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PARKING GARAGE
ANY CAR IN A STORM
PHOENIX CASINO HALL
WELCOME TO THE NEXT 168 HOURS
Phoenix Casino is a-flutter with activity and packed to the beak with guests. As a famously ever-changing space, the staff would be remiss if they didn't deck the crown jewel of the Golden Peacock out. The casino glitters from top to bottom, shining brighter than diamonds, rubies, sapphires, opals! Party-goers are shiny and glamorous with picture perfect makeup, fluttering gowns, and sharp suits. Card tables are packed and the slot machines are a-ringing as guests play, play, play! Prizes, luxury, booze, attractive people, it's the place that everyone wants to be at.
Those people being dragged inside by some invisible force...? Silly, they were so excited to come that their bodies moved before they realized what was happening. Those are struggles of joy and definitely not the casino's infamous ghost hands dragging unwilling guests to the party at the behest of the house. Look, they're literally hurling their bodies at the card tables with unrestrained glee!
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( A bossy one, this kid, isn't he? Jae Ha likes it, honestly, that spirit. That authoritative way of holding himself seems to hold plenty of emotions, even if the only one he seems to constantly be putting out is anger. But anger isn't such a bad thing, either, is it? It shows care, too.
Smiling to himself, he begins his walk to the mysterious rack of clothing, but turns to make sure that Bakugo is coming along with him. )
I just woke up here, but you sound as though you know what's happening. Have you been here a while?
[And he sounds disgusted to even admit it. Padding after the other man, Bakugo picks up speed enough to make it to the rack of clothes first. Because obviously this is a requirement. The valet has scurried off elsewhere to give his guests their privacy. One sweep of clothes across the railings, another sweep, back and forth swish swish.]
Hey! Bring something better! This shit sucks!
[It's ancient! They're almost like movie pieces- oh there's some more normal shit. Nothing matches. Che, whatever. He grabs a pair of cargo pants. Are there any shorts or is he going commando? A distant apology floats down from the garage stairway, offering sincere condolences they do not have any oth-]
( That's... a horribly long time to be stuck somewhere. And stuck is what he assumes it must be, if they're both showing up undressed and dealing with strange shenanigans in a... what did he call it? Garage?
Jae Ha notes this information but keeps his more depressing thoughts and observations to himself, instead taking the time to thumb through the rack in front of them. Sure, a lot of it is mismatched, but as long as he can find some sort of pants, or robes, and some boots... Then it'll work just fine. He picks some weird old fashioned pants off the rack that look long enough, holding them up to look them over. )
[In their "batch" of guests dragged in. Seems everything started for this group around a year ago, December being the latest anyone really remembers being dragged in. Bakugo was from the middle group. For now. He doesn't begrudge anyone stuck in here; being kidnapped fucking sucks.
Swinging a pair of slacks off the rack, he drags them on over his skin, dealing with the uncomfortable feeling for the time being. A quick zip and button fastens them and he starts looking for something to wear up top. Something that doesn't look completely ridiculous.]
( By some bizarre miracle, there are thigh high boots in this mess. They're probably hideous, with one not matching the other, but they'll do for now. Jae Ha puts on the left first, then works on putting the right over his robe-wrapped leg... )
In which Kingdom?
( Archaic is what Bakugo had thought of his world earlier, and now... He hasn't quite grasped that he's not in his own world, here. As strange and foreign as it all looks, other worlds are an odd concept he hadn't considered.
His right boot finally in place, he pulls his robe out of it in one skillful swipe, tossing it to the side. )
[There is no way the man is getting a thigh high boot, known for their tight fit to be so high, over a leg bound up in a robe like it's some freaking arctic fur wrap. Bakugo watches him try to wrestle with it for a moment-]
Don't force it, idiot! You're gonna fucking tear it apart before you get that thing in!
[Jeeze! He deliberately walks around to the other side of the rack and bunches clothes in the center, providing a thick wall between himself and Jae Ha. There. Now he can mess with his leg in private.]
Nothing. It's just this piece of shit bird and a void. No nation, no continent, no planet.
[The Golden Peacock is itself and all inclusive within. Maybe even without. The rumored person who broke through only saw void and nothing outside. Who the hell knows if that was what he saw or what the entity wanted him to see.]
( So nice... Jae Ha knows better than to point out kindness to someone as angry-presenting as him, though— or at least, he doesn't feel like teasing him right now, so he kindly holds back. One way or another, he gets his new ugly ass boots on, and the uglier robe gets hung up and placed back on the rack of mystery clothes.
