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“Good to here. I’m gonna head up to my room. Enjoy yourself.”
*Hermes heads up to his room*
Panian and Cocktail waitress
*Once again, the switchboard begins buzzing incessantly*
Panian and Cocktail waitress
*Brenda, now dressed in her street clothes, comes back to the bar to meet Marty and finds Penny still hanging around*
Hey, how're things goin' for you? I know a new job, especially in a busy place like this, can be stressful. Once you get into the swing of it, it'll get easier.
Did Marty let you know we'd like you to come out for dinner and drinks with us tonight?
Panian and Dhelerum
*Yawning, the sleepy night clerk picks up the handset, punches a button connecting the call, then sets the handset back on the cradle and walks away*
Panian, Cocktail waitress, Dhelerum, and A soviet diplomat
*For the third time, the switchboard begins to buzz, even louder and more annoyingly than before*
Panian, The chairman of the board, and Cocktail waitress
She smiles and laughs. The move would have been pretty hectic even if she hadn't gotten a job at the Sands, and she was getting the hang of the quick changes for choreography. She was even working up the nerve to suggest her own, though she suspected that it'd get rejected.
"No, he must have clocked out before I got here. I only even stopped by because I'd forgotten this." She held up the dish. "But dinner and drinks sound nice. Between getting on my feet and settling in, I haven't really explored. Where were you guys thinking of going?"
Hello friends!!
Panian, The chairman of the board, and Cocktail waitress
Welcome to Vegas!
Panian and Cocktail waitress
Thank you! It’s a long way from Boston! I decided to check out other places! Btw my place now allows people to post on my RMB!
Panian, Cocktail waitress, and Dhelerum
*to himself* I swear, if they don’t pick up this time, I’m afraid I’m gonna have to find a different hotel.
*For the fourth and final time, the switchboard lights up and begins buzzing*
Panian and Cocktail waitress
*Grabs the receiver and places it to his ear*
What?!
Panian, The Sands Casino, and Cocktail waitress
*taken aback*
Er, hello. Sorry.
*On the other end of the phone is a man’s voice. He speaks flawless English, with only the faintest hint of a Russian accent.*
My name is Anatoly Dobrynin, Soviet ambassador to the USA. I’m calling to book a reservation for three nights at the hotel: the 16th, 17th and 18th of January. A business suite of some form would be preferable, but I understand I’m calling at short notice, so an ordinary single room would be just as fine.
Oh, and for the record, I understand that Vegas isn’t exactly very... accepting of communists - I guess it’s only to be expected - but I’m in business with the American government, so you can expect absolutely no trouble from me. You have my word.
Panian, The Sands Casino, and Cocktail waitress
A player leaves the roulette table, abandoning their empty glass near the ashtray. The croupier glances over, and spots a cigarette card left next to the glass. He leans over, picks it up, and looks at the picture.
Hot-dang! That's the same person!
The croupier does a double-take, and watches Aerilia disappear into the crowd.
Hot-dang! I had a customer who has their picture on a card! Wow, we get all the big players here.
Panian, Cocktail waitress, and Dhelerum
Please hold.
Puts them on hold
Panian, Cocktail waitress, and A soviet diplomat
*The pit boss appears in that sudden and unexpected way he has*
Is there a problem?
Panian and Cocktail waitress
Nods towards the reservation phone on the desk with its blinking light indicating someone on hold
Some high muck-muck says he's the Soviet Ambassador to the US and wants to book a room on business.
Panian and Cocktail waitress
Is he on the level?
Panian and Cocktail waitress
He sounds Russian, I guess. I don't really have a lot of experience with Slavic accents. He could be Estonian for all I know, having us on.
Panian and Cocktail waitress
*Considers this for a moment*
Make the reservation. Money is money and if they've got the green to pay for the room, who are we to turn them away.
How long has he been on hold?
Panian and Cocktail waitress
We talked about this six days ago. So, over a week?
Panian, The Sands Casino, and Cocktail waitress
*Nods*
That's long enough. Make the reservation.
*He leaves; or rather, he vanishes as mysteriously as he appeared, leaving only the lingering scent of his cologne as evidence that he was actually there at all*
Panian and Cocktail waitress
Sniffs and picks up the phone, pushing the button to connect the call
Mister Dobrynin, are you still there? Thank you for holding.
Panian, Cocktail waitress, and A soviet diplomat
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