Connections, Money and Secrets [Almaz]

[Mikhail]

So yeah, he'd hoped the Almaz would be hopping at this point. Be something to see, some fight that you got in to. He usually liked the underdog simply because he had more work to do. Guy who always won? Bor-ing!! If you always won, where was the challenge? Where was the skill?

The randomness of it all? The luck? Lady Fortune wasn't about sure things. Well, that wasn't strictly true. She did like them...only to tear down. Nothing would last and anyone who thought different soon learned she wasn't fucking around. 

Nah, way he saw it, Fortune liked to keep it fun. 

So Mik wanted fun. Jaxen by his side, he hunted. Not for the main ring, not right now, anyway. Sometimes that was cool. Sometimes, he liked getting lost in the crowd- getting swallowed up in it, rather- yelling his head off at the fight that went on. 

But he was feeling like he wanted something more....in your face. Intimate. Dangerous even. He saw a set of stairs carved into the cave wall that disappeared into darkenss and glanced at Jaxen, considering, nodding down in that direction. "So you know the difference between the stage and the VIP room, right?" His grin grew."Let's see what kind of private shows the Almaz is hosting tonight."