<strong>Character Name:</strong>Andrew Payne and Jimmy Panick<br/><strong>Date/Time:</strong>Wednesday, March 1st | 12:00 PM<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Pride Rock Casino<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>David Hunter, Open<br/><strong>Mentioned:</strong>Dante Romano<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Andy and Jim followed David into his lair. The last time they had visited Pride Rock was when they were with Dante. Dante had personally made a showing to make sure that his offer was<em>to die for</em>and that David knew it was. They had been too afraid to say, look, or touch anything. Now that Dante wasn’t present, the two minions seemed to eyeball all the shiny slot machines, the large card tables, and then the woman that strutted over to take David’s message. This man must have lived like a king. It was something the two imps wished they had.<br/><br/>At David’s offer, there was immediately a mixed response: “Sure! No we-”<br/><br/>Jimmy turned to Andy in an instant, grabbed his arm, and dragged him briskly away from David to a distance he felt was out of his ears’ reach. It didn’t seem to matter for Jimmy’s panicked gestures and assertive speech was clear: “No! No, no, no! We can’t. The boss would kill us. We’re just here for the money, and then we need to go.”<br/><br/>Andy rested his hands on his hips and scowled at Jimmy, “Will you stop always worrying? The boss isn’t here. Besides, I can spend my own money can’t I? I wouldn’t dare touch the Boss’s money. And besides, we’re only playing until Mr. Hunter gets back. As soon as he brings the loot, we’ll leave which should only take a few minutes.”<br/><br/>Jimmy’s eyes were still wide and heart pounding in his chest. No matter what Andy said, he couldn’t shake how bad of an idea this was. “O…okay, but I’ll just watch you play! As soon as Mr. Hunter comes back, I’ll make sure you’re off.”<br/><br/>Andy raised up his hands and smiled. “See? Simple right?”<br/><br/>Jimmy started to calm down a little. “Y-yes. I guess so.”<br/><br/>Andy lowered his arms and walked with Jimmy over to David. “We’ll play a few rounds until you’re finished. Don’t take too long now. The boss doesn’t like to wait.”<br/><br/>Andy and Jimmy were surprised when David offered to give them 1,000 dollars for free to start. Andy grinned over at Jimmy and nudged him with his elbow. “See? We won’t have to use our own money after all.”<br/><br/>Jimmy took the card and stared at it with an excited grin.<br/><br/>“Thanks Mr. Hunter. You’re a cool guy!” Andy exclaimed.<br/><br/>“Y-yeah, thanks!”<br/><br/>The minions immediately went to play. What started as a fun game turned into a reward and punishment addiction. Soon the 1,000 dollars was gone, and the minions were reloading the cards with their own money out of desperation to win the 1,000 dollars back. If David had long retrieved the money he owed Dante, he would find the minions still engrossed in slot machines, and having forgotten what they had come to Pride Rock to do.<br/><br/>Eventually, Andy was out of money. He glared at the ATM, and saw that he only had one hundred dollars left in his account, but he was so close to winning that 1,000 back. Frowning in contemplation, he thought about the money they had come to collect. There was more than enough money in that suitcase that if he had taken a few hundreds, it wouldn’t have been a big deal.<br/><br/><em>I gotta win</em>, he thought. It was easy for one of the seven sins to afflict demons. Andy sought out David, while Jimmy watched from behind a slot machine. He could see the look on Andy’s face, and then he glanced down at his watch only to pale at the time. They had spent over an hour here! A loud and horrified gasp escaped Jimmy as he abandoned his stool and staggered back away from the machine as though it was cursed. He knew he should have never given into the temptation.<br/><br/>Jimmy raced over to Andy and exclaimed, “We gotta get out of here! The boss is going to be furious! We’ve been here for over an hour. Where’s Mr. Hunter? He should have the money by now!” Jimmy then gasped. “THE CAR!”<br/><br/>Andy, through narrowed eyes, watched Jimmy sprint away just as quickly as he had come over. While Jimmy went to go check on the car, Andy continued to seek out David so he could get the money from him.