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Except he didn't go down-he performed a flip mid-air and landed on the ceiling as if it were the floor. And like a deflecting round, he bounced off the ceiling with ninja-like grace-Straight at Silk, with an arm drawn back to deliver a punch right at her face mid-air. And she would find that Grey Masque's strength was monstrous-he had super strength.

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Silk goes intangible and slips through the string swing, sending grey masque flying straight towards a lovely tangle of super strong filament she was just sitting in. She didn’t expect him to be immobilized, but she hoped it would be troublesome enough to stall him a bit. On her way down to the arena floor Silk yells down at Danny, “kid, get out of here! Its gonna get real hot real fast!” Silk performs an elegant layout flip on her way and fires an incendiary arrow towards the tiny web masque is now flying straight towards.

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"Get me a double jack and coke if you would please." David flashed a smile at the waitress. After winning another hand he looked at Odette, "My luck has yet to fail me. It has always protected me." Yeah, maybe it's their way of making up for what happened to me all those years ago.

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“Oh, I’m sorry…did I stir up something nasty” Odette apologizes
“We are good listeners you know…” Gabriella leans in closer.
While David’s attention is towards Gabriella, Odette attempts to slip a small pill into David’s drink while masking it with an illusion of her listening intently.

((so sorry about the delay Spade, I was a bit distracted by the threads minor loss of structural integrity))

((all of my lovely ladies are techically employed on this lovely ship and all of them belong to an organization whose leader gives considerable financial support to this particular cruiseline...so they pretty much can do as they please and if the staff complains, they send them to their leader who is a very unpleasant person.

and the general climate of the crew is that they are complete and total crackexd out morons that care more about foofy lulu drinks than the safety of the boat.....a true luxury cruiseline indeed))

**((post coming later))**

((Ok….let’s try and roll with this lovely….thing and still have some fun. Lets not let this ruin a fun tread k everyone lets just try and roll with it))

Without even blinking Silk drew an arrow with a fine filament and fired it up at the ceiling. She pulls herself up out of the sinking hole and away from the ice skewers. She looks over at Miranda…”Orchid is more than happy to set you up a battle of your own dear and something tells me she isn’t that happy with what your interference”

The girl with the short pixie cut behind the bar leaps over to Miranda dramatically just to stop short of her landing in a very dignified bow. “I’m sorry to bother you ma’am, but there was in fact a fight in progress, we ask that you please set up a time with designated opponents before causing so much unnecessary stir. We ask that you follow these rules at the risk of your ejection from the arena…or the boat”

“Sure, silk that’ll make her listen” says silk sarcastically still hanging from the cage ceiling. Silk rolls her eyes at the overly polite Orchid. “and you little archer boy, can you please—“

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Obviously, the weapon-mad, brawl-yearning, sharp-shooting madman didn't realize exactly what had grabbed him at that moment, and, ergo, took it to signal the start of a fight. Materializing a guns in his left hand, he aimed it at the head of the one he assumed most likely to be responsible, that is, Grey Masque, (He had seen the weapons and obviously not arcane equipment of Famine, and the process of elimination does wonders.) and fired. Repeatedly. Without stopping. The man didn't even need to reload.

All the while, despite it possibly skewering his aim, and ergo possibly skewering his effectiveness, he had materialized yet another sword, only this time it was much thicker, and definately had more weight to it. Without hesitation or taking his eyes off of his target, he jammed the sword into the floor, pulling himself in an effort to release him from the slowing prison, all the while finding time to pop out a clever one liner.

"Ya know, it's polite to wait for the bell."

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“Hey! Gunner! Can we at least wait until our uninvited guests are clear?” Silk inverts herself on the filament by twisting her foot around the string and fires two more string arrows near the first one. She fashions a kind of swing-like seat for herself with the three threads and looks down at everyone…”so….” looking at Miranda, “Can you respect our match or does orchid need to be a bouncer AND a bartender”

((I’m sorry your scene of blood and chaos didn’t work out exactly the way you planned Leo but would you mind pulling back a bit so we can keep the good rhythm we had before?))

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David didn't trust what the two had told him, but he had nothing else to go on at this point. "Sure, it's fine ladies. Lets go on ahead to the tables." He said cheerfully. I definitely heard one word in there a name..., but I'll have to find out what this means later on. Hopefully it's nothing

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"What a relief!" Odette leans a little closer to David
"David lets get you a drink for being such a good sport" Gabriella waves a bartender down, "what can we get you"
After the first few winning hands, Odette says slightly shocked, "wow, you weren't kidding about that luck thing!...i swear i'm not doing a thing"

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Gunner stepped in much more calmly than one may have supposed he would, his mind already satisfied that it would be getting a fight. Stopping the rotation of his pistol, he held it with both hands and shot at each of the four corners of the top barrier, hitting each one straight in its welding. He grinned, and soon dissolved the gun and materialized what seemed to be a katana, which he used to deliver a two-handed slash to a random barrel, slicing the thing in two equal halves. The man knew how to utilize weaponry.

