【 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.
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( a sobering answer, albeit along the lines of what he would have expected. were it so easy to simply reverse the condition, then surely it would not be so discriminated against to begin with. and yet it still seems unfair, unjust.
to be labeled sinner or corruptor simply due to external factors....no, he can't say he agrees with it. )
I see. Thank you for the explanation.
( for humoring him in this morose conversation in the middle of a lively party. truly, he is ill-suited to be a party-goer. )
Though I would like to say something, if I may. The role of any judge is to remain impartial, and to deliver a fair verdict after all truths are revealed, regardless of how many layers of deception obscure that truth from view. And I believe the truth of the matter here is that you are no sinner simply for being afflicted with a malady for which there is no cure.
( whether or not she's committed other crimes is another matter entirely. although: )
Even were you a criminal, our pasts do not always define who we wish to be in the present, and you have shown no ill-will or malice towards anyone at this party thus far. Therefore, there should be no conflict of interest in me tendering aid to you.
[ They can both be ill-suited for party shenanigans together. At least they're not dragging the mood down for other people--
But Hamel hears out this very... eloquent answer very quietly. And, just as solemnly-- ]
I appreciate that. While you may have no reason to believe me, I don't bear any hostility towards anyone here. At the very least, none of the ones who remain guests, unwilling or willing.
... So thank you, Your Honor. For being willing to maintain that impartiality, regardless. You've already helped me a great deal.
( your honor. a title he's become accustomed to, heard day in and day out. the frequency should make her usage of it now nothing out of the ordinary, but he finds himself frowning at the address nonetheless. perhaps it's the effect of this strange place. or perhaps it's simply that he's learned he no longer has to be an outsider if he so wishes.
one hand comes up, palm outstretched in a subtle rejection. )
Please, just Neuvillette is fine. The title of Chief Justice holds no sway here, though that does not mean I plan on leaving any of my principles behind.
( you can take the man out of the role of chief justice, but you can't take the chief justice out of him.... )
Neuvillette... [ It's a testing tone, to make sure she says it properly, considering. It's not a name she's heard before, though that means very little here.
But then she rises from her chair, sinking into a picture-perfect curtsy with her skirts arranged carefully around her. A dancer's pride, perhaps. ]
( a picture perfect curtsy it is indeed, but instead of reflecting on her prowess as a dancer all it does is remind him of another place, another time. another dancer who had shared her thoughts with him and performed for him, before sacrificing it all with one last smile on her face.
he inhales sharply, then lets it slowly back out. there is no tremor to his voice when he speaks again. )
Miss Hamel, then.
( there is no deep bow to complement her curtsy, though he does afford her the reply of a nod of acknowledgement and greeting. he is no performer and it shows in his movements, precise but restrained.
though perhaps that's due more to the momentary stirring of emotions in his chest, sediment disturbed from its place on the ocean floor. he's quick to move the subject along. )
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Mania can be controlled, through a few different methods. But no one has discovered a cure.
[ A quiet inhale. ]
And sometimes, when the levels are far too high, there's no going back. That is what a Corruptor is.
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to be labeled sinner or corruptor simply due to external factors....no, he can't say he agrees with it. )
I see. Thank you for the explanation.
( for humoring him in this morose conversation in the middle of a lively party. truly, he is ill-suited to be a party-goer. )
Though I would like to say something, if I may. The role of any judge is to remain impartial, and to deliver a fair verdict after all truths are revealed, regardless of how many layers of deception obscure that truth from view. And I believe the truth of the matter here is that you are no sinner simply for being afflicted with a malady for which there is no cure.
( whether or not she's committed other crimes is another matter entirely. although: )
Even were you a criminal, our pasts do not always define who we wish to be in the present, and you have shown no ill-will or malice towards anyone at this party thus far. Therefore, there should be no conflict of interest in me tendering aid to you.
( how terribly long-winded........ )
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But Hamel hears out this very... eloquent answer very quietly. And, just as solemnly-- ]
I appreciate that. While you may have no reason to believe me, I don't bear any hostility towards anyone here. At the very least, none of the ones who remain guests, unwilling or willing.
... So thank you, Your Honor. For being willing to maintain that impartiality, regardless. You've already helped me a great deal.
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one hand comes up, palm outstretched in a subtle rejection. )
Please, just Neuvillette is fine. The title of Chief Justice holds no sway here, though that does not mean I plan on leaving any of my principles behind.
( you can take the man out of the role of chief justice, but you can't take the chief justice out of him.... )
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But then she rises from her chair, sinking into a picture-perfect curtsy with her skirts arranged carefully around her. A dancer's pride, perhaps. ]
Then, please call me Hamel.
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he inhales sharply, then lets it slowly back out. there is no tremor to his voice when he speaks again. )
Miss Hamel, then.
( there is no deep bow to complement her curtsy, though he does afford her the reply of a nod of acknowledgement and greeting. he is no performer and it shows in his movements, precise but restrained.
though perhaps that's due more to the momentary stirring of emotions in his chest, sediment disturbed from its place on the ocean floor. he's quick to move the subject along. )
How long have you been here, if I might ask?