This beautiful 22 story hotel and casino is home to the young, rich, and pretty.  The tall white building is quite breathtaking, its extremely modern architectural design alone is enough to bring the lookie-loos.  Inside is an extravagant world of gambling, shows, and high-class company.  However, despite its pristine appearance, the Prisma is known for its even more profitable underground gambling.  This casino has corruption down to an art, after all, absolute power corrupts absolutely and the men and women that play at the Prisma Casino have a lot of power.

The crew of Destiny has finally managed to get itself back on its feet.  After a trying past few months things are starting to go back to normal.  The absence of Ren and Acacia is still felt but the ships newest members have begun to find a home on board the old freighter.  Most relationships have been mended and although there are still some unanswered questions between members of the crew life has been peaceful.

However, after a few months of excitement and trials the crew has discovered that the cash flow has come to a sputtering halt.  The crew needs a job and soon.  First rule of the black is to keep flying.  Fortunately, one of Kale's contacts managed to put him in touch with the infamous Sin Twins.  The girls are probably the most ... unpredictable of contacts, one can never be quite certain what they're getting into when dealing with them.  But one thing is for certain, the pay-out is always good.  The crew has set up a meeting with the twins in a casino on Santo to get more details about the possible job.
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[From Destiny: Cargo Bay]

Kale led the way through the crowded streets of Delta, the city that the Prisma was located in.  Delta was well known for its extravagant casinos and hotels and so it attracted a large number of tourists on a daily basis.  The streets were full of vacationers mainly or dead beats looking to put themselves even further into debt.

The crowd didn't impede Kale much, however, he had been to Delta a number of times before - with Nate.  If you were looking for a good time Delta was the city to go to.  It was a good 5 hours from his hometown but it was well worth the travel time when they were younger.  Now he easily navigated by landmarks eventually leading the three of them right up to the Prisma Casino.

He'd only been to the Prisma once before - in fact he and Nate had been thrown out of the place for poking their noses around where they didn't belong ... well, that and the fact that they hadn't even been old enough to be down in the casino area.  A pang of grief hit Kale and he quickly pushed all thoughts of the past from his mind.  This was no time to be reminiscing.  He had a job to do and most likely a tricky one.

"This here's the place." he told Geoff and Rhaef.

[From Destiny: Cargo Bay]

Geoff felt the two pistols concealed beneath his jacket stir in their holsters.  He hated crowds.  He may not ever be accused of being the world's smartest man, but if there was one thing Geoff knew well, it was tactics.  And Delta's streets were one of the most tactically unsound environments he'd ever found himself in.  The potential for a lethal ambush was concealed within every city block, around every corner, on every rooftop.  Collateral damage would be high, of course, but Geoff was used to dealing with people who couldn't care less.

He forced himself to stay focused as they navigated through the crowd and along the streets.  Still, every now and again his mind drifted to Wei-Li and Dake.  He wondered what they'd be doing, how well they'd hit it off, whether or not Geoff had truly closed that door for good.  He hoped not, but quickly reminded himself that a wandering mind meant complacency, and complacency meant death.

Kale eventually stopped outside the Prisma Casino.  Geoff smiled.  He was looking forward to meeting the Twins and seeing what they had in mind.  He had little reason to doubt that this latest job would be a doozie.  And he was never one to shy away from a dangerous challenge.
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Kale glanced over at the two men with him, his gaze going first to Rhaef for his impression and then to Geoff without him even noticing.  Years of flying together had ingrained a certain level of dependence on his former first mate and that was not going away overnight.  It was to Geoff that he spoke to however.

"You an' I will go to the front desk.  Rhaef hang back, no need to be pullin' any more attention to the fact that yer loaded then necessary."

He didn't wait for either of their responses before moving into the casino and up to the front desk.  A pretty blonde was seated behind it with a carefully rehearsed "pleasant" expression across her face.  It seemed to just barely conceal boredom.

"Hello there Miss.  I'm supposed ta be meetin' some friends 'o mine here, name of Buckley?"

