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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!
All clocks indicating day hours and night hours have been removed from the casino. Once a guest has entered, their Watch will jam, making it impossible to keep track of the time. You don't need to worry about that tonight.
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Jackpot. Now, some ( read: the house ) would argue it facilitates fateful encounters and allows new friendships to form. Hard to argue against it, considering our situation.
( it's a surface-level read, but for what it's worth, the particular level of calmness over their current situation and what it could imply that his new friend-slash-temporary roommate is exerting aligns well with aventurine's own, and he thinks they could get along like that. easier to deal with someone with a head on their shoulders and the confidence that surely, without a shred of doubt, they did not drink themselves into a blackout, which means neither did aventurine.
which then, by process of elimination, means no one could have brought them here if not the house. )
That's what they call themselves. Or it calls itself. Ask someone else, and they will have a different guess on what or who the House is.
( on his boxers, aventurine fetches his pants from the pile of his clothes off the floor. he doesn't mind getting stripped off nude without his general consent, but man, creasing his clothes is so uncool. )
But considering the Golden Peacock is mainly a casino, you can imagine why they do it. They have the upper-hand in everything that happens in their domain, and luck is always on their favor. That's why they're 'the House'.
( though at the end of the day, it's still speculation from his part. once aventurine is properly clothed again, he rounds his new friend, looking at the food options. none of it really seems appetizing, not to mention the aphrodisiacs that may or not even be in the food, so he reaches for the coffee, instead. )
[ That's a fair read, he can't help but think. In the days since he's arrived, and that terribly long party, he's met plenty of people, all through happenstance and odd circumstances. If that's being facilitated by the House, as it's called, then it's goal must be when Aventurine describes. Or something like it. There's always the case that the goal might be malicious, underhanded. The yin energy this place is soaked in would hint towards that, after all.
Wei Wuxian looks thoughtful, scooping more congee into his mouth and answering Aventurine's first comment with a hum.
The idea of this place being a sentient being isn't unusual to him either. Though, he's never encountered a supernatural entity that's so grandiose. Any cultivator in their right mind would've put it down long before it got to this point, malicious or not. Something having this much power just isn't safe for anyone. And now he's here, trapped here, and at its whims.
He'll watch as Aventurine dresses himself, and then comes closer to serve himself something. The coffee. He doesn't know what that is, assumes it's some sort of drink, but he hasn't tried it. Better stick to the things he knows for now.
Eventually, Wei Wuxian speaks, having processed all that Aventurine's shared with him and come to his own conclusions. With amusement, he comments — ]
You've been here a while, haven't you? None of this is shocking to you at all.
Is it shocking to you? ( a better question to ask, because: ) You have taken a shower, and now you're willingly eating their food. You're about as calm as I am.
( the statement isn't wrong, either way, but aventurine doesn't reply to it. the answer will come eventually to wei wuxian or, as it is, it's an answer he has already found. nothing in aventurine's demeanor really shows a particular level of distrust that he would have in a place he doesn't know; the food may be drugged, yes, but he's familiar with it now, has grown used to the way it works. it's nothing that would disturb his more important senses, not when the house just feeds off their sex.
so if that's how he's being read, that his knowledge of the house and his behavior towards their current situation is that he has been here for a while, then wei wuxian is simply good at reading people - and that in itself is something aventurine will remember, about him.
his eyes land on the congee, wondering how safe it might be. it's not something he has tried before. )
There's no immediate danger, and a rational mind thinks better than a distressed one. Besides, I seem to be in rather good company. Regardless of my answer, I don't have a reason to panic, do I?
[ Wei Wuxian tilts his head in acquiescence because yeah, he supposes that's right. Something about being stolen away from what he knows and waking up in something unfamiliar doesn't really strike him as foreign anymore. Even though the last time this happened, he was still in his own world, at least. ]
I've been here a few days now, the shock has worn off.
