It is a Double Treat to Deceive the Deciever - Epic Crossover Event

[Michale CS]

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Atlantic City is a resort city on New Jersey's Atlantic coast that's known for its many casinos, wide beaches and iconic Boardwalk. Established in the 1800s as a health resort, today the city is dotted with glitzy high-rise hotels and nightclubs. In addition to gambling at slot machines and table games, the casinos offer spa treatments, performances by famous comedy and music acts, and high-end shopping.

Zoom in on the Royal Flush Casino - Currently run by five people:

Rayleen Thorne - The Queen of Hearts

Jonathan "Jack" Hart - The Jack of Hearts

Harlan King - The King of Hearts ( Harlan has no powers, unlike Rayleen and Jack, unless being rich is a power. He's the money behind the casino. )

Cassandra Sandsmark - Fomerly Wonder Girl now operating as the Ace of Hearts. She's befriended Rayleen and only dons the "Ace" costume for public appearances related to the casino/hotel.

Mark Tennyson - 10 of Hearts Ex-Con, trying to make things right ( According to him ). Has the ability to split in to 10 distinct versions of himself. He's a part owner because he invested his whole trust fund but currently works as the entire waitstaff in the bar and grill in the Royal Flush Casino.

But into the hotel one day, walked two unmistakable rogues, who give Rayleen and Cassandra reason to worry...

That's where you, our Heroes come in. Sign up for this event on the Discord Server or by conversation with @Michale CS or @Gands

Can the Heroes find out what Arcade and Riddler want with this casino and Atlantic City as a whole and stop their plans?

Private Event for Members of the Epic Mashup clan only. Want to join this? Join there!​

 

[Michale CS]

He felt the hardness of her hand.He had of course callouses of his own from his training.

" You and the ...old man.. do alot in Vegas ?
My name is Grady by the way "

Rayleen had been on her way to her suite when she heard the familiar voice.
"Grady? Well... this is a switch. Usually the women are falling all over you, not the other way around, and not literally. Once you're... done here, I'll be in Penthouse 3."

And, not being able to help herself, she stepped forward. "Please accept my apologies for this incident. We'll add complimentary room service for tonight and tomorrow's breakfast to your room, miss...?" she extended her hand for a shake. Presuming Nicola accepted the handshake, Rayleen would give the girl a seratonin boost, then attempt to brush Grady's cheek on her way back to her suite to do the same for him.
@Sonevar
@Gands

Meanwhile...

"I understand the reason why you might want to keep a lid on your particular talents, but it's not the best idea to keep your teammates in the dark. Sooo... Looking you over, I'm seeing military training, Special Forces or Army Ranger? Either way that spells infiltration. Body just a little too perfect to not be enhanced - kinda jealous by the way - or you just really like working out. You feel more like a close combat type to me, snipers are more lopsided in their conditioning. You know the saying, never skip leg day. am I close?"

@York

 

[Sonevar]

THE Harlequin

She looked into the eyes of the pretty-boy and sighed inwardly. She knew that look, it was the look that said they were searching for the Ghost Woman, the "Original" in her face, or maybe it was recognition from the old man's TV capture broadcast. Either way, this meant another city that would be closed off to her as people started associating her with "Them" when they figured out who she was. The near miss of earlier tonight had already left her raw and on edge, she just wanted to scream, so she kinda did.

She bore no malice against this pretty-boy but her ire at "Them" raised the volume of her voice as her frustration and the desperate fear of the task looming before her began to leak through her masks. "Yeah, my dad always had people after him, so we moved around a lot. Look Mr. Grady, I'm sure you're a good man and all, that's why I don't have the time to sit here and play nice with you." She bowed her head to hide her face from his searching gaze. "I almost had him tonight" Her hand fisted at her work-pants pocket crumpling the envelope inside as she spoke. "I didn't expect to get stranded in this city, and I didn't expect to see him here in an unfamiliar place, that's how he gave me the slip. But, starting tomorrow I'm going to track his questionable butt down and put a stop to him before he hurts anybody with the games he intends to play.

She chuckled slightly to cover a sob as her vision blurred, the odd woman who kept giving her things was making her feel...weird. "They shouldn't get to do it to us ya know? Treat our lives like disposable pieces in their games... I'm gonna make sure it doesn't happen to anybody else!" She looked up, realized she had been dramatically exiting in the wrong direction and turned to stalk back down the hall the right way, little wet spots blooming on the carpet behind her. It wasn't until she began to approach the strange woman that she started to come back to herself a little.

"I'm sorry lady, I really am, I'll make it up to you after I finish with Mr. ... with my business here, I swear. The reservation is under Hailey Kerr, but that's not really my name... You know the sad part of this little joke? The old man never gave me one after he took mine away from me, and then he nearly destroyed the one I tried to make for myself. So... in truth... I don't even really have a name." She tried to take a few more steps toward her door but the odd vibes that the woman was putting off robbed her of all of her energy. Without the frustration, or the rage, or the cold fury to drive her, she just slumped against the hallway wall and hugged her knees to her chest, staring at the carpet.