"My partner and I are ready whenever you gentlemen are." He stated, smiling a smile that could be discerned as either cocky or demented, depending on the viewer's perspective.

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Speaking in low tones gunner, "i'm gonna need you for the stuff up close. i can dodge like a pro and i know a few very painful holds but i'm much more effective at a distance, k" Silk takes this opportunity to look up at the observation deck and give Harry a quick wink. Then she turns to make sure her arrows are in order.

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"Hot." Famine stated simply to Silk, bringing up the lower half of a ballistics faceguard to project his chin and mouth, thereby completing his combat preparations.

"Yeah I'm with Grey here, let's do this, LET'S DO THIS!" He yelled, getting pumped up.

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Harry gave a low whistle as he looked the outfit over.

"VERY nice," he said, nodding in appreciation. "And here I was thinkin' you were just another pretty face off on a cruise. 'Fallen Lotus', huh? Has a nice ring to it. Always liked lotuses."

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“Thank you boys” Silk tilts her head to the bar and yells,”Orchid! Open up the cage will ya’? We’re goin’ crazy with anticipation” The side of the cage opens and Even before the door is half open silk jump into the cage and land with a bit of flourish. “You boys coming in or am I just going to stand here and wait?”

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David's super hearing alerted him that something was amiss, he couldn't make out what they were saying only the tone of the conversation and it was nothing good. He decided he would have to be a little more alert of his surroundings. As Odette and Gabriella walked back to him he waved them over the the Black Jack table, "So is everything okay?" He asked with some uncertainty behind his voice.

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“Yes…”Odette looked distant, “I’m sorry I haven’t been totally honest with you, Gabriella was getting mad at me because I…never mind”
“Odette!” Gabriella says with crossed arms
“Ok!...She was mad because I was going to use my illusions to make you win without telling you…I’m sorry, I was just having such a fun time and I didn’t want anything to ruin it.”Odette looks at David with puppy-dog eyes and Gabriella’s demeanor becomes softer. “I hope this doesn’t ruin your opinion of me…it’s just that, you are probably the first person that Gabriella and I have been able to hang out with besides the cracked-out staff”
“It’s really sad but true, I’m always on stage and Odette works in one of the salons…..and the staff really is cracked-out I swear” Gabriella shrugs her shoulders a bit.
“So what do you say? Can we continue with our evening?”

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Hmmm, maybe he should try that. Harry sat up straighter in his seat and attempted to adopt an 'air of superiority'. This pretty much consisted of him pointing his nose upward as though he were sniffing at some aroma. However, he felt ridiculous and was getting dizzy from looking down his nose, so he gave up and slouched back down in his chair.

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“Oh look at you? Trying to look all superior-like” Silks Returns from around the bar wearing asymmetrical, short, Chinese gown with embroidery and thigh-high silk stockings. A thin elegant loop of fabric hangs close to each leg fastened by a coin design on her hips. She fastens her lovely leather quiver to her back and draws her bow that looks like it is made with a combination of jade and rosewood.
“So…what do you think of the Fallen Lotus” Silk’s loose black hair now hangs effortlessly around her shoulders as she smiles at him.
((it’s a costume I’ve always dreamed of for my archer ^_^))

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"Well give him credit normal regular joe." Grey Masque chuckled to Famine. "He's probably one of those willpower heroes-or a martial artist. Swordsman. Ninja. It isn't really fair to call any of those metas now, is it? I myself, am not a meta, as an example."

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“Well, I guess I’m the only Meta then?” Looking over at Harry, “you sure you don’t wanna fight with me? It’ll be fun I swear!”

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At that moment, Gunner suddenly appeared on scene, overhearing talk of an arena fight. "Well, if Joe Normal here isn't up for a brawl, I'm certainly game."

Already he was twirling a pistol in anticipation, the trigger skillfully going around his finger without discharging a single round.

"And if it's a two on two, I suppose the beautiful lady won't have any qualms taking me."

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“Well I guess if you don’t want to Harry…you can just cheer me on” Silk turns her head towards the bar with very little hesitation yells towards the bartender, “Hey, Orchid, I’ve got a two on two cookin’. Suit and specs versus me and trigger-happy” Silk begins to slip off her top as she moves toward the bar, “you still have my clothes back there right?” She hops over the bar effortlessly and ducks to grab a pile of garments, “you boys stretch a bit, I’ve gotta powder my nose” Silk enters a small door behind the counter.

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David looked at the two ladies, "Hey now, no fighting, you two are friends." He said jokingly with a smirk on his face. "So what game first. Ladies choice."