[ Not that there was much to begin with. Wei Wuxian is too infinitely curious to let panic get the best of him and so, he wanted to learn more about the place than anything else. And he has. Lots of things. About the intent of the House, as Aventurine calls it, about the way people live here, about the ghosts (which isn't that an interesting thing, to be surrounded by ghosts and yin energy in a place like this). He also is aware that the food isn't to be trusted but what is he going to do? Not eat? So far, any effects he's had haven't been detrimental and so, he's going to keep eating.
And if the congee has made him feel anything, it's a bit warm but that's it. Nothing he can't handle. Maybe they really do want to cure his hangover. ]
I'm Wei Wuxian.
[ Might as well get introductions out of the way, when it's clear they've both assessed each other aptly. ]
Aventurine, ( and a hand extended for him to take, because aventurine is nothing if not polite. ) Truly a pleasure.
( with that out of the way, aventurine can put the gears in his head to work. wei wuxian doesn't seem the kind of person to wear concern on his shoulders; a few days of endless partying and unexpectedly sharing a bed with a stranger don't seem to affect him as it would most people. that, and worse yet, it's almost like he doesn't so much care about it - either an usual occurrence, or he doesn't think aventurine is so much a threat, or he has the means to defend himself, maybe, if worse came to worst. or maybe he's really just the kind who doesn't stress the details so much. something like aventurine, in a way, who rides the situation as is and relies on something that shouldn't be so relied on to deal with it.
he hums, pleased with the thought. meeting people who tend to be on the same wavelength as him is always fun. so much better than those who rely too much on minute planning. )
I assume the mystery of why we were both sleeping on the same bed partially nude isn't so much of a mystery to you. ( not because he thinks he has the answers, but he assumes he's about as confident that nothing would have happened rather than the opposite. ) Though,
( pointed look at his new friend's face... then down... then back up, ) I doubt I would have so much minded.
[ A hand?? Extended?? Wei Wuxian has been pretty easy going this whole time but this is the first beat of confusion he has since he's awoken. Because he doesn't recognize this gesture. So, for now, he doesn't touch Aventurine's hand. Mostly because he doesn't know how to ask why he's extending his hand and thinks it's probably just polite to move on.
Still, Aventurine's assessment of Wei Wuxian isn't inaccurate. There's a bit of a both/and thing going on here as well. He doesn't think Aventurine is a threat but he also doesn't think he'd be unable to defend himself if push come to shove. He can still whistle, after all, and there are plenty of ghosts floating about the resort to come to his aid.
But more than that, he doesn't really care. This is all new and interesting to him so he doesn't want to ruin it by sweating the small stuff. He doesn't need to know the why of everything. Not right now. Not yet. So he just moseys on along.
He gets the feeling Aventurine is similar, the man has asked questions and been polite but it all seems to come from a place of curiosity over anything else. That's much better to Wei Wuxian than anything else, and makes him comfortable enough to match that energy.
He laughs at the first bit Aventurine says because no, he's not too concerned with the mystery of it. He's pretty sure they didn't have sex, so he thinks it's just the resort playing tricks on them. Which is fine. Makes it fun.
— And then Aventurine is flirting with him and he looks surprised before he laughs again, even more delighted. ]
Oh, really? Ah ha ha! That's good to know.
[ And then a pleased smile curls across his face, catlike, as he gives Aventurine an equally interested once over. ]
Because, yeah, I'd do you too.
[ Could've phrased that more politely, but who cares!! ]
( ✋🧍♂️ < aventurine a lot like this. standing there. hand extended. thanks, wei wuxian.
lucky for him, aventurine doesn't mind the embarrassment - or rather, he doesn't even really feel it, simply smiling and putting his hand away. untouched... alas.
there's more to be analyzed here; the way the gesture seems to be something wei wuxian doesn't know, the fact his assessment had been right, that the little mystery the house so playfully tried to play on them isn't so much of a mystery for men confident in what they would-or-not do at a party, and then - the last bit. maybe he could have worded that more politely, and though there's a small shock on aventurine's face at how blunt his new friend had been, he only laughs afterwards.
not like he hasn't heard anything of the kind before, anyway. )
That makes things easier, then. ( and if you think he will elaborate, he will not.
but in the future, near or far, when they inevitably collect each other's cards... at least there's an attraction there, one sided or not. aventurine will figure out his own preferences one day. )
So? Do we have sex now like the House expects us to, or should we leave that fateful encounter for another time?
