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Chapter 22 - Don’t mess with the Mob… better yet, the Meowb

[The three enter the casino, roulette wheels, playing card tables, and slot machines all over]

[SNIFFLES]

HEY EVERYBODY!

WE GOT MR. CORLEONE IN THE HOUSE!

[SNIFFLES, grabs Bokki's arm and raises it up]

[The rest of the cats all look at Bokki & cheer}]

[SNIFFLES]

Go on ahead and knock yaselves out!

[BOKKI]

Alright Taddy.

[BOKKI, rubs his knuckles]

Let's get our game on.

[The two start gambling, alternating mainly between roulette and cards]

[TADASHI]

Hey Bo- Vito…

Why don't we hit the slot machines?

[BOKKI]

Are you an amateur?

Slot machines are scams.

[BOKKI leads Tadashi to a blackjack table.]

[DEALER]

 Place your bets!

[BOKKI sits, pushes all his chips forward.]

[BOKKI]

All in.

[The other cats at the table stare, then follow.]

[THE CATS, together]

All in!

[The dealer deals two cards to each player, face-up, and one up/one down to themself.]

[BOKKI, receives a hard 16, dealer shows a 10]

[DEALER]

Players, your move.

[BOKKI taps the table.]

[BOKKI]

Hit.

[Two cats stand. Two others ask for hits.]

[OPPONENT CAT]

You sure you wanna hit? One more card could bust you…

[BOKKI]

I know how to play the game.

Your tricks won't work on me.

Hit.

[The opponent cat chuckles and stays.]

[OPPONENT CAT]

You're crazy. Hope you lose all those chips.

[DEALER]

Final decisions?

…Alright. Dealer reveals.

[All players' totals are visible. The dealer reads them off.]

[DEALER]

10… 15… 17… 9… 20…

[The opponent cat smirks.]

OPPONENT CAT

Try beating that, Corleone.

[BOKKI leans back.]

[BOKKI]

 Watch this.

[The dealer points to Bokki's cards.]

[DEALER]

 Twenty-one!

We've got a winner!

[THE CATS, stare at him in shock]

[TADASHI, excited]

Alright Bokki!

That was incredible!

[THE CATS, turn to Tadashi]

Who's Bokki?

[TADASHI, nervous]

I- I mean Vito.

[SNIFFLES, eyes Tadashi]

You tellin' me that aint Vito Corleone?

Are you even a real cat?!

TAKE 'EM TO THE BOSS!

[THE CATS, grab a hold of Bokki & Tadashi]

[BOKKI]

Hey-

Let go of me!

You're talking to THE Vito Corleone right now!

[CAT]

Shut it, poser.

[THE CATS, throw Bokki & Tadashi into the Boss's office]

[SNIFFLES, walks in]

Hey Boss.

We got some posers tryna take advantage of our casino.

[The boss's chair turns around, a fat cat reveals himself]

[BOSS CAT, sighs]

Do you boys know who I am?

Im Al Catpone.

And people don't just waltz into my casino to win money willy-nilly.

When people do…

They got swimmin' with the fish.

Do you understand what I'm sayin' right now, boys?

[BOKKI]

That you're Al Capone in cat form?

[TADASHI]

No you idiot!

He's saying he's gonna kill us!

[CATPONE, scoffs]

Get 'em boys.

[A handful of cats fall from the ceiling holding tommy guns]

[THE CATS, start spraying their guns]

[BOKKI & TADASHI]

WE GOTTA RUN!

[They start sprinting towards the door, bullets flying and cats jumping to stop them]

[They manage to dodge all the bullets and shake the cats off]

[Once they get out they see Sniffles looking at the door]

[SNIFFLES]

We don't eva wanna see ya faces round here again!

[BOKKI & TADASHI, panting]

[BOKKI]

Please tell me you got the notes on what Sniffles does.

[TADASHI, pulls a notepad out of nowhere]

Right here.

[BOKKI, high fives Tadashi]

Score!

Lets go cash in.

[They head back to Nekonekiku's home]

[NEKONEKIKU, petting Sniffles on her lap]

A cat casino?

Really?

It makes quite an interesting story but I don't believe any of this!

[BOKKI & TADASHI, get on their knees]

[BOTH]

We promise it's true!!

[NEKONEKIKU]

Fine…

I'll still pay you.

But only because it was a good story and I feel bad.

[NEKONEKIKU, hands them their payment of 150 dollars]

[The two give her thanks and head back home]

[As they head out, Sniffles points his paw at his eyes and then them]

[BOKKI]

Phew…

What a day.

[TADASHI, throwing the cat ears away]

Tell me about it.

Say…

We did all that today just for 150 bucks?

[BOKKI]

Yup.

[TADASHI, sighs]

Please tell me you at least kept the money from the casino

[BOKKI, grins, pulls 1500 dollars out of his kimono and waves it around]

[BOKKI]

You know it!

[The two walk back home into the sunset, laughing]

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