You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em.

[singsforsouls]

Characters: singsforsouls and anyone.
Location: Casino
Time: Midday
Style: Either way! Starting in action.
Status: OPEN.

[ Just like there is no age-limit on alcohol in the Bubble Under the Sea, it seems there is no age-limit for gambling. None of the natives see anything wrong with the sixteen-year old boy sitting at one of the many tables, eyeing his cards

Comments

[bakegarasu]

[A dark-haired man in a trench coat slides in a seat away from him. He nods to the dealer, and then looks over at Naoya, trying to size him up. He's not completely sure, but he's pretty sure this kid isn't yakuza - but he's still pretty calm, more so than most his age would be.]

[As for Otoha himself?]

Deal me in.

[bakegarasu]

[Damn. He tied with the house... next hand. Possibly.]

You don't sound surprised. Is it that obvious?

[Joking. Kind of.]

[singsforsouls]

You spoke like you had personal interactions with the Yakuza.

[bakegarasu]

Point. I was never that good at being subtle.

[He taps his cards. He'll stay this time.]

[singsforsouls]

I don't mind.

[ Naoya taps for one hit, then decides to stay at a safe 18. ]

[bakegarasu]

[Otoha flips his cards over - 21.]

What's your name?

[singsforsouls]

[ He slides his cards back to the dealer to shuffle. ]

Naoya Toudou. Yours?

[bakegarasu]

Yosuke Otoha.

[He'll take those chips, thanks.]

[singsforsouls]

It's nice to meet you.

[bakegarasu]

Good to meet you too.

[Shit. This is a terrible hand. Two hits - bust.]

[singsforsouls]

[ Naoya takes it with a nineteen. No gloating, though; he just continues on. ]

[bakegarasu]

[He's gonna run out of chips at this rate.]

What's your world like?

[singsforsouls]

[ It takes Naoya a moment to figure out how to explain it. ]

...I think it was a fairly normal representation of Japan, until the demon invasion.

[bakegarasu]

... Demon invasion? Really? Why did they invade?

[Sudden interest.]

[singsforsouls]

Basically a corporation created a machine that tore the fabric of reality in order for the CEO to gain the power to destroy humanity.

[ And that is the simplest explanation Naoya can come up with. ]

[bakegarasu]

[... Give him a moment to process that.]

... Huh. Demons were always in my world - it was just a matter of whether you could see them or not.