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[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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[falenandawn]

[.....Gold, why in the world are you shouting at him.

Frey sets down the box of his things he'd retrieved from the orphanage, staring.] Poker?

[mischiefbreeder]

[Excellent. Gold likes you, Frey, but you're an easy sucker.]

You got it.

[falenandawn]

....Are you practicing for the festival? [A booth game or something?]

[mischiefbreeder]

Maybe, but for now, I'm just a street vendor, offering games of chance to people. People can't resist a gamble, after all. [He totally plans to clean up at the festival.]

[electroporation]

[ For whatever reason, Li is within the vicinity at the time of this shouting! Or at another time of shouting. Point is, he's around, and he's coming up from the side to look at Gold.

And those cards.

Skeptically. ] Cards?

[mischiefbreeder]

You got it. [Fanning those cards out to show them off, and then quickly riffling them.]

[electroporation]

And the winner becomes a millionaire. [ He isn't impressed by that fanning, Gold. ]

[mischiefbreeder]

If they play their cards right, who knows? [Heh. Gambling puns are the best.]

[gamblinghigh]

[And here we have the captain of Luceti's one and only flying gambling hall coming by to what the noise is.]

Looking to edge in on the market, are we?

[mischiefbreeder]

Just lookin' to bring a little excitement to the lives of the people here, that's all!

[gamblinghigh]

Is it now?

[He's not quite buying it, no.]

[dragons_peak]

[ On the way out for the day when Mikado spots Gold, and he pauses to look. what shenanigans is he up to this time ]

...Gold, what are you doing?

[mischiefbreeder]

What does it look like? [Shuffle shuffle shuffle.]

[dragons_peak]

[ blinkblink ] I know, but... why?

[mischiefbreeder]

Why not?

gonna assume they know each other!!!!!

[realityanchor]

Someone's lively today.

we can swing that

[mischiefbreeder]

What can I say? I'm givin' my full game today!

[realityanchor]

Oho. All right then, let's go a round. I want to see you at your best.

[mischiefbreeder]

If you say so! [He starts shuffling the deck again.]

Pick your poison.