888/Halloween Poker Night 2014

Halloween Poker Night 2014
Date of Scene:	31 October 2014
Location:	Castlevania
Synopsis:	Halloween Poker Night 2014. The poses below will look a bit sparse, as there was a TON of radio action! Expect radio stuff to be added later. I also had to cut out the pretty ASCII card art, because it wasn't playing nice with wiki code. :(
Thanks to:	Arthur, for assistance!
Cast of Characters:	Maya, 32, Arthur Lowell, 37, 83, 114, 240, 270, 316, 587, 593

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Serori (37) has posed:
    The scene is set for a fucking good time, got it?

    Castlevania comes with its own Halloween decorations, but as the room description suggests, some more traditional and expected elements have been thrown into the mix. Lord Olrox's dining table has been overtaken by a glorious buffet, and not far from there stands a black-felted poker table, where Serori is sitting and shuffling the cards. Varied chips are stacked up at each seat, each mountain totaling ten thousand credits.

    Serori's got the Vegas bunny girl thing going on, but she's definitely out-sparkled by the skeletons toting around serving trays. Those have been done up in spangly beaded flapper dresses, the likes of which reflect the green candlelight in shiny flashes. They've got those little tiaras on, too. You know the kind.

    Guests will descend into the room via a magical floating platform.

Taylor Hebert (587) has posed:
Skitter is here...dressed as Skitter! It's a perfectly good costume. Once Skitter gets over the shock of descending via maaaaagic, she just..decides to stand and look around. Animate skeletons is new to her.

And then she sees the delicious food, but has yet to figure out a way to eat it. She might end up having to remove her mask...they're all offworlders, hopefully it wouldn't be harmful, but that's a worst case scenario.

Though she does speak to Serori. "...Hey. That's...a lot of food."

Courier Six (32) has posed:
    Johnathan Tallbranch is here today, dressed as a Native American! YES! GOD BLESS AMERICA!
    Jeans, a brightly colored floral print Hawaiian Shirt, and a big floppy Texas Cowboy hat! He's also carrying a cooler filled with clanking bottles. A wave over at Serori and a wolf-whistle, before he hoists the Booze Locker off to a waiting PRETTY SKELELINGTON. "Howdy ya'll I'm Hank Bigmeat and HOOOOO DOGGY I AM READY FOR MONEY YEEEEHAWWW."

    You've got to sell the look, man.

Sarah (316) has posed:
Sarah was invited to this nonsense, so Sarah's arrived. Maybe her costume's so good it won't even be recognisable as her in the least. Why wear a costume when you have command over the illusory arts?

...Except she doesn't wear a costume tonight, because Harmonia doesn't celebrate that nonsense. So you get plain ol' Sarah. Sad tuba sound.

Apparently unphased by the magic floating platform, she makes her way to the table without further ado, sitting and inclining her head in greeting to Serori. "Colonel."

Shir (240) has posed:
Shir leaps into the room ready for any traps or monsters to attack. She then looks rather and realizes where she is, "Oh looks like I finally where the game is, you won't believe what I want through to get here. I can't see how anyone stands to live here, guess that why's it's full of undead huh. "Guess, it's a good I'm Shir of the Wind or I would be dead right now several times over."

Maya has posed:
Maya was rather stunned at the invite but it was a curious bit, she had money to burn yes. She put a lot of it to good use but tonight sh was going to use some on her self. She was nor expecting the Vegas bunny girl bit from Serori. Maya however looks for all the random fantasy warriot chick with her costume which exposes some of her tattoo work, and she's taking a look about at Drac's minions. Well she got Dracula seemed to be big on the rules of hosptiality and did not suspect anything foul would happen othe than possibly losing her shirt playing poker..

"Good evening everyone."

Serori (37) has posed:
    Serori beckons Skitter over. "Sure, it's a lot. Never know what kind of appetites might show up. Some people like to eat whenever they're stressed out, y'know. Besides, I eat a lot, too...you'll hear the jokes eventually."

    To Sarah, Serori just snorts amusement. "Not celebrating, hmm? Nice to see you anyway, Sarah."

    To Johnny..."Nice costume."

    Shir's nodded over to a seat.

Sarah (316) has posed:
"Harmonia doesn't celebrate this nonsense." Sarah waves a hand idly, indicating the various and sundry costumes. Her eyes fall on Serori herself, then, studying her flatly for a second or two. "Speaking of which, what /are/ you wearing?"

And who had to die to get her in it? Because surely blood had to spill for Serori to wear that. Right??

Genghis Rex (114) has posed:
Genghis Rex strolls in with his usual smug air, tail swishing behind him and radiating that all too familiar self confidence. He wears no costume, he does not take part in silly mammal holidays, but hey, he is his own costume anyway!

Evette (593) has posed:
    You know, it's a very, -very- good thing that Monoceros is a GPS, radio, and companion all in one, because otherwise Evette would pretty much have been at a loss here. I mean, going through two wrong warpgates on your way? Trying to ask one of Castlevania's statues for directions when she actually did get there? Yeah, no, she doesn't exactly have the best sense of direction. To make matters worse, she's awfully taken in by the myriad of beautiful - or at least fairly mystical - sights afforded by Castlevania's grandiose sprawl. Winding dead trees? Check! Really creepy Gothic paintings? Check! Cobwebs? Probably check on those too! Seriously, she could not have picked a better place to come for Halloween.

    "Wooooow...~!" She's probably spinning in a small circle as she steps on to the rotating platform. Meanwhile, Monoceros, her impromptu robot guardian, would likely have a sweatdrop on his monitor to showcase his feelings. To some reasonably random and non-threatening figure - probably Arthur - she would exclaim, "I-Is this really all somebody's -house-?? Are they a princess? Do I get to meet them if I win the game thingy?" Her eyes shimmer and sparkle with fervent enthusiasm, and she quite literally bounces up and down while she waits for a reply.

