inaccurate? Feel free to have the cards have a real effect on them with a glitch!
DOG THERAPY
In one peaceful corner away from the din and bustle is a dog petting station. All manner of adorable and highly trained dogs are available for cuddles and play time.

Some of them are even up for adoption if you want to take one home!

Kakashi ([personal profile] battlefieldbrat) runs and operates this station with the kind supervision of Koromaru, our local good boy.

Code by [personal profile] 10billionghosts.

thenicerone: (Default)

[personal profile] thenicerone 2024-08-13 03:50 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm afraid so, I'm not really sure how to play this.

[For all she knew, she was just placing cards that she thinks are high ranks. She was doing fine, wasn't she??]
Edited 2024-08-13 15:50 (UTC)
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[personal profile] depressionnap 2024-08-14 05:43 am (UTC)(link)
Hm. We can go over basics.

Things to consider: what unique ability your card has, its number, and how it'll bolster your score to beat your opponent's. Sometimes, it might even benefit to sacrifice a card.

[Vincent takes out his personal deck and holds up a Sandhog Pie card.]

For example, if I choose to place this down and let my enemy defeat it, its sacrifice will increase the score of my previously played cards. Know what your cards do to best suit your style.
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[personal profile] thenicerone 2024-08-14 02:22 pm (UTC)(link)
I see. In other words, it’s about strategy and how to use the cards effectively…?

[Looking at the cards before her, she raised an eyebrow or two.]

This seems a bit similar to how my friends play cards, but I believe it’s called Poker…?
depressionnap: (can't wake up!!!)

[personal profile] depressionnap 2024-08-15 07:48 pm (UTC)(link)
That is correct. Strategy is the main focus.

Less like Poker, maybe more like Chess if we're going with a comparison.

If it's still something you feel as though you wish to learn, I can continue to instruct you.
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[personal profile] thenicerone 2024-08-15 08:29 pm (UTC)(link)
I wouldn't mind learning! Can you teach me how to properly play this human game? I wish to know!

[Because she would very much like to befriend humans here, thank you!]