bibeakerbabe: (To Explain...)
Vidya "Viddy" Everheart ([personal profile] bibeakerbabe) wrote2012-03-08 03:02 am

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So, I found these devices in this store that involve trying to collect these little balls to turn them in for prizes. It reminds me Pinball, but it has no flippers.

... I think I lost or made a lot of money. I'm kind of confused on the matter.

[identity profile] pureplainpatron.livejournal.com 2012-03-09 03:05 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah... gambling is fine so long as you know your limit, and don't spend too much.

It's that gambling makes it easy to forget your limit is why it's banned in many places. It's also rather profitable for the one running the gambling, so where it can exist, it thrives.

[identity profile] bibeakerbabe.livejournal.com 2012-03-09 03:13 am (UTC)(link)
How much should I spend if I try it again?

But is there any specific reason Japan bans it, or is it that rationale?

[identity profile] pureplainpatron.livejournal.com 2012-03-09 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
...Uh... I'd probably limit yourself to 5000 yen in a sitting. Alternately we could just buy one and hook it up in the house.

I imagine it's the rational I gave, though I don't know the reasons they had specifically.

[identity profile] bibeakerbabe.livejournal.com 2012-03-09 05:48 am (UTC)(link)
No, I like to keep things like that outside the house. Home is where I do my work and research, no to play games for the most part.

[identity profile] pureplainpatron.livejournal.com 2012-03-09 06:10 am (UTC)(link)
...fair enough. Just be careful they don't make a big profit off of you.

Only take the cash you can spend, don't open up any kind of credit, that sort of thing.

With that, it should be fine.

[identity profile] bibeakerbabe.livejournal.com 2012-03-09 06:28 am (UTC)(link)
... I can open lines of credit with places like that?

[identity profile] pureplainpatron.livejournal.com 2012-03-09 06:37 am (UTC)(link)
... I wonder if I just said something dangerous.

But yes, they try and get you to spend far, far more than you can afford, after all.

And you've already seen how easy it is to get caught up in the game and lose all track of what you've spent.

[identity profile] bibeakerbabe.livejournal.com 2012-03-09 07:40 am (UTC)(link)
How would it be dangerous.

And yes, I can.

Maybe I should build a shock collar for myself.

[identity profile] pureplainpatron.livejournal.com 2012-03-09 07:48 am (UTC)(link)
Hmm. You're right. You're perfectly able to control yourself.

...I don't think you'd need to go that far. Just don't bring a lot of money, that's all. If you lose track, you'll just stop when you run out.

...really, if anything, I should be worrying more about the fact that gambling can bring in some shady characters. I think you'll be fine, but you're probably more likely to be hit on by creeps than you are to spend too much.

[identity profile] bibeakerbabe.livejournal.com 2012-03-09 08:01 am (UTC)(link)
Creeps?!

Well, if I ever hit big, I'm probably going to use the money to finance genetic engineering for Catgirls.

[identity profile] pureplainpatron.livejournal.com 2012-03-09 08:07 am (UTC)(link)
Well, gambling tends to draw organized crime, for one...

...catgirls, huh?

[identity profile] bibeakerbabe.livejournal.com 2012-03-09 10:44 am (UTC)(link)
... Why. I'm sorry if I'm asking obvious questions, dear. Naive and all.

Catgirls. What about them.

[identity profile] pureplainpatron.livejournal.com 2012-03-09 08:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Gambling is easy money. Organized crime loves easy money. Ergo organized crime loves gambling.

Just I don't remember you having such an interest before. ...well, the 'cat' part of the girls, anyway.

[identity profile] bibeakerbabe.livejournal.com 2012-03-10 02:37 am (UTC)(link)
...Sigh. I guess that makes sense.

... Boredom? It just seems funny.

[identity profile] pureplainpatron.livejournal.com 2012-03-10 03:25 am (UTC)(link)
So just make sure you can protect yourself should the need arise. Just to be safe.

Fair enough.

...sorry if I worry too much.

[identity profile] bibeakerbabe.livejournal.com 2012-03-10 06:28 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, I understand why. But it's not like other men or women show interest in me.

[identity profile] pureplainpatron.livejournal.com 2012-03-10 07:08 am (UTC)(link)
...I think you'd be surprised.

If anything, it's A) they don't know you, B) you're already married, or C) they just don't show it.

[identity profile] bibeakerbabe.livejournal.com 2012-03-10 07:12 am (UTC)(link)
And who do you think is part of group C?

[identity profile] pureplainpatron.livejournal.com 2012-03-10 07:18 am (UTC)(link)
...probably lots of group A and B, for obvious reasons.

As for individual names, I have no idea.

[identity profile] pureplainpatron.livejournal.com 2012-03-10 07:41 am (UTC)(link)
...I suppose that is the scientific way to go about it... on the other hand, I hooked up with you about the same day you emerged from the tube... not to mention how Kirihana and your sister did with men.

[identity profile] bibeakerbabe.livejournal.com 2012-03-10 08:34 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe they just smell your killing intent too much.

[identity profile] pureplainpatron.livejournal.com 2012-03-10 08:42 am (UTC)(link)
I can only hope...!

...though it begs the question why girls aren't hitting on you, then.

[identity profile] bibeakerbabe.livejournal.com 2012-03-10 12:15 pm (UTC)(link)
They can smell your killing intent.