caper

I've done this 'Wobbly Champagne Flute' ten times, and I didn't throw up!

I did the 'Shaking Overalls' twenty times! I didn't throw up, either!

Okay, okay. Hand me all your raffle tickets.

Let's see... ten 'Wobbly Champagne Flute' runs, twenty 'Shaking Overalls' runs. You get three draws.

Alright, let's do the draws now. Goood luuuck.

If I win the grand prize, I'm buying that two-story house across the street. That way, I can hit the casinos every day just coming downstairs.

Fourth prize isn't so bad either. That's the newest yacht from Box Inc.! I could at least pay off the protection money I owe the Snaptooths.

I put my mother's store up as collateral! And I'm still short some money!

I don't even care what we end up getting as long as it's not another 'Thanks for playing!'

As long as I win something... All this spinning and holding back my urge to barf... will be worth it...

There! Let's see what we got!

Hold up. I'm still kinda dizzy... Can't see very well...

Whoa! Super! You two are real lucky, you know that?

Felicitaciones! Today's special grand prize! Tickets for 'Another 100 Tries'!

Today's special grand prize? 'Another 100 Tries'?! So I get 100 more draws? Awesome!

No, no, no. That wouldn't be much fun at all...

Hah, anyway, these are my tickets!

In your dreams! I did all the hard work here!

Okay, okay. Calm down.

'Another 100 Tries' means you get to try 'Wobbly Champagne Flute' and 'Shaking Overalls' another hundred times!

A total of hundred times more for the two of you! That's plenty of fun for everybody!

What?! Bluggh—

Ugh. Dodged that just in time. Almost got that puke all over me...

Sorry about knocking you out so long, señora receptionist. Here's your uniform, good as new! Now, time for a shift change!

Doesn't look like those two liked the special grand prize, though. Aren't they here to have fun?

They could've had so much fun for no money at all. What a couple of weirdos...

Hello, there, I'd like a 'Double Sunrise'.

Save it, Pelirrojo. I don't remember coming up with a lame password like that.

Well, actually, I really want to give that drink a try. The guys here with their pockets full of protection money all love it. Is it really that good?

I'm off work, if you know what I mean. Wait till this señora here wakes up, if you want one.

Alright, forget that... I've got some info, seriously. Let's find a place where we can talk.

What's the word? You manage to dig up any dirt on the protection racketeers?

Yeah, I followed a couple of them and found their hideout... Took me longer than I thought.

Turns out the biggest gang in the barrio, the Snaptooths, are behind the protection racket.

So, if we want to chase them out of the casinos here, we'll make an enemy of the entire gang?

More precisely, if we want to stay in town, we'll have to follow their rules.

Heh, perfect. I <i>love</i> breaking rules.

Carlie... let's just mind our own business.

We can keep having fun here, even if they keep collecting protection money, right?

As long as they aren't taking our money, we don't really <i>have</i> to drive them out.

No, we're doing this.

Look, I told you before.

I came to Dossoles to find a place where I can really be happy.

Yeah, it's fun hitting the casinos, but it bothers me to see these pendejos ruining the fun here.

I can't stand them threatening people, just trying to profit off them.

Yeah, I can't agree more!

If I were their boss, I wouldn't let my boys do anything like this!

Huh? Really?

Let's go take their bossman down, then!

I know! Who cares if he's a veteran or working for the mayor? Just gotta beat them till they give up, right?

Ay, why are you always so reckless? Try to use your head for once, alright?

I've met the guy. I'd even put all the honors I earned in the army on the line. One-on-one, I could take him down easy.

All thanks to you signing me up for the service, way back when.

(Murmurs) But if he's actually working for the mayor, even if you took him down, how can you be sure no one's gonna come looking for trouble later?

What?

Never mind... And here I thought you were still mad at me.

If I didn't trick you into hopping on that army recruiting bus, you probably could've spent a couple more years running those barrios.

Heh, I thought it through, and I don't blame you. If I hadn't gotten on that bus, I probably never would've made it to Dossoles.

If I hadn't gotten on that bus... I probably would've ended up wasting my whole life away as a slum gang boss.

What's so bad about slums? I wish I was still living there.

If it wasn't for...

Caper can feel the Originium crystal under her red gloves.

She thought she had gotten used to it, but every now and then, she finds herself unable to ignore it.

Never mind... Not like we have a choice.

Carajo! Who did that?!

Hm? Did you kick that can at me, chica?

Yep, that was me.

You just shook down the old balloon parlor, didn't you?

How is that any of your business? I—

Let's not waste time on this guy, Carlie.

Whoa, that's a mean punch.

What are you doing, Pelirrojo?

Why are you going through his pockets?

Why else? I'm taking back all the money he stole from the old man.

Oh, then you gotta give it back to him.

Give it back?

It's not all from the old man, you know?

Alright, fine. Don't look at me like that. I'll buy a couple balloons from him. That'll work for you?

Let's split up here. I got other business.

Alright, do what you gotta do.

Where did Pelirrojo go...? I haven't seen him all day.

He did give the money back to the old man, didn't he?

Never mind... Better leave him be.

Carlie...

Whoa!

What are you doing, squatting here? What's with the empty beer cans...? How much have you been drinking?

Hahaha, yeah, I have no idea myself...

Did you know? Back in the slums... my papa had to shine twenty pairs of shoes before he'd buy himself a can of beer.

What happened to you?

What happened? Hah, you know what kind of things happen to people in Dossoles...

Carlie... You saw it, right? I knocked out a street thug with a single punch today.

The protection money he got... was enough for this much beer...

Pelirrojo...

That wasn't our money to take.

Heh, I mean, that's true, but... having all the money we could ever spend, isn't that the happiness we're chasing?

Carlie, once we take down the Snaptooth boss, let's take this barrio for ourselves. The two of us!

We can collect protection, too. We'll have more money than we could ever spend...

Then, I'll buy my old man a new house, right by the pub! He'll get to drink till he drops!

You could bring your mamá here, too. We'll run a big factory! Hah, it'll be glorious!

No, this isn't right...