    She would immediately stop waiting as soon as the elevator reaches its destination, though, rushing forward to its edge prematurely to get a better look at the room proper, and likely to gawk at those serving skeletons. Yet, still, she's not scared in the least! She remains as excitable as ever, dashing to and fro as soon as she gets the opportunity, eventually landing herself right in front of one of the skeletons. "H-Hey! Somebody said there would be cookies! Do you have any cookies? If you don't, then where can I get some?"

    Don't tell her that you're gambling for chips, seriously -- she'll just ask why you can't gamble for cookies, too.

Dracula Vlad Tepes (83) has posed:
    "...Lord Dracula. I have remained your faithful servant for many ages now, but I finally find myself questioning your sense."

    "Come now, Death. I thought you of all people would understand the traitions of the holiday."

    "I understand them, yes. It is partaking in their frivolity that I refuse to accept."

    "And yet you look so fitting in that. Come along, now, we have guests to entertain, and I will not have either of us disappointing them."

    So Dracula, of course, is here. The Lord of Darkness stands near the buffet table, ensuring that everything goes well...but he's not dressed in his usual attire. The tall man, instead, is wearing ragged black robes that drape all the way down to the floor, obscuring most of his body save for his face. On top of his head is a vaguely priest-like black hood, and on his back is a scythe of gleaming silver as beautiful as it is menacing, its blade formed from the elegantly curved wing of a bat.

    And Death wanders in to take a seat at the poker table, wearing lavish dark robes of the finest silks, decorated by draconic scarlet patterns and a billowing cape whose interior seems almost to be made of dripping blood, leaving his skeletal face visible. Strangely, despite his complete lack of facial features, the God of Death's bony visage /feels/ like it holds the deepest scowl imaginable. Maybe it's his looming, sulking posture over the table that contributes to it.

Arthur Lowell has posed:
    ARTHUR LOWELL arrives! Descending via floating platform, he's got a massive grin on his face, and immediately sets upon the buffet without any ceremony. There's a quick DOUBLE FINGERGUNS and a small assortment of winks to Skitter, Courier Six, Death, and Sarah, all of whom he knows from experience, and a lot of intense looks to everyone else.

    No costume this time. Oh well!

    He's grabbed too much food and is already heading for a seat at the table. A SMALL HUMANOID BLUE IGUANA has popped out of his hood, and is peering over his shoulder.

Serori (37) has posed:
    Serori ignores Sarah's attempted jibe, and takes it in stride, instead of growing at all temperamental. Maybe it's the mood, maybe it's the audience, maybe it's her promises to behave. Adopting a broad, smug smile, she idly flips one of her rabbit ears at Sarah. "Jealous?"

    "Cookies are at the buffet table," she says to Evette. "Help yourself."

    "If the rest of you'll get comfortable, we'll get started soon."

Genghis Rex (114) has posed:
Genghis Rex peruses the buffet, plucking up 3 full turkeys and stuffing them under his arm. He passes by Dracula and the way to the poker table and stops, "I've heard about the treaure room. Would you be kind enough to show it to me one day?"

Evette (593) has posed:
    Evette would absolutely -squee- at Serori, bobbing her head up and down at speeds great enough to generate electricity for a small television. "O-Okay! Thank you, Miss... uhm... Person! I'll be ready soon!" She gives a tiny bow of her head before dashing off in the direction of the indicated buffet table, snagging two glasses of punch, some /actual/ chips, and a whole plateful of the promised goods, she would find herself a seat and nestle in. A seemingly exhausted Monoceros would follow behind her, panting like some form of mechanical dog and waggling its metallic 'wings' in exasperation.

    Evette throws a hand in the air and waves after swallowing another cookie. "Reeeaadddyyy~!" Beam~.

Jericho Hawke (270) has posed:
    So there's a high stakes poker game on Halloween. That sounds like a good way to spend it. Having gotten his invitation, Jericho Hawke has shown up. He's actually wearing a costume...Sort of. He's still a cowboy, but the markings on his gear are clearly that of the Templars.

Once he's arrived, and has the frequency, he's sure to grab some of that tequila that Johnny is offering, before he tips his hat to the gathered group and sits down at an open chair.

Genghis Rex (114) has posed:
Rex, steps past a wine rack and helps himself to a bottle with his free hand, then sits down at the poker table and tosses one of the whole turkeys into his mouth, crunching it loudly, yes, bones and all. He sets the other two under his chair (apparently for later), pops the cork on the wine and places it in front of him. He glances around the table, sizing up the competition. He rolls his eyes, then takes a long drag on the bottle of wine. "Shall we get started?"

Dracula Vlad Tepes (83) has posed:
    Ah, guests! When he's addressed, Dracula turns to Rex and offers the Tyranno a pleasant welcoming smile. "Ah, Rex, a pleasure to have you here. Yes, I would certainly be willing to show you sometime, if you wish. So long as you have some time to spare; it is quite expansive, after all."

    Once Rex has moved on, Dracula turns to the Skeleton Band on the other end of the room led by Abaddon and gives them a quick snap of his fingers. The conducting locust-man-demon nods primly to the Lord of Darkness, then turns to the assembled skeletons and thier various instruments. A jazzy tune starts up, then, given a suitably haunting air by a small organ accompaniment.

    Death, meanwhile, simply turns his empty-socketed head around here and there to regard those that approach the table, but says nothing. Bony fingers drum against the felt, pondering and waiting for the game to begin. He really looks like he wants to get this over with.

Serori (37) has posed:
    "Welcome, everyone," Serori smiles at the table. "Take your seats, and we'll deal the first hand. In case you don't know me yet, as some of you might not, my name is Serori. I'm a Colonel of the Confederacy, and your dealer and scorekeeper for the evening. With us, we have..."

    She gestures toward each participant in turn. "Sarah, Union Captain and all-around spoilsport; Evette; Skitter; the Cowboy; the Indian, Johnny Tallbranch; Arthur Lowell, hero and lizard-keeper; Genghis Rex, the fearsome warlord; Maya; Shir; and of course, Death. Our host is Lord Dracula Vlad Tepes."

