One More Hand To Play

[the_new_shaman]

If it was one thing about rich people on this earth, Nate found, it was that they tended to be easily rattled. They have the best protection money can by, they figure no one can get past their security, they figure they have nice little bubbles where they'll be totally safe and no harm will befall them. Burst that bubble, you scare them to death

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[stark_inc]

Meanwhile inside the room...

"Do I dare ask what that was out there?" asks the industrial billionaire playboy. "Or is it dealt with enough for the next hand?"

Not that the Iron Man doesn't have a very good idea already of what's happening and that the three metas from the other side of town aren't testing his poker face more than the high stakes game already is.

[venom_blast]

Jessica's eyes narrow behind her mask as she glares at Viper.

"Don't 'quiet, bitch' me. You lost all right to a hell of a long time ago," she snarls, her hands glowing with bio-electric energy. "Not that you had any right in the first place."

She holds back from attacking Viper.

Not yet. You'll get your moment.

[the_new_shaman]

Nate looked at Tony for a moment.

~Girls, something is up with this guy. I'm not getting anything off of him, not even a whisper of a thought. Either he has some kind of psi-shielding that I can't touch, or he doesn't even have a brain to read.~

It was, however, only a moment before he smirked.

"You want to know how much of your precious money we've got? Just ask the green-haired skank and her partners. Most of the money we have we stole from them and their clients." And most of that money was given away.

[stark_inc]

Maybe these people have been useful. The surrogate turns to Viper and General and raises an eyebrow. "Are you gambling with the only things you both have left?"

[barwithnoname]

"Those three have been little more than a nuisance to us." But, ultimately, a very expensive nuisance. Not that she'll let them know.

Viper looked over at Jessica with a haughty smirk. "Every penny we've lost over the last few days, we'll recoup by the end of the week." Though that's dependent on herself, the General, or Tyger winning the game. "The big picture hasn't changed at all."

[red_sonique]

"The big picture is as ugly as you are," declares Sonique. She's still mastering the art of trash-talking on this world. "The big picture includes you getting rich when children are dying."

[venom_blast]

Jessica blinks at Sonique.

Well, at least she's better at it than I was my first time.

"Viper, overconfidence? Never suited you. Never really worked in your favor either. You haven't really learned yet have you?" She takes a step or two forward, holding herself back as much as possible.

She really just wants to lay a venom-charged punch into the bitch's face.

~Maybe he's, I don't know, a shade or something? A soulless clone? Want a distraction while you take him on? Because I'm more than willing to get all blast-happy on Viper.~