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Gel
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Deep in my own thoughts Callan is suddenly speaking to me, offering a penny for my thoughts. I apparently looked completely lost. I give him a smile as I snap back to the present. Ohh just boring things I guess, the past, how much I’ve changed since the last time I saw some of them I admit.

**Has this place been open long? ** I question,

@Danni

CALLAN
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Gel’s response makes me smile slightly ’change isn’t a bad thing, I’d like to think I’ve changed since I was younger as well.’ I pause looking at her, ’was the reunion as bad as you anticipated? A few of them seemed pleased to see you.’ it was hard to tell who knew who but I’d noticed Gel speaking to at least one of the other mallrats.

’This place has been open forever… I guess people always need a place to let off steam, and that’s what this is. There are shadier places… places we go for business, but this is a good one to have fun.’ I gesture over to where Luc is with Danni, ’fancy a go?’

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Gel
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I look at him and smile as I shrug my shoulders. ”maybe not as bad as I feared before going in, thank you for following me in, I think I forgot to say that earlier” I look towards the tables. ” I think or I fear some of them still look at me as I was back then, I was a stupid girl at thirteen, who just cared about make up” I admit and shake my head. ”im sorry”

I look at the table as he answers and asks if I fancy a go. ”Ive never tried, so sure why not?”

@Danni

CALLAN
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’You’ve changed and grown, they’ve changed and grown… if you don’t judge them for their past actions hopefully they won’t judge you for yours.’ I shrug slightly, I would hate to be compared to my thirteen year old self, I hadn’t had a clue at that age. Obviously there was a lot of hurt in the mallrats, and a lot of it seemed to run deep but hopefully they’d all be able to see how the other had changed.

’So Luc and Danni are playing roulette, you’ve got a couple options with the bets here… you can pick colours which is 50/50 or you can be more specific. From the looks of it, Danni is sticking to colours.’ I gesture for Gel to head over before going to join them.

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I looked at KC with a grin on my lips and a surprised look “Really? it seems like we have stuff in common” I said with humor in my voice. It was kinda fun to hear to we seemed to be similar or at least when we were younger. “Maybe the Mall rats needs their little own trouble maker but I’m honored to have followed your footsteps” I winked with a grin.

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Cloe
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I had gotten some time to introduce myself to some more people I didn’t know as we had walked to the casino. My other friends had decided to stay back at the mall, it was weird going without them but maybe needed to catch up with some old friends.

I had gotten a drink and taking a little sip, I looked around and saw KC talking to another girl Lottie I think was her name. I had seen Zandra and Danni as well. Then I saw the two I had introduced myself to earlier Gel and Callan. “Would you mind if I joined you guys?” I asked carefully as I had heard them talking. “Sorry I was not eavesdropping but I did overheard you”

@Patsy @Danni @Zandra

Luc
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I laughed “Yeah no cleaning toilets but I am sure we can come up with something if we put our heads together” when she took the shot and downed it, it surprised me but I followed suit and downed my own the same way.

“Yes Danni you won” I grinned as more chips were pushed her way “So what do you think of this one? Wanna stick with roulette?” I ask. This was definitely going well so far and was definitely the easiest game in the place, I wasn’t quite sure if she would do well at understanding the other games as they were fairly complex.

Zan
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Getting my drink, I glanced around the room everyone was busy doing something which mean I have the freedom to go play poker. I looked toward Danni and she seems happy enough and I cant imagine Luc leaving her side anytime soon.

Heading over to the poker table, I take the last remaining seat and wait for the current round to finish, I could see who the best bluffers are, and there is one guy who has no idea what he is doing but somehow managed to win that round.

Tilting my head to the side, I introduced myself as the hands were being dealt, luckily for me, I was a very good bluffer and had played poker quite a lot over the years, though it wasn’t for chips most of the time.

DANNI
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It felt nice to laugh, to just be ‘normal’ whatever that was. ’Put our heads together…. Sounds like a good plan.’ Luc asks if I want to stick with roulette and I nod, ’I think so, it seems to make the most sense.’ Looking around I notice Zandra has made her way back to the blackjack table, hopefully she’d have some luck as she seemed to understand the rules better than I did. I never thought we were sheltered at the farm, but now I was beginning to think we were. It was an easy life, whereas in the city it seemed a lot harder.

It takes me a moment to realise Luc told me I’d won and I can’t help but laugh again, picking up my winnings I bite my lip for a second. I couldn’t tell if it was the alcohol or just the atmosphere in the casino but I definitely felt foggy. ’I’m going to stick with red,’ i announce before putting my chips down. I don’t go crazy, I wasn’t expecting to win and wanted to be able to leave with at least something.

@zandra

CALLAN
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Gel and I are joined by Cloe and I smile, ’You’re more than welcome, I was just explaining the basic rules of roulette to Gel. That’s the one Danni and Luc are playing,’ I pause watching them for a moment before smirking, ’although I can’t tell if they are paying more attention to the game or each other!’

I spot Zandra at the poker table, ’Red is playing poker, that one’s probably a bit more complicated… there’s blackjack or craps… it’s really all about what you fancy! There’s also dancing but that won’t get busy until later when people are celebrating wins or drowning sorrows!’

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Gel:
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I smile as Cloe joins us, one of the mallrats from before my time. I cant recall having heard her name before today. I smile too her, and turn my attention to what Callan is saying about the games and such. I struggle not to smile as he says he is unsure if Luc and Danni are playing or paying attention to each other. “I do like the sound of dancing, but maybe try this one first? I mean if it is the easiest?”

