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[Extremely high expectations, but Lloyd finds it pretty endearing. When he was younger, he kinda pictured Vegas similarly, like Disneyland for grown-ups, except so much fucking awesomer.

He had his dreams of winning big, too, and those got squashed pretty quickly, once he actually got there.]

actually man, hollywood is where the movies are from. it's a bit of a drive from vegas. you ain't wrong about the money and the hot ladies and the dangerous people. plenty of those to go around.

but the only big winners in vegas are the high rollers who're already swimming in cash when they come to play. everybody else is lucky if they get to keep their underwear. game's rigged, buddy.

_{[ oh.. this is horrible news.. you're breaking his heart.. ]}
They are rigged like.. UFO catcher machines??
Are you certain there is no luck involved?

[Sorry pal. Some dreams are better shattered. The alternative is your pockets suffering the same fate.]

there's luck involved but it's like the saying goes: the house always wins. not every time. they gotta lure the suckers in, let them thinks they can win big. but i been to vegas and i been to reno and i didn't meet a single person with a winning streak that lasted.

doesn't mean it ain't fun. when vegas shines, it really fucking shines.

Oh.. but if i learned to cheat..
_{[ hold it right there, slick.
where did this kind of devious behavior suddenly come from? especially from a guy who has already explained how guilty he feels sometimes. ]}

then you'll be real politely escorted out by a couple of casino goons and tossed in the trash.

if you're lucky they won't break your legs while at it.

[Is he being SUFFICIENTLY CLEAR that this is a bad idea, Karamatsu?]

Tch. Is *that* all?
if I got away with it.. however.. id be very successful and rich..!

nope. no fuckin way.
casinos got cameras. they got security. they pay real close attention to whos getting a little too lucky.
do you wanna get eaten by the casino sharks or do you wanna become a fuckin star?

You're right.. i should become a star first.
Then they'll *have* to allow me to cheat. ;)
_{[ Lloyd should know they all used having the same face to their advantage to scam adults out of their money when they were children.. ]}

Edited 2016-10-20 00:49 (UTC)

got it in one, buddy.

[Well, no. Karamatsu just keeps swinging and missing. But Lloyd's gotta be supportive anyway. It's his fucking job.]

where are all these delinquent thoughts coming from, anyway?

_{[ sweats confidently....... ]}
What delinquent thoughts? Ah.. what do you mean?
_{[ certainly not the influence of his older brother, not no way, not no how... he's too good for that. ]}

i mean all this talk about cheating, man.

thought you were gunning for heaven.

_{[ sweat.. ]}
My charming looks and personality will make up for the little cheating that i've done.
_{[ He was a bad kid.. kind of. ]}

there's plenty of charming people in hell, buddy.

i hear the devil is a pretty good looking guy.

[No, he doesn't think Karamatsu is real likely to get sentenced to hell for a little bit of cheating at cards. But he is pretty likely to get in some kinda trouble, so maybe some scare tactics are in order.]

How about treating other with kindness when they do nothing but kick dirt in your face?
And it's been that way most of your life?

jesus karamatsu. i ain't saying you aren't a good dude. i'm saying you should try not to be fucking stupid.

[Lloyd is allowed to be stupid, but he's a pro at stupid.]

and you don't gotta let people walk all over you, either.

Oh... i see.
_{[ He kind of sees, but moving right along.. ]}

but i will not captivate anybody's soul if i am mean to them..
_{[ all of the girls he has "dated" (which aren't a lot— it was highschool) did nothing but take advantage of him. ]}

there's gotta be a middle ground, okay?

someplace where you aren't mean but aren't just taking shit all the time either.

doormats don't captivate souls buddy.

[Says Lloyd, who doesn't exactly know where this mythical line between asshole and doormat is, either, and often just fluctuates in between.]

_{[ there's a long pause.. it's almost like maybe he won't even reply.
But then finally. ]}

Thanks.. i guess.

[Shit.]

you okay man?

I've never had anybody tell me those things before.
They're hurtful and.. honest.

Which means you care about being honest with me.. so you must really care about the relationship we have.

I've never had that.
_{[ ok well his family probably cares, but they never show it. ]}

i didn't use to have those things either.

and i used to let people push me around a lot. i think most of my friends just liked me 'cause i went along with their shit. i guess i still get pushed around sometimes but i'm kinda tired of that now.

so you don't gotta be mean. you're a nice guy and that's a good thing y'know? not enough of those round here. but you don't gotta be nice to people who're dicks to you. you don't gotta put up with shit.

_{[ uwah... such a foreign concept. Lloyd is so smart! But Karamatsu isn't certain he absolutely agrees.
That would mean he would have to.. dun dun.. stand up for himself against his family! That's unheard of. He's always been the rug for them to wipe his feet on. ]}

I understand.. but i am not certain if i can agree with you.

_{[ To him, that just gives opportunity for him to push people away.. and he's scared to pieces of being alone. ]}

Edited 2016-11-18 16:08 (UTC)

[Smart is one thing Lloyd is most certainly isn't, and it's a whole lot easier to give advice than it is to follow it.]

i guess that's up to you, man.

what do you do when you get pissed off at the way people treat you?

_{[ What an annoying question. ]}
I hardly ever get pissed off.
_{[ LMAO A LIE. He's low-key bitter a lot of the time, just conceals it well. ]}

But.. i suppose when i actually do and i have had enough.. i have been known to hit others.
_{[ Karamatsu lets people take advantage of him until he nearly breaks.. and loses his temper.]}

me too buddy.

[As in, he's been known to hit others when he cracks, not that he hardly ever gets pissed off (which he finds kinda hard to believe about Karamatsu, too).]

gets the point across and all but i dunno if that's the best way to deal with things.

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