The blonde's smile suddenly became genuine and ... amused?  She quickly schooled her features back into that bland pleasant expression however and looked down at the computer screen in front of her.

"Your name?" she asked.

"Kale Galway." he replied promptly eying the blonde, he didn't much like the smile that had crossed her face.  He casually glanced behind him, picking out where Rhaef was standing away from him and Geoff.

The woman typed a few things into her terminal and then looked back up at Kale and Geoff, "They're expecting you.  Take the elevator to the twenty-third floor, you'll need this." she handed a small key-card across the desk to Kale, "You'll find them in the Penthouse Plaza."

Kale took the card from the woman and nodded, listening to her directions, "Thank you kindly." he said with a smile and then turned away from the front desk and moved towards the elevator.  He waited for both Geoff and Rhaef to join him before closing the doors, glad that they were the only ones on the lift.

He looked at the buttons and sure enough there was no button, only a slot to swipe the key card beside the number "23".  Kale swiped the card and the elevator moved upward.

The elevator rose up in the building, bringing them to a top floor that was more decorated than the one below it.  The ground floor certainly had been exquisite with high walls and rich carpets, but there was a different feeling up higher.  The windows extended to the roof, and the furniture was placed sparsely about the room.  It was the best money could buy in town, and that in itself was a feature.  The stretch of Santo could be seen through the windows, and it had to be a breathtaking view at night when the surface was lit up like a sea of stars.

"On the table is fine, thank you."

The voice came from behind a partition, a sing-song female voice that seemed mostly business.  She must have expected room service, motioning with a manicured nail towards the solid mahogany table in the center of the room.  There was a few seconds of silence, the tone leaving an uncertainty in the air.  The elevator doors slid shut behind the three, the soft hum of the motor heralding it's departure.  A shock of red hair appeared around the edge, turning towards the three and blinking with a large pair of green eyes.  "Oh, Kale...pardon me, I figured you were the wine.  I didn't know you were bringing two, though."

Allie slipped out of view, the shuffling of cloth coming from behind the partition.  Allie stepped out as she tied the sash on a white robe, her bare feet making almost no sound against the carpeted floor.  Her bright red hair brought out her pale skin, and the shorter cut of the robe seemed to hug her in just the right places.  She gave them a daring smile, turning her head towards the adjacent room with a wink.  "Sister!  Our guests are here!"

The woman that emerged from the room could have been the first woman's reflection.  A shock of bright red hair cut in the exact same style topped a pale round face with identical green eyes.  She was also clothed in the same short white robe that alluringly grazed her upper thighs as she walked.

Where Allie's expression was bright, Callie stepped towards the men with a pout, "I was hoping for the wine." she said, then taking in Kale and the men he had brought with him one corner of her mouth twitched upwards, a hint of a mischievous smile, "I see you brought some goodies with you though." she glanced at her sister and both their eyes settled on Rhaef with identical smiles, "We didn't expect to see you again, suger, word had it you were dead."

"Dead to the world, thankfully.  Not dead to us."  Allie's sentence began just where Callie's left off, the complete change not seeming to phase either one of them.  She stepped alongside her sister, approaching Kale and his companions, visually sizing all of them up.  "We can't have you running around, throwing that pretty face in danger.  Don't make us regret letting you off the planet last time, please?"

"Allie, Callie," Rhaef said with a practiced patience, he was a different man since the last time he'd encountered the twins. "I guess I should be thankin' you for the compliments, m'ams, but if I remember rightly, at least one of y'all of was ready to do the deed you speak of yourselves, last time we come through here."

Figuring he'd said enough, he stepped back away from the table, to let Kale and Geoff conduct business, he, afterall, was just the hired gun. "Cap'n," he said, in a tone to dripped with deference, "do you want me to guard the door, or stay in the room?"

Even as he spoke, his eyes were scanning the room, for cameras, traps or other exits. The penthouse did create problems because the windows effectively were eliminated as exits, unless Kale and Geoff had grown wings in the interim that he did not know about.

