Rake at the ... poker table?

[synecdochic]

So I finished my SeSa story and have written three final papers in about as many days and I'm a little loopy, so what do I do at 7AM this morning but write a stupid little not-quite-sequel to Rake at the Gates of Hell? And when I re-read it after having woken up, it's not awful, so here. :) The boys from "Rake", ten years or so later.

Comments

[ssecca01]

*laugh* just what today needed! more rake! yay!

[synecdochic]

No one should ever, ever let me take a shower at 6:30AM while overdosed on caffeine and giddy from just having finished yet another stupid final paper. :P

[without_me]

*siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh* Thank you. I just got home from work (yes, it is 9:30 PM), JC was #5 on JoJo's Top 9 tonight, and fuckin' UPS is refusing to leave my shipment (holiday gifts for friends) with a neighbor even though I left them a signed release. Oh, and apparently the Avalon has some ludicrous dress code that they don't put on their tickets, and I'm about ready to kill something.

And then I read this, and--for a few minutes at least--everything's better.

Now if only I could get Magus!Lance to deal with UPS for me.

[synecdochic]

Magus!Lance: You're completely on your own with UPS. I'm not positive, but I think that the board of directors may, in fact, be Elder Gods.

Sorry that your day sucked! Let's hope that tomorrow's better. And I'm glad I could help perk you up a bit :)

[without_me]

Poo. I don't suppose Mal would lend a hand, either, huh?

Oh well. Good fiction heals all wounds. Or most of 'em, anyway.

[synecdochic]

I'd shout "PH'NGLUI MGLW'NAFH UPS R'LYEH WGAH'NAGL FHTAGN!" but I don't know if anyone would get it ...

I will, however, send you vibes for a better day tomorrow. If you send me vibes for FINISHING MY LAST DAMN FINAL PAPER.

[clumsygyrl]

fabulous. i love that...

"Hey, no problem." Joey grinned. "All that book larnin' has to be good for something."

smart!Watcher!Joey. heh. I snorted out loud at the Scooby Gang reference. And the fact that they're playing poker with Tarot cards makes me giggle something fierce. hee!

Think Magus!Lance could spellcheck and grammarcheck my sesa when it's done? That'd be most helpful. heh.

[synecdochic]

I had a deck of tarot cards I used to play poker with. They hated me.

I'm sure he'd be happy to :)

[clumsygyrl]

My tarot deck is getting ragged. Someone needs to gift me with one.

I can trade him sexual favors for it. heh

[archane]

Random:
I have a couple that I don't use. If you're interested, email me (archane @ livejournal.com), and I'll let you know what I've got. If one suits your fancy, it's yours.

[claire]

*giggles* Fabulous and a half.

[milady1844]

Hee hee. This was delightful! I'll have to try playing poker with a tarot deck. Maybe I'll have better luck that way. *g* Great to see that all the guys came around. And absolutely loved how Lance handled his "challenge".

[synecdochic]

One of my colleagues noted that it's very much like working the abuse desk at a major internet presence. "Sir, your problem is not only not unique, we've seen it eight times today. Please remove your caps lock."

Warning: do not ever play poker with a tarot deck you ever intend to use for divination again. They get really cranky :)

[milady1844]

Warning: do not ever play poker with a tarot deck you ever intend to use for divination again. They get really cranky :)

Ya know, I was wondering about that. Good to know! *g*

[kyra]

Not even a tarot deck with a good sense of humor?