【 Thank you for choosing the Golden Peacock, 5-star resort and casino. You are currently registered as a WILDCARD in our system.
Due to a high volume of check-ins, temporary accommodations have been made in our parking garage for all new arrivals. We aim to have all guests moved into their reserved rooms as soon as possible. We deeply apologize for any inconvenience!
All are invited to There Is No Tomorrow, a Phoenix Casino soiree to celebrate our beloved guests. The festivities will begin at 1800 hours on January 20th and end at 1800 hours on January 27th. Please look forward to 168 hours of delight.
In an effort to raise happiness and encourage better guest relationships, attendance is required. The house will assist guests that are too shy to appear of their own accord. Please note that black tie attire is mandatory. As always, we hope you enjoy your stay! 】
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.
▶ All characters on the TDM are WILDCARDS, which means they have not yet been assigned a card value. Suits will not manifest until characters are accepted into the game.
▶ All TDMs are game canon. This TDM acts as the game's January event.
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[ Anyone not accustomed to Stelle might have found themselves experiencing naught but whiplash and confusion from the way the young Trailblazer jumps from accusation to asking for assistance in catching a thief, with some sort of story about peacocks and lacking rooms in the middle. But Feixiao has spent time with this young woman, and—
Actually, no, scratch that. Feixiao is just as confused as anyone else might be. ]
Slow down, Stelle, [ she says, and there's an amused smile on her lips at her own expense—it's something of an irony, the Merlin's Claw of the Xianzhou Yaoqing asking somebody to "slow down", even if it's entirely necessary in this case. ] You're chasing a thief?
[ She dusts her hands together, moving toward the car door. If they catch this thief, perhaps they can figure out what's going on with their mutually-odd state of dress. ]
[ If nothing else, catching the thief would give them the time to figure out what's going on, because it would mean Stelle is no longer distracted by her self-appointed task. She kinda doesn't want to process what she'd heard from the valet about the resort yet, so all the better to throw herself wholly into something like this instead, right?
Especially with a reliable ally by her side. Stelle steps aside so Feixiao can get out of the car, bouncing lightly on her heels. She knew she asked the right person for help! (Never mind all the people she accosted before she got to Feixiao's car.) ]
There's someone stealing parts from these vehicles. I dunno why, since the valet said they can't leave, but we can't let them get away with it! [ ... ] And there's reward money.
[ She may not be a strategist on the level of Jing Yuan, but it still takes Feixiao a few beats too long to comprehend that Stelle hasn't just encountered a thief, but has actually been talking to someone about it. As she slips out of the car onto bare feet, she looks at the Trailblazer, a tilt to her head as she considers with a slight frown. ]
Hold on. [ She lifts a hand to her chin in thought. ]
Reward money aside, you said you spoke to a valet. Did they give you any clue as to what sort of place we're in?
[ There's a pause as she considers further. ]
And, at the very least, we should see if they can supply us with stronger footwear, if we're to be chasing your reward.
[ Ah, yeah, figures that Feixiao would ask that...not that Stelle can blame her, given that asking — or rather, demanding to be told where she is was the first thing she asked the valet. Still, Stelle doesn't want to be the one that has to explain it. It's not gonna sound any less weird coming from her than it did coming from the valet! Assuming he can even be believed to begin with...
So, instead of being remotely helpful, she just glosses over it instead! ]
It's some sorta hotel. He can fill you in while he gets us some running shoes.
[ Throwing responsibility back on the valet once more. It's not her problem! At least she waves for Feixiao to follow her down the ramp towards where the valet has set up camp with all the racks of clothing. ]
[ "Some sorta hotel". Not really the helpful answer that the general was looking for, but at least Stelle is bringing her to someone who can explain. She's quick to follow, introducing herself to the man in question—he meets her titles with a blank, unknowing face—and then listening as he explains what this is, and where they are.
And in the end, she understands about as much of it as she did before, only she's now holding running shoes in one hand. So.. they've been checked into a resort/casino. Assigned "rooms" in the parking garage, where a thief also happens to be running rampant.
Only... who checked them in in the first place? And where exactly is this resort/casino?
She sighs. So much for being the Lacking General.
One thing at a time. ]
Right. Let's catch your thief, and then try to learn more about this place.
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Actually, no, scratch that. Feixiao is just as confused as anyone else might be. ]
Slow down, Stelle, [ she says, and there's an amused smile on her lips at her own expense—it's something of an irony, the Merlin's Claw of the Xianzhou Yaoqing asking somebody to "slow down", even if it's entirely necessary in this case. ] You're chasing a thief?
[ She dusts her hands together, moving toward the car door. If they catch this thief, perhaps they can figure out what's going on with their mutually-odd state of dress. ]
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Especially with a reliable ally by her side. Stelle steps aside so Feixiao can get out of the car, bouncing lightly on her heels. She knew she asked the right person for help! (Never mind all the people she accosted before she got to Feixiao's car.) ]
There's someone stealing parts from these vehicles. I dunno why, since the valet said they can't leave, but we can't let them get away with it! [ ... ] And there's reward money.
[ Ah, the truth comes out. ]
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Hold on. [ She lifts a hand to her chin in thought. ]
Reward money aside, you said you spoke to a valet. Did they give you any clue as to what sort of place we're in?
[ There's a pause as she considers further. ]
And, at the very least, we should see if they can supply us with stronger footwear, if we're to be chasing your reward.
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So, instead of being remotely helpful, she just glosses over it instead! ]
It's some sorta hotel. He can fill you in while he gets us some running shoes.
[ Throwing responsibility back on the valet once more. It's not her problem! At least she waves for Feixiao to follow her down the ramp towards where the valet has set up camp with all the racks of clothing. ]
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And in the end, she understands about as much of it as she did before, only she's now holding running shoes in one hand. So.. they've been checked into a resort/casino. Assigned "rooms" in the parking garage, where a thief also happens to be running rampant.
Only... who checked them in in the first place? And where exactly is this resort/casino?
She sighs. So much for being the Lacking General.
One thing at a time. ]
Right. Let's catch your thief, and then try to learn more about this place.