The reality though, keeping his eyes moving also kept them off the Twins, who quite frankly were at the seductive best at the moment. Thankfully, thoughts of Charlie were fortifying him against that temptation. But its always better to not see the bottle, if you want to ensure that you don't get drunk.

Kale's eyes had widened slightly at the  ... unorthodox attire the ladies were wearing to their business meeting.  The tight, short robes left very little to the imagination and Kale had to focus his attention to keep his mind on business.  Which was probably exactly what the twins were aiming at.  Kale frowned.

He turned his head toward Rhaef as both twins addressed him.  Rhaef had said he knew them in an ... intimate way.  Kale was hoping that that wasn't going to be a problem.

"Way I see it ladies we ain't come all this way ta be reminicin'." he said, hopefully putting an end to conversations that centered around them and his former first mate.  He eyed Rhaef a moment, deciding whether or not it might be better to send him outside to guard the door.  Rhaef's face was set though, the girls didn't seem to be causing any problems with him so Kale shook his head, "You can stay here.  Girls seems more comfortable with a friendly face present." he smiled at the twins, "As long as we can keep this here conversation ta business."

Rhaef nodded, "Certainly Cap'n," R

haef said with his head still bowed slightly deferentially, as he backed away from the table to position himself close to still pay attention to the conversation, but also cover the door if a problem arose. Even with his head down slightly did not mean that Rhaef was not paying attention. In fact his eyes were darting around the room taking everything in to make sure he knew as much as he could, while his ears remained opened to the conversation to listen what was both said and not said. None of this required much of effort for Rhaef, the years of serving as Curio's right hand man had made the observation, listening and deference almost second nature to him.

A brief trace of smirk crossed his lips as he realized that finally something from his days as the Black Hand would bring Destiny something more than pain.

Callie pouted at Rhaef's words, her lower lip protruding just slightly.  It was extremely becoming on her round face, "You can hardly blame us." she said, "You were a dangerous man in those days," the pout quirked up into a seductive smile, "Couldn't run the risk of our puppy getting us into trouble." Callie laughed lightly and then turned her attention to Kale has he stepped in.

She pouted once more and glanced at her sister, "He's no fun."

"No fun for a man of your stature at all.  No no no, you need to relax."  Allie stepped up behind her sister, giving Rhaef a wink.  "My sister and I have drawn a bath in the other room.  Maybe it would clear your thoughts to let those muscles work it out?"

Allie stepped alongside Kale, giving him a smile, smelling of perfume and oil as her curves pressed against his arm.  "Pleeeeease, Kale?  We promise that it won't be any trouble.  Nothing like the last time, I assure you."

"You drew a ... what?" Kale felt his cheeks coloring as Callie ... or was it Allie? ..., no way to keep it straight, pressed herself up against him.  She felt warm and her smell was intoxicating.  It'd been a long time he started thinking and then shook his head.

"No, no, I'm not fallin' fer no feminine wiles so you just keep yer bathwater to yer own self.  You said you had a job an' I'm - I'm here fer the job.  Nothin' funny." Kale said as directly as he could but he could still feel the flush on his face and knew that it was ruining his good image.

"What's the deal?"

Rhaef smirked very briefly as the Twins went to work on Kale. Rhaef had warned the Captain about this game prior to their departure and Kale was holding up better than most men, including both Curio and Rhaef himself, had in the past.

The longer they were in the room, the more Rhaef watched the game the Twins were playing, the easier it became for him to ignore their inuendos and invitations.

Rhaef could tell that Kale was ready to conduct business, so his attention turned to Geoff to see if he would crack on this game that the Twins were running because after Rhaef and Kale, that's where the Twins would turn next.
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"Oh, Kale...you are so to the point.  That's what we love about working with you."  Allie took a step back, leaning against Geoff as she spoke, her body exuding softness and the smell of perfume as she did so.  She looked up at him, her smile almost shining at the edges as she did so.  For Geoff, it was almost like seeing double...there wasn't a distinguishing characteristic between the two.  If they didn't have business to attend to, this would have been the dream that most men had.  "I hope you're just as macho as your captain, hun...that's just what we like."

