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Kaiji can't help it anymore. He's tried avoiding the casino, dealing with this whole weird situation first than worrying about his impending debt. But he can't resist it any longer. He has to go. He must!

After all, as far as he's concerned, this new situation hasn't affected his old one. He's still under the yakuza's thumb, deep in debt and on a temporary leave of absence in his life of slave labor in an underground construction site. He need to win enough money to get himself out, and the five men who helped him get this leave in the first place - 60 million yen, or about $800,000. However, when he was in Tokyo in April. And when he woke up in Propsero, it was August. People have been talking in this town about different times and dimensions, maybe this was one of the affects. This was his year, but... what if that's not his Tokyo out there? What if back in his real home, he's simply gone forever? No one would notice he was gone, except his debtors and his fellow prisoners. Otherwise it was like he would have never existed at all...

No, he couldn't risk it. He couldn't live with himself if he let the guys down. They were counting on him. Their very futures were riding on whether he could do this, along with Kaiji's. He wasn't about to miss this opportunity.

Today, with the money he showed up with in Prospero and a few tips from his new job - about $1100 - Kaiji heads into Golden Heaven. He looks tense as he wanders around. He's got a lot of money he needs to win. He needs to gamble. What surprises him is the amount of normal townsfolk here, gambling away their household possessions, cars, jewelry... It was a little off-putting, but he wasn't interested in items. He needed money. He has to turn $1100 into $800,000. His fellow prisoners were counting on him, and had absolute faith in him. He could do this.

Kaiji will be hitting up small tables to start - a few hands of poker, or a few mid-range slot machines. But mostly, he's scoping the place out. He's looking for a game where he can score big - and something that would no doubt be shady. Feel free to stop to talk, or play a few hands with him, or maybe make him an offer he can't refuse...

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[ Have Enkidu sitting at one of the slot machines near the table. Remember that bear of a naked man in the hotel room? Well he's dressed in a flashy designer two piece suit with a dark collared shirt underneath. He is cleaned up and he looks much better. ]

Hmm.

[ He is feeding money into the machine and pulling the handle, watching the spinning slots move in quick succession. They stop moving and Enkidu doesn't get anything extraordinary. Yet he immediately feeds money into the machine and pulls it again. Kaiji might see Enkidu repeat this several times. It's very clear as a professional gambler that Enkidu is just throwing his money away into the not-hot-at-all slot. ]

[Kaiji's no pro, but even he knows he's wasting money. Knowing this guy is from... some far very off place and time, he doesn't know any better.

He debates leaving him be - he's got his own mission, and it's not Kaiji's fault he's a sucker - but in the end, he walks over and sits at the machine next to him.]

I think you're wasting your time on that one.

[ He keeps at it, feeding money, pulling the lever and getting nothing. Not even small wins. Not even replays. He wins nothing. Enkidu turns. ]

Ah. You. The meek man.

[ Enkidu smiles, then returns to the machine, feeding it more money... ]

Have you seen this place? [ still occupied with the machine, talking over his gambling ] Everyone is wearing strange clothes! There is so much free beer and wine! [ He laughs heartily. ]

Meek? [Small frown.] My name's Kaiji.

Yeah, it's a pretty nice casino. You really are from a long way off, aren't ya?

And I'm starting to wonder if your machine is broken.

[ Enkidu nods. ]

Call me Enkidu. [ He shakes his head and feeds more money. ] Couldn't be. My brother told me this machine and the one you're sitting in front of are lucky. Gilgamesh. You've heard of him, haven't you? The great King of Uruk?

Your brother? Don't think I have. He's here in town?

[Kaiji looked the machine over. Lucky? There's no such thing as luck. He debated trying it out of curiosity though, and plunks in some change, and pulls the lever. He gets nothing.]

Yeah, real lucky, huh.

[ Enkidu is drawn toward the machine, still feeding it more and more. He pulls the lever again before speaking. ]

No. It is. Gilgamesh himself said these two machines will bring tremendous luck. Take heart in my broth--[ The slot machine starts ringing loudly, as it suddenly belches out high-worth chips. Apparently he hit the jackpot! ]

[Kaiji goes wide-eyed at this, jumping from his seat.]

What?! You-- You just hit the jackpot on that thing!

[Guess who's looking over your shoulder as you play poker, Kaiji? This guy! He's noticed, like you and many others have, that an awful lot of people seem to suddenly be flocking to this place. He's here to find out why.

Casinos don't exist in Europa. Gambling does, certainly, but not legal, organized gambling! It's a foreign concept to Klaus, albeit an intriguing one.]

How is this game played?

[Kaiji blinks at him for a moment. He's not too keen on being interrupted, but if this gets a newbie at the table, better his chances of winning get.]

Oh. Uh. Well, you gotta make a winning hand outta what you're dealt. Ya makes some bets, trade in some cards in the hopes for some better if you want. If you got shit, try to bluff people. That's the short version.

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i am the worst for letting this idle sorry

I was gone all weekend, so it's cool!

x_x

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