<strong>Roughshod</strong><br/><br/>"Just how much did you spend on the skeletons?" Renee whispered.<br/><br/>"Eh. It doesn't matter." Nadia responded, but in her mind the rest of the statement wouldn't let itself be spoken.<em>A high price to be sure...</em><br/><br/>She shook her head as if to clear it then told Renee. "Anyway, I had an idea for a stunt so I'm going to try it now."<br/><br/>Renee shrugged. She was used to Nadia's strange ideas for publicity, so this shouldn't faze her too much.  Aaron seemed indifferent as always as Nadia took to the mic once more.<br/><br/>"Alright, listen up, you<span class="bbc_u">SICKOS</span>!" She put emphasis on the word in such a way that she hoped it came off as mockingly endearing.<br/><br/>"You've done well to collect those bones. I've got a box here that you can put them in. In return, you'll get a token. A special memento of our time together tonight. You may not know what it means just now... but soon. Soon it will be revealed. If you've got bones, come to the front." She was pleased with how mysterious she had sounded for hatching this plan out of her ass.<br/><br/>She took the playing cards and emptied them from their boxes in a ceremonial fashion. She dumped them into a metal trash can she'd found backstage and lit them on fire. After a few moments when they were all sufficiently charred on the edges, she sprayed it with a fire extingiusher. She applied a thick coat of bright red lipstick and picked up a handful of charred cards. She began to kiss each card in turn, leaving a stained kiss on each one. This was to be their memento. She held one up to see if the crowd would take the bait.