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[ Brutal Secret 2/2 ]
Staff: Host - Eugi Harrison, Server - Rickey Abbot, Mixologist - Akito Abe, Customer - Benny Pepper
The autumn sun set on the speakeasy, and as the stars overtook the city, the criminals began their games. When Rhea paid off the old building, she was able to fix up some retired Sabaac tables to use in her restaurant. The game was fairly simple. Play for matches, losing means only missing the bet. There were times when tensions got high; the game would get increasingly more dangerous depending on who, or how much, was at the table at a time.
Benny Pepper, a half-fairy who had only just begun his journey in the criminal world.
Rickey, the server, spotted him first, mentioning to Akito, their plant mixologist, "that guy sticks out like a sore thumb."
"A sore thumb that won't sit still," Akito replied quietly, pointing out the way Benny seemed to be downing drinks and hopping from one table to the next, throwing around wads of cash and shyly shrugging when the money he bet was consistently lost.
Rhea was on high alert because of the strange behavior, her staff moving in slow motion around the disoriented man.
Benny laughed. "Don't tell anyone..." he whispered to Eugi, who stood behind the register and leaned forward to hear the customer better. "... I thi - nk my sister was mur-dered... amd I think the killer is in this room." His face stretched into a wide, dazed smile, and he shrieked out a loud, playful laugh. "I just dunno who."
Eugi's eyes widened, surprised by the confession in a criminal establishment. "You're... not a cop, are you?"
Benny blew a loud raspberry. "As if! Do I look like a-hic-bully to you!? No, I just got a bunch of money from our parents' passing away, and now my sister... and I don't know what to do with it all. So, why not drink it and give it away, yeah? I think I'm getting better at this card game too... maybe one day I'll win it back," he laughed, lifting his glass toward Akito at the bar. "Could I get a refill on this!? Thanks!" he shouted, tapping the counter like he was patting Eugi on the back. "Good job, keep it up." He stated, with a remarkable clarity, as he stumbled toward a new table with a handful of gruff werewolves playing a rowdy game.
The radio played from the far wall an old tune from the Mercury era.