Once he's presentable, he steps around to the other side of the clothing rack again, bringing a hand to his chin in thought. )
So it's like that. ( Not too different from what he's dealing with being stuck in back home, which is odd, to say the least. It's unrelated. It has to be, because who are all of these other people? What sort of fashion is all of this? )
[Tch, these damn clothes feel like something out of a movie two centuries in his past. Bakugo hooks the button on his fly and tugs the shirt around his shoulders, hating the starchy scratch of its collar rubbing around his neck. He's going straight to his damn room and getting some proper clothes as soon as they get out of this stupid garage. That said... he also swishes around through the collection of options for anything salvageable. A lot of garbage on the racks. Sheesh.
Two bathrobes aren't exactly gaudy, but they're heavy black things promising some protection in the cold after showers. And a pair of tough black steel-toed boots. He knots the laces around a hanger and flops all three over his back, dangling from a finger.]
Take a few more things. You're not gonna have shit for free when you get up there. [A fair warning to Mr Leg Problem while he has a rack of questionable but payless clothes sitting beside him. They might be dated and mismatched, but they're not perverted. Something Jae Ha will appreciate later.]
Yeah. It's not impossible, but the only current options are fucked up.
I appreciate your concern, but I'm used to traveling light. I can make do with this, and leave the rest for others.
( Jae Ha knows what it's like to have to scrounge for what's needed. Food, necessities, everything— he doesn't feel he'll have a problem surviving off of one outfit, even if it's ugly. He can take care of it, wash it, handle it. But the others in this parking garage? Faces he caught glimpses of in car seats, or running across in a panic? He's more worried about them.
It wouldn't feel right to take from this when they're all still in need. )
You've been here for some time, but were you always in that... machine? ( What did he call it again, he can't recall. ) You say "up there," so I assume there's more to this place?
[Not his fault if he wants to ignore the advice from someone who's been here longer. Altruistic of Jae Ha to leave some for others, but considering the opulence the House drenches itself in, it's unlikely the damn thing's gonna "run out" of clothes. Unless it wants to. Plus a lot of the people in the garage right now are already guests in the hotel; they have clothes.
Though he's not explicitly wrong in those people not having clothes now. Bakugo banks on the valet having plenty more clothes where these came from if needed.]
Huh? [Machi-?] Hell no! You get a damn room once you're brought in here! I don't even know why this shitty place has a garage. [And storms towards the garage exit, expecting Jae Ha to follow.] A lot more.
( It's a little teasingly, his reply to that demand, but he's not one to complain in that way, in the first place. It makes the mood lighter, to reply like a child being scolded by a nagging mother...
Jae Ha places a hand on his hip as he scans over the garage again. )
I don't suppose you'd be free to take me on a tour? Although, first— is it safe in here?
( With a glance back to his new companion, he points out at the cars, curious. ) Will there be anyone who needs urgent help, I mean?
( Are there dangers in cars. He doesn't feel right leaving until he knows for sure. Alarms were, well, alarming, but that doesn't necessarily mean danger. But he can't rule it out! )
[Shot back in curt gruff as Bakugo abandons the area and those still inside. Whether they're sleeping in vehicles, waking up, or wandering around, that's their issue. The valet will see to them eventually, if other guests don't get to it first. When Jae Ha lingers for a last look around the garage, the blonde barks a quick "oy!" over his shoulder, demanding he keep up.]
Unless some other asshole freaks out and starts kicking car doors across the damn garage- [hint hint hint] -they'll be fine. You wanna stick around and explain shit to them you don't know?
[They're not going to know any more or less than Jae Ha if they're new. Any one who does know more will likely be in the same position as Bakugo to assist them. He's not gonna guide the entire mob.]
That asshole will escort them upstairs once they wake up. [Indicating the currently-absent valet.]
( Oh. Well, that's as grumpy as he could have expected by now, but an explanation nonetheless. So they don't have to worry about armies coming out of nowhere, or some horrible King coming down to imprison them all in chains, then? He'll have to trust this kindhearted young man with that, and hope that everyone here will be just fine.
After all, the best way he can help everyone is by gathering more information for himself. So with one last reluctant look at the garage, he hops a little to catch up to where Bakugo stands, hair swishing behind him. He should find a ribbon, too... )
Well, I wouldn't be much help there. I could understand the car I kicked setting off alarms, but there was one that went off just from me landing beside it!