    Serori fans the cards across the felted table, then gathers them up again and continues to shuffle. "Saa. Let's see who'll be placing the first bets, hm?"

Arthur Lowell has posed:
    "He's a keeper! Thip thip." Arthur's Iguana says.
    "Shit yeah, let's get this party STARTED!" Arthur takes his seat eagerly, spinning it around on a corner once before settling in and slamming both palms down eagerly while his passenger jumps out of his hood and sits down on the table itself.

Taylor Hebert (587) has posed:
Skitter makes a decision; well, her stomach does. She hasn't eaten today and she's rather thirsty, and she's been assured there's no cameras. It's risky, but she doesn't think any Unionites describing her to Armsmaster will do much.

Moving to the buffet table, she gets a small plate of food and a beverage of some sorts. She's /probably/ not going to drink alcohol. Once she has her plate, she moves to take her seat at the poker table.

And then she removes her mask, putting it at her side. With the visors and the mandible completely blocking her face gone, she looks much different. She's pale, not unattractive, with a thin face and brown eyes, her long curly brown hair falling flat without any part of the mask holding it up.

"Good luck...everyone."

Serori (37) has posed:
    "So, Rex gets the first bet." Serori slides a token in front of his seat. "Let's get started."

Maya has posed:
Maya nods as she's introduce and moves to sit down at the table it's time to play now isn't it?

Serori (37) has posed:
Serori deals CARDS: (Insert cards here.)

Genghis Rex (114) has posed:
Genghis Rex narrows his eyes and looks around. He taps on the table, but makes no bet, "Check"

Shir (240) has posed:
Shir looks at her cards seemingly unphased by them, "I check."

Jericho Hawke (270) has posed:
Jericho Hawke glances at his cards for a moment, "Check." He says, before putting them back on the table

Taylor Hebert (587) has posed:
Taylor Hebert seems nervous. But, that's likely because she always seems nervous, even in dialogue. This is unlikely to not be the case the whole game. "Check."

Dracula Vlad Tepes (83) has posed:
Death looks at his cards briefly, though what his thoughts are seem impossible to tell based on that firm visage. Finally, he sets his cards on the table and simply rasps, "Check."

Courier Six (32) has posed:
    Johnny sniffs and snorts. "Look at you babies." He shoves 500 in. "Bet 500."

Arthur Lowell has posed:
Arthur Lowell grins wide, leaning back and looking at his cards in a relaxed way. "DAMN YO. I knew I was playing POKER with DEATH but I didn't know I'd get a TABLE FULL OF CORPSES." He slams both palms down on the table and flicks some black chips at Johnny aggressively. "YOU'RE ON, CALL."

Serori (37) has posed:
    Serori turns expectantly toward Sarah. "Going to stand toe to toe with the boys?"

Sarah (316) has posed:
Sarah looks down at her cards, seemingly thoughtful. Does she have a good hand? Does she have a bad hand? Nobody's gonna know by an impassive face like that. Honestly, she could probably be good at poker! Or at least bluffing.

And so the pale woman shrugs. "Call," she says simply, looking up to stare, flatly, at Serori. "Just so we're clear, this is coming out of the budget for our next dinner." She smiles a nasty little smile. "So, for your sake, you're likely going to want me playing cautious."

Maya has posed:
Maya gets her cards and takes a look at them with intrest. "Call." She puts her money in.

Serori (37) has posed:
    "Hmm. Maybe I should eat a lot now, to store up for later." Serori waves over a flapper skeleton, and demands a sandwich.

Evette (593) has posed:
    Evette picks up her cards and studies them with squinted eyes, eventually rocking her head from side to side as she listens to what everyone else says. "Ummmm... uuuhhh..." She peeks to her sides, checking to make sure that no one is looking. Then, she would whisper to Monoceros, 'H-Hey, what am I supposed to...?' A soft ping would resonate throughout the room.

    "Miss Evette would like to call!" He spins in a quick circle, a heart appearing on his monitor. Tilting her head, Evette confirms: "U-Uh... yeah! What he said. I'll do that."

Genghis Rex (114) has posed:
Rex scowls and gives Arthur Lowell a "look" (Face 10), then slides his cards towards the center of the table.

Shir (240) has posed:
"Well, seeing how I don't want this to take all night, I'll call." Shir's not know for her patience after all.

Jericho Hawke (270) has posed:
The cowboy glances at his cards one more time, and then tosses them into the center, "Ain't worth it."

Taylor Hebert (587) has posed:
Taylor Hebert ponders. It's not much money to her...she slides a few chips forward. "Call."

Courier Six (32) has posed:
    Johnny's found a steak sandwich somewhere to go along with his Bigass Whiskey Sour. "Too hot for some I see. I'll take that money, thank you."

Dracula Vlad Tepes (83) has posed:
Death visibly seems to leer through his sockets at those around him. A few chills might be sent down people's spines before his attention turns back to the cards in hand, then back once more at the community cards. "...call," he finally rasps.

Courier Six (32) has posed:
    "HAH!" Looks like it's back to Johnny on his bet. "Gimme that card, dealer!"

Serori (37) has posed:
    Serori obliges the Cowboy by providing a flop.

Serori (37) has posed:
    "Let's see your bet, Cowboy." Serori utters this around a beautiful mouthful of roast beef and horseradish and thick-sliced bread. "Or is it time for you to fold?"

Courier Six (32) has posed:
    And Johnny immediately pushes in more chips. "I'm okay with everything going on here."

Arthur Lowell has posed:
Arthur Lowell siiiiighs heavily. "Damn it, I thought my GUTSY SHENANIGANS would PAY OFF WITH UNLIKELY CARDS. Oh well, you take my five hundred."