Allie looked back at Kale, reaching back to part a lock of red hair from her face.  "We need big, strong men for this job...not exactly a niche that my sister or I fill.  Sister, Kale wants you to lay it out for him."  Allie spoke to Callie with a smile, turning while keeping contact with Geoff.

Geoff had been playing the strong, silent type since walking in the casino.  He might have been the first mate now...not for much longer, he thought...but old habits died hard.  And Geoff had been a hired gun for the majority of his life.  Besides, Kale had it under control, for the most part.  It was hard to remain totally "strictly business" when in the company of the Sin Twins.  Geoff couldn't help but wonder how he was able to do it, especially when Allie...or Callie...leaned against him.

The smell and feel of her was almost intoxicating, but Geoff didn't have too hard a time keeping his mind on track.  Especially when he thought of Wei-Li.  He took a small step back, enough to break contact with the woman, but not enough to send her toppling over.  Even Geoff knew that would be inviting all kinds of hell to be visited on them.  He smiled back at her, and said, "I do try, darlin'.  Kale here sets a pretty good example to follow.  And unfortunately for you two, I'm here for business, not pleasure.  So like the cap'n said, let's get down to it."

Callie shook her head with a slight chuckle at the three men trying so desperately to remain focused, people really did take themselves far too seriously.  It's why she and Allie loved Santo so much.  It was like one giant playground.

"Alright, Mr. Galway, let's get all the nasty business details out of the way.  Perhaps then we'll have some time for more ... pleasurable ... pursuits." she winked at Rhaef when she said that and then glided over to a small writing table located by one of the floor to ceiling windows.  Her hips swaying alluringly as she walked.

Retrieving a holo-pad she moved back towards the men.  Hitting a button brought up the image of a man and a series of files popped up beside him, "This is Conroy Castel." she peered up from beneath her long lashes, "You might recognize him.  He's a big fish in the theater world, and that pond ain't so small here on Santo.  The man's rich and powerful, and a perfect target for blackmail ... he wasn't exactly the upstanding citizen in his youth.  Still he refused to be blackmailed and now he's receiving death threats.  Couldn't really go to the authorities unless he wanted all his dirty little secrets dragged across the cortex - so he came to us."

She hit a button and the images vanished as she moved towards one of the chairs and lounged in it, kicking her feet up over the arm which caused her skimpy robe to ride dangerously up.

Kale kept his eyes on the images that the woman was showing him and away from her, but it wasn't easy.  He listened intently and when she was finished nodded his head, "So he's lookin' fer someone ta watch his back.  Body guards."

Callie smiled gleefully up at Kale, "You catch on quick.  That's exactly what he wants." she said, "The threats said that they'd be coming for him tomorrow night.  He's got a big show over at the Palms Theater.  The Gypsies, a very promising up and coming troupe from Paquin, is supposed to be performing with him in a special one-night engagement.  His assailants said they'd make their move then."

Kale shook his, "It ain't addin' up, girls." he said, "You got plenty 'o thugs roaming this here casino.  No need to go sendin' fer me an' my crew to babysit some pretty-boy for the night."

He looked closely from one twin to the other, trying to discern where the catch was.  He knew that they were famous for pulling the wool over men's eyes and he wanted to avoid that if at all possible.

Rhaef tried and for the most part was able to ignore Callie's wink and inuendo. His mind was already focusing back in on the business issues. As he listened to the proposal, he started to question it, and then Kale hit on his same concern - why did the actor need Destiny's help.

His mind was also spinning with other questions. Questions that Kale or Geoff need to ask. He set his hand on Kale's shoulder. "Captain, I think I heard somethin' outside, maybe Geoff and I should check it out again" He turned toward the Twins and added, "I'm sure that the you and Twins won't get into too much trouble while we're gone." He added with a tell-tale old Rhaef smirk.