( In other words, he'd probably cause more harm than good... )
So, this must be your way of agreeing to a tour. I owe you one, Katsuki Bakugo. ♥
( He's just saying both names to be playful here, really, since it was such a formal introduction. )
[It's a good thing he can't see inside this guy's head or he would've given him an even stranger expression. At least he has some experience with people coming from different time periods and worlds. From futuristic to archaic. Bakugo crosses the remaining spans of the garage with a deliberate pace, not wanting to stay in here with more of those damn alarms blaring as other people start waking up and causing a ruckus.
If this guy wants to stick around, he's welcome to. Bakugo's done with the experience for now.]
Some cars have motion sensors; they'll go off if something moves within their range without the proper key.
[And if this guy means "accidentally bumped it" by "landing beside it" then he's gonna set the damn thing off anyways. Finally, the stairs. They can head up and towards the hotel proper.]
I'm not dragging your ass around the entire place! [So get that idea out of your head! He will give a generic one with map help for other out of the way areas.] Bakugo. [He doesn't need the whole name each time.] The garage comes out to the ground floor. You can get to almost any place in the resort from here.
( He repeats the words as he follows along, eyes glancing down to the Watch stuck on his wrist. He does still try to pull at it, with no such luck, his lips pressing into a thin line. )
This is something like an inn, then? It seems rather expansive from the size of things already. ( Here, he looks up at the ceilings, around at the walls, noting how they shift from garage, to lobby, to hallways, to anything. ) This thing on my wrist also mentions a mandatory party.
( He skimmed it, in the middle of his running around, but he caught that much. )
Resort. Sex hotel. Perverted casino. The House. Golden Peacock. Golden Fucking Prison. Call it whatever you want.
[Bakugo has several names for the stupid place and he's not shy about spitting them out depending on conversation and mood. They all fit, factually and figuratively. No point in even telling the man that watch won't leave his wrist. He can figure it out on his own with a few attempted pulls.]
Try a castle. [Definitely too gaudy for the sort of tavern-like inn Jae Ha would be familiar with. With rooms built for entertainment and hallways you can get lost in, stairwells and floor plans, it's far more than a shitty inn.]
Aa. Every time the damn place kidnaps another set of people, it hosts some shitty event to dick around with people. [Great way to explaining it, but he's biased and grumpy.] If you go near the party, you'll get sucked in.
But his spirit is in the right place, so it's fine. Jae Ha isn't actually bothered by it, focused instead on what he's actually saying with those crude words. So this place really does push for sex, but strangely, it's not with any cast of patrons. It's with each other. )
Sucked in? So, if I stay away from it, should it be fine? But it says it's mandatory, so I'm left wondering how they plan on forcing me there.
( He's sure Bakugo took note of his strength from kicking that car door off. It had felt rather solid... But is that not going to be good enough? What about if he could run far, fast enough? Hm, but without the open skies, that's going to be difficult. His eyes slide slowly to the walls nearby, analyzing them. Maybe just kicking through would be enough? )
[Suck a cock! If you've ever seen Free! then you'll know Rei and beautiful language.
Bakugo doesn't expect the guy to recoil at his words. There's only one person in this place, so far, who really has an issue with his mouth and he doesn't give a shit about his aversion. Compromised on lowering his volume, most of the time, but hell if he's gonna clean up cause someone's got baby ears. While sex with the NPCs isn't disallowed, it doesn't really "count" in Bakugo's experience, unless another guest proper is also involved.]
You should be. It takes up the majority of the casino floor, so keep to the floors above or below it and stay in the hallways around it. [Bakugo snorts at the "mandatory" comment and flicks off "the House" over his shoulder.] Either compel you with the mark or some members of the staff will physically grab you.
[Oh he definitely took note of Jae Ha's strength earlier. Hence the small half-smirk playing at the corner of his mouth right now.] If they do, give'm hell.
[Wouldn't be the first time he's beaten up the staff who thought they could force him into something.]
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Smiling to himself, he begins his walk to the mysterious rack of clothing, but turns to make sure that Bakugo is coming along with him. )
I just woke up here, but you sound as though you know what's happening. Have you been here a while?
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[And he sounds disgusted to even admit it. Padding after the other man, Bakugo picks up speed enough to make it to the rack of clothes first. Because obviously this is a requirement. The valet has scurried off elsewhere to give his guests their privacy. One sweep of clothes across the railings, another sweep, back and forth swish swish.]
Hey! Bring something better! This shit sucks!
[It's ancient! They're almost like movie pieces- oh there's some more normal shit. Nothing matches. Che, whatever. He grabs a pair of cargo pants. Are there any shorts or is he going commando? A distant apology floats down from the garage stairway, offering sincere condolences they do not have any oth-]
Shut up!
