High Stakes at the Black Hole

Date: 210707
Planet: Tatooine
Region: Farpoint Valley

Story: (Written by the Galactic News Agency, Ramona doesn't write IC).

By Society Correspondent

The Black Hole, Binary Pulsar Corporation’s trendy night club in Farpoint Valley, saw some memorable scenes last night – and we’re not talking of memorable as in “highest body count ever” or “most collateral damage inside a room”, as some of our older readers may think of when they read “Tatooine” and “memorable” in one sentence.

No, we are talking with another tradition of Tatooine, high stakes gambling! A few gentlemen and ladies with enough spare cash and guts to take a gamble played Blind Man’s Sabacc in the Black Hole’s gambling room, and bet, won and lost millions of credits.

Not just the stakes were memorable, but also the fact that no violence was reported afterwards, despite the stakes. Either Tatooine is becoming more civilised lately, or those people really had the cash to spare, and could afford the losses. To not tempt some of our more larcenous-minded readers, the names of the gamblers won’t be revealed though – it’s for their own good as well, whoever can afford to lose a million or two at the gambling table without becoming mad can afford to hire the best security too, so we’re just looking out for our readers, really.

Apart from the gambling, the Club saw bartop dancing by Ramona, alcohol testing by a number of customers not afraid of blindly tasting what H’oshi dug up, and even a dance-off between noted dancer (and wife of the club’s owner, H’oshi QaVam) Rhyse’ra and the up and coming dance star Rocks!



Ryhse’ra won the dance-off with one vote difference, but one can see that Tatooine’s dance scene will become even more interesting with the new blood!

Speaking of new blood in the entertainment scene – Mon Calamari sensation Tekab, who is forming his own band “Industrial Toast”, also appeared on stage at the Black Hole, in a memorable jamming session with Cpike, later joined by Pelique as well! Pelique, while at first acting reluctant, soon proved that she has lost none of her musical skills, and none of her beauty as well, taking to the stage as if she had never left it.

Cpike himself was acting his usual flashy self, undaunted by the amount of “purple” he imbibed – which was not surprising, seeing as the stuff contains no alcohol (No, we’re not talking about Rhyse’ra, she just uses the stuff to lighten her skin, or so her husband let slip).

Between Jailbirds and the Black Hole, Farpoint Valley’s nightclub scene looks promising. You can be sure that we’ll be there for the next night!