#007 The Roaring Twenties

[hosting]

[It's that time of the month again! The Host Club is once more opening its doors for business, this time with a couple of new additions and a couple of losses... The ballroom has been completely transformed into a 1920s style speakeasy.

A few hosts are serving behind the bar, namely Allen, Maladict and Cole, all of them dressed in this bartender outfit. The rest of the hosts are dotted around the room dressed in this attractive outfit, complete with the hat. There are two notable exceptions to this - one of which is Haruhi, who is dressed in a flapper dress, and Tamaki who is dressed in a white suit.

There are tables for playing poker, chips provided, as well as three American Pool tables to have a go on. By the door, there are racks of dresses and suits in 1920s style, in case any of the guests wish to take part in the theme themselves - manning the racks is Delta, instructed to persuade the guests to take part and compliment them on their new look.

Come on and all and enjoy the club!]

[ooc: Please wait for the sections THE SECTIONS ARE UP - one for host club members to mingle and discuss the theme, and one for guests. Feel free to threadjack around in both sections, talk to your fellow hosts, your fellow guests, and everyone in beteween!]

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[scourgeof8seas]

[A certain pir8 with a gambling addiction has found her way here. She may have no idea what's going on, but she sure can recognize a gambling game when she sees one. She sits down at a poker table, waiting for a worthy opponent.

And ideally somebody who can explain to her how human card games work.]

[foolreversed]

[wait a sec isn't that a troll.

an adult troll.

who looks like vriska???

...

okay assuming the castle put her on an age up loss for now. Or something.]

...Vriska?

[scourgeof8seas]

[Mindfang rolls her eyes, and places an elbow on the table.]

No - Vriska is my descendant. Honestly, you should confuse her for me. But that doesn't matter. [she points at the cards] How does one play?

[foolreversed]

[OH. so this is like..... vriska's great great grandma or something ok... or at least that's what he got out of that statement]

H-Huh? You mean poker?

[scourgeof8seas]

Yes. Poker. I know the Alternian version of the game, but it does not appear as though the Earthling version is quite the same.

[foolreversed]

Uh well... let's see...

Each player is dealt five cards, an ante is put into the pot in order to join the game. After looking at their hand and determining how good it is, the players then have a round of betting - if they all 'check', that means no bet is placed. If the first person places a bet (for example, one chip), all the other players must bet one chip to remain in the game. If they don't bet, they must 'fold', which means to be out of that hand of the game. If a player is confidant in their hand, they may raise the bet (for example, player one has bet one chip, player two may bet two chips). This then means everyone must bet two chips to stay in, and the original better must add an extra chip to make up the difference.

When that round of betting is complete, the players may then discard between 1-4 cards of their hand, and request the same amount from the dealer. Another round of betting then happens, and a final exchange of cards. After the final round of betting, players show their hands and the player with the highest hand wins.

Following so far?

[scourgeof8seas]

Yes - it bears a resemblance to the Alternian version, though I dare say we choose stakes much higher than "chips."

How does one win a hand?

[hosting]

[Tamaki is shuffling the cards when she approaches, giving her a bright smile and a wink.]

What beauty is this, that has come to test her coin at the table?

[scourgeof8seas]

Marquise Spinneret Mindfang.

[A smile.]

And what human is this, so bold at his first meeting with a grey-skinned stranger?

[hosting]

[He has already adopted Nepeta as a pseudo little sister, the trolls aren't frightening to him any more.]

I am Suoh Tamaki, princess, King of the Host Club.

[scourgeof8seas]

Oh, a king? I was not aware I was in the presence of royalty.

[pause]

Though what, dare I ask, is a "Host Club?"

[hosting]

[He merely beams, more than happy to be mistaken for real royalty.]

It is a place where the beautiful can be entertained by the handsome.

[scourgeof8seas]

Handsome? My, you flatter yourself.

[Don't be too offended - she's still too used to grey skin and horns. Humans are just weird looking.]

[bro_codebreaker]

[oho, a fellow gambling addict, you say. Barney just so happens to be sitting at the table, shuffling the cards with a magician's flair]

Welcome to the party, doll.

[scourgeof8seas]

Doll? Rather forward, don't you think?

[She clearly has no idea where she is, but she's grinning anyways.]

[bro_codebreaker]

This is the Host Club. We're very into forward thinking here. Can I interest you in a drink?

[scourgeof8seas]

A drink? Certainly. What sort do you have available?

[bro_codebreaker]

We've pretty much got whatever you want, but if you're going for authenticity, you'll want a gin and tonic.

[scourgeof8seas]

I'll take one of those, then. Might as well acquaint myself with human beverages. [beat] I assume it's human, at least.

[totesadorkabull]

[He's just wandering around, amazed by all the things, when he spots those horns. Oh dear, it's Vriska's ancestor, what do?

...maybe meeting her in the flesh is a bad idea. So he'll just try to quietly wheel himself back around, and knock something over in the process. Because his life is pain.]

...Oh no.

[scourgeof8seas]

[Of course Mindfang can't let another little troll go unnoticed! The moment her ears pick up the sound of something crashing to the ground, she turns, takes a look at him, and smiles. In just a minute, she's standing next to him.]

Oh look, another wiggler. And what sort of contraption is this?

[She gestures to the wheelchair. Not something most pirates get the chance to see in their day to day lives.]

[totesadorkabull]

[He tries not to cringe, but he still shrinks back a little, ducking his head.]

It is a four-wheeled device, so I can get around, on my own.

[scourgeof8seas]

Oh? [She cocks her head to the side, an eyebrow raised.] And why is that? Are you simply too lazy to use your own two legs?

[totesadorkabull]

No, I'm not lazy. I wish I could use them, actually, but, um, they don't work, anymore. I can't feel them, or move them, at all.

[scourgeof8seas]

And yet you still live?