The Casino

"Well, since The Casino doesn't open until the evening, I could show you around it?" Michael offered as he looked to her. "You can at least check out it all without the hustle of the night activity and noise of it all." He reasoned.

"The Casino? That's..." She seemed surprised by the offer but then nodded her head in understanding. "Why yes, actually. That is a clever idea. It would be nice and quiet, wouldn't it?" She said, smiling. An interesting choice of words to call his suggestion 'clever'. "Please, lead the way."

With a nod, the two heading back into the Resort Hotel as he led her through to the large doors to The Casino. Reaching into his pocket so he could fish out the set of keys for the important Resort doors, before unlocking and opening them up. Politely holding the door open for the French beauty to step by and enter.

"Oh, did you want to go change before we go on?" Michael offered, realising that she was still in that form showing off bikini, that was more suited for the outside heat.

"Change? Do you not like what I'm wearing?" She said, raising an eyebrow as she looked back over her shoulder - making her blonde ponytail swing from the action.

"Uh, no? No!" He quickly replied. "I mean, what I meant was..."

"So... This is the Casino?" Helena cut him off as she walked on. Stopping at a Blackjack table and placing her handbag and towel onto it just to not have to keep carrying them. "Zack is a strange man... He invites all the pretty women from the Dead or Alive tournaments to stay here for free, but tries to make the money back from them as they stay here?" She questions, running a hand over the table surface before looking to Michael. "It's either genius or madness, considering that some of the women aren't blessed with riches as I am. Can you explain this?"

"Ummmmm..." Michael scratched his head as Helena locked onto him again, clearly awaiting an answer. "Well... The way I see it? It's a way for the guests to have fun!" He came up with. "Since we don't do fireworks shows at the beach every night. Plus, if the guests can win big, they can purchase some of the fine items we have at the Beach Shop with what they..."

"The Shop? Stocked full of gifts and outfits I noticed." Helena stated, a hand placed on her hips. "No surprise that Zack would stock more tiny bikinis in it... But since you're running the Resort, doesn't that mean you've selected the items?" She questioned with a small smile. Clearly enjoying teasing this young man.

"I... Uh... Listen, Helena. I'm no fashion expert here, OK?" He said, trying not to feel too uncomfortable about this line of interrogation. "Whatever the Boss orders in, I just put up for sale! There's no law around here that says anyone has to but a new outfit."

"So, you're shifting the blame on Zack now, are you?" She said, taking a moment to let out a small laugh at that. "Whatever would he think if he heard this all..." Helena added before she turned and looked back around The Casino. "Tell me, Michael... Are you much of a gambling man yourself?" She asked as she again locked eyes with him. "What is your poison? Where do you place your chips?" She asked with another half-teasing, but also genuinely curious raised eyebrow.