For now, he feels the itch to get out of this room and go explore the rest of the resort now that he's free from that god awful party. So when Aventurine offers up sex, he blinks in surprise before giving an automatic shake of his head before he can even think up a reply. ]
Ah, no, no. Not yet! Not that I wouldn't be pleased to enjoy myself with you, but I'd like to get my bearings a bit more first. Plus, wouldn't it be more fun when we know what card suit I end up being?
[ Personally, he's very interested in knowing where the House lands him and what it means. He just really wants to know. ]
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( it's a surface-level read, but for what it's worth, the particular level of calmness over their current situation and what it could imply that his new friend-slash-temporary roommate is exerting aligns well with aventurine's own, and he thinks they could get along like that. easier to deal with someone with a head on their shoulders and the confidence that surely, without a shred of doubt, they did not drink themselves into a blackout, which means neither did aventurine.
which then, by process of elimination, means no one could have brought them here if not the house. )
That's what they call themselves. Or it calls itself. Ask someone else, and they will have a different guess on what or who the House is.
( on his boxers, aventurine fetches his pants from the pile of his clothes off the floor. he doesn't mind getting stripped off nude without his general consent, but man, creasing his clothes is so uncool. )
But considering the Golden Peacock is mainly a casino, you can imagine why they do it. They have the upper-hand in everything that happens in their domain, and luck is always on their favor. That's why they're 'the House'.
( though at the end of the day, it's still speculation from his part. once aventurine is properly clothed again, he rounds his new friend, looking at the food options. none of it really seems appetizing, not to mention the aphrodisiacs that may or not even be in the food, so he reaches for the coffee, instead. )
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Wei Wuxian looks thoughtful, scooping more congee into his mouth and answering Aventurine's first comment with a hum.
The idea of this place being a sentient being isn't unusual to him either. Though, he's never encountered a supernatural entity that's so grandiose. Any cultivator in their right mind would've put it down long before it got to this point, malicious or not. Something having this much power just isn't safe for anyone. And now he's here, trapped here, and at its whims.
He'll watch as Aventurine dresses himself, and then comes closer to serve himself something. The coffee. He doesn't know what that is, assumes it's some sort of drink, but he hasn't tried it. Better stick to the things he knows for now.
Eventually, Wei Wuxian speaks, having processed all that Aventurine's shared with him and come to his own conclusions. With amusement, he comments — ]
You've been here a while, haven't you? None of this is shocking to you at all.
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( the statement isn't wrong, either way, but aventurine doesn't reply to it. the answer will come eventually to wei wuxian or, as it is, it's an answer he has already found. nothing in aventurine's demeanor really shows a particular level of distrust that he would have in a place he doesn't know; the food may be drugged, yes, but he's familiar with it now, has grown used to the way it works. it's nothing that would disturb his more important senses, not when the house just feeds off their sex.
so if that's how he's being read, that his knowledge of the house and his behavior towards their current situation is that he has been here for a while, then wei wuxian is simply good at reading people - and that in itself is something aventurine will remember, about him.
his eyes land on the congee, wondering how safe it might be. it's not something he has tried before. )
There's no immediate danger, and a rational mind thinks better than a distressed one. Besides, I seem to be in rather good company. Regardless of my answer, I don't have a reason to panic, do I?
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I've been here a few days now, the shock has worn off.
[ Not that there was much to begin with. Wei Wuxian is too infinitely curious to let panic get the best of him and so, he wanted to learn more about the place than anything else. And he has. Lots of things. About the intent of the House, as Aventurine calls it, about the way people live here, about the ghosts (which isn't that an interesting thing, to be surrounded by ghosts and yin energy in a place like this). He also is aware that the food isn't to be trusted but what is he going to do? Not eat? So far, any effects he's had haven't been detrimental and so, he's going to keep eating.
