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Post by Slugslinger on Mar 28, 2011 8:07:04 GMT -5
"Oh, that isn't the half of it," Slugslinger explains to Swindle with all the enthusiasm of a child, grin lopsided and optics bright, while he privately wonders that the merchant's pirate buddy hasn't already bragged half of this himself. "Maybe he just doesn't know where to start! There's so much to know – millions of years of spooking both sides of the war. See, back home, he owns his sector of space. Megatron had to work out a deal with him so Decepticon ships could pass safely. Megatron himself. Don't you get it? He's–"
Oops, now Cannonball's in an expository mood. Slugslinger swivels round to mind the pirate's words as any properly awed bot would and slides into another chair roughly equidistant between his table-mates, never once taking his optics from the fellow on his right.
"…Makes sense," he says eventually with a slow nod. He stifles the rest of his curiosity for now – though he does wonder if it'd be worth reporting all this seditious talk to command – and holds up his deck. "You two were up for some Praxus Fold 'Em, right?"
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Swindle
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Post by Swindle on Mar 28, 2011 17:04:57 GMT -5
"Looks like you've got yourself a regular fan club, Cannonball. You accepting new members? I could be the treasurer," Swindle states matter-of-factly as he puts on the dealer's visor with a flourish.
"Let's keep things friendly and make the opening bid 50 credits, shall we?"
Slugslinger isn't going to narc on Swindle and Cannonball is he? That would make him a narc. Nobody likes a narc.
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Cannonball
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Post by Cannonball on Apr 2, 2011 16:42:34 GMT -5
Cannonball can't help but beam as Slugslinger talks him up. Primus, how he's missed this. He almost forgot what it was like, having been here so long. Though, there was that Motormaster guy that supposedly knew a different Cannonball, but eh. He's not here now.
"Aye, I be up fer it", Cannonball answers, hauling out the credits for the opening bid. He chuckles at Swindle. "New members, maybe. I can 'andle me own money, but if you wanna play with the others', 'ave at it."
And narcing takes work! Work to do the narcing, work to make sure the narc targets don't find out it was you, and Slugslinger doesn't like work, right?
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Slugslinger
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Post by Slugslinger on Apr 3, 2011 19:52:14 GMT -5
Narcing takes work, but listening and then just letting his mouth run later requires little to no effort on Slugslinger's part. And while nobody likes a narc, nobody likes Slugslinger, either, so he knows there's nothing lost there. But he still doesn't know if he actually wants to say anything. He does know he wants to play some Praxus Fold 'Em, however, and he plunks down a matching wager. It's nearly all the money he still has from Pz-Zazz.
"Okay," he says. Then he shuffles his deck while watching the other two Decepticons before handing it off to Swindle. "You're the one with the sharp hat, so have at. It's a standard deck." And if Swindle wants to check just to be sure, he'll find that Slugslinger isn't lying on this one. It's a perfectly ordinary deck with the factory standard number of cards and shiny lenticular backing, but the face cards don't have the typical gallery of Decepticon or Autobot officers. This deck uses simple fractals instead.
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Post by Swindle on Apr 4, 2011 20:33:46 GMT -5
Swindle does indeed check the deck for marks when Slugslinger hands it to him, with the practiced eye of a 'bot who's run more than a few cons in his time. He nods to himself, satisfied that the cards are regulation, and proceeds to shuffle. His servos and the cards become a blur, accompanied by the thwip-thwip-thwip of expertly handled cards. Then he offers the deck to Cannonball to cut.
"Standard Praxus Fold 'Em, gentlemechs? Two hole cards, three card flop?"
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Cannonball
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Post by Cannonball on Apr 5, 2011 16:36:13 GMT -5
Cannonball takes the deck, sets it on the table, and does the cut one-handed since...well, he only has one hand. Once the deck is cut, Cannonball pushes it back to Swindle, and picks up his cards with a nod.
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OOC: I'm assuming that Praxus Fold 'Em is the Space version of Texas Hold 'Em?
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Slugslinger
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Post by Slugslinger on Apr 6, 2011 8:28:57 GMT -5
OOC: Yup, pretty much so.
Slugslinger spends the time Swindle takes to shuffle the deck and Cannonball to cut it with an air that hovers somewhere between boredom and impatience. His expression is the jaded look of any experienced player, but he fidgets, jogging his leg under the table. And the whole time, his optics never leave the deck. Swindle's fast; Slugslinger doesn't manage to follow everything. He likes the surprise but doesn't let that fact emote.
"Sounds like a good start," he mumbles, sounding vaguely disappointed by the choice but resigned to it at the same time. All traces of impatience are gone and in their place is a disgruntled sort of funk. His change in mood shouldn't be too hard to decipher – like a stunt skier being restricted to the bunny hill. He'll take his cards without comment.
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Post by Swindle on Apr 6, 2011 21:10:10 GMT -5
Swindle would deal a more complex game, but his player has a limited knowledge of such things. Slugslinger will just have to suffer.
"If it's not exciting enough for you, you can always up the ante, Slugslinger," Swindle suggests with a smile as he deals two cards to the jetformer facedown. Then he deals a pair to himself and peeks at them. His easy smile never wavers. Swindle has a hell of a poker face, but not in the way that people usually do.
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Cannonball
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Post by Cannonball on Apr 11, 2011 19:46:50 GMT -5
Cannonball chuckles a bit at the idea of kicking the stakes up. He raises up his cards just a bit to see what he has, then lowers them again. "A bit early to start makin' things interesting, but..."
The pirate relaxes back in his chair, stroking at his chin. "There's always wagering duties, unless you lads got somethin' more interesting in mind."
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Slugslinger
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Post by Slugslinger on Apr 14, 2011 8:27:46 GMT -5
OOC: Sorry fellas, I lost my 'net there for a bit.
The sour cast Slugslinger's taken seems to be his answer to Swindle's affability. He looks just as dour about his cards as he does the basic level of play, checking them and laying them back down without a word. He wants to answer that it isn't the size of the betting pool that makes a game interesting; it's the complexity in the gameplay and the challenge of reading and out-bluffing the other players. Oh, how he wants to answer that. But he doesn't. Not only would that be telling too much about himself, it doesn't sound like the answer a dull thug would give. He just grumbles, sighs, and sinks as deeply into his seat as his frame and the furniture will allow, shoulder vanes drooping slightly.
"Duties is fine," he mumbles and shrugs loosely, in full sulk. "S'how we did it back home all the time." Duty rotations: the go-to currency for eternally underpaid soldiers everywhere.
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Post by Swindle on Apr 14, 2011 23:01:10 GMT -5
Slugslinger doesn't know how easy or hard it will be to out-play Swindle and Cannonball yet. The game has barely started! If the two-faced jet really wants to play something weird that badly, they can play sabaac next time.
"I'd be more than happy to wager a discount on my merchandise." That way, Swindle still wins even if he loses.
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Cannonball
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Post by Cannonball on Apr 18, 2011 5:46:32 GMT -5
Cannonball pulled a flask out of subspace, popping the top on