City of Lights

[AmbushCat]

...Taking it. Also, I'll need a rundown on what each of these does.

*Zapana goes ahead and absorbs the crystal into her body.*

[Raleigh]

Well. Number one will give you a copy of her sword that you can wave around as easy as you please. Two gives you a store of that lust dust she keeps on her wings that she tried to use on you but you burnt away. You can create more of it if you want with a thought now that you have the ability to make it. Three was the tail armor she had including its sharp tip. It'll adjust to your tail size and has a telescoping feature for targeting. Not a bad one given how hard it can be to find tail armor. It'll adjust to fit yours. Soul Sight is what it says on the tin. You can now choose to observe the souls of those you see. While in that mode it might be harder to spot incoming limbs or even things like walls but you can see through illusions and whether someone is dead or not. Number five will help you keep calm even as you urge to kill rises. It is a mental technique to resist raging blood lust.

Sorry she doesn't have the best pay out but she hasn't gotten up to enough to have a large range of abilities to transfer.

[AmbushCat]

*shrug* Eh, she's young. She'll probably end up with more as time passes. Also, props to the tail armor. Whatever it was, it was powerful enough to wound me, and that's saying something. (To say nothing of the Dimensional Shell, heh.)

Tell Dirge I said thanks for the fight, and that if I ever see her at one of the local pubs, I'm buying the drinks, alright?

[Raleigh]

Will do. Take care, Zaps.

[AmbushCat]

You too, boss.

*Zapana hypers out of the area... then reappears a few seconds later.*

Whoops... almost forgot this. *grabs her discarded jacket, then speeds back out again*

[xGoggles]

Dan, the goggled young man wanders inside the casino, feeling quite rich and the thought of gambling did seem rather fun to do. Hopefully, no one would ask for his ID thought since he technically was still slightly underage.

[Raleigh]

*Dan will find several different games and likely notice that there is typically at least two variations of each. One where mere money is wagered while others have higher stakes where life spans, powers, and the like are won and lost.*

[xGoggles]

Even though it was more appealing to gain new powers, he wasn't so comfortable with the idea of losing them either. Besides he came for some gambling fun, and with a potentially unlimited amount of money to spend, it wasn't like he would be losing anything from it.~
He goes over to the nearest slot-machine to test his luck.

[Raleigh]

*Restarts this lovely little gem for everyone to attend.* First two customers get a free life extension or similarly valued prize.

[xGoggles]

Dan went to look for the casino cage, since slot-machines and the like wouldn't have openings for little golden balls, would they?
Upon finding a cashier somewhere near the entrance he asks, "Hi.. can I exchange gold for tokens or coins here?"

[Raleigh]

Catgirl Teller: Sure. Keep in mind that the games that run off of money do not have the best prizes. The best stuff is at the tables where one wagers more valuable things. Also, I do believe this qualifies you for the life extension prize. How would you like an extra fifty years of life?

[xGoggles]

"Oh?.. What kinda prizes can one win with money? Well besides more money... And umm, sure I'll take the prize I guess. Wait.. how does that work? Do I get like invincibility for fifty years? Because how else would that prize be worth it if one could get run over by a car the next day?", Dan starts to question the catgirl.

[Raleigh]

Catgirl Teller: Nope, no invincibility. Merely an extra 50 years tacked onto your life expectancy. You die those years are forfeit. We highly recommend not dying. In fact that is part of why about a third of the people here are present. They are wagering to win longer lives. Prizes for money games include money, minor enhancements and abilities, various treasures and artifacts, and such. The bigger the monetary stake the bigger the prize. The games where immortality, godhood, or the like are on the table require significantly larger wagers than mere lucre.

[xGoggles]

"Hmm, okay.. I guess I'll take that then. Can I use the prizes I win with money for the higher wager games? Oh! And I'm allowed to wager these extra life years too, right?", Dan asks curious about the system.

Meanwhile, he takes a tiny golden ball out of his bag and commands it to expand to the size of a beachball. Leaving it to rest on the counter as it was way to heavy for him to carry. "And how can I cash in with this?"

[Raleigh]

Catgirl Teller: Yes to both questions. You can wager anything you own even your looks if you are so inclined. Do you mean you are wanting a payout equal to the value of the ball or something else?