16 [Action]

[mischiefbreeder]

[Near House 15, the Orphanage, a card table has been set up. Seated at one end of the table is Gold, shuffling a standard deck of playing cards. When someone comes near the table, Gold shouts out, in order to grab their attention:]

Come one, come all! Take a seat and play a game! Bet as much or as little as you want, you just might strike it big

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[mischiefbreeder]

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[realityanchor]

[Phew, no bust.] Not bad, I guess. Okay, I'll stay.

[mischiefbreeder]

[18, huh. Ah, truly a deadly number for the house to deal with. Gold draws!




16... He hits again.


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Aaand that's 20. Looks like I win this one! [Yeah, and your worthless tenpiece.]

[realityanchor]

Aw, no way! Okay, fine, take it. [She pushes her ill-fated coin towards him. And then sticks her tongue out at him. Bitter? Who's bitter.]

[mischiefbreeder]

Yeah, I'm sure I'll be able to do great things with it. [Bah, cheapskate.]

[realityanchor]

Hey, if you don't want it, I'll be happy to take it back.

[mischiefbreeder]

It's wasted on you anyway.

[realityanchor]

What's that supposed to mean?!

[mischiefbreeder]

[He holds up the tenpiece.]

I'm sittin' here, offering games of chance to people in an opportunity to raise money for the Orphanage, the place that used to be your home, and this is all you can give? Cheapskate.

[realityanchor]

Don't try to guilt trip me! When did you ever say this was a fund-raiser?!

[mischiefbreeder]

When did you ever ask?! Come on, I'm sittin' outside the place!

[realityanchor]

People don't generally think of gambling as a charity, you know.

[mischiefbreeder]

Hey, fundraisers come in all forms! I'm just using what skills I have!

[realityanchor]

Uh huh. Just hope some gambling prodigy doesn't come along and clean house, or else you'll be getting the orphanage into debt.

[mischiefbreeder]

That's why I'm using my money.

[realityanchor]

Been saving up?