April 7th - Welcome Party

[cartesio]

Welcome Party

Though you've never seen the casino before, it is easy to find today. This is partly attributable to the music spilling from open doors right into the town. The people of Cartesio have made good on their announcement - doubtlessly, there is a party going on here.

Anyone entering will be confronted with a friendly citizen pulling them aside to inform them of their dress rental service. Though it is called 'rental' there is no actual fee to be paid. The townspeople have simply brought a collection of suits and cocktail dresses into the casino foyer and they are offering to lend them out for the occasion. A folding screen to get changed behind is provided as well.

Once you venture deeper into the casino, you'll find yourself in a surprisingly spacious room. Tables that might normally occupy the open space have been pushed to the wall and filled with various buffet foods. Though you might be tempted to spend your whole afternoon trying out the various local specialties, the rhythmic music from the speakers tries to lure you to the dancefloor. A few locals are already swinging their hips to the beat.

Though if you're simply looking for the main highlight of a casino, you won't have to look long either. Across from the buffet, you will find a wide variety of game machines. Pachinko, slot machines.... even a few odd-one-out games that look like they should rather belong in an arcade. Try your luck, try your skill! If you prove successful, an employee is waiting to hand out various fun goods to you.

There are quite a few townspeople in attendance on this party, but there is a silent understanding that you tourists are the VIPs here. Anywhere you go, any game you want to try, the citizens are quick to move aside for you and let you have the maximum amount of fun.

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[chiefminion]

...has any of us outright asked them for a ride out of the town?

[Moloch wonders that. The idea just crossed his mind, yep]

[robitussin]

I haven't, but... I mean, if he went to all the trouble to bring us here, would he really make it that easy to get out?

[chiefminion]

Oh, come on. The simpler solutions often work better. You're right he may have something in place to stop that, but it'd be better to try and fail than not try at all.

[Because then they'd feel really stupid when it turns out it could have been solved that easily]

[robitussin]

...I guess we don't have anything to lose. You want to give it a shot, then?

[chiefminion]

[He sure doesn't need to be told twice. Moloch approaches the first person he finds, hoping that person has a vehicle. Luckily for him, this person does!]

We'd like to ask you to take us out of Cartesio.

[The person is...weirded out. Because of course. What's up with you, Moloch? They do ask, though, so Moloch turns to Natalie]

Where would we all go?

[robitussin]

[She follows after him, but when he asks that, she pauses. People here come from so many different places - is there a right one to choose? After a moment:]

Somewhere safe, and far away.

[chiefminion]

You heard her. Far away from here, where it's safe.

[That makes this person turn to Natalie. She's the one who seems to know where they want to go, after all -- even if this townsperson doesn't seem to understand:

"But this town is safe."

That gets Moloch to approach Natalie]

Dunno what you think, but seems to me they're deluded.

[robitussin]

[She glances towards him after they receive that response, frowning.]

You think insisting would get us anywhere?

[chiefminion]

We sure aren't going to get anywhere by not insisting.

[Moloch raises his voice, talking to their confused townsperson]

To the nearest city. That'd be good enough.

[As soon as he says that, the townsperson's eyes widen and shake their head:

"I don't have a week to make a round trip!"

...oh well. Looks like it'd take a long time to get to the nearest city in car]

[robitussin]

...So it's a long way out, at the very least.

[She frowns.]

I'm gonna go ahead and guess we won't find anyone who does have time to make a round trip.

[chiefminion]

[Oh, just great]

Why do they have to live literally in the middle of nowhere?!

[robitussin]

[She shrugs.]

He probably planned it that way. He's a huge asshole, in case you didn't notice.