[Open Log] Not so very far from here...

[recognize_an_opportunity]

When; Around 10 pm on February 13.
Rating; PG-13 I would imagine.
Characters; Meyer Lansky, and anyone who either works at Lucky's or wants to come gamble!
Summary; It's basically just happy fun times at Lucky's. Or unhappy not fun times, if you decide to cheat or break things! Employees, gamblers, random people wanting a drink... all are welcome!
Log; As far as Meyer was concerned, ten at night was the best time to be at Lucky's. Everyone who worked there was there by then, and that meant he could take a break from dealing hands of poker to wander through the small card room and schmooze with the regulars, as well as greet everyone who came through the door.

As he made his rounds, he was solicitous, complimenting one man on how much money he'd won in a lucky game of blackjack, and commiserating with another man on his empty wallet once he'd lost several hands of poker. He was always suggesting people have another drink, stay for a little while longer, see if they couldn't get their luck back. Maybe just one more hand would win them everything.

If you walk through the door, you're likely to see a large crowd, but Meyer will make sure to push his way through it to greet you personally, shake your hand, and suggest that you take a seat. You never know, tonight might be your lucky night...

Comments

[spotlighted]

"Oh, someone'll invent one some day, something even faster than your transporters. And everyone will say that it won't last, just like they did about the horseless carriage, but soon you won't know how to live without it."

[candothat]

"'Horseless carriage'?" It's not a phrase that Chekov has heard before.

[spotlighted]

"Sure, that's what they called cars when they were first invented. They'd all been pulled by horses until someone invented an engine that could do it better." She pauses. "They do have horses in the future, right? They haven't gone extinct now people have teleporters instead of needing to ride them?"

[candothat]

"Horses still exist, yes, and I have heard that people ride them as a hobby." He smiles and adds, "Some of my cousins keep horses, but I never saw one until I came here and a friend taught me to ride. Do you ride them?"

[spotlighted]

"No, I live in the middle of a city, the only horses I see are ones that drive the tourists around Central Park."