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Luc
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I smirked at her response, though I was unsure if she meant it in the way I was taking it. Danni was excited that she had won again. I leaned whispering in her ear “See, what did I tell you… Winning streak” I watched as others started throwing in their chips and placing their bets, most going for higher stakes like number blocks.

I didn’t have any interest in actually playing myself, it was nothing new for me but seeing how happy Danni got made it much more exciting… Well maybe not exciting but definitely made it more fun.

I glanced over my shoulder seeing where the others were, I had gotten slightly distracted, I gave a nod towards Callan and noted Red at the poker table, hopefully, she knew what she was doing as it sometimes got quite heated at that table.

DANNI
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Luc leans closer and I shiver slightly at the feeling of his breath on my neck, it felt incredibly intimate although I wasn’t sure that was his intention. Trying to focus on the roulette game I bite my lip, worrying it between my teeth for a moment, ’I don’t know if I believe in beginners luck,’ I admit ’but things are going well so far.’ I was incredibly aware of how close Luc was, I could almost feel the heat radiating from his body, it was quite distracting. ’Ill go for… uhm… black?’ maybe if I focussed on the game it would stop my heart beating so fast, although I had no way of knowing if that was because of the alcohol, Luc or something else.

@zandra

CALLAN
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’If you’re happy with roulette let’s go over, I’ve already got a couple chips we can use to get us started.’ I’d had some I hadn’t cashed in last time we were here and had brought them with me tonight. Delving into my pocket I offer both Gel and Cloe a couple of chips.

Guiding them across to the table I move them to the opposite side from Luc and Danni, who seemed more wrapped up in whatever the hell was going on between them… I couldn’t say she was his usual type, but then again maybe he thought she would be more challenging, and he always liked a challenge…

’So, the easiest option is to just pick a colour, red or black,’ I explain to the girls, ’alternatively you can play odds and evens, where you chose if the ball will land on an odd number or even number, odds are pretty much the same.’

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Luc
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I give a small laugh “Oh I cant tell you which one to pick, if you lose then its my fault. Go with whatever your gut is telling you” I tell her.

I am aware of Callan and the girls joining us at the table but I dont acknowledge them, not for being rude but purely because I was forcused on helping Danni, well kinda of help Danni.

I could tell she wasnt quite sure of herself, it made a nice change to the women I usually go for who are very confident and blatantly flirting.

I was planning on actually doing anything, just seeing how this situation plays out.

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As the computer went through the initializing, I uncovered a chair and pulled it up to the desk and computer. There was no log in required, thank god. The desktop screen appeared showing the old logo of the Mall Rats, the Amulet. It was strange to see it again after all these years. After we fled when The Techno’s invaded, the logo began to fade with every wash and then it was gone. But, here it was once again gazing back at me, giving me a brief moment to remember the short days of being a Mall Rat…

I then have a quick browse to see what is installed and stop when I discover Minesweeper. “What a throwback!”

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I begin to play. I am fixated. Annoyingly as I played a program called ‘PARADISE’ kept popping up which I closed down immediately as I had no interest in whatever this ‘paradise’ was. Nothing could pull me away from playing the addictiveness of Minesweeper… For now anyway…

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DANNI
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The ball spins but my gamble at black doesn’t play off and it lands on red, I sigh but am not actually that disappointed, it was a 50/50 chance and so far I’d been doing ok so I had to lose one… looking up I notice Callan, Gel and Cloe joining the table, it was nice to see people out and about, hopefully they were all enjoying themselves.

Turning my attention back to the table I think for a moment before putting my chip back on red, that seemed to be my lucky colour for the evening.

It was nice just to do something different, I felt relaxed and wasn’t thinking about all the drama waiting for us back at the mall. So, how did you end up as the leader of the serpents?’ I ask Luc out of curiosity.

Luc
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For some reason I was holding my breath as the ball moved and let it out when it landed “Ok so one loss, its not a big deal” I tell her confidently “In all honesty it just kind of happened, at first I was by myself and I was constantly busy moving from one place to another and getting into buildings no one else could get into and then over time I came across people one after another who had similar skills as me” I pause “And I convinced them to join forces with me. Slowly we became the city’s go to for anything deemed as unreachable” I smile “We are all very skilled at parkour which gave us the advante over most dealers in the city” I tell her bragging.

I was very proud in all that we had done over the years, we had achieved what most thought was impossible and having the mall almost felt like a reward because it was an iconic building in the city.

DANNI
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’It’s not a big deal,’ I agree smiling slightly, I wanted to be able to pay back Zandra but anything else was going to be a bonus.

Listening as Luc tells me about their history I nod slightly, they’d all just fallen together and now we’re a well oiled machine, I bite my lip getting slightly distracted at the thought of Luc and oil although I quickly bring myself back to the moment. ’So you’re the go to… the people to ask for anything?’ I ask raising my eyebrows slightly, anything at all?’

I was intrigued by the parkour, i knew it was climbing and jumping but that was about it. ’And they the mall? I mean… it sounds like you could live anywhere, what’s so special about the mall?’

Luc
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I smirk “Pretty much anything within limitations of course,” I tell her confidently “People’s requests vary if you could have anything that thought you couldn’t again what would it be?” I asked curiously pausing for abit “The mall was unreachable, it had been held by the Mallrats for years, even when the chosen took over there were always Mallrats in the mall, everyone knew who the Mallrats were and where the Mall was. We took over that power in a way” I laughed “This is a bit deep for a night out having fun” I nudge her lightly.