"Yeah, sure, I'll take another Bamma Slammer please, and one for the lady, too, but lets make hers neat." Liam smiles at the server and turns to Connie, his brogue slipping back into his speech. "Sorry fer this, Connie. It's SoCo, gin, amaretto and OJ. Ye may find it a bit....sweet fer yer taste, but it's a drink no self respectin child of erin'd drink, so think of it as part of our cover."

Liam turns his face back to the dealer across the chute from him, and likewise turns his accent back to a light southern drawl. "Time to roll them bones again, is it? Well then call them bets dead and I'll deal these dice at ya!"

As the dealer calls for bets, Liam tosses back his head and flashes a wide grin at the people gathered at the table. One of them, a man in a black suit with greased back hair, smirks and pushes his chips onto the No-Pass Line. He then smiles a feral grin back at Liam. "Oh, don't think I c'n do it again, eh stranger? Well, its yore money to lose!"

*Sits down at the table close to Carmine and sizes up the dealer while taking it all in. Turns back to Carmine smiling adoringly.* So my darling stetson... What do we do?

Lissa blushes slightly as Tommy makes his comment about her appearance but her face quickly fades back to it's normal pale color. She also orders cranberry juice and shakes her head at Tommy's wishful thinking, "No, no drinks for you. Especially not tonight. You should keep your head clear." realizing she's not completely acting the part, Lissa grins and adds, "And besides, I want you to remember tonight because it's the night were going to make it big!"

*Tommy catching on shines out a grin and presses his hand over Lissa's*

Tommy= Thats right babe...*looks at the dealer* Im really sorry but i think im gonna have to clean out this table tonight hhaha

*The dealer grins and starts dealing out the cards to the other players as well as Tommy and Lissa and the games continue*

Player A= Hit me...*seems to be an asain male wearing a suit* So you two on vacation?

Tommy= Well..yes we are..me and the misses here are taking some time off from work to come out to Las Duedas to blow off some steam heh heh

Player A= Oh so where abouts are ya from?

Tommy= Oh well were from San Paladino, i work for a tech firm out there pushing paper

"Craps! Another Winner!" the dealer yells as the dice come up five and six on Liam's next roll. Liam smirks at the man betting against him, who watches another pile of chips disappear down the end of the table into the dealers piles.

"Sorry, gentle sir. Looks like you lose again. That makes.... rather a lot in a row, doesn't it? Seems it's best never to bet against the Luck of the I...." Liam stops short at the sharp pain in his foot as it is swiftly stepped upon by Connie, who still sits just to Liam's side, looking elegant and demure. Liam glances down and loses himself for a moment in her eyes, which seem surrounded by bright sparkles, which Liam realizes a moment later are from the pain in his foot.

He realizes his almost error, and turns back to the table. "She's thirsty again," he motions for another Alabama slammer to be brought for Connie. "Now where were we? Ah, yes, the Luck of the Ibis. My favorite bird and Egyptian symbol of luck, or so I'm told..." Liam takes the dice in his hands and quickly rolls again, the dice coming up four and six.

"The point it ten!" The dealer announces loudly. The man again puts his money on the No-Pass Line, and Liam's smirk returns. Liam puts his own considerable stack of chips into the No-Pass, and says "Y'know, what, though, I think you may have the right idea on this one. Ten's a hard point to hit, and I think it might be time to try something else in the casino, anyway." He glances to Connie, and when he rolls the dice again, they face on four and three.

"Seven! Crap Out! Pay to the No-Pass!" The dealer hollers with a certain amount of relieved tension. The pile in front of Liam had grown steadily all night, which rarely happened, magical ibis powers or no.

Liam lets the dealer rack his chips for travel while he turns to the man at the No-Pass Line. "Seems we all run out of luck sooner or later. And of course, one mans loss is always someone else's gain. I lose the dice, you gain them. I lose my luck, you win your bet." Liam glances over at Connie, who waits nearby. "Then again, there're many kinds of luck, and I may have a bit left in me yet." Liam turns half way around to Connie, and lets his voice boom a bit as he says "I think this'd be a fine time for us to check out our room and secure these here winnings, don't you darling?"

Liam offers her his arm, takes a tray of chips in the other, and waits for her to join him.

"Yep, today's our lucky day! I saw a four leaf clover in the parking lot next to our hotel, a heads-up penny on the sidewalk on the way here, AND it's my great aunt Kathy's birthday. She won the lottery a few years ago, you know," Lissa says this with a not-so-subtle tone of boasting in her voice, "and besides," she rubs Tommy's head, "this guy is amazing at blackjack! He always wins at home when we hold our game nights!"

*The dealer looks at Liam walk away with Connie and signals over to the pitboss thats next to Angie all the while he is a little more than distracted by Angies flirting*

Pitboss= Oh well you know i try to work out as often as i can....sooo um i get off shift in a few hours. Would you care to perhaps join me for a drink later?

*The dealer shakes his head and continues dealing*

*meanwhile with Carmine and Anna*

Carmine= SWEET MERCIFUL GOD I AM JUST THAT DAM GOOD!!! YEEHAAWWW!!!

*Anna looks over to Carmines pile of chips and empty glasses of whiskey pile up and to the trained eye would seem to have piled up over $120,000*

Dealer= You know sir we do have high stakes tables in another section of the hotel if your interested in doing so let me know, there are perks to being a high roller here *the dealer cracks a smile*

Carmine= WELL SHUCKS THERE SLIM I WOULD LOVE TO...POINT ME IN THE RIGHT WAY!!! DARLIN ORDER ME ANOTHER 3 WHISKEYS AND A FEW MORE FOR YOU!

