Inside the battleship's card room, also known as the gambling den, the persistent scent of cigarettes hung heavy in the air, with streaks of smoke clearly defined under the oil lamp's illumination. Non-smokers with healthy lungs would be coughing out their lungs after stepping inside.
At the main gambling table, a poker game similar to Texas Hold'em was underway.
As the old saying goes, a pirate's nature is hard to change. They can't help their love for gambling. It's not as if they're going to admire the flowers, right?
"Cybernetic body modifications, AI girlfriends, neural networks within the brain, cyberspace, this is a world of ultra-high technology, where various technologies can magically transform your life.
But they also give rise to all kinds of new problems, new troubles, and new... cybernetic psychoses."
Famed five-star critic, the dashing elf Shadi, said so.
"Sandevistan! Activate! From now on, please call me Rein Silverhand."
