Trail #6 - [video]

[thattrail]

[The feed flickers on, greeting you with the lovely colorful and sparkling scenery of a slot machine, along with the hustle and bustle and music that comes with the Goldenrod Game Corner. Aforementioned machine is being operated by an as-of-yet anonymous 'Gear holder.]

[There's a clutter-clink sound as a coin is dropped into an off-screen slot, and

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[greatbigrock]

[This is Tulio showing up ... admittedly some time after getting that text cause how does I technology, but here he is now. He finds Miguel after a quick search and pokes him in the shoulder, looking, actually, not very happy with the situation.]

Miguel, what are you doing?

[Words are hushed as if anyone would be eavesdropping. You never know.]

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[thattrail]

Tulio, look! This machine-thing, it makes money! [and Miguel proceeds to pull the lever, making the slots spin again.]

[... and what do you know, the next second the slots have stopped, three cherries in a neat row. 75 Coins!]

Look! Sensible money! [He holds up a handful of glimmering coins in Tulio's face now, not at all subtle about it]

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[greatbigrock]

[Rudely snatches one of those to weigh in hand and inspect carefully. He concludes that it's not REAL gold, but definitely better than that paper-crap everyone kept trying to pull here.]

There has to be a catch. Did you lose any money yet?

[Do not trust machines.]

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[thattrail]

Well, uuh, naaah, not really. When the pictures lining up doesn't match then- [As the machine so kindly displayed now. Two bars and an arbok. No coins] Yeah, you see.

But, I've won a lot more than I lost! [And he proceeds to plop another coin into the slot, pulling the lever and here they go a-spinning again.]

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[foolishwren]

[Heather hadn't been down to the Game Corner-- not outside of the arcade section, anyway.]

Win anything cool?

[Totally not suspecting that Miguel has been in her roomz, stealin her stuff.]

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[thattrail]

[Miguel holds up a handful of coins, letting them pour out of his hand and back into the Coin Case with a plink plink plink]

Sensible money!

[Totally unaware that it was her Totodile that bit his hand >:c]

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[foolishwren]

... Sensible ... money?

[She squints at the coins rattling out of his hand.]

... Looks like arcade tokens to me.

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[thattrail]

Arcade.. tokens?

[Miguel fishes up one shiny coin, examining it closely.]

What do you mean 'Aracde Tokens'?

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[gochuugoku]

[Well, Yao had definitely missed the air of the casinos back home. He had some free time before work, so why not stop by and do a little gambling? Here he comes walking down the aisle of machines, holding his favorite pipe in his right hand. Some smoke drifts from the bowl of the pipe and into the air.]

Oh. Nihao, Miguel. I see you've been having some luck on your side. [He smiles, which is a rare occurence when he's smoking his opium.]

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[thattrail]

Oh, hello! Uuh, Wang Yao, right? [He smiles back, hoping he got the name right. He's fairly sure he got the name right.]

Ahah, yeah, it seems so. I'm sure something horrible will happen to me when I walk outside.

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[gochuugoku]

Yep, that's me, aru.

[He chuckles.] I doubt that will happen. Goldenrod is relatively safe, so I'm sure you'll be fine, aru. Just don't fall for any tricks that the con artists come up with. I've seen a couple hanging around outside lately, aru. [He takes a little puff of his pipe and has no idea that Miguel himself happens to be one of those people.]

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[thattrail]

Yeah, well, I don't worry about being conned. [Said casually] I'm more worried that, like.. some huge metal thing will crash down on me. You know, as a counter to all this luck [He laughs, making a vague gesture at the machine and Coin case]

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[exeggutorhead]

You know those things are probably rigged all to hell, right?

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[thattrail]

I figured they would but [flashes half-full Coin Case] this one doesn't seem to be.

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[exeggutorhead]

Yeah maybe it isn't yet. I bet it just lets you win a little and then takes all your money.

[Are you going to take advantage of the part where Envy said 'bet', Miguel?]

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[thattrail]

Pff, this thing isn't alive. It doesn't 'let me' anything. I'm just lucky. [Smug Miguel is smug]

What are they gonna do? [Vauge gesture] Rig the machine while I'm sitting here?

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[of_france]

[France has been watching people playing the machines for the past half-hour. There's this one guy, sitting next to the enthusiastic blond guy, who has just gotten up and left. France grins, takes a seat next to Tulio, and puts in a coin from the batch he found on the floor by continuously clicking scuffing the carpet earlier.]

click click click DING DING DING!!

[France giggles to himself as he starts happily putting 100 coins into his case.]

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[thattrail]

[Oh, big win to the new guy. Tough luck for the guy who sat there earlier.. He didn't win anything.]

[Miguel doesn't take much notice and returns focus to his own machine, pulling the lever once again even though Tulio pesters him. 'Enough now. Let's get out here.' Just one more spin. One more. Then they'll go.]

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[of_france]

[France has no intention of playing this particular machine again. At Tulio's words, France turns his attention to what's happening with this machine, leaning an elbow and watching Miguel, Tulio, and the machine. Is it reaching it's usual rigged payout?]

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[thattrail]

[Disregarding Tulio's grumbled protests, Miguel pulls the lever again, and this time he wins! Just 10 measly coins perhaps, but a win is always a win and it might just even be the start of a win streak!]

See, now I'm winning again!