The Bellagio
Summary
The Bellagio is one of Las Vegas’s most iconic luxury hotel-casino resorts, situated on the Strip and famous for its choreographed fountain show on the artificial lake out front. The party was quartered in top-floor suites during their 48-hour pass, making it the hub of their off-duty activities. What began as a stint of gambling and relaxation turned sinister when a Terran Insectoid crawled through an improperly sealed portal in one of the suites and killed a civilian cleaning lady.
Description
The Bellagio occupies a sprawling complex on the Las Vegas Strip, its facade facing an enormous artificial lake whose surface serves as the stage for the resort’s signature fountain display. The interior moves between the vast, high-ceilinged casino floor — packed with table games, slot machines, and a constant low roar of ambient noise — and the more refined spaces of the hotel proper: high-end restaurants, the Conservatory botanical garden, and the gallery of fine art. The upper floors house the premium suites, with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking either the Strip or the fountain lake below. It was on one of these floors that the portal incident occurred, in a room that appeared externally identical to every other suite on the level.
Points of Interest
- Casino Floor — Enormous gaming hall where Ronnie Vint lost in excess of $90,000 over the course of the pass.
- Top-Floor Suites — The party’s accommodation. One suite was the site of a Terran Insectoid portal incursion that resulted in the death of a civilian cleaning lady.
- The Portal Room — The specific suite where the improperly sealed portal allowed the insectoid creature through. Status of the room post-incident is unrecorded.
- Hotel Common Areas — Where Sammy Castaneda met Beth during the 48-hour pass.
Appearances
- [Session 03 - What Happens in Vegas](…/chapters/Chapter 1 - Living Bomb/Sessions/session-03-what-happens-in-vegas.html) — The party’s base of operations during their 48-hour Las Vegas pass; site of the portal incident.
Relationships
- Incident site Terran Insectoid — A Terran Insectoid entered through an improperly sealed portal in one of the top-floor suites and killed a cleaning lady.
- Notable event Ronnie Vint — Ronnie lost over $90,000 gambling at the casino floor during the 48-hour pass.
- Notable event Sammy Castaneda — Sammy met Beth here during the 48-hour pass.