The script you wrote as actually really similar to the ideas I'd come up with since finishing chapter 1, so it was a lot of fun trying to combine the two.
I added kind of a lot xD mostly with Tracy's explaination of Youko's cheat.
Let me know what you think guys!
Key :
"text" = talking
(text) = Thinking
text = action
Youko watches Tracy disapear into te back room.
"The way she was looking at me, There's no doubt about it. I don't know how, but she knows I switched the dice."
Flashback of Youko slipping real dice into pocket.
Youko: "Did she see through the sleight of hand? no, she would have called it out right at that moment. Then when?"
Leaving the thought hanging in the air, youko leaves the shop.
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Scene changes to outside, its pouring rain and Uran stands across the road with an umbrella in hand. By the time Youko reaches her his hair is already soaked.
Uran :" What took you so long Youko?" *she inspects him closer and smirks* "...you're absolutely glowing."
Youko: "Well, I was collecting some debts~ The biggest game you have is 20,000Z this time, right? It looks like I'll just make it. "
Youko says, folding the meal tickets into pocket.
Uran :"hmph, make me wait again and I’ll have you tortured endlessly."
Uran smiles back, a sweet smile despite what shed just said. "I demand you tell me all about it in repentence."
Youkos grinning widely, obviously enjoying her banter.
Youko: "Of course"
Youko goes to move under the umbrella, Uran takes a step back.
Uran : "Dogs stand out in the rain." She taunts.
Youko "Tch," He grins, and drops a 20 sided dice on the ground. "This is my poison dice, Why don'tcha try it out?"
Uran nudges the dice with her foot to roll it several times. She suddenly seems amused. "All low~ How oldschool. Just what did you manage to pull off with this?"
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scene change :Dumpling shop kitchen:
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Tracy, Dan , and Syke are washing dishes
Syke : "WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE WAS CHEATING?!"
Syke is totally off the handle rawring around and everything like he does.
Tracy : "He switched dice at some point. Probably just before I took over. If you hadn't knocked them out of my hand," She glares at him hard. "I would have exposed him."
Syke : "THAT EXPLAINS WHY HE SUDDENLY BET 20,000!!"
Tracy : "its why you're an idiot -.-; You let your emotions run away with you."
Dan , silent up until now, speaks up and gains both their attention.
Dan : "But, you didn't see it him switch them..."
The statement surprises and confuses both of them for a second. Syke catches on.
Syke : "Thats right! If you saw then you wouldn't have bet 40,000! You could have just called him out right there! HEY! ARE YOU JUST TRYING TO MAKE ME LOOK LIKE ITS ALL MY FAULT NOW THAT IT'S TOO LATE TO CHECK INTO IT?!"
Dan : "He couldn't have switched them once they entered your hands." He doesnt seem to be accusing tracy like Syke is. Just observing and waitig for explainations.
Tracy : (Damn, I messed up. But I can't tell either of these goons about my skill with dice. I would be completely exposed in no time.)
*Thought of Syke running around like "HEY WANNA BET WITH MY SISTER?! SHELL TAKE ANY BET AS LONG AS ITS DICE!*
Tracy : ( Think! The fact is, he DID switch it. So it can be explained...)
Tracy turns her attention to the dishes.
Tracy : "The truth hit me at the last moment. But If you look at everything step by step, it isn't that hard to figure out. Think about it."
-flashback to Youko and Syke argueing-
Tracy : "Firstly, thre is no doubt that Youko was trying to antagonize us. At first I thought he just wanted to get us to agree to the game, But I believe he wanted us to become sloppy so that he could set a trap."
-pictures of a 20 sided dice as she explains them-
Tracy : "Secondly, there are only two types of loaded 20 sided dice. a 20-D that landed on just one number would just be absurd and obvious. A 20-D can only be rigged to land one of two ways. Even and odd, or High and low. "
Tracy: "If you look at Sykes rolls objectively, it isn't very hard to figure out why Youko bet the way that he did. 6, 3 , and then 11."
-pictures of the rolls as she explains them-
Tracy :"The first roll was normal. 1,900 was about what I expected. but when Youko only raised the pot to 2,500 after Syke rolled 3...it was pathetic. That's what I thought. If he planned to bet big, He was wasting his best chance."
Tracy : "The 20,000 bet on the third roll explains everything...Up until that point, Youko's chances had been high, but they hadn't been 100%. 11, normally the most dangerous roll of the game, was the perfect time for him to pull out his low-dice!"
Dan and Syke are completely shocked by Tracy's deduction. Silence falls over the room for a brief moment before Han appears. Apparently listening all along.
Han : "Well, That's very impressive~ all of that together almost amounts to proof! " He compliments sincerely.
Tracys eyes widen as she realizes something : (That's right! even you had a part in this!)
Tracy: "Oh, is that not enough? I'll count your arrival convenient , then."
Han: "Pardon?"
Tracy: "Did you think he would bet so high?"
Han: "What do you mean?"
Tracy: "While we were making arrangments for our game, you had more of a part in it than you led us to believe. You hid it behind a snarky comment that came off as bragging about how well equiped your diner was. But what you said was the one thing this trick could have not been a success without."
Syke and Dan are still having their minds blown in the background.
Hans good eye narrows, his expression changing into an eager grin as he awaits the end of her accusation. "Oh?" He offers.
Tracy mimics the waiters posture, glaring with accusation. "What color dice would you like?"