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The two say almost simultaneously, “Blackjack!”
As they walk towards the table, Gabriella silently looks over at Odette motioning towards the ladies room.
“You know what?” Gabriella says with wide-eyes,” I need to use the ladies room. Odette you wouldn’t mind coming with me would you? David, we’ll be right back ok please start without us”
Gabriella pretty much grabs Odette and rushes her off to the restroom. They talk quickly right by the restroom door.
“What the Hell Aria!” Odette says to Gabriella
“What is the point of this…and what’s with the bad fake name?”
“Screw you, Odette was my mom’s name”
“Answer the questions, I still outrank you!” Gabriella takes a slightly more intimidating pose.
“Whatever, can’t we just have fun too?”
“No, we may have damaged the ship, but unless we take advantage of the time, its useless”
“Silk already took care of the engineer; the professor has the security room ((vein lady)), and all that’s left is to retrieve what we came here for…so we’re ahead of schedule”
“Why the hell would we stall the ship if it was that simple Mireille?!”
“Don’t call me that! Its Odette remember! And why can’t we just sink this tub”
“Because this ‘tub’ belongs to our leader and that would be a considerable loss”
“Fine…can we at least have fun with our date before we kill him?”
“Fine but remember, we meet later tonight down below for extraction”
“When did you get all serious? You’re the one that charmed the poor sucker with your stupid song”
“Just drop it! We’re going back out we can have our fun but just remember we can’t be late”

The two women put their happy faces back on and exit the restroom area, looking for David.

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"Ey, I'm also lookin for a fight." Said a voice. A man wearing a grey suit, with a curiously forgettable face and long grey hair with strands of black and white in it introduced himself into the fold while leaning against the cage.

"But I have a suggestion. Why not do a two on two? I'll pair with this sturdy lookin fella-" He smiled a forgettable smile at Famine and made a small wave. "-if everyone is ok with it?"

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((YOU READ MY MIND PARADIGM!!!))
She looks up at harry and then over to the grey suited man, “you…are…a…GENIUS! Oh this is going to be just fantastic!” Looking back at harry with puppydog eyes, “Oh please can we?” Almost expecting a yes she looks at the grey suited man and says very plainly, “So how do you wanna do this? You and Mr. orange hoodie against me and my date?” suddenly silk looks shocked as she turns to Harry and asks, “are you even a meta? I never asked!”

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David laughed as the two ladies argued. "Well my luck has yet to fail me through the years, so lets see if lady luck still has the hots for me or not." David walked over to the tables and beckoned for the two women to follow. "Think that you can take the dare?" He said with a mischievous grin.

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“Hey! Wait David” The two women speak simultaneously and then shoot each other a look
((right out of a crappy romance comedy))
They run to David and hook their arms under his as he moves to the table

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A fourth arrow was jabbed at the 'bot in the same offhand manner. "Now, d'ye have a bloody good reason why I shouldna turn this tub upside-down t'find th'orange git, or do I just smash y'right here and get t'work?" Danny waved an electrically-glowing finger. "And na' more o'the cryptic rubbish about sleepy demons, neh?" Inwardly he sighed. Well, y'wanted excitement, y'daft fool... still, 'tis a wee more excitin' than watchin' m'toenails grow, stuck on this great barge.

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Still clinging to David, Odette looks at the commotion and says bluntly, “what the hell are those twits over there doing? It looks like a kid trying to jam toothpicks into some trashcans” She looks away trying to let it not spoil her evening.

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Deciding not to dwell on how he slipped into British slang on that last sentence, Harry took another swig of his drink, had a brief coughing fit, and hit the teleport button.

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In a blue flash of light, Harry was suddenly in the cage-side bar. “Over here! Two meatheads are tearing each other apart!” Silk waves harry over clinging to the cage as two brutes beat the crud out of each other. “oh god I wanna get in there” Silk whispers to herself softly

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Famine swaggered up to the arena cage, glancing to the left and right with a grin on his face. He adjusted his bright orange hoodie.

"So how do I sign up for a fight, eh?"

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Silks eyes widen as a small surge of adrenaline washes over her at Famine’s words. Then, turning to famine she says cocking her head to the side a bit, “oh well all you need is someone to fight and then just pop over to the bartender he’ll hook us- I mean, you up” Silk pushed her hair behind her ear with a glowing hand, “Got anyone in mind?”

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David laughed at the question. "Let this answer for you." He lifted up the left sleeve of his shirt revealing a tattoo that said 'He Who Dares, Wins.' "So yes, I am a gambling man. Got to take a chance and roll the dice every now and again eh? I apply that saying to all aspects of my life. After all it isn't much fun just playing it safe and never taking a risk now is it?" David pounded the end of his drink and down and slammed the glass on the table.