Arthur Lowell has posed:
Arthur Lowell pushes his cards forward in order to prevent his Iguana from trying to eat them.

Courier Six (32) has posed:
    Johnny lets out a strangely robot sounding laugh. "GIVE ME YOUR MONEY."

Sarah (316) has posed:
The Runebearer shrugs and splays her cards out face-down on the table. "Fold." Can't win 'em all! At least Sarah doesn't seem too broken up about it.

Arthur Lowell has posed:
Arthur Lowell passive-aggressively builds a tiny chip castle between himself and Genghis Rex.

Genghis Rex (114) has posed:
Genghis Rex tries burning a hole through Arthur with super duper glare power.

Evette (593) has posed:
    Evette is fiddling with her cards, and is probably steepling them to make a miniature house of sorts when her turn to play finally comes. It may take her a moment or two to notice, but when she does, she would jolt into awareness and begin blushing. "O-Oh! U-Umm..." She glances to Monoceros who squints the pulsing blue eye of his monitor at her selection. Then that same blue drop would transform into yet another sweatdrop.

    "Miss Evette would like to fold." Evette tilts her head at that, too, glancing at her cards. Then she would promptly begin to fold one of her cards in half. "Like this?" Nononono! A tractor beam abducts the cards from her hands, sliding them across the table. Evette would pout before Mono explains, "It means you forfeit the round, Miss Evette." Blink. "O-Oh. Were they bad cards or something? The one with the tree on it was pretty..."

Shir (240) has posed:
"I can hear the breezes calling me." Shir laughs a bit as she pushes 500 more chips forward.

Taylor Hebert (587) has posed:
Skitter seems to smile, as she takes a handful of chips. "I'm going with my gut. Raise." It's a nervous smile, as she tosses down 1000.

Courier Six (32) has posed:
    Johnny looks over at Skitter and smiles. "Uh, mojitos, mezcal, I got some Atomic Cocktail, Rose sent along some of her Wasteland Moonshine..." He points a finger. "The moonshine I wouldn't reccomend for a beginer though, go with the mojitos. Less likely to rot a hole in yooooo-hoo hoo hoo."

Dracula Vlad Tepes (83) has posed:
    Death looks at his cards, then back at the community cards, then back to his again...and with a raspy, rattling grumble, flops his hand down on the table. "Fold. I have no desire for flippant posturing."

Genghis Rex (114) has posed:
Genghis Rex take another swig of his win bottle, then slams it down, hard on the table, trying to knock down Arthur's chip castle.

Arthur Lowell has posed:
Arthur Lowell's little chip castle unsettles, but doesn't fall. It is tipped over enough that it should, though. He's using gravity magic.

Courier Six (32) has posed:
    Johnny looks at his cards and then back at Skitter and and then smiles, pushing the 500 in for his call. "I reaaallly wanna see what you've got now, pretty lady."

Serori (37) has posed:
    Serori turns to Maya, and leans her chin into her hand. "What'll it be? Raising? Calling? Folding?"

Courier Six (32) has posed:
    "Also take the mojito, they are lovely." Johnny's grin is infectious under that rediculous hat.

Maya has posed:
Maya says "I'll call I want to see where this goes."

Shir (240) has posed:
Shir pushes even more chips into the pot, "Oh well, I likely have more money than this in my couch cushions."

Serori (37) has posed:
    Serori deals out the fifth card.

Serori (37) has posed:
    Serori takes a sip from her mojito, and eyes Skitter.

Genghis Rex (114) has posed:
Genghis Rex snorts at Arthur, then upends the wine bottle, emptying it into his gullet. He stands and trundles over to the winerack and sldies the empty into it's previous location, then pulls another at random. He then decides he has 2 claws and grabs another bottle before returning to the table.

Courier Six (32) has posed:
    Johnny takes a sip of his whiskey sour and likewise looks at Skitter. There's a glare there. Hmmm.

Taylor Hebert (587) has posed:
Skitter pushes all of her chips forward. HOLY SHIT. "All in.". Someone's feeling lucky.

Dracula Vlad Tepes (83) has posed:
    Something like surprise seems to flicker over Death's bony visage for a moment once the last card is set down. That quickly turns to a glowering air of /annoyance/, though, with an aura lingering around him that feels like it could kill. He says nothing, though, instead only propping his elbow on the table and shoving his skeletal cheek against his bony fist in a skulking leer.

Courier Six (32) has posed:
    Johnny scowls, and tosses his cards. Nope. That ain't happening. "Really? The first hand? All in? Cripes girl, that ain't kosher. Give it until we're good and drunk and making poor choices."

Maya has posed:
Maya puts her cards down looks sheepish as she says "I fold."

Shir (240) has posed:
"I hate to let her walk away with the pot, but she's not going to walk away with any more of my money." Shir tosses her cards away.

Serori (37) has posed:
    "It looks like we're going to have a winner for the first round," Serori chuckles. The chips are raked into a messy heap; Skitter's going to have to sort 'em out herself. "With a pot of $8000, Skitter takes the round."

Serori (37) has posed:
    Serori deals out the next hand. The cards are turned out face down, as ever.

Serori (37) has posed:
    Serori lays out the first three community cards, then looks to Shir.

Shir (240) has posed:
Shir takes the token and looks at her cards before checking the table, she looks a bit disappointed. "Check."

Jericho Hawke (270) has posed:
Jericho Hawke glances at his cards for a few moments, and then tosses some chips forward, "I'll raise 300." He says, before putting his two cards back down.

Taylor Hebert (587) has posed:
Taylor Hebert tosses her chips forward, also getting a mojito from Tallbranch. "Call."

Courier Six (32) has posed:
    Johnny looks down at his hand and then up at the rest of the table, scowls, and then over at Serori. "How am I supposed to play with this sorta crap, Serori? Come on, really."

Dracula Vlad Tepes (83) has posed:
    Death is quick to snatch up his next cards and leer over them, next. One might begin to wonder if the cards will start rotting from how intensely he's staring at them, but otherwise his face remains the same blank, menacing skull it always is. Soon enough, he pushes some chips forward. "Call. This night will be mine."

