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7th Hat Flip [Voice/Action]

[Voice]

[After having a close friend return home a few weeks ago, Firo's been largely keeping to himself. He was aware of the danger of losing friends in Luceti, but it always seemed abstract and alien until it actually happened.

It's boredom that finally prompts him to address the network. That and the concern that if he doesn't keep using his skills he'll be near useless when he gets back home. Why not kill two birds with one stone?]

Does anybody here wanna play cards? Any kinda game is fine, or even if you just wanna learn. Most of 'em aren't that hard to pick up and I don't mind teachin' anyone.

[His tone suddenly becomes less light and takes a turn for the grouchier.]

But if you're gonna cheat, save it. I'll know.

[He wasn't put in charge of a Family casino for nothing.]

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[Soon after he makes his message, Firo will be rummaging through the item shop for a few packs of cards, carefully going through each one he finds to make sure they're complete. Then he'll linger a little while by the art supplies to pick up some markers.

...No, he is not going to be using them to mark the cards.]

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So getting stuck means you've lost the game?

[Okay, then we'll just have to make sure we don't get stuck...]

Yeah. Unless you wanna cheat to get un-stuck, but that's basically a forfeit anyway.

How're you doin with this game?

Fine--no big deal, I'll totally find a way to win this game too.

[That may or may not involve cheating anyway, but so far he seems to not have to cheat or anything like that yet as he flips over a card, finding an ace of spades...these are supposed to be moved up to the top, right?]

Edited 2012-12-19 23:09 (UTC)

What makes you so confident?

[Firo's leaning over the table now to better his backseat card-playing abilities.]

You remember where that goes, right?

Well I'm never wrong about these things, that's how.

[Crow what are you talking about you're wrong all the time. And of course we know where this card goes, it goes...uh, right here at the top. Yeah.]

[Firo watches Crow's move and nods, pleased to see that he was lsitening. Maybe this kid isn't so bad.]

What makes you think that? I thought you didn't play much.

Hey, I may not have played this until now, but I've played some games before, and I was the best at those kinds of things too.

[...Crow you were the only one who was playing any kinds of games back in your world, of course you'd think you were the best...]

Edited 2012-12-21 02:24 (UTC)

Oh, really? What kinda games did you play, go fish?

[...Why Firo thinks he has any sort of ability in trash talking is a mystery.]

[Crow gives a less-than impressed look.]

No way--besides, they aren't all that interesting once you actually catch them sometimes. [Wait just now did he think you meant literally fishing--] I meant stuff like running and climbing games, or hiding and seeking kind of games where you have to make sure you don't get caught first.

[And that might have been a butchered description of hide and go seek, or tag...]

...You "catch" 'em..?

[It takes him a little while to realize that Crow's moved past card games.]

Oh, you mean other kinds a' games. Like kid games.

They're not just kid games--they're some of the funnest games to play!

[Sure Crow, sure....]

You only say that 'cause you haven't played enough other games. Though I guess that stuff's fine when you're still a kid...

[It'd still be fun now, probably, but Firo has to at least pretend to be an adult.]

[pfft] You say that like as if you're not a kid too.

[Granted, you are taller than us, maybe even older, but you don't seem like that old of an "adult" to us...]

[Taken aback, he straightens indignantly and raises his voice.]

Because I'm not!

[Wow because that doesn't make you sound like a kid Firo...then again we don't have any right to talk.]

You totally are!

I am not! I'm way older than you!

[Just being older doesn't mean more mature, which Firo is proving right now.]

Oh yeah? Just how old are you anyway?

[He sits up as straight as he can. Considering he's not that tall, it doesn't do much to make him look older.]

I'm 22.

...Really? Is that all?

[Admittedly you've been around for a while enough, but color us unimpressed.]

What do you mean "is that all"? I'm an adult.

[No, no you're not.]

How old are you, anyway?

I'm--[And then he suddenly stops. He...can't really remember how old he might be, actually. There's always been a gap in his memories and for all he knows he could be just a few years or hell, over twenty years old like Firo or even older than that.

But Firo's expecting an answer so he just folds his arms and huffs.] It's none of your business to know.

What? You asked about my age, you can't just not tell me yours!

[He shakes his head, assuming that Crow's just being difficult and he won't get a real answer.]

Whatever. You can keep enjoyin' your kid games. Just don't fall off a roof or anything.

[Hmph. Crow shifts away a little now, the solitaire game nearly forgotten about now in his mildly growing frustration again from being unable--and now definitely unwilling, to talk about it.]

Yeah well, maybe I will, since they're definitely way more fun than most boring things adults do--and I'm not just gonna go fall off a roof, that's something only a moron would do. [Except you are kind of dumb Crow...]

Adults do plenty a' things that aren't boring! And anyway, not everything's gotta be fun.

[Hmph! He slouches back in his chair, arms folded. And they had been getting along so well before...]

[To think we were almost getting along for a minute there...]

You're kidding, right? Everyone knows that if it's not fun, then it's usually not worth doing...

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