Bright light city gonna set my soul
Gonna set my soul on fire
Got a whole lot of money that’s ready to burn,
So get those stakes up higher

Someone passing me on the airport exit ramp’s car was covered in what looked like grinning versions of himself, all carrying monkeywrenches and hammers. Last spotted entering Mercy General’s hospital parking lot.

Two women exitting Bally’s each had a small birthmark in the shape of a heart, and were both talking about ‘the invisible men who steal luck’. Both were Sleepers.

A gunman was found wired to his car’s ignition system, electrocuted to death. His final words were smeared on the driver’s side window: “His clock did it.”

Five Entropomancers have dubbed themselves ‘the Suicide Kings’, since they lost their leader, Ace, to a game of chicken.

A slot machine at Caesar’s Palace can transmute five charges of one size into one of a larger size, and there’s a line almost twenty long, nearly round the clock.

A donut shop was found with the detonated remnants of a gambler’s enemies, with a dozen scratch-off tickets forming a word on the floor “LUCKY”. Guess they weren’t.

A Cliomancer may find themselves in possession of a good amount of juice if they can find where the first cornerstone of Vegas was set. Supposedly, it’s in the basement of the police station, protected by a golem.

Speaking of golems. Ever seen the security guards at a casino? Odd they seem to look alike, but not quite look
alive, if you know what I mean. They, though, aren’t as worrisome as the girl selling cigarettes; she’s able to read minds when you buy something, but not if you tip.

And, if you can, never draw on an inside straight on your birthday; two friends or three enemies will either die, or instantly know where to find you. And if you double down on an even numbered table, on an odd day, you’ll catch an Astral Parasite. Unless you’re drinking orange juice, or have a head cold.

That’s all I can say. The white-haired florist across from me is cursing my hat again; I may have to ask for your help in exorcising it.