Arthur Lowell has posed:
Arthur Lowell's Iguana leaps onto the table and skates the cards forward before jumping back into Arthur's hood. Arthur himself rolls his eyes and leans backward. "DAMN IT LADY. I'm in the POST-APOCALYPSE COWBOY'S corner here, not the PRE-APOCALYPSE one. Can't do NOTHING with this."

Courier Six (32) has posed:
    That said, the Courier shuffles up from his chair and stretches his legs out a bit. "Well, try better, geez, it's only like I'm just going to make sure my cash makes it into the hands of the right person anyways. Luck never lies."
    A wink, before he pulls what is in fact a small mason jar out of the bucket and plants it down in front of Skitter with a smile. It is shimery and there's a set of mint leaves floating in there. "Cheers."

Maya has posed:
Maya looks at her hand and makes a face it's not too good she seems to be wavering at this point and then sighs. "I Fold." She sets her cards down she didn't have a very good hand it seems.

Arthur Lowell has posed:
Arthur Lowell takes this opportunity for a break from the table to swagger back to the buffet. He returns with Serori's requested pot-roast, as well as a fair bit of his own food and an igauana's paw-fulls of finger-food.

Serori (37) has posed:
    Serori glows with gratitude. "Aah, thank you, Arthur! It's so nice not to have to get up and serve myself!"

Evette (593) has posed:
    After a few glances at the cards in her hands and the cards on the table, Evette purses her lips. Not exactly the best poker face, unfortunately. "Oh, c'mon... this isn't even -close- to one of those stupid straight flush things..." She sighs, glancing over to Monoceros. The pair share nods before she gently presses her cards to the table and sliiiding them over.

    "I fold too." She folds her arms. 'But I'll win all the chips eventually. Hmph...'

Genghis Rex (114) has posed:
Rex picks up the corners of his cards and snaps them back down. (face 5). He then tosses 6 black chips into the pot, leans back and places his claws around the back of his head, smiling at Arthur. "Little hot over there?"

Shir (240) has posed:
"These cards haven't got any better since this hand started." Shir tosses them away.

Arthur Lowell has posed:
Arthur Lowell gives a grin back to Rex, his friendly posture still unbreakable. "SURE IS. Got all this, god, BODY HEAT. It's SO GREAT. What about YOU?"

Jericho Hawke (270) has posed:
Jericho Hawke tosses out even more chips to catchup to the $600 dollar ammount, "Callin'."

Taylor Hebert (587) has posed:
Taylor Hebert tosses chips forward, taking a sip from her bottle of liquid death. "I raise."

Dracula Vlad Tepes (83) has posed:
    Death is strangely quick this time. He pushes more chips forward before setting his hands back in front of him, drumming his fingers along the felt table. "I raise as well." A glance to Taylor, gazing almost right through her. It's the kind of look that comes with pointing at his eyes and pointing at her, but he doesn't actually do that, because that would be silly.

    And he doesn't have eyes.

Genghis Rex (114) has posed:
Rex snarls at Arthur, "Come a little closer and I'll show you just how "Cold-blooded" I can be ..." He tosses 7 more black chips onto the table.(face 10)

Courier Six (32) has posed:
    Johnny shuffles back over to his spot with a bowl of chips and salsa, and then waves his hand in front of Death's face. "Oy! Don't kill the girl!"

Jericho Hawke (270) has posed:
Jericho Hawke tosses out even more chips, "I'll call. Lets get on with it."

Taylor Hebert (587) has posed:
Taylor Hebert tosses EVEN MORE CHIPS OUT. "I take it that's a challenge...I'm not going to give up so easy. Raise.". A nervous smirk on her face. She's possibly crazy.

Serori (37) has posed:
    Serori can't math while eating pot roast; it's now a fact committed to historical record.

Genghis Rex (114) has posed:
Rex's eyes go wide and he grimaces (face 1) then shakes it off, hoping nobody noticed.

Dracula Vlad Tepes (83) has posed:
    Death doesn't seem particularly phased. He simply pushes more chips forward, then leans back in his seat, crossing his arms. "Call."

Genghis Rex (114) has posed:
Rex claws at his cards, then his chips, then , cards (face 3), "Well, it IS a lot of money ...", He considers a moment, then hesitantly pushes $700 into the pot.

Jericho Hawke (270) has posed:
Jericho Hawke looks at the huge amounts of money that are going into the pot, shrugs and tosses some more in, "It's just money, right? I'm sure we can always get some more."

Serori (37) has posed:
    Serori FINALLY DEALS THE FLOP.

Taylor Hebert (587) has posed:
Taylor Hebert tosses a handful of chips out, grinning. "Seems like I'm going to be lucky all night tonight.". Grin is losing it's nervousness, as she slides an idle finger down her mason jar. as she calls. "Gonna bet."

Dracula Vlad Tepes (83) has posed:
    Death looks at the new card. Hm. Again, he takes his time, boring holes through the cards with his ever-steady glower of consideration. His gaze slants across to the others around the table, and he finally gives a rap of his hand against the table. "Call, once more. Let us continue." A leer toward Skitter. "Inevitability looms before you, child."

Genghis Rex (114) has posed:
Genghis Rex huffs and glowers at his hand (face 10) and slides his cards over to Serori.

Courier Six (32) has posed:
    Johnny glares over at Serori for a bit, and grumbles looking down at his hand and then over at Skitter as she keeps betting. "I mean, it's exciting but wrap it up so we can get back in."

Jericho Hawke (270) has posed:
Glancing at his cards again, Jericho looks back up at Skitter. He wonders if she's bluffing. She doesn't seem the type, he thinks, but then again, who can really be sure? Either way, in for a penny, in for a pound.

Serori (37) has posed:
    Serori smoothly deals out the last card.