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“Well then, now we’re excited! So you should we rely on your luck or…” Odette extends her hands and an illusionary deck appears and then vanishes in a purple mist, “shall I be your lady luck tonight”
“Oh you are always trying to cut corners Odette!” Gabriella says frowning a bit
“Please, you know you’d just charm the poor suckers into giving you their cash, you don’t even touch the tables!”
The two woman begin to argue leaving David anxious to get to the tables ((I assume))

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David was amazed out how bright of a gold color her eyes were, after a second he realized he was staring and he shook her hand, "Nice to meet you, my name is David Conrad, though some people just call me Talisman. Your performance was very unique. I really liked it. So uh, how do you know Odette?"

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“She is a co-worker of mine but I know her much better than that” Turning to Odette she says with a bit of a smirk, “Odette, how lovely, this is so unlike you to make a friend so quickly”
“Well I’m not totally socially inept Gabriella, and besides I think both of us could use a little fun now and again”
“Ok, then what kind of lovely activities have you planned for us and our new gentleman friend” Gabriella lays her hand softly on David’s as she says this.
“Since your done singing your little song, lets head over to the tables” Odette returns her gaze to David attempting gain back some of the attention that Gabriella is currently commanding, “what about you? You a gambling man Talisman?”

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"He was a really well-spoken guy," Harry nodded thoughfully as he took a small swig of his drink. The next few seconds consisted of him staring wide-eyed into space with his mouth hanging open.

"Woo," he muttered to himself after he'd recovered, looking down at the drink in his hand.

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“Yeah that’s what the punch is supposed to taste like!” Silk gives Harry a little shove. “ok ok now it’s time to really get this party started” She runs over to the altered arena kiosk waving him over, “I have it in observe mode so we should be ‘ported over to the observation decks near the main cage match so come here so we can go!!! I have been dying to see a good fight. I’ll go first just don’t be too long here k?” She presses the big blue button and she gets transported to a new bar, this one with a balcony overlooking a cage-match between a tank and a brute. “Oh this is gunna be great.” Silk moves to watch the match and touching the piece of shirt fabric in her pocket she smiles with a sinister flair.

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David barely heard what Odette was saying, his gaze was focused on the stage. Though after a few seconds he came out of his haze and turned his eyes to Odette, "Uh... Yeah that would be great. I also don't know that many people around here, so it sounds like fun. So um... how do you know her?"

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“well you could call her a sister, but then again we aren’t related in any way. A co-worker doesn’t capture it either…for now lets just say that she is a very close friend.” Odette looks to the stage as the grand curtains begin to close. “Hopefully she will get back out here soon. It looks like you cant wait too much longer.

Just a few moments later. The Siren walks out of a small door beside the stage. She is wearing a slightly more toned down Grecian dress and no veil, reveling her eyes nd hair to be a triumphant gold. She sits down and extends her hand towards David, “Gabriella Miovella, and you are?”
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Harry couldn't have been having a better time. It was like someone was holding a rave inside a circus; and Harry quite enjoyed both.

"Well, gee," he said, scratching the back of his head. "I guess I'll have.... what was that one you made in your room? One of those I think."

"Y'know, you guys're really good," he added to the two acrobatic bartenders. "Do you do this full time, or are you in some kinda show or something?" He'd definitely have a lot to tell Six and Bugg after this.

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The two twins look at each other manically and then back at Harry, “you could say that? We do perform on a regular basis, but usually the finale is slightly more exciting. Oh you want Silk’s punch. That stuff’ll kill ya’” They bound off to make some more drinks. Silk looks down where Harry’s shirt didn’t make it through the barstool. “ Oh I’m sorry! Lemmie get that for you” She touches the stool and frees most of the shirt, but unfortunately some of it still ripped of into the seat “Crap, oh well, if you need it I can buy you an new one at the boutiques on the upper decks and don’t even try to refuse because I WANT to” Suddenly, the music changes to a quick reggeton beat. “Oh I love this song” She bops in place to the rhythm and in the process grabs the piece of shirt left in the stool and slips it in her pocket unnoticed.
The twins return with two of the fluorescent yellow beverages. “Here’s the punch and good luck!” They bound off a second time.

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"I don't know," Harry replied, still grinning widely. "This 'arena' is gonna have to be VERY impressive to top THIS."

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Silk throws her head back and laughs and upon looking back, her eyes have changed from jet black, to a silvery light blue green. “oh this is the most fun I’ve had on this boat since it left port! C’mon let’s get a drink. The girls at the bar work miracles with those bottles.” Going half solid, silk grabs Harry’s hand and makes him go intangible, pullin him ‘through’ the crowd towards the bar.

