Tamia just gives him a blank look at his question, "The plan?" she scoffs, "Walk in, find him, kill him. Good enough?"
Afton snorts and shakes his head, "Yeah, if you were trying to kill a civilian or mentally infirm bandit... This guy is the owner of the Tops, you think people haven't tried to get rid of him before?"
"Those people aren't me." she states, confidence and anger oozing off of her like an aura.
"I hate to say it Tamia, but... I agree with Afton here, we can't just go in guns blazing and expect to get out fine and dandy. All casino's, apart from this one, take your guns before entering. Meaning we'd have to either fight bare-handed or shoot our way through the front door... I doubt the Securitrons would be very receptive to that either." Veronica says, getting nods from Boone and Karl.
Tamia groans and her posture slouches, "Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww, I'm starting to regret meeting you guys... Veronica used to be so much fun, now she'd a stick in the mud."
Afton smirks, "Let me guess, all your previous battles included charging with an axe, retreating with an axe, and throwing an axe...?"
Tamia crosses her arms and shakes her head, "You're wrong... I've never retreated before in my life."
"And how you're still alive to this day remains a mystery." Veronica quietly mutters but has everyone chuckling at her words.
"Fine! What would you have me do then?" Tamia asks, finally giving in to reason.
Afton shrugs, "I could probably sneak in a couple weapons without much trouble. Karl, Josie, you two were in the Tops, notice anything we can use?"
Josie just blushes and turns her head away, not wanting to think about her actions the previous night.
"Spent most of the time on the first floor... But, I did notice that they used elevators for almost everything. I'd bet you could reach the VIP quarters through 'em without much trouble. "
"Yeah, that doesn't help much..." Afton mutters, thinking over what they could do to guarantee success... "You said the guy shot you, why?"
Tamia raises a brow, "Why did I say he shot me? Or why did he shoot me?" he asks, not understanding his question.
"The second one." he states.
Tamia shrugs, "Apparently he wanted the package I was carrying. Stole it from me before he shot me and buried me in a shallow grave."
Afton rubs his face, "So it wasn't you, he was targeting, but the object you carried... I wonder if you could just request a meeting with him to discuss it, not only that, you are pretty cute, you could probably seduce him into his room and... You know." Afton mimicks wrapping a garrote around someone's neck and pulling it tight.
She smirks, "I think I like that idea."
"Are you any good at seduction though?" Afton asks.
Tamia just shrugs at him, "I don't know, never tried... I think?... If that doesn't work though, we can just go back to my original plan, deal?"
Afton sighs, "Yeah, sure... Whatever we do, people'll eventually find out that we are responsible for it. Maybe we could ally with the less loyal members of the Tops? No... Too risky... Whatever, let's just try seduce him, if that don't work then go crazy." he says, finally getting up from the bar.
The group follow as he drives Dirt-Hog back to the North Strip Gate, before the head inside, however, he takes off almost all of his weaponry aside from his Proton axes and pistols. Everything else would most likely be too conspicuous or too large to sneak inside. Plus, if shit really does hit the fan, they could retreat back to the vehicle to get their weapons.
Everyone else does the same, realising there was a good chance they wouldn't be getting their guns back if shit went down. Of course, Anja would be left behind again to watch Dirt-Hog, perhaps one day ghouls would be allowed into the strip... You know, without having to become prostitutes at Gomorrah's.
Afton uses the various pouches on the Stealthsuit to hide everyone's pistols, fortunately, he wasn't required to hide his Proton axes as most people had no idea what they even were... It worked in Gomorrah's, so it'd probably work in the Tops.
Tamia was back in her blue Vaultsuit while Veronica was still wearing the dress she'd acquired from the Ultra-Lux... To be honest, he didn't think she'd ever take it off if given a choice. Hopefully he'd not have to strip her naked and lock her in a room with some armour to fix that.
The group enter the strip and immediately head to the Tops, the casino itself isn't as grand as Gomorrah's or the Ultra-Lux, but it definitely has that distinct 'Vegas' feel. With big shining rainbow lights and a stream of gamblers entering and exiting the place, it wasn't unpopular in the least.
Upon entering the building Afton is greeted by a colourful room decorated by many lights, with a few being shaped like musical notes. Not to mention the large group of men in grey suits, standing by the entrance with guns clearly displayed on their hips.
"Hey, hey, hey, fella! Welcome to the tops hotel and casino. You're with them I'm guessin'?" the man asks, gesturing at the rest of his group that's entered behind him.
Afton nods, "Will that be a problem?"
"No, no, not at all! In fact, we welcome guys like you, can never have enough friends if you catch my drift. Anyway, I hope you understand but you'll need to hand over any weapons you may have, you know, for our safety and your own. Cool?"
Afton shrugs and nods, letting himself be searched... Of course, he employs his Sneak Skill to the max, subtly moving his body so the guns he'd stashed on his person are missed in the search. His Proton axes do raise a few brows, but he gave the same explanation he had in Gomorrah's... It was slightly harder to convince these guys, but he managed nonetheless.