Allie mingled between the group, still leaning against Geoff as her sister began the proposal.  She made a pouting face when Kale insinuated that there was some sort of motive at play, laughing a bit in response.  "There's always got to be some sort of agenda, doesn't there Kale?  Come on, you've got your own, walking in here with two sets of hired hands.  What, you and your crew going to rob us?  Take advantage of us?  Oh, no!"  She smirked, passing through them and moving next to Kale, wrapping her arms around his waist.

"There's very few people in the galaxy who aren't trying to get a step above the others.  After our last...outing, let's say, we felt that we could approach each other on a mutual level."  She rested her head on Kale's shoulder, looking at the other member of his crew in the room.  "I suppose if you all want to go on, we could try calling Muskie, or maybe one of the Lancer brothers.  There has to be someone in this Verse who has needs for money.  Maybe someone who has a crew to look after, a ship to keep in the air...maybe wants a little on the side for retirement, somewhere on a beach..."

Rhaef bit his tongue through Allie's speech as long as he could. He spent a few more minutes reminded himself that he wasn't first mate anymore, but if they were not careful a good job could be slipping through their grasp and that would be a place for a hired gun to speak up.

"Come on Allie." Rhaef said coolly, "The two of you, are nothing if not through and cost-effective," he paused and flashed a touch of his old charm and smile, "and if y'all picked Kale and his crew, its because they're your best choice, and neither of y'all are 'bout to risk yur reputations by not hirin' the best man for the job." He paused, "and from the looks of things, that's my Cap'n."

He stood back, lit a cigarette, and prayed he had not said too much.

Callie smirked, "I see there's a reason you brought Sorandash along." she said, "I'll admit that your crew does hold a certain reputation that makes you a bit more appealing then some of the competition." it was a bit unclear what exactly she found appealing, the three men in the room or the job that they might get done.

She looked at Kale levelly then and her voice took on a slightly more serious tone, "You need this job Kale, and trust me, you want it.  We didn't hire thugs because we want it done right and you are just the right crew for the job.  But my sisters right, we can look elsewhere if you're going to make things too ... difficult."

Kale cast a look in Rhaef's direction and then back to whichever one of the twins was standing in front of him.  Rhaef wouldn't have stepped in unless he thought that they were losing the girls and that the job was worth it.  His first mate ... or hired gun, Kale still wasn't used to thinking of him that way ... was typically good at reading people, a sight better then Kale himself so he nodded his head.

"Alrigh' ladies.  You got yerself a deal.  We'll babysit the actor but I want half up front."

Callie glanced over at Allie before turning back to Kale and the rest of the men.  She smiled up at them, "Is that what it will take to get you to trust us?  Boys can be so fickle, can't they sister?" she said with a musical laugh.

"A third up front ... I think that can be arranged." she said, changing Kale's offer, "It's a lot of money after all, we give you half and you might just run with it." she winked, "Girls can be fickle too."

Rhaef caught Kale's glance and realized he had been close to stepping over a line, and that would need to be discussed very quickly. His instincts were his instincts, and certain things were going to be impossible to deny.

Rhaef bite his tongue so as not say something when Callie mentioned fickleness. He knew that particular girl's fickleness first hand, and well, when Callie Buckley was fickle there was usually a gun or a very sharp knife involved, or in his case both.

Kale nodded slowly.  She'd changed his terms but a third should suffice.  And it was a lot of money for something as simple as sitting around and babysitting some actor.  Besides, he really was in no position to be turning down work.  They were hurting right now and needed the money to keep flying.

"Third up front.  It's a deal." he said.

Allie untangled herself from Geoff and smiled delightedly, "Now that all the boring stuff is out of the way, what do you say we "play" for a while.  I'm sure you're crew can go a few more hours without you."

She slinked across the room towards Kale seductively.