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( That's... a horribly long time to be stuck somewhere. And stuck is what he assumes it must be, if they're both showing up undressed and dealing with strange shenanigans in a... what did he call it? Garage?
Jae Ha notes this information but keeps his more depressing thoughts and observations to himself, instead taking the time to thumb through the rack in front of them. Sure, a lot of it is mismatched, but as long as he can find some sort of pants, or robes, and some boots... Then it'll work just fine. He picks some weird old fashioned pants off the rack that look long enough, holding them up to look them over. )
I've never heard of a Golden Peacock before.
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[In their "batch" of guests dragged in. Seems everything started for this group around a year ago, December being the latest anyone really remembers being dragged in. Bakugo was from the middle group. For now. He doesn't begrudge anyone stuck in here; being kidnapped fucking sucks.
Swinging a pair of slacks off the rack, he drags them on over his skin, dealing with the uncomfortable feeling for the time being. A quick zip and button fastens them and he starts looking for something to wear up top. Something that doesn't look completely ridiculous.]
No shit. That's what this resort's called.
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In which Kingdom?
( Archaic is what Bakugo had thought of his world earlier, and now... He hasn't quite grasped that he's not in his own world, here. As strange and foreign as it all looks, other worlds are an odd concept he hadn't considered.
His right boot finally in place, he pulls his robe out of it in one skillful swipe, tossing it to the side. )
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Don't force it, idiot! You're gonna fucking tear it apart before you get that thing in!
[Jeeze! He deliberately walks around to the other side of the rack and bunches clothes in the center, providing a thick wall between himself and Jae Ha. There. Now he can mess with his leg in private.]
Nothing. It's just this piece of shit bird and a void. No nation, no continent, no planet.
[The Golden Peacock is itself and all inclusive within. Maybe even without. The rumored person who broke through only saw void and nothing outside. Who the hell knows if that was what he saw or what the entity wanted him to see.]
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Once he's presentable, he steps around to the other side of the clothing rack again, bringing a hand to his chin in thought. )
So it's like that. ( Not too different from what he's dealing with being stuck in back home, which is odd, to say the least. It's unrelated. It has to be, because who are all of these other people? What sort of fashion is all of this? )
Which is why leaving isn't possible, I assume.
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Two bathrobes aren't exactly gaudy, but they're heavy black things promising some protection in the cold after showers. And a pair of tough black steel-toed boots. He knots the laces around a hanger and flops all three over his back, dangling from a finger.]
Take a few more things. You're not gonna have shit for free when you get up there. [A fair warning to Mr Leg Problem while he has a rack of questionable but payless clothes sitting beside him. They might be dated and mismatched, but they're not perverted. Something Jae Ha will appreciate later.]
Yeah. It's not impossible, but the only current options are fucked up.
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( Jae Ha knows what it's like to have to scrounge for what's needed. Food, necessities, everything— he doesn't feel he'll have a problem surviving off of one outfit, even if it's ugly. He can take care of it, wash it, handle it. But the others in this parking garage? Faces he caught glimpses of in car seats, or running across in a panic? He's more worried about them.
It wouldn't feel right to take from this when they're all still in need. )
You've been here for some time, but were you always in that... machine? ( What did he call it again, he can't recall. ) You say "up there," so I assume there's more to this place?
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[Not his fault if he wants to ignore the advice from someone who's been here longer. Altruistic of Jae Ha to leave some for others, but considering the opulence the House drenches itself in, it's unlikely the damn thing's gonna "run out" of clothes. Unless it wants to. Plus a lot of the people in the garage right now are already guests in the hotel; they have clothes.
Though he's not explicitly wrong in those people not having clothes now. Bakugo banks on the valet having plenty more clothes where these came from if needed.]
Huh? [Machi-?] Hell no! You get a damn room once you're brought in here! I don't even know why this shitty place has a garage. [And storms towards the garage exit, expecting Jae Ha to follow.] A lot more.
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( It's a little teasingly, his reply to that demand, but he's not one to complain in that way, in the first place. It makes the mood lighter, to reply like a child being scolded by a nagging mother...
Jae Ha places a hand on his hip as he scans over the garage again. )
I don't suppose you'd be free to take me on a tour? Although, first— is it safe in here?
( With a glance back to his new companion, he points out at the cars, curious. ) Will there be anyone who needs urgent help, I mean?