Serori (37) has posed:
    Serori quirks her brow Skitter's way. "Well? What'll it be?"

Taylor Hebert (587) has posed:
Taylor Hebert looks very confident, with a huge grin on her face. Is this a bluff? Who knows? But she slides in several chips. "I bet 5000."

Maya has posed:
Maya is leaning back enujoying a drink as she watches the game go on she is learning quite a bit about the people playing here tonight she thinks.

Serori (37) has posed:
    Serori looks over from the action to peer at Maya. "You know, it just occurred to me that you probably don't like me very much. It's very big of you to look past that in order to spend your money here."

Arthur Lowell has posed:
Arthur Lowell puts up an eyebrow and leans on one elbow, speaking in sardonic tones. "DAMN YO, here we are, findin' out the whole SHY VILLAIN thing is an ACT. You be straight fuckin' SUBJUGATIN' up in this motherfucker."

Taylor Hebert (587) has posed:
Taylor Hebert glances at Arthur, smiling. "Not an act. I'm just feeling confident tonight. Also, I think I should probably never drink liquor again after tonight."

Dracula Vlad Tepes (83) has posed:
    Death just scoffs, a raspy and hollow sound when the next card is dealt. "Call." Someone's full of himself tonight.

Jericho Hawke (270) has posed:
Jericho Hawke looks at Death as he calls, and shakes his head, before he tosses his cards down, "That kinda sucks."

Taylor Hebert (587) has posed:
Taylor Hebert flips her hand over onto the table. Six of Spades, Five of Hearts. She grins. This gives her two pair. "What you got, Death?"

Maya has posed:
Maya looks back "It's under truce I was curious when you sent me the invite I admit. My personal feelings on it are not one to worry about too much really tonight. As for our personal issues they will be worked out one way or another in time. Not to night however." An odd thing to say and honestly this is one of the safer places to be this evening if your a invited guest. "

Genghis Rex (114) has posed:
Genghis Rex snarls, "What is wrong wiht you? Both of you? I mean seriously, WHAT THE HELL?

Dracula Vlad Tepes (83) has posed:
    Death looks at his cards, then Taylor, then Taylor's cards. Then he tosses his hand onto the table. Four of Spades, Five of Clubs. A veritable air of scowling settles over him as he folds his arms again. "...tch. Two of a kind."

Serori (37) has posed:
    Serori laughs. "Aah...Skitter takes it with a six of spades over Death's four of spades. That's a big pot for one little lady. Let's see..."

Genghis Rex (114) has posed:
Genghis Rex places one of his bottles of wine in front of Death, "You're gonna need this more than me, I think."

Courier Six (32) has posed:
    Johnny gets up from his spot again, shuffles over to the cooler, picks up another mojito...
    And places it in front of Skitter.

Serori (37) has posed:
    Serori shakes her head at Death and goes right on dealing the next hand.

Serori (37) has posed:
    "Jericho, you have the first bet." Serori slides the token over. "Ante up or check, please."

Jericho Hawke (270) has posed:
Jericho Hawke looks at his cards and then tosses several chips out into the pot, "At least last hand wasn't a total bluff, huh?"

Serori (37) has posed:
    Since everyone was totally gracious about giving up their 500 credits, totally, Serori moves along with the community cards.

Taylor Hebert (587) has posed:
Taylor Hebert tosses a handful of chips forward, a grin on her face. "I bet 500."

Dracula Vlad Tepes (83) has posed:
    Death takes another leer at his cards, then shoves several more chips forward. "Raise, to 1000." He scoffs faintly, then snatches up the bottle handed to him by Rex and-

    ...wait. He's a skeleton. The bottle is slammed firmly on the felt table as Death once more leers toward the community cards. Goddammit, can he do /nothing/ tonight?!

Courier Six (32) has posed:
    Johnny shuffles at his cards a few times, and looks at the table and pushes in death's tax. "Call."

Arthur Lowell has posed:
Arthur Lowell says, "Lady this is the THIRD TIME IN A ROW you been slingin' garbage at me, if I wanted a JUNKYARD in my HANDS I'd go GRAB ONE." Arthur says, rolling his eyes and laughing good-naturedly.
    "You should bet. Bet! Bet bet bet! Thip thip thip." His Iguana says, encouragingly.
"

Serori (37) has posed:
    Serori throws back her head and laughs so hard her bunny ears quiver. "Look, it's not my fault the pot roast didn't work."

Courier Six (32) has posed:
    Johnny's glaring at Serori as well. "If this wasn't a friendly sort of game I'd be offended. Course, then I'd be bringing in proper amounts of caps, really. Though next time you ought to set this up with me. I mean, I got proper facilities."

    A look to Dracula. "No offense boss, but it's true."

Maya has posed:
Maya looks at her cards plays the numbers in her head she's got nothing it seems a she folds. Her time will come however it's just a matter of time.

Serori (37) has posed:
    "Aah, and now we come back around to our quiet one, the cookie-loving Evette. What'll it be, Evette?" Serori blinks at the girl.

Evette (593) has posed:
    As soon as Evette receives her cards, her eyes -shoot- open even more wide than they had when she had first seen the trays of cookies. Likewise, Monoceros' monitor flashes a vivid yellow exclamation point as his chassis emits a humming sound of elation and surprise. The two stare at eachother briefly before Evette looks to death, a wiiide grin on her face.

    "I-I raise! To 2000~!"

Genghis Rex (114) has posed:
Genghis Rex spins his cards, looking very annoyed. He slides his cards back to Serori and says through gritted teeth, "Let's try better next time, shall we?"

Arthur Lowell has posed:
Arthur Lowell's Iguana peeks out from over his shoulder and makes loud laughing noises to Rex. "Thip thip thip, she slinging the same garbage she's slinging at Arthur? I hope not! We're only supposed to have one deck! Thip thip thip."

Shir (240) has posed:
"You guys must be getting better cards than I am." She doesn't really have anything to work with here once again.