Where a normal bar would be a huge cage lined with shelves sits in its place with the bar around it. Two little acrobats that look like they’re on crack are flipping and twisting around each other in the cage grabbing bottles, making drinks and then sliding them under the cage lining near the bar itself. When Silk gets to the bar with Harry she lets go of his hand and he goes solid again. Unfortunately, the back of his shirt didn’t make it out of a barstool but Silk is having too much fun to notice. She yells at the two girls, “CHAMPAGNE, MERLOT OVER HERE GIRLS!!!!” The two little things drop what they are doing and there impossibly wide smiles get crazier as they flip towards them and cling to the cage in front of Harry and Silk. “What can we get you this evening” The two acrobats speak in unison as silk smiles and looks over at him for a reaction out of the corner of her eye.

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White Mask whipped around when he heard the word 'enjoy.' He'd learned to watch out for that after having read "Interesting Times." Just in time, matter of fact, to stop the lady in her tracks by placing a hand on her head and holding her back.

And his palm was nice and cold.

"The first time you tried to hurt us, it was funny. Now I'm just getting annoyed. Turn back, or I. WILL. KILL YOU."

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She swats his hand away and takes a step back, “At least you’re not completely stupid,” her veins and nails begin to fade, “you caught me. If I wasn’t on a timetable, I might just have to annoy you a bit more so I can see what your little pansy a$$ can do.” She turns around leaving the two in the hallway. “just stay away from the damn fire alarms…or I’ll find you both.” She walks down the hallway and turns the corner back towards the lower engineering decks.

She sighs and with her hand on the door she can’t seem to quell the rage she feels towards mask. She whispers to herself, “screw the timetable, that twit is going down…” She opens the door making a loud sound makes her way towards a room labeled “staff only”.
((A brief recess for this char))

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Talisman was mystified by Odette's friend. Something about her voice seemed to draw him into this dream like haze. She was quite beautiful, but it was her voice that had entered his head, something about it was mystical. "On second thought, I think I'll stay here and watch the show. Gunner you can go on ahead if you like. I'll get there at some point."

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Odette smiles as she watches David’s reaction. She barely pays attention to gunner as her laughs and exits the casino. Turning to David she smiles and locks her sparkling green eyes with his and saying casually, “she’s so bored on this big boat, it’ll be nice for her to meet someone new, other than the staff. You do want to meet her right?” she says suspecting what the answer might be.

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Despite his earlier confessions of ineptitude, Harry managed to show a respectable level of dancing skill. While he didn't reach Silk's level, he held his own, and seemed to be having the time of his life doing it.

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“And here I was, almost expecting what you said to be true about being timid! Your pretty good!” she gets more and more into it and turns on her phase shift. She begins to glow and then looking up at the DJ booth she yells, “TURN IT UP JYNXIE!!!.” The music gets even more intense and her glowing form moves closer and closer to Harry until she is literally dancing through and around him, making sure to smile every time she catches eye contact with him. Every so often a part of her body goes solid as it brushes by him.

she puts her semi-solid arms around his neck and says with a smirk, "if you like this, just wait until we get to the arena...but then again" phasing through him again, "we have all night"

((lol Krazy that's cold ))

((Hey guys as a post to all, i am going to be goin on a mini-vacation as of tomorrow morning early. it will only be for three days so please forgive me. they may have teh interwebz there so keep your fingers crossed but dont get your hopes up. I apologize in advance to Mr.Krazy, Paradigm_shift, Prodiguy, Cowman and Brokenspade for the posting delay.

But i dont leave until tomorrow morning so post now crazies!!))

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"Well, I'm actually a very timid kinda guy," Harry said, adopting a mock-serious tone. "And try to avoid violence in most forms. However, luckily for you, I also have low self-esteem and require the constant validation of others. Because of which, I collapse like a house of cards under peer pressure. So lead the way to this 'wild club' of yours and I'll do my utmost not to embaress you by fainting."

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“great, now we can have some fun” The woman pushes open a set of doors in front of them and the nightclub comes into view. It is a pulsing hotspot with all of the younger passengers mingling as a little Asian DJ with rollerblades and a pink and black emo-cut spins the tracks on a huge raised platform. She waves big up at the booth and the DJ smiles big and nods back at her. She grabs Harry’s hand and drags him into the middle of the dance floor. Along the way she nonverbally greets a good number of people as she makes her way into the huge clump of dancing passengers. Needless to say she is a very good dancer and she coaxes harry to dance with her.

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And with that, White Masque flicked the green veign woman across the nose, blew her a ridiculously forgettable raspberry, and walked away with John.

"From what I've seen of the metas here, most everybody knows about it. Some are guarding it. Some are seeking it. Whoever owns it isn't picky about their employment methods. So SOMEBODY must know where it is."

Then he said something about tall and short people.

"There's this hilariously bad midget performer on deck three, I think." He mused.

