Blue and Scarlet - NamelessShipping

"Really? Don't you have work to do?" She sighs. "Well, just get something done. Don't make me come make you work, okay?"

Meanwhile at the game coroner, a purple eyed girl dressed in red glances at the Gym Leader, quickly, she looks away. Hands over her glass containing a non alcoholic drink.

Blue takes his drink and downs it in an instant.
Soon enough, he's feeling tipsy.
"Hey there." he says to the purple eyed girl.
You gamble much?"
He puts a few chips on the table and slides them forward.

The girl looks up at Blue, blinks, and looks back down. "No." Her boot taps the floor. "Aren't you going to scram now?"

"Well excuse me Princess! What the heck are you doing in a Casino then?"
He gets dealt some cards.
"Huh? What's the deal with that?"

"I am here upon request, and it's none of your business." She sips her pop.

"Yeah well, have ya ever tried it?" he asks. "But then, they also got some arcade machines on the other side of the floor. Is that more your speed? Miss...?"

"Wow, you're sure interested..." She sighs. "Look, I said was waiting for someone. Aren't there better women out there for you to woo than me?"

"I ain't trying to woo you!" Blue holds out his hand with his wedding ring on it. "Just curious!"
He burps.
"But jeez, can a guy just not be friendly anymore?"

"Good, because if you were, I think both me and your wife would end your life." She repressed a giggle at her rhyme.
"I don't know, I find that men usually can't be trusted."

"Well I ain't a man. I'm a dad."
Blue scratches his hair.
"But jeez, now that you know I ain't gonna try and get into your panties, can we be friendly?"

"Just because you're not interested in that, doesn't mean you can't be trusted." She lifts her drink to her lips.

"Fine...I didn't want to have to do this, but you've left me no choice."
His face grows grim.
"Time for my secret weapon."
He rummages in his pocket and...
"JUST LOOK AT MY DAUGHTER! SHE'S ADORABLE!"

Purple eyes scan the picture. She grins, ever so slightly.
"Now that is a pretty cute sight there..."
She glances over at the entrance, still no sign of Tabitha... What's taking him so long?

A glint in Blue's eyes.
"I've got more of em."
And he indeed pulls out dozens of them.

The girl raises an eyebrow. "This isn't the only reason you came here, is it?"

"I came to have some fun." Blue says, his tone not implying anything else. "Maybe win some extra money."

"I see." Well, as long as he isn't in trouble or anything. It's not her problem, so it shouldn't matter.

Now, where is Tabitha?!

Tabitha comes walking up and sits at the table. He looks at Blue.
"So Courtney, looks like you've found a boyfriend huh?"
He gives a malicious looking grin.
"Deal me in." he says to the dealer. "Should be fun."
Blue and Tabitha are dealt out cards.
Blue just grins.

"Took you long enough, Tabitha. And he's not my boyfriend." Courtney folds her arms. "And we met here to talk, not play."

"We can talk about the Magma stuff after I win all this chump's money."
Blue's ears twitch at this.
Magma? Then he was in the right place.
Blue decides to at first play like a weak player.
Tabitha gleefully takes some of Blue's money.
But then Blue goes on the offensive, and Tabitha begins to panic.
Losing a lot of his money, he starts to grit his teeth.
Blue looks to Courtney.
"Sorry about this." he apologizes.

Courtney sighs, her arms folded. "This is what happens when you screw around instead of getting work done. Leader Maxie wouldn't be pleased by any of this..." Oh how she hates to make Maxie unhappy, she looks up to him as a father figure.

"You're just wasting my time..."

"Alright! If you win this next hand, I'll let you come to our meeting!"
Blue raises an eyebrow.
"Oh? And why would I want that?"
Tabitha breathes heavily. Like a fat cat.
"Because...we're going to change the world."
Blue smirks.
"Fine. Color me intrigued."
And Blue wins.

"Tabitha! You can't do that!" Courtney slaps him upside the head.
And just as she predicted, her fellow Admin lost.
"You had no right to make that offer!" She clenches her fists. "How do you know that he's someone you want to come, huh?!"

"A bet is a bet." Tabitha says, rubbing his head. "And unfortunately, I lost. I was sure I had it..."
Blue just stands up and puts an arm around Tabitha.
"Oh come on, I'll buy ya drink. No need to be sore."

"That's what you get for gambling so much."
Courtney is not enjoying any of this.
"I see that this was a complete waste of my time, and Team Magma's resources. If you want to idle about, Tabitha, then so be it..."
She leaves the Game Corner. Why... Why does Tabitha waste time like this? Leader Maxie is going to be quite cross with him, and Courtney does not want to upset their leader. No, she'll have to make up for lost time on her own. Leader Maxie entrusted her with the title of Admin, and she won't let him down.