And if the congee has made him feel anything, it's a bit warm but that's it. Nothing he can't handle. Maybe they really do want to cure his hangover. ]
I'm Wei Wuxian.
[ Might as well get introductions out of the way, when it's clear they've both assessed each other aptly. ]
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( with that out of the way, aventurine can put the gears in his head to work. wei wuxian doesn't seem the kind of person to wear concern on his shoulders; a few days of endless partying and unexpectedly sharing a bed with a stranger don't seem to affect him as it would most people. that, and worse yet, it's almost like he doesn't so much care about it - either an usual occurrence, or he doesn't think aventurine is so much a threat, or he has the means to defend himself, maybe, if worse came to worst. or maybe he's really just the kind who doesn't stress the details so much. something like aventurine, in a way, who rides the situation as is and relies on something that shouldn't be so relied on to deal with it.
he hums, pleased with the thought. meeting people who tend to be on the same wavelength as him is always fun. so much better than those who rely too much on minute planning. )
I assume the mystery of why we were both sleeping on the same bed partially nude isn't so much of a mystery to you. ( not because he thinks he has the answers, but he assumes he's about as confident that nothing would have happened rather than the opposite. ) Though,
( pointed look at his new friend's face... then down... then back up, ) I doubt I would have so much minded.
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Still, Aventurine's assessment of Wei Wuxian isn't inaccurate. There's a bit of a both/and thing going on here as well. He doesn't think Aventurine is a threat but he also doesn't think he'd be unable to defend himself if push come to shove. He can still whistle, after all, and there are plenty of ghosts floating about the resort to come to his aid.
But more than that, he doesn't really care. This is all new and interesting to him so he doesn't want to ruin it by sweating the small stuff. He doesn't need to know the why of everything. Not right now. Not yet. So he just moseys on along.
He gets the feeling Aventurine is similar, the man has asked questions and been polite but it all seems to come from a place of curiosity over anything else. That's much better to Wei Wuxian than anything else, and makes him comfortable enough to match that energy.
He laughs at the first bit Aventurine says because no, he's not too concerned with the mystery of it. He's pretty sure they didn't have sex, so he thinks it's just the resort playing tricks on them. Which is fine. Makes it fun.
— And then Aventurine is flirting with him and he looks surprised before he laughs again, even more delighted. ]
Oh, really? Ah ha ha! That's good to know.
[ And then a pleased smile curls across his face, catlike, as he gives Aventurine an equally interested once over. ]
Because, yeah, I'd do you too.
[ Could've phrased that more politely, but who cares!! ]
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lucky for him, aventurine doesn't mind the embarrassment - or rather, he doesn't even really feel it, simply smiling and putting his hand away. untouched... alas.
there's more to be analyzed here; the way the gesture seems to be something wei wuxian doesn't know, the fact his assessment had been right, that the little mystery the house so playfully tried to play on them isn't so much of a mystery for men confident in what they would-or-not do at a party, and then - the last bit. maybe he could have worded that more politely, and though there's a small shock on aventurine's face at how blunt his new friend had been, he only laughs afterwards.
not like he hasn't heard anything of the kind before, anyway. )
That makes things easier, then. ( and if you think he will elaborate, he will not.
but in the future, near or far, when they inevitably collect each other's cards... at least there's an attraction there, one sided or not. aventurine will figure out his own preferences one day. )
So? Do we have sex now like the House expects us to, or should we leave that fateful encounter for another time?
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For now, he feels the itch to get out of this room and go explore the rest of the resort now that he's free from that god awful party. So when Aventurine offers up sex, he blinks in surprise before giving an automatic shake of his head before he can even think up a reply. ]
Ah, no, no. Not yet! Not that I wouldn't be pleased to enjoy myself with you, but I'd like to get my bearings a bit more first. Plus, wouldn't it be more fun when we know what card suit I end up being?
[ Personally, he's very interested in knowing where the House lands him and what it means. He just really wants to know. ]