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With the group given the 'all green', they enter inside without much hassle. The Tops building itself has two floors from what Afton could see... A balcony area above the eastern side of the room contained some Roulette wheels and most of the elevators.
The eastern side had most of the gamblers however, it held most of the other tables and slot machines, making it far more lively than any other place. Still, one thing was always present, the gangsters in grey suits wearing pistols.
Afton knew they'd probably have to fight those guys if Tamia's 'seduction' fails, so he was already thinking up plans to take them down... Easiest of which would simply to be flipping over some tables and using them as cover, protecting the others as Afton went to town.
Still, that hadn't occurred yet so he bided his time... Though, by the looks of it, they'd found their guy... Checkered suit, slicked black hair, with a cocky grin on his face. He was exactly how many had described him.
Afton in particular took great notice of the 9mm pistol holstered at his side. The man seemed to take good care of it, especially if you took into account the engravings on it, regardless, it didn't look all that modified, so it shouldn't be anything to worry about.
Afton looks over his shoulder at Tamia who was already glaring daggers and Benny and nods at her, afterwards walking over and taking a seat at the Blackjack table closest to Benny. Karl and Veronica follow him while the others take up positions nearby, trying to make sure Benny didn't notice the sudden influx of people near him.
After that, all they had to do was wait, and watch...
Tamia struggles to rid herself of the furious expression on her face as she slowly stalked towards Benny. She could feel the familiar yet cold steel of the revolver Afton had slipped her in the waistband of the suit she'd stolen from the Ultra-Lux.
"Happy thoughts, happy thoughts..." she quietly mutters, thinking of all the ways she'd butcher and mutilate Benny once she had the chance... And like a light, a bright smile appears, and most would even consider genuine, were they not aware of the emotions behind it.
"So I said to the gal, 'hey birdie, why don't you stop ringin' them and come to Ring-a-ding-ding with me?' Know what she says?" Benny asks one of his bodyguard gangsters beside him, unlike the others, these one's wear black suits, as if to mark them out from the rest.
They shrug noncommittally as if only listening because they were paid to. "What, boss?"
"She says, 'Babe, my boyfriend is watchin'... But if you take care of him...' Gal wants me to off her B.F so we can F.U.C.K, and maybe a little S.U.C.K, you know what I mean?" Yet again, the gangsters just nod with blank expressions causing Benny to sigh.
"Yeah, of course you don't. Like you minions would know anything about women... Or how to spell for that matter... Anyways, end of story is, I take her to pound town while her 'pally' takes a trip down 'memory lane', if you catch my dig?..." upon not getting a response, Benny just sighs, "Memory lane, as in, only exists in peoples memories. Damn, you guys are some dumb suits..."
Deciding this'd be the best moment to make herself known, Tamia steps forth, approaching the Benny and his bodyguards and waiting for the man to notice her.
His eyes quickly catch hers, and he pushes past her bodyguards to get a better look, but quickly comes to regret that decision upon realising who she is. "What in the goddamn!?" he gasps, his breathing getting heavier as he struggles to calm himself.
"Alright, ok baby... Let's just... Keep things swingin'. Smooth moves, like smooth little babies." he says, more to himself than Tamia.
"Hello again, I was just thinking about you, Benny... You left quite the impression." she states, raising her hair slightly to show the bullet wound in her skull.
Benny audibly gulps at this, but takes a quick look at his bodyguards and forces himself to calm down. She was unarmed, and in his territory, he was safe here... Right?
"Baby you know I didn't have my heart in that, right? It was just business, something I know you would understand, we're more similar than you realise..." he says.
'Maybe I should tear our your heart to see then?' she thinks to herself, but manages to keep the forced smile on her face, "Oh? Did you also get shot in the face? Because I can't really see it, you're pretty handsome now that I can see you properly..." she says, chewing her lip as sensually as she knows how... Which isn't that much if she were honest.
Of course, despite Tamia's best efforts, this barely gets a reaction out of him. Benny can't really understand why the gal he shot was trying to flirt with him... It was really weird."
"Uh... What say, me and you go somewhere private to discuss things... I'll explain what happened, maybe we can get to know each other a little..."
"Without the guards?" she asks, but by the looks on Benny and his henchmen, that obviously wasn't going to happen.
Benny glances between her and his men, "Uhhhh... I don't know if that's the best idea, baby. You know how things are, big shots like me can't just go around alone-like."
Tamia raises a brow, "So... You'll make them watch us... You know." she says ambiguously, but everyone nearby gets the gist.
Benny eyes widen, "What? No! I like to swing baby, but not while a bunch of suits are watchin'... Ugh." he mutters as if the very concept offended him. "But, you and I aren't... Groovin' baby. If you get what I'm sayin'?"
"What? You don't want, this?" she gestures at herself, her curves showing despite the male suit she was wearing.
Benny gulps, "That... Doesn't matter."
"Heh, you were talkin' a lot earlier, boss... You sure you're not some virgin? Gal here has you all flustered."
Benny turns to the man and scowls, "I'm not about to stick it in a gal I went 'nd shot in the face... You know what they say, don't mix business and pleasure, baby!"
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