Jericho Hawke (270) has posed:
Jericho Hawke folds his hand almost as soon as it gets back to him. way too rich for his blood at his point.

Taylor Hebert (587) has posed:
Taylor Hebert takes a glance at Death's chips, and grins, before tossing several chips forward with a grin. "I raise."

Dracula Vlad Tepes (83) has posed:
    Skitter is probably fortunate that Death's looks can't actually kill, because the baleful /glare/ he gives her feels like it very well could if he put the effort into it. He turns back to the cards, then, and just scoffs. "Call. I do not have time for such frivolity."

Courier Six (32) has posed:
    Johnny just stares back at Skitter and then over at Death and then calmly uses both hands to shove the remainder of his chips into the middle.

Courier Six (32) has posed:
    Johnny then calmly leans back in his chair, pulls his hat down over his eyes and starts eathing his chips.

Maya has posed:
Maya whistles it seems lady luck is smiling on Couirer Six right now.

Evette (593) has posed:
    Evette regards the pile of chips in the center of the desk with clacking teeth and a suddenly quite nervous glare. She exchanges looks with Monoceros one more time before sighing heavily, and sliding her cards over. Then she would proceed to flail her arms a little, pouting.

    "Y-You guys are so meeaaannn~!" Hmph. "I-I fold. Again."

Taylor Hebert (587) has posed:
Taylor Hebert tosses the required chips forward, taking a sip of her drink. "Let's see what you got, bones, cowboy."

Genghis Rex (114) has posed:
Genghis Rex roars at Arthur's Iguana, "SILENCE MORONODON, OR IS SHALL SIT ON YOU!"

Courier Six (32) has posed:
    Johnny smiles over at death, winks, and keeps eating his chips. "Like I said, you go out, you get to get your scythe back from your boss.

Dracula Vlad Tepes (83) has posed:
    There goes another baleful leer from Death, but this time it's directed at Johnny. The Reaper scoffs again in retort, drumming his fingers against the table again as he glares over the cards. "Call."

Taylor Hebert (587) has posed:
Taylor Hebert flips her hand over, a smile on her face. Seven of Clubs and Seven of Spades. "May the best gambler win."

Dracula Vlad Tepes (83) has posed:
    Death practically hurls his cards down face up as if he were attempting to instill the fear of God into them. Three of Diamonds and Five of Clubs.

Genghis Rex (114) has posed:
Genghis Rex lowers his head on the table and covers his eyes, "I can no longer watch this ..."

Courier Six (32) has posed:
    Johnny has literal garbage. Actuall garbage hand.

Queen of Hearts, Two of Clubs

Serori (37) has posed:
    Serori dishes out the flop with an exaggerated sigh.

Maya has posed:
Maya watches intenly and stares at Johnny for a moment with a grin on her hand she's quite amused at how this evening is going

Serori (37) has posed:
    Serori locks eye sockets with Death as she deals out the final card.

Courier Six (32) has posed:
    Johnny plucks up his bowl of chips, winks at Skitter. "Take all the cash, darlin'." And then he's headding over towards a small folding table. He calmly places his bowl of chips in the middle of the table, rolls his neck, and flips the table, spilling chips all over the floor.

Genghis Rex (114) has posed:
Genghis Rex glaces at Death and mutters, "Bill & Ted were right about you."

Dracula Vlad Tepes (83) has posed:
    Death seems like he really wants to tear the life from Rex with his bare hands, but manages to restrain himself. Dracula, meanwhile, doesn't stop laughing over by the buffet table.

Serori (37) has posed:
    OH SHIT CARDS.

Taylor Hebert (587) has posed:
Taylor Hebert tosses three yellow chips forward. Faint smile on her face. "I bet."

Genghis Rex (114) has posed:
With a great amount of flurish< Rex pushes all of his chips in, "Fuck it, all in." he flips his cards: 8 of spades, queen of diamonds, "Let's do this!" He pops the cork on his remaining bottle of wine and upends it, drinking deeply with a heavy "GLUG GLUG GLUG" until the bottle is empty. He tosses it aside and exhales deeply and wobbles a little. "Good stuff ..."

Arthur Lowell has posed:
Arthur Lowell grabs his Iguana around the midriff, shoves it facefirst into his chip pile, and then swings it around by the tail to slam it onto the table, where it spits a gob of chips into the pot. "FUCKIN' CALL."

Serori (37) has posed:
    Serori stares at Rex.

    Her eyelids lower down in a look of disapproval simmering toward annoyance. "I see Rex has placed his bet. We'll take it in order."

Serori (37) has posed:
    Serori is startled by all the nakking and yakking. She is no longer annoyed with Rex. Bending over slightly, she peers at the iguana with wide, concerned eyes. "So...called. Right."

Maya has posed:
Maya thinks for a moment and makes up her mind to hang in for now and moves to call.

Evette (593) has posed:
    Evette is still drowning her sorrows in her cookie pile and leftover punch when the wheel of opportunity's arrow points to her. With a slightly irritated look - and after she has taken the time to swallow, like a good girl - she glances to Monoceros a moment and pushes some chips in.

    "... call. But you're still meanies."

Genghis Rex (114) has posed:
Genghis Rex stands and wobbles a bit, stumbles over to the wine rack, grabs two more bottles and then finds his way back to the table and sits. He places a bottle in front of Arthur, "You know, you're far more tolerable when I'm drunk. Join me!"

Dracula Vlad Tepes (83) has posed:
    Death, meanwhile, just sits and glares at all the people who have somehow managed to be far better at poker than he is. How? How has the God of Death fallen so far, bested by mortals and /children/? Is this the curse of servitude to Lord Dracula?

    The Reaper doesn't seem to care too much, anyway. He eventually just slips out of his chair, storms over to Dracula, and snatches his scythe back, shoving it onto his back. Wordlessly, despite Dracula's far-too-entertained smirk, he then snatches up a bottle of wine and does his damnedest to actually drink it.