There was no way to deny that the girls were attractive and clothed like they were it was enough to get any mans blood boiling.  Kale had to swallow once before speaking, "I think - I think we're done here.  Just a business meetin' ladies."

The twins exchanged looks before Callie spoke up, "I'll send all the information you need to your ship.  Your contact is a woman by the name of Irene Tippen, tell her your there for the performance and she'll set you up with Castel."

She stepped right up beside her sister so that they were both nearly hanging on Kale, "And boys, do us a favor ... try to stay out of trouble." she winked and then moved back.

Rhaef watched as the dealings and the conversation wrapped, and despite himself could not resist ribbing the Captain just a bit. "You know Captain, I figure Mr. Wolfe can handle the crew, and I could handle the logistics, maybe you should stay here." He paused briefly with a smirk, "Mean, sir, ain't that the Cap'n's job, customer relations."

Truth be told, Rhaef was not entirely jokin', he knew times had been tough when he was gone, and Kale hadn't exactly been known for his having fun before he left. The Twins at the very least could show him the Captain a good time.

Both twins smiled widely at Rhaef's words and Allie, slinked closer to the Captain, "Well, now that's the first sensible thing anyone's said this whole meeting." she rested a hand on Kale's shoulder and peered up at him from beneath her long lashes, "What do you say?  Care to play for a while?  The job isn't until tomorrow night."

Kale's eyes widened significantly and the look he shot Rhaef was a mixture of anger, panic, and surprise.  He opened his mouth and mumbled a few incomprehensible syllables before one of the twins hand on his shoulder pulled him back.  He brushed it off best he could and nearly tripped over a footstool trying to gain some distance between him and the two girls.

"No, that's ,uh, that's quite alrigh'.  I'm perfectly fine, thank ya.  No need fer, customer relations today, thank you .... ya ...." Kale had managed to back his way up to the elevator and shot a look at Geoff and Rhaef that said they had best join him.

Callie laughed lightly at the Captain's response and shook her head, sending her red hair waving about her face, "We're not going to force you, silly boy." she said, then her tone took on one of business, "Return to your ship Captain Galway, the information will be waiting for you.  We look forward to seeing you again." she smiled and waved her fingers at him "Au revoir!"

The three men slipped into the elevator and most likely not a moment too soon.  The twins were notorious for their wiley ways and they had good reason to be glad that they managed to get out with nothing more then a few blushes.

The elevator moved swiftly and silently back down to the lobby of the Prisma Casino and a soft 'ding' chimed before the doors slid open.  There was nothing more to do here, best bet was to head back to the ship and get the details of the job they'd be doing tomorrow night.

Rhaef shrugged as he lit a cigarette, "Sorry ladies," he smirked, "really thought the Captain, might jump at the chance to unwind a bit." He said before entering the elevator and riding down.

As they walked back toward the ship, he looked at Kale, "You do realize you just made things harder on yourself, don't you?" He paused, stubbing out a cigarette, and lighting a fresh one, "The Twins take it a personal challenge to seduce any man who turns them down once, and capital offense to turn their advances twice." He added with a wry, knowing tone.

Kale shook his head, "I'm thinkin' you didn't quite tell me all I was gettin' myself into." he said to Rhaef, but there was a wry smile on his face that said it was in jest.  Still, worry lingered at the corners of his eyes.  Worry that Rhaef might just be spot on and he was not going to make it through this job scotch free.  He had heard of the twins reputation, but nothing could have quite prepared him for how ... wiley they were.  Kale was used to doing business but what those girls called business was something else entirely.

"Just do me a favor." he said, looking at both Rhaef and Geoff, "Make sure those girls don' catch none of us with our pants down." he meant it both figuratively ... and literally.

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Rhaef shrugged, "Ain't me you need to worry 'bout Cap'n," Rhaef said with smirk, "It's clear it's you they've targeted."

His voice was calm and serious, "So, you just want to sit with what I said about turning them down twice, especially since some R&R might be the best for you, Kale."