The elevator doors opened onto the Casino Floor, and Reed immediately choked.
He didn't choke on smoke or poison gas. He choked on perfume.
The air in the Grand Foyer wasn't violet anymore. It was a hazy, shimmering pink. It smelled like a botanical garden exploded inside a lingerie shop, thick, sweet, and heavy with a biological musk that bypassed the nose and went straight to the libido.
"System," Reed coughed, pulling the collar of his shirt up over his nose. "Report."
[SYSTEM ALERT]
[Status Effect: MASS CHARM (Pollen)]
[Source: Floor 4 Breach]
[Effect: Inhibitions Lowered by 500%. Libido Increased by 500%. Common Sense: 0%.]
"Oh no," Reed whispered.
He stepped out of the elevator and into Caligula's fever dream.
The Casino was no longer a place of high-stakes tension. It was a rave.