( Are there dangers in cars. He doesn't feel right leaving until he knows for sure. Alarms were, well, alarming, but that doesn't necessarily mean danger. But he can't rule it out! )
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[Shot back in curt gruff as Bakugo abandons the area and those still inside. Whether they're sleeping in vehicles, waking up, or wandering around, that's their issue. The valet will see to them eventually, if other guests don't get to it first. When Jae Ha lingers for a last look around the garage, the blonde barks a quick "oy!" over his shoulder, demanding he keep up.]
Unless some other asshole freaks out and starts kicking car doors across the damn garage- [hint hint hint] -they'll be fine. You wanna stick around and explain shit to them you don't know?
[They're not going to know any more or less than Jae Ha if they're new. Any one who does know more will likely be in the same position as Bakugo to assist them. He's not gonna guide the entire mob.]
That asshole will escort them upstairs once they wake up. [Indicating the currently-absent valet.]
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After all, the best way he can help everyone is by gathering more information for himself. So with one last reluctant look at the garage, he hops a little to catch up to where Bakugo stands, hair swishing behind him. He should find a ribbon, too... )
Well, I wouldn't be much help there. I could understand the car I kicked setting off alarms, but there was one that went off just from me landing beside it!
( In other words, he'd probably cause more harm than good... )
So, this must be your way of agreeing to a tour. I owe you one, Katsuki Bakugo. ♥
( He's just saying both names to be playful here, really, since it was such a formal introduction. )
Where to first?
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If this guy wants to stick around, he's welcome to. Bakugo's done with the experience for now.]
Some cars have motion sensors; they'll go off if something moves within their range without the proper key.
[And if this guy means "accidentally bumped it" by "landing beside it" then he's gonna set the damn thing off anyways. Finally, the stairs. They can head up and towards the hotel proper.]
I'm not dragging your ass around the entire place! [So get that idea out of your head! He will give a generic one with map help for other out of the way areas.] Bakugo. [He doesn't need the whole name each time.] The garage comes out to the ground floor. You can get to almost any place in the resort from here.
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( He repeats the words as he follows along, eyes glancing down to the Watch stuck on his wrist. He does still try to pull at it, with no such luck, his lips pressing into a thin line. )
This is something like an inn, then? It seems rather expansive from the size of things already. ( Here, he looks up at the ceilings, around at the walls, noting how they shift from garage, to lobby, to hallways, to anything. ) This thing on my wrist also mentions a mandatory party.
( He skimmed it, in the middle of his running around, but he caught that much. )
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[Bakugo has several names for the stupid place and he's not shy about spitting them out depending on conversation and mood. They all fit, factually and figuratively. No point in even telling the man that watch won't leave his wrist. He can figure it out on his own with a few attempted pulls.]
Try a castle. [Definitely too gaudy for the sort of tavern-like inn Jae Ha would be familiar with. With rooms built for entertainment and hallways you can get lost in, stairwells and floor plans, it's far more than a shitty inn.]
Aa. Every time the damn place kidnaps another set of people, it hosts some shitty event to dick around with people. [Great way to explaining it, but he's biased and grumpy.] If you go near the party, you'll get sucked in.
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But his spirit is in the right place, so it's fine. Jae Ha isn't actually bothered by it, focused instead on what he's actually saying with those crude words. So this place really does push for sex, but strangely, it's not with any cast of patrons. It's with each other. )
Sucked in? So, if I stay away from it, should it be fine? But it says it's mandatory, so I'm left wondering how they plan on forcing me there.
( He's sure Bakugo took note of his strength from kicking that car door off. It had felt rather solid... But is that not going to be good enough? What about if he could run far, fast enough? Hm, but without the open skies, that's going to be difficult. His eyes slide slowly to the walls nearby, analyzing them. Maybe just kicking through would be enough? )
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If you've ever seen Free! then you'll know Rei and beautiful language.Bakugo doesn't expect the guy to recoil at his words. There's only one person in this place, so far, who really has an issue with his mouth and he doesn't give a shit about his aversion. Compromised on lowering his volume, most of the time, but hell if he's gonna clean up cause someone's got baby ears. While sex with the NPCs isn't disallowed, it doesn't really "count" in Bakugo's experience, unless another guest proper is also involved.]
You should be. It takes up the majority of the casino floor, so keep to the floors above or below it and stay in the hallways around it. [Bakugo snorts at the "mandatory" comment and flicks off "the House" over his shoulder.] Either compel you with the mark or some members of the staff will physically grab you.
[Oh he definitely took note of Jae Ha's strength earlier. Hence the small half-smirk playing at the corner of his mouth right now.] If they do, give'm hell.
[Wouldn't be the first time he's beaten up the staff who thought they could force him into something.]