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"Oh, she was talking to US? Huh." He turned back to her, grinning, threw a dime toward her, and said, in the most Old Ben voice he could muster, "Fifteen now... Twenty five, when you forget our faces."

He turned to White, grinning still. "Which of course would mean I don't have to pay her! Oh, I'm SO smart."

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The Green veined lady stood frozen in furious disbelief as the dime bounced off her face. Suddenly she straightens her posture and tries to compose herself, she says not expecting to be heard, “fine, I do hope you two enjoy the rest of the cruise, because neither of you will even get to see what’s in that little box and unfortunately, both of you are going to be incredibly seasick for the remainder of this cruise” on both hands she delicately blows on each nail, staining the keratin a deep green. She attempts to push past them in a fake huff and scrape them the infected nails. ((they are sharp so a tiny slit in fabric is not out of the question but the cut itself is not really threatening.))

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"An arena, huh?" Gunner finally said, grinning. "Relaxation's fine and all, but, really, you can't beat a good match. Whenever you're ready, I'm ready." He said to Odette, not really paying much mind to the men in suits, or anything else, for that matter. He was like a kid waiting for Christmas, sans the trees. And presents. And joy. However, to replace it all, there was a rather large amount of violence.

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David drained the rest of his drink and looked at Gunner, "Some fighting? Why not? It could be the drinks talking, but a match sounds like fun. What do you say big guy? Me and you in the arena?" David looked over at Odette. "What about you? You gonna fight tonight as well." He said with a wink.

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“Oh you heard about the mini arena?” Odette speaks in a lower tone and leans across the table “it’s not totally legit, but it really well built. It looks as though you might have more fun there” taking a moment to notice that gunner never changed his clothes. “It’s ok if you want to go there, I won’t be offended. I told my friend that I’d stay and watch her you guys can go if you want” She sips her wine glass and returns her attention to the stage. “but frankly, I don’t know if you will be able to go once her act starts. The lights fade and the stage lights up as the announcer says, “Ladies and gentlemen for your enjoyment, we would like to present to you the Naiad’s very own siren, please join me in welcoming, THE Forbidden Aria!!!”

A glorious blond woman in a delicately draped Grecian gown lowers from the ceiling of the stage on a gilded swing the train of her dress lightly swishes about the floor as she begins singing. The language she is speaking seems foreign, and yet the delicate silvery toner of her voice makes you feel as if you have known her forever and she knows your deepest secrets. Her eyes are shielded by a white veil as she swings back and forth singing her enchanting song. In the middle of a note her voice seems to split into multiple voices as she begins to sing multiple voice parts. She slides delicately off of the swing and floats to the stage surrounded by a golden glow. Her voice continues to split into separate parts and then gather at the refrain of the song and then she vanishes after the final climax of the piece.

“now if you want, you can go to the arena…or you can stay and meet her”

((sorry again Mr.Krazy Odette was going to the casino to see her friend perform silk was with Cowman at the arena club, we are seated at the casino now but I will roll with it))

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Psst! Tempting! Both White Masque and John are in the upper hallways right now! And did you even READ my latest page 13 post? If she works for Crey, she should already know exactly who started the fire.

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((sorry i missed the small bit about their current setting i'll have her move more accurately plz forgive me. also she does not work for crey she just knew about the contents of the box because she is working to find something in the cargohold as well. And i did read the posts, i was just trying to catch up quickly. sry for the confusion things should be correct now))

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David laughed as Odette proceeded to scare the hell out of the staff, but she did make a good point. Why did it take them so long to respond to the alarm? "You certainly know how to command someone's attention Odette, and I found it quite entertaining." David looked over at the gunslinger in the corner, "Man of few words aren't ya big guy?"

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Gunner shrugged and followed the duo out of the room. "Talk is cheap."

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“Thank you, let’s just say I know some very important people on this lovely vessel.”
Odette looked at gunner with a disappointed look, “Aww, am I not worth talking to? Well then, I guess we will have to bring you out of your shell a bit” The three of them enter a grand casino with chandeliers and the whole nine yards, “Oh I love this place! Ok, let’s get a table up front by the stage!” she runs to a table almost losing her two gentleman guests and she sits down to save the table waving them over, “come on boys the show is about to start!”

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Harry let himself be led down the hallway with the kind of lazy stride you only see on people have who have no place to go and aren't in a particular hurry to get there.

"Well, I'm a busy guy," he gave a half-smile. "Plus I'm not too great at rememberin' things like that. I might have heard of it and just don't remember it. I do that kinda stuff all the time."

"Buy hey, you seem pretty up to date on classy stuff, so if you say it's cool, I'll take yer word for it."