 

[Gands]

Grady Murtaugh aka Corvus

Grady looked at Nicola, his eyes narrowing as he listened. This wasn't here, he had met her once, the size was off. But there was something about her.

He suspected the world merge brought her here. She had a predator's reflexes and eyes.

" I know you aren't her. I think I can help explain some things. However, that will have to wait. I think you and I are after the same things..or in this case people. "

He had himself now a predator's gleam in his eye too.

" You spotted Nygma didn't you ? You aren't the only one after him. My friends and I have an advantage on information though. Would you consider working with us ?

@Michale CS @York @LuckycoolHawk9 @Sonevar

 

[Sonevar]

At his words, she struggled against the calm for the first time in her life. She hated that this man was making her give up a rare and precious moment of oblivion to wrap herself up in the Baby Doll once more. She didn't like being vulnerable around this man, not with that look in his eye, nor the mention of his "friends". She especially didn't like the assumptions that he was making about her. She thudded her head against the wall with a loud "HA! Well ain't this just aces? You're after Mr. E too huh? You a cape-flapper Mr. Grady, like the Bats? Or you one of those puppet master law enforcement types, gonna make me help out, then lock me away when you got what you need like the "Lady on the Wall", the one the old man used to tell me bedtime stories about? The one who took his woman away from him, the woman he meant for me to replace..." She struggled wobbly to her feet, almost as if intoxicated by the calm. "No dice Mr. Grady, I got enough voices in my head telling me who to be and what to do... I don't need another one." She flattened her palms against the wall for support as, leaning against it she tried to limp-knee slide along the wall toward her door.

 

[Drixe]

Harvey Bullock

Harvey leaves his room, his head still swimming a bit from his mini bar raid the night before. Wearing a tropical print shirt and shorts. Heading to the pool he walks down the hallway trying to figure out the casino maze.

 

[Mook-LandStrider]

Ace smiled - she'd gotten the confirmation she needed. "You've won several thousand so far, Nara. I think that's enough for basic living expenses, but if you wish for another income source, I might have something for you... unless Earth technology is too difficult for you to figure out. You see, we recently subcontracted a temporary attraction for an event coming up, and we'd like a second opinion on the structural integrity of the sound and lightning equipment. Unless of course our primitive technology is too foreign for you to figure out..."

@Angelic Fusion

Earth technology? Difficult? This was a insult to her intelligence! While different, it was low in technological levels in comparison to that of her own Irken Empire. Staring for several moments the Irken considered the deal. "Fine, I will evaluate this contraption and give you my grading on its efficiency or... whatever it is that you will be doing with it." Nara spoke. While interested in money she was also interested in what was being built or what required her viewing.

Irken training dictated the possibility of a trap rising exponentially. But, Nara didn't act, she remained in character and nodded "While it will be less than what I normally deal with I do not believe it should be a problem. What do you feel is wrong with it that you require one such as myself to evaluate it?"​

 

[LuckycoolHawk9]

Lincoln Campbell

Lincoln was originally going to follow Grady out immediately, but he needed a second to process his thoughts. He finally decided to go out in the hallway when Grady took a while, but it didn't take long before he accidently bumped into Harvey. Goddamnit, why had he gone off without knowing the hotel? " I'm sorry, I wasn't paying attention to things." He looked over at him. He didn't seem like the type to punch him, but his guard was up.... he smelled all too familiar to Lincoln.

@Drixe @Gands @Michale CS

 

[Drixe]

'its fine" he muttered, head still hurting. Harvey stops to examine the small map on the wall. seeing the path to the pool he starts to head there. Lucky for harvey the class instructor for his anger management class accepts bribes, for a c note harvey didn't have to show up for a single event

 

[LuckycoolHawk9]

Lincoln looked over at him and noticed that there was a map on the wall. How had he missed that earlier? No, seriously, how had he missed it? He was silent and looked over at the other man. " So, how come you are in Atlantic City?" He asked. He knew not everyone here was here for the Riddler.

@Drixe

 

[Drixe]

Lincoln looked over at him and noticed that there was a map on the wall. How had he missed that earlier? No, seriously, how had he missed it? He was silent and looked over at the other man. " So, how come you are in Atlantic City?" He asked. He knew not everyone here was here for the Riddler.

Looks over to him "eh mandatory vacation boss thinks i need to let off some stress, you?" takes out a tooth pick and chews on it.

 

[LuckycoolHawk9]

Lincoln Campbell

Looks over to him "eh mandatory vacation boss thinks i need to let off some stress, you?"

