Makoto pulled up his hood as they all stepped into the large town outside the forest. People walked around, some stopping to talk to the shop owners that stood outside their buildings. Many of them seemed to be average people, none of them having animal parts or all covered up like the boys were. Celeste smiled a little, it was so plain and quant. It had that old time class that nothing she lived near had. Probably because this place was behind her world. It was like it was the times before things like electricity were used. Everyone walked and talked with their companions . Celeste looked to the boys. Yoshiki was looking around, smiling. He was ecstatic to be here. It was rare for them to come out of hiding, so Yoshiki loved whenever they actually did. Satoshi held the same scowl he always had, looking ahead of him. Celeste was pretty sure she'd never see him without that hood over his head. Makoto was completely different from them. He watched around consistantly, watching for something. She could see hints of worry traced across his face.

Makoto led them into a small side alley. "Alright, Yoshiki Satoshi, you two can go to the hote-". Makoto was cut off as a group of men coming up behind him. Makoto suddenly went pale with dread. "And what do you lot think you're doing here?" The tallest one questioned, scowling. "We were discussing our plans, as a group" Satoshi spoke up. Celeste could feel the tension between the two. She expected a punch to be thrown any moment now. "Well, the only way we'd let a lot like you stay here is if you pay up" he smirked cynically. Yoshiki held Satoshi back as he stepped forward, but his jaw hung slightly as Celeste moved forward. "Can you play?" "What?" The men behind him snickered at her question. "Can you play? Any card game. If I win we walk away scratch free" Celeste smiled lightly "and if we don't we hand over our cash". Makoto grabbed her arm, whispering to her "what do you think youre doing??" . Celeste pat his hand "don't worry. I can handle this just fine". The man rolled his eyes "fine, if you win you can have our money too. Good luck " . He sneered, turning into a door on the side of one of the buildings. Celeste followed him in, and the other's followed her.

The building seemed to be some kind of hotel with a bar. The gang had her sit down with them. "So, why's a little girl like you got experience in gambling?". Celeste smiled calmly, shuffling the cards and passing them to everyone "I belive the better question is how. But it's unimportant right now. What matters is the game" . Satoshi had joined her. Surprisingly, he actually took one of the glasses of alcohol from one of the gang members and drank it calmly. Yoshiki and Makoto sat with them, watching hesitantly.

As the game started to reach twenty minutes, Celeste looked to the man. Throughout the whole game she had kept quite literally a "poker face". She stared at him, examining. He seemed angry, as if he expected this game to go his way. "You know, it'd be easier if you just gave in". Although her words were all said in the same polite tone, something resonated within them. Yoshiki's eyes went wide upon hearing them. "No way... she can't. ..". As if to confirm what Yoshiki was thinking, the man laid down his cards. He was pale, as if he had greatly regretted the decision. The decision that wasn't even on his own free will. Celeste smiled and layer down her cards. A full house... "Thank you for the lovely match. It was a joy playing with you" she said kindely, snatching the coin purse off the table. Satoshi blinked, staring at her hand she just laid down in a sense of amazement. Makoto beamed as they walked out "that was amazing Celeste! How did you even do that?" . Celeste chuckled "you could say I'm a super high school level gambler ". Makoto laughed lightly. "Well, however you did it, it was great. Now we have even more money!" . Yoshiki was oddly quiet, staring at his feet in thought. Satoshi nudged him, raising a brow as if asking "you okay?". Yoshiki smiled and nodded "I'm fine".

"As I was saying before" Makoto started again. They had all moved towards a public park this time to talk. "Satoshi and Yoshiki are going to get the rooms for us. Then Celeste and me will go and get the outfits for tommarow. Any questions? " . "Nope!" Yoshiki said, the others shaking their heads. "Perfect, then let's get going". With that, they separated and headed off in different directions.