    It's not very effective. Dracula's probably going to need to do some pretty intensive cleaning of his outfit after tonight.

Jericho Hawke (270) has posed:
After looking at the flop, Jericho pushes all of his chips out into the pot. "All in." He glares across at Rex and then peers back at Arthur and his...Eccentric ways of betting.

Shir (240) has posed:
Shir shows her cards the Six of Clubs and the Queen of Diamonds. Maybe, she'll get lucky and will hit another Queen.

Taylor Hebert (587) has posed:
Taylor Hebert tosses the required chips forward. "Call." She finishes her mojito...and decides to pocket the second one for later. Drinking it right now is probably a bad idea.

Genghis Rex (114) has posed:
Genghis Rex notices Jericho's glare and slurs, "Get your own wine, cowboy."

Arthur Lowell has posed:
Arthur Lowell says, "I make EVERYONE want to drink!" Arthur says, in an upbeat, positive tone, to Rex, grinning widely. "This is INCREDIBLY ILLEGAL!" He takes the bottle and then grabs a giant swig of it, a grin aside to Rex. "Not so BAD YOURSELF, though, yeah? That ALL IN was GUTSY."

Genghis Rex (114) has posed:
Genghis Rex slurs, "Gutsy? No, it was incredibly stupid, but .. it's ... you know ... the stench ... I smell REALLY well. With my nose, you know? And, well, hahah, Mammals are smelly. So, I just fi .. fiii .. figured ... uhhh ... whatw as I saying? Hrm?" Rex nods off at the table.

Arthur Lowell has posed:
Arthur Lowell carefully, delicately separates several small chips from his pile. It is a ginger, delicate motion. Then he leaps onto the table and with a broom that's suddenly in his hand, sweeps the ENTIRE PILE BOLDLY over the table, towards the pot. Then he jumps back down and sits, as if nothing happened.

Serori (37) has posed:
    "Eeeh!" Serori bounces back, jumping up so quick her bunny ears wobble. Chips go scattering onto the floor after Arthur's routine, but it doesn't look like anything goes missing, so..."F-five thousand to call, Maya."

Genghis Rex (114) has posed:
Genghis Rex jerks out of his stupor and shouts "SPEND THE CASH!" stretching both arms above his head, loses his balance and tips over in his chair, crashing to the ground, crushing the chair, and passing out again.

Maya has posed:
Maya looks at the whole thing she looks at her hand she looks at her cards and humms does she stay in or does she join the mass chiping in right now. Maya can be bold really she can but she folds now she folds.

Evette (593) has posed:
    Evette puffs up her cheeks really big and studies each set of cards carefully. Her eyes go up, down, up, down in a haphazard cycle until, finally, she slaps her cards down and hops up out of her chair. She would then stick out her tongue, with particular focus on Taylor.

    "... this game is dumb! I'm gonna go do something else fun. Staring at a bunch of cards for hours is a really silly idea anyway."

    Then she would rush the buffet table, getting some refills on punch. She just might meander over to the Death and Dracula to pester them a little. Her eyes shift a little, ominously.

    Ominous is a funny thing to be in the presence of Vlad Tepes and death, though, I have to say.

Arthur Lowell has posed:
Arthur Lowell picks up his cards and executes a textbook CHAOS DUNK, involving a lot of flashing light and brilliant trails of magic, smashing the cards onto the table. It is an Ace of Spades and a 7 of Clubs.

Taylor Hebert (587) has posed:
Taylor Hebert flips her cards over. Six of Clubs, ten of hearts. "Yup, I bet 3k over a shit hand."

Jericho Hawke (270) has posed:
Jericho Hawke flips over his cards Ten of Clubs and Seven of Diamonds, "Well it's better than nothing.."

Serori (37) has posed:
    Serori reaches over to helpfully flip over Rex's cards, displaying an Eight of Spades, and Queen of Diamonds.

Shir (240) has posed:
Shir flips over cards to reveal the Six of Diamonds and the Queen of Clubs. About the only way she can win if there's another six and queen.

Serori (37) has posed:
    Serori lays down the FLOP.

Serori (37) has posed:
    Laughing, Serori lays down the final card.

Genghis Rex (114) has posed:
Genghis Rex rolls over on his side and places his arms under his head and mutters, "Yay, I win ... zzzzzzzzzzzzz"

Arthur Lowell has posed:
Arthur Lowell slams his palms down on the table. "YES." He says. His body flares with brilliant white fire. "I AM THE KING OF GAME FIGHTS, GIVE ME ALL YOUR MONEY." He begins rattling, made most apparent by the fact that his Iguana is having a hard time holding onto his head, and is clinging to his long hair urgently, while making excited Thipping noises.

Arthur Lowell opens his mouth and the gravitational pull of a singularity he's crammed in there begins inhaling the chips from the pot. But then they're just sort of back in his corner of the table.

"That was cool, I liked THAT LAST PART."

Maya has posed:
Maya ah wells as she looks at her hand she had no way to know and now she's endured another round just what is maya's up to she's got an plan here that much is clear is she just trying to out last everyone else? Maybe so, maybe so.

Arthur Lowell has posed:
Arthur Lowell clears his throat. "SERIOUSLY THOUGH. Good game, guys. Was TONS OF FUN, great TALKS, cool FUN. Thanks for the fun times! You guys were ROUGH COMPETITION."

Genghis Rex (114) has posed:
Genghis Rex says, "zzzzzzzz .... zzzzzzz .... you like it rough ....... zzzzz ... zzzz"

Shir (240) has posed:
Shir reaches over and hugs Maya, well at least one of them will walk out of here with some cash. The wind in the room then picks up and the cards are shredded to pieces.

Maya has posed:
Maya had been planning to endure everything out at this point and had been hoping to make a big play at the end but that's not how it's going still it's been quite the game and no one fought about it, she's quite happy thats how it worked out.