Event

[weavethebonds]

Susan is at a small cafe, resting her head on a table. There is a sundae in front of her, that is untouched. She is slowly raising her head about an inch off the table, before slamming it back into the table. Repeatedly. Groaning.

Comments

[underworldgates]

::Pokes you in the back, eating a hot dog with his other hand.::

[weavethebonds]

"If you're trying to kill me you need to do that harder."

She doesn't even look up.

[underworldgates]

Why would I want to kill you? ::Makes a slight ook sound after that. Tries to help prop you up.::

[weavethebonds]

"No, I want you to kill me."

She is a heavy weight of depression.

[underworldgates]

Well whatever you're eating is sure as heck killing you through your arteries.

::Puuuuuuulllllll::

[weavethebonds]

"Stop pulling me, I'm dead. I'm going to sit here until I'm dead."

[underworldgates]

Why...? ::Oook.::

[weavethebonds]

"I lost 5,000,000 yen."

[underworldgates]

... But isn't gambling illegal?

[weavethebonds]

"It was pachinko.."

[underworldgates]

Never played, but sounds like gambling...

[weavethebonds]

"Pachinko is legal."

[underworldgates]

Still sounds like gambling if you lost 5 Million Yen.

[weavethebonds]

SOB.

[underworldgates]

And this, fair citizen, is why you shouldn't gamble, the house always wins.

[whitrthanwhite]

::Sits down at your table and takes your spoon to nibble on your sundae.::

Have a bad night...?

[weavethebonds]

"I lost 5,000,000 yen.."

She chokes out an anguished groan.

[whitrthanwhite]

... ::Puts the spoon down.::

How did you manage to lose that...?

[weavethebonds]

"Pachinko."

Sob.

[whitrthanwhite]

... ::Moves over and pats very gently.::

... How did you manage to lose that much to Pachinko...?

[weavethebonds]

"I kept putting in money.. for 17 hours.."

[whitrthanwhite]

... Susan, have you considered you might be a sucker...?

[weavethebonds]

She bolts up.

"I am not a sucker! I am the opposite of a sucker!"

[whitrthanwhite]

Losing 5 Million Yen implies you're a sucker.

[weavethebonds]

"I just had bad luck!"

[whitrthanwhite]

Isn't that what most gamblers and suckers say?

[weavethebonds]

"..No!"

[whitrthanwhite]

::Takes another scoop of your Sundae.::

So, what have you learned from this? Don't play Pachinko?

[weavethebonds]

"I learned that I need to keep playing until I win."

[whitrthanwhite]

... I'm coming with you next time so you don't empty out your bank account...

[weavethebonds]

"...So we'll both end up wearing barrels."

[whitrthanwhite]

The point is to take you out before you're forced to wear a barrel, Susan...

[weavethebonds]

"..What if you get distracted."

[whitrthanwhite]

Susan, I have no interest in gambling. ::Takes another scoop of your ice cream.::

[weavethebonds]

"What if they distract you with steaks."

[whitrthanwhite]

::Glares.::

I am not so bound by my love of meat that I would screw a friend over for it...!

[weavethebonds]

"But that's how they get you! Free food! Free drinks! Keep playing!"

[whitrthanwhite]

... Free food and drinks...? How could they make money...?

::Seems confused, eating more of your Sundae almost mindlessly.::

[weavethebonds]

"They give you free food and drinks while you put your entire bank account into a slot machine."

[whitrthanwhite]

... So don't go. You sound like you're addicted...

::Crams ice cream in. o3o::

[weavethebonds]

"I HAVE TO BANKRUPT THEM, I AM SMARTER THAN PACHINKO."

[whitrthanwhite]

I'm going to note something here. Isn't Pachinko a mostly random game of chance...?

[weavethebonds]

"...That doesn't matter."

[whitrthanwhite]

It does. It means there's at least probably a 50/50 chance you'll lose regardless... The machines are probably also only allotted so much money. In theory, the only way you could bankrupt the place is if it was a Casino...? And even then, you can't really bankrupt them that way...

::Takes another bite.::

You want any of 'dis? ::Gulp.::

[weavethebonds]

"No, I have no appetite."

Sulk.

[whitrthanwhite]

::Drags the Sundae over to her like a little kid getting ownership of the cookie jar.::

The logical conclusion would be to make a better business or make it impossible for them to operate. ::Slurps in more ice cream. :3::

[weavethebonds]

"Does calling the wrath of the lord down upon them count as making it impossible to operate?"