Lincoln gave a very long pause, debating how to answer it. " A vacation..... too. A friend got hurt and I needed some time away from it all." It wasn't exactly a lie, but it wasn't the whole truth either.

@Drixe

 

[Drixe]

Nods listening to him. his detective instinct sensing something, he pushes it back thinking "not my turf and i'm off duty". you know if the bar is any good here?

 

[Gands]

Grady Murtaugh aka Corvus

"Well miss, you think you have me all figured out. Good, so happens I haven't got myself figured out just yet. I do owe mister Nygma something of an intense beating. I don't do capes, and I spent most of a lifetime avoiding the bat. "

For a moment, he goes over and gets himself a soda. Walking back towards her he stops again.

"For the record, I never had intensions of betraying you or telling you what to do. At this point, I will wish you good luck and good hunting."

With that, he heads back toward his suite.

@Michale CS @LuckycoolHawk9 @Sonevar @York

 

[LuckycoolHawk9]

Lincoln Campbell

Nods listening to him. his detective instinct sensing something, he pushes it back thinking "not my turf and i'm off duty". you know if the bar is any good here?

Lincoln was silent as he looked over at him. " Nope, I honestly can't tell you the answer to that question. I haven't gone there. Recovering alcoholic for..." he paused to think about it. He had stopped when he got his power when he gotten to Afterlife. " Nearly twelve years."

@Drixe

 

[Drixe]

Nods to him "good for you, just quit smoking a week ago. see you around then" heads off to the pool.

 

[Sonevar]

She sighed, swaying slightly. She could read people, she could dissect them, but interacting with them when she wasn't making them a target...she never could that right. She called after Grady, not knowing if he heard...

"He's nervous.... he wasn't expecting me, and he wasn't expecting I'd get so close to whatever he's doing, which is somewhere close to here. He's got at least some goon support, the pair he sent after me were doctor themed...dunno if that's relevant to his big plans or just in keeping with the decoy riddle he gave me... I'm sorry mister, I'm not used to...people not judging me based on...who I used to be with"

 

[Gands]

Grady Murtaugh aka Corvus

He pauses, going to help her up gently and slowly.

Speaking softly, " look miss, I've been pretty lucky. I was raised in a ...family way. Patriarch's name was Big Patrick O'Rourke. I'm relatively straight and clean. My father, and all my uncles made sure of that! Like I said, no one in my family wanted to be on the Bat's radar. "

" Would you consider a consultant position. Paid of course!"

He seems in earnest now. His comfortable clothes have an upper middle class feel to them. His cane is extremely well crafted with a black ravens head handle, inlaid with silver and iron.

" Should you decide to hire on, we will talk in the morning. Fair enough ?"

@Michale CS @Sonevar

 

[Sonevar]

She lets her self be helped up. "There was a time before... when I had a mommy and a daddy.... I can never seem to remember the time before, no matter how hard I try. I think they were nice people... but he killed them, and he made it so I couldn't ever forget from that night on...then he took me away to make me into his new harlequin doll to replace that other woman who disappeared. Now everyone thinks I'm her, except for my father's...the Joker's friends....the ones he hired on to 'teach' me like Mr. E did. They know I'm not her, but they also know that -He- wants me to BE her, so they treat me that way..."

 

[Gands]

Grady Murtaugh aka Corvus

"Yeah, we had a riot in Gotham several months back. The Bat had been in Metropolis covering for big blue. Many of the usual suspects came to the party, Joker was up to his neck in blood that night. What would you like us to call you ? "

They both notice Harvey Bullock dressed in a swimsuit heading down a cross corridor. It is apparent that Grady recognizes him.

" Bloody hell, why do these things always get so damned complicated !. . . "

It took him a moment to relax again.

" Look, we shouldn't stand out here talking all night. I am willing as I said before to hire you as a consultant. You know a lot about Nygma, he's with another guy, a colorful assassin named Arcade. My room is right over there, call me after breakfast and we'll go find a meeting room to discuss what is going on. Are you willing ? do you need an advance. ? "

@Michale CS @LuckycoolHawk9 @York @Drixe @Sonevar

 

[Sonevar]

THE Harlequin
"I'm always up to do what I can.... wait dad...the Joker is out? Blast it, I thought those Jackets I gave them last year would be enough to hold him... he'll be after me soon then..." She sighed "The Name I gave myself is 'Lady Nicola Ganazza' I backstopped it as best I could with all the right files and papers. As for an advance..." She looks down sheepishly "Can you um... since you seem to be friendly with the people here... er um... make a real payment for my room... I knida.... fudged their books..." She looks up quickly " I feel REAL bad about it, I SWEAR I was gonna go in and make it all square when next month's dividend payout came in... I just had to ....throw everything I had into beating out a VERY persistent rich guy to lock down the paperwork on my new place... That's why I ran outta gas and Mr. E saw me here."