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“Well thank you for the trust, but this club isn’t exactly classy it may be on a cruise ship, but it’s pretty wild. Oh, and did I forget to mention, there are meta-brawls there…well not officially, but some of the staff I know stole some tech from the arena and set up a mini-one of their own. Its not illegal or anything, it’s just a good clean fights.” Silk describes the arena with a hint of bloodlust in her almost jet-black eyes. “I figured we’d dance, and then take in a match or two unless,” getting a touch pouty “you don’t think you can take a little violence on your vacation.”

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"As we entered a ballroom, I lost you. I felt your presence, and leaped up onto a chandelier. You were on an opposite one, and we had an epic sword fight as we swung at each other. Then, for humor, both our bars broke, and the chandeliers began rolling down a hallway. We struck at each other, almost falling off each one. As we..."

...He would keep going like that until he found someone, or he was interrupted, so let's leave the rest to our imaginations.

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"Took the chase into one of the guest rooms where I took a beautiful female hostage and we had a talk about morality before started running with her and you get her back when you get my teddy bear and hold IT ransom for a trade-off, completely forgetting what it was I had stolen from you! So then that happens, but then my teddy bear kills the girl and attacks you with its rocket propelled chainsaw launcher!"

And then of course, the fire alarm went off

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“MOTHER$^#^@&!” The welding woman tears off her facemask again and immediately rushes to a panel on the wall. Removing a few cables from her tech gauntlet she plugs them into the panel and with a look of pure frustration, she says in the sweetest voice possible, “we are so sorry for the inconvenience this has caused you all, upon examining the last disturbance, the alarm was tripped a second time, please return to your cruise activities and enjoy your time on the Naiad!”

She presses a button on her gauntlet and rips the cables from the wall marching to the safe where the gas was from, and sticking her gauntlet onto the icewall. a small drill punctures the icesheild and the remaining gas begins to filter very quickly into the gauntlet. Her veins go green slowly as more and more of the gas filters into her body giving her a very frightening look.

after the gas clears, she almost recklessly makes her way to the upper decks where the two storytellers are standing. she says in a very brash tone.

“Do you realize how retarded you two are? I hope to god that wasn’t you who caused the first alarm because this is the second alarm I have had to BS an excuse for and the staff comes to me when crap like this happens! If you don’t tell me who the hell you are and why you are snooping around here, I am going to have both of you kicked off the boat...WITHOUT MEDBEACONS!. NOW TALK!”Most of the veins on her face are green as she yells these final words.

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David stood up out of his seat and stretched for a moment, "Okay I'll be back in one second." David actually meant one second too, in a flash of speed he disappeared into his room and reappeared in Odette's room about 30 seconds later dressed in some nice black pants and a tropical button up shirt. David walked over and sat back down in his seat, "But sure, I would love to see your friend's performance. Got nothing better to do tonight."

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“Aww, well after she’s done on stage we’ll get something to eat with her and it will be a fantastic evening.”
Just then one of the cruise ship workers rushes in. “What set off the alarm?”
Losing her pleasant demeanor “What took you people so long? The alarm shut off a good hour and a half ago!?”
“Sorry ma’am if I could just have you answer a few—“
“A meta psycho in a black suit I can’t remember his face tried to break into my room. That’s it now if you excuse me I am going upstairs with these gentlemen to enjoy the casino. Are we done or do I need to call Ms. Chalefour?”
The attendant looked like he was going soil himself or die at the mention of the name “no no please don’t ma’am that will not be necessary please, um have a nice stay” He exits almost as quickly as he came.
“Well now, that’s over, would you gentleman like to follow me up to the casino” Odette smiles and her pleasant demeanor returns as she walks towards the door.

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Harry had to literally shake that line of thought from his head as he set the bag down and turned back to Silk.

"There ya go. So, what's this night club like, anyway? Can't believe I've been onboard all this time and never even got around to seeing it."

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“Strong and sweet, not a bad combination. Ok then, let’s head out shall we?” She leads Harry to the door. As soon as they reach the door Silk touches her right ear in surprise, “oh, my earrings, just a sec” Running out of view, Silk returns to the bag harry moved and touching the wall, causes a small section of it to go intangible and she kicks the lumpy duffle bag through the wall an into the ocean below. She runs back out to Harry taking her earrings out of her pocket. “Ok, all ready I’m surprised you havn’t heard of Calypso its quite famous on land and on sea.” She coaxes harry to follow her down the hallway.

((I guess they’re both going out tonight))

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"Why not? Sounds a lot more fun than whatever that creepy director was promoting. Let me just go to my room real fast and change into something a little more suitable. Lucky for me my room happens to be right next to yours."

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“Oh you mean the ball!” Odette’s sparkly green eyes light up. “Oh I guess it’s just the little princess in me but I’m so excited to go. You should both come to that too. But anyways, shall we head up to the casino? You two will love my friend’s performance and I’ve been dying to get to the tables.”