* while at Tommys table*

Asian Player= Oh well thats always good...wow seems like your cleaning house

Tommy= Well i suppose its about the only time i would..*nods to Lissa* shes always yelling at me for not cleaning the house ahahah

*The chips Tommy seems to have piled up is around $245,000*

Dealer= You know sir there is a high stakes game happening in an hour perhaps you would like to join them? i can get passes for both of you...all the high rollers tend to gravitate towards that area anyways.

*Tommy looks at Lissa for her reaction to see if its a ok idea*

Tommy= Well honey what do ya say?

*Liam and Connie eventually get a text from tommy moments later mentioning the high stakes room and there collected winnings thus far, in Liams chip count he had around $317,000 in chips*

*Laughs delightedly at the winnings and beams at the dealer.* He really is getting lucky tonight! *Winks and turns back to Carmine while watching him rake in more chips.* Amazing! *Signals for a waitress while holding up a glass.* Another few for us thanks!

As the elevator doors slide shut Liam flicks open his phone and fidgets with it. He curses under his breath for a few seconds before finally getting the Texts screen to open.

"I nearly blew that wide open..." Liam sighs under his breath as the car begins to move to the floor Connie pressed. "And I'm havin trouble keepin out a me brouge. Shoulda studied more... Ah, here we go, yer mine now, ya flamin device."

He turns the text from Tommy so Connie can read it, a look of shining satisfaction apparently signifying that he is proud that he figured out how to get the message to open.

"What do ya think, lass? Trap fer stupid gamblers, or fer us special-like? Either way I'd say we're good fer showin up, since caught is what we want, eventually. What's yer take?"

Once they are safely alone in the elevator, Connie breathes a sigh of relief.
“BLOODY #@*&%$ #@& my %#$ and &*$%#@^!!!” *pauses long enough for Liam to wonder weather she was directing it towards him or not* “Ya think yer brogue is bad? I never learned not to speak in it! I meen, don’t be coddled, I’m bleedn’ deadly at the whole disguise thing. But, looks ain’t all it takes ta fool’um, and my sorry attempt at an accent would be all arseways! I’d give us away in an instant.”
Just then her phone makes a little chirping noise and she pulls her phone out. She flips it open and reads the text. Then she looks over at Liam and a very amused smile takes over her face and she laughs outright.
“And here I thought ya were letten’ on about yer not bein’ too good with the gadgets and all.”

"Oh, it is most definetly a trap. And Tommy should definetly be one of the ones ta go. But maybe we should stay out of it just incase they need us ta dodge for'um."

"Ooh! Ooh! See! Look! We're winning!" Lissa gives a bright grin to the dealer, "I told you! I told you it was our lucky day! Of course we'll head over to the high-stakes table!"

She kisses Tommy on the cheek, "Oh, Honey, do you think we could win a million today? I've always wanted an indoor pool, you know. We could pay off the mortgage and put one in with that kind of money!"

"So hurry up and give us those passes, I'd like to head over there and check out the competition before the game starts, you know?"

"Well, why wait? I could get you a "coke" and me a "rum without coke" and sort of pour them back and forth a few times...."

< turns on the smile >
< taps off to find a coke and a rum without coke >
< adds a little coke to the rum >
< returns to the pit boss >
< gives him the rum with a little coke >
< drinks the coke without rum >

"Aye, it'd be a good idea ta have a team waitin in reserve ta help finagle an escape route. But we'll let Tommy make tha call on who it'll be , eh? Lets us go deposit this fat stack and start the money launder-train rolling."

The elevator pulls to a stop on the floor with the groups rooms, and Liam pauses at the door.

"An, no offense meant, lass, but the way ya look? You could be speakin fluent Gaelic and these slopes wouldn't notice. Nor anywan else here, I'll wager. An I've a hot hand at wagering thus far, so ye'd best not go against me..."

Liam realizes a moment too late that discussing Connie's 'disguise' and using the phrases 'hot' and 'go against me' are going to create a mental image in his head. Blushing, he steps through the door to the hallway and hurries to the suite without further comment.

*Tommy strolls off with Lissa down the causeway in the casino and looks over his sholder*

Tommy=Im gonna see how the rest are doing *Tommy turns on his Blue Tooth and calls in Liam*

Tommy= Liam its Tommy, how are things on your end? Lissa and I got invited to a high stakes game in the VIP lounge or something to that effect. Sounds about in right stylings of a trap. What are your thoughts on it, im uneasy of all of us going in there. Im gonna go to our room and "deposit our winnings and then head over to some of the other tables....clean a little more then wander over to the high stakes table.

*Looking at Lissa he puts his arm around her as he continues walking with her*

Tommy= So far we got Franky and Sam on the outside making sure we have a ride out of here when its time to go. Im thinking You and Connie meet us outside the game, and well have Carmine and Anna wait by the wayside around the tables continue racking in winnings and if we have to "double down" Carmine and Anna will clear an exit for us.

*meanwhile with Carmine and Anna*

Carmine= well now darlin as i see it we gotta alot of money here how about we head back to our room little lady and "roll around" in some of them winnings there.

*Carmine winks at Anna and puts his arm around her and they collect their chips and head back to the room, Carmine signals to Angie as he passes by to follow her*

Carmine= I gotta text from Carmine...seems like were moving on to phase 2...so lets get back to my room while we still have time to plan.