[Firo's eyes track the gesture up to the ceiling. He considers what they might find if they go looking--likely not the city street that should lie above his casino, if the noises are anything to go on. Now that he's letting himself acknowledge the sounds, his skin crawls with recognition for the kind of environment that would produce them.
He doesn't want to confirm this suspicion. But, as he lowers his gaze to meet John's eyes again, he can't just chicken out. Besides, what else is he going to do? Wallow here until the dream fades?
He pushes himself up from the bar with a sigh of resignation.]
What've we got to lose? Besides time.
[The stairway to the street is tucked away in one of the far corners of the casino, making it oh so convenient for guests to stay and play just one more round. Firo starts for it at a decent "I-want-to-get-this-over-with" clip.
If one of them pushes open the door at the top of the stairs, it'll creak open into a massive hallway lined with barred cells--Alcatraz's infamous "Broadway," a sort of echoing cathedral of steel and concrete.
Strangely enough--as if nothing here weren't strange enough already--at first glance it'll appear to be completely empty.]
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He doesn't want to confirm this suspicion. But, as he lowers his gaze to meet John's eyes again, he can't just chicken out. Besides, what else is he going to do? Wallow here until the dream fades?
He pushes himself up from the bar with a sigh of resignation.]
What've we got to lose? Besides time.
[The stairway to the street is tucked away in one of the far corners of the casino, making it oh so convenient for guests to stay and play just one more round. Firo starts for it at a decent "I-want-to-get-this-over-with" clip.
If one of them pushes open the door at the top of the stairs, it'll creak open into a massive hallway lined with barred cells--Alcatraz's infamous "Broadway," a sort of echoing cathedral of steel and concrete.
Strangely enough--as if nothing here weren't strange enough already--at first glance it'll appear to be completely empty.]