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"Uh... sure," Harry answered, a little confused. "No problem. I don't know much about mixed drinks anyway." He popped open the Coke and took a swig.

"So, Silk huh? That's interesting. Don't think I've ever run across anyone named that before."

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Silk moves from behind the bar, “Its mostly because no one wants to even attempt to pronounce my real name.” She walks over to her closet. “oh I completely forgot, can you give me a hand for a second” She opens her closet motioning to the heavy looking lumpy dufflebag on the floor. “can you move that over to the opposite side of the room over there under the porthole? The bellhop kid brought it in but I can’t move it at all.”

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The man looked up at her, blinking, as if suddenly coming out of a thought. "Oh. I'd say call me by my monikor, but, since we're on vacation, anyway, go ahead and refer to me as Gunner."

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“Gunner…ok then.” Odette moves back over to David, “I was planning on going up to one of the casinos, and one of my friends is performing there. Interested?….in fact, how about you both come?! I would be fun trust me”

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"Yeah, I didn't get yours either," he nodded, taking a sip of the drink. "Mine's Harry. I... woo." Harry cut off in midsentence, looking down at the glass in his hand. "That's pretty dang tasty," he said, taking another careful sip.

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“Oh my god! Really? I am so sorry. Here.” She slides him a coke over the counter. “I guess I didn’t add enough grenadine…oh well next time. My name is Xian Shi Ying but everyone just takes the easy way out and calls me Silk.” She grabs the punch from his hand to spare him another sip and then takes a sip herself. “Oh god! That’s terrible!” smacking her lips a bit “That’s what it is! I used spiced rum instead of melon vodka…can you ever forgive me?”

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"Me? Well I have lived in Paragon for the last 10 years, prior to that I lived in Greensboro, North Carolina." David said as took another swig of his drink, "And as far as my reckless nature, I have always been like that. Most of my relationships with women have ended because of that fact. They couldn't stand my blatant disregard for my own health." He looked at the screen as she was changing, "No problem at all Odette."

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The man sighed as the fight seemed to peter out, his arms dropping to his sides and the guns disintegrating into nothing in about a second. "Dammit." He simply said, walking into the room. When intrduced, he only ignored David, choosing instead to enter the room, and when offered a drink, he only waved the woman off. Half sulking and half waiting for an oppurtunity to bust out a katana, he leaned on the wall adjacent to the door, watching the two of them.

A fight's no fun unless both parties are interested...

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Coming out from behind the screen, Odette was wearing a pretty little black cocktail number and a very nice pair of heels. “You think that’s a road bump in a relationship? I haven’t had a serious relationship ever since my illusion powers kicked in…and i was born with them. Noone wants to trust an illusionist.” Looking at the gunslinger Odette says with a sigh, “and you might be?”

((oh, the two bars are in different rooms i hope this doesnt screw things up too much one is the french lady's and the other is the chinese lady's sorry bout that i should have been more specific with my women. the chinese lady offered the drink))

((sorry bout that i will try and be more specific from now on))

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"I'd take some pop if ya got any," he shrugged. "If not, just surprise me."

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“Ooh that’s dangerous, a full liqueur cabinet and a date who wants me to surprise him,” looking at the wall of booze and then over her shoulder at him. “so many choices” Quick as anything she grabs a few odd looking bottles from the wall and begins pouring them into a glass, then pushes a fluorescent yellow beverage towards him, “it’s my version of punch.” Grabbing her own fluorescent beverage she looks right at him, “so as soon as you came in I realized something…I don’t even know your name!”

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"Sushi?" Shioh tilted her head a bit, "Shiomi-nee likes sushi...I never liked it...do you have hot dogs? I like hot dogs."

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Surprised that his pleas for peace were answered so promptly the cruise activities director immediately tries to Sheppard the group to the tiki room. “right this way to the tiki room!” walking with a very bouncy sort of step “and don’t worry miss, there are plenty of hot dogs over on the kids buffet table too.” He walks off to the tiki bar room hoping they all follow.

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Harry paused at the door of 304B to zip up his fly, thanking whatever unknown force that had made him look down before knocking.

With his red parrot boxer shorts now properly hidden, Harry knocked on the door.

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She opens the door and with a wide smile on her face, “oh I’m so glad you could make it after all of the alarms that went off” she stops suddenly and takes a step back, looking at his clothes. “um…what’s with the button up? Calypso is a nightclub.” Laughing a little she goes to unbutton his shirt a bit and roll up his sleeves, “no matter, just a few changes and you’ll be ready to go. Oh, can I get you a drink? I still need to pay you back for that delicious mojito” She motions for him to come inside walking towards yet another impressive fully stocked bar in her suite.

((damn first class whores getting all the good booze))