Tracy: " If the loaded Dice Youko had on him didn't match the one you brought out, he couldn't have made the switch at all "
Dan and Syke have gotten worked up and look like theyre ready to be like "Yeah! give our money back!"
Hans : "My...That would have certainly been reason enough to call a halt and test for cheating."
Tracy : "Which is why you handled the dice that way so quickly right after our loss, correct?"
Han chuckles: " I dare not say. But of course you're aware that it's too late for that now, yes?"
Dan and Syke go ba ck to being spiteful.
Tracy continues glaring : "Of course! I'm not saying that I didn't lose. I'm telling you that you aren't in a differnt league than I am. I saw through everything, and after next time we play,, I'll crush you utterly! You wont be able to afford a dumpling, much less this shop!"
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Scene change : Youko and Uran in the rain. Youko is drenched, Uran is dry.:
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Uran was simply delighted by the story : " So you think she figured you out? That explains your aura.~"
Youko : "As long as the games over, she can figure out as much as she wants. Now about that ticket, I'm a busy guy, you know."
Uran :" Oh, please. You’re busy when I say you’re busy. Why don't we play a game? If you win, the ticket will be half price."
Youko laughs, "Oh? and if I lose?"
A brief moment of Uran looking very scary. "You lose your life, of course~"
Youko "c'mon, do you think I'm so low I'm only worth 10,000?"
Uran pouts: "No fun."
She then hands him a black envelope,
Uran : "It's an invitation. For a very interesting game."
She licks her lips.
Youko begins opening the envelope.
Youko: "What’s the game?"
Uran :" I don’t know."
Youko: "How about the player limit?"
Uran : "I don’t know~"
Youko: "What about the prize?"
Uran smiles as if ensnaring Youko. : "A maximum potential of 240,000."
Youko looks surprised and quickly starts reading the ticket.
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~!*MIDNIGHT MAN~!*
Time: 22:00
Date: (We need some post apocolyptic gambling world kind of name for the months. any thoughts?)
Location: Margrave Mansion
Rules:
1. Violence is Prohibited.
2. All fire and devices that create fire are prohibited from this game. Briging such an item will result in your immediat disqualification.
3. Your own death will result in your immediat disqualification.
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Youko: "This is some set of rules..."
Uran shivers : "Aren't they wonderful? Who knows what kind of game they're planning!"
{Shivering may be interchangable with a really sexy evil yandere look
)
Youko : "That and the fact that you're recruiting for it tell me a lot."
Uran : "Mhm~"
Uran then shivers even more.
Uran :" Are you going? Well? Please tell me you’re going to go!"
Uran then lets out a weird sound, and then recomposes herself.
More business like Uran : "I'll need the 20,000 upfront."
Youko grins widely : "I'm not gunna disapoint you Uran. I've been saving up all month for this!"
Dramatic show of Youko handing over the money.
Uran looks into his eyes with a smirk, looking a bit scary again : "If you die, remember to drag it out for me, nya?"
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Scene Change :Youko returning home. A rundown shack made for temporary use. Rain still pouring.
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Youko clutches the ticket in his hand, leaning on the outside of his door.
Youko : "This is the kind of game I've been waiting for. I finally made it back!"
He enters the shack, the furniture has different types of games strewn over it, there are two televisions, one displaying stock market options and another poker.
Naen (whom was laying out of sight on the couch) sits up, looking back at Youko as he walks in.
Naen : "You're back."
She puts up a peace sign. : "We're clear for this months rent and food thanks to a lucky royal flush."
Youko snickers : "Of course,"
Naen : "Are they really supposed to be all that rare?"
Youko : "At least, getting them almost every game is in no way normal."
Naen : "My opponents usually get high cards those hands too."
Youko : "And that only makes them bet higher."
Naen: "Oh, right. Well either way, I'm done with all that stupid gambling for a while now!"
She picks up a pocket monster type game and starts playing.
Youko grins : "Good job, but so you know, we wont be here for much longer."
Naen : "Oh? You found one then?...Was it Uran? You do know she wants to get you killed."
Youko : "She just wants there to be a very high possibility of me being killed, it's different, kinda."
Naen : "And the games she recruits for are rarely worth that kind of risk."
Youko : "This one is. She says I can win up o 240,000. That's just enough to get back to where the real gambling goes on."
Naen looks around : "Well, it would be nice to get out of this place. The roof has been trying to leak on the electronics lately."
Youko : "You could always play more poker, or stocks."
Naen falls back on the couch. "As if. Unlike you I don't enjoy these stupid games."
Youko begins to ascend the stairs.
Naen :"You never know if you're going to come back from a game Uran invites you to. That's why I don't like her. You can do what you want, but I don't know why you insist on betting everything you can all of the time."
Youko walks the rest of the way up the stairs
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Scene change: Youko on the roof looking at the ticket in his hands
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Youko : (When you bet something, a game becomes an arena. Your bet becomes your life and if you lose it, you're free to bet again. But when you bet everything, a game becomes your world. If you die there, you die in the real world as well. )
Youko continues staring at the ticket. : (When you're taken to a new world, even the tiniest bits of information that you can gather can be vital to your survival. The game is going to take place at night, in a mansion...those two things are easy to draw conclusions from. Prohibiting violence is normal, and it goes without saying you cant win if you're dead, but...)
Youko : ("All fire and devices that can create fire are prohibited from this game. Briging such an item will result in your immediat disqualification"...This is the key. But how can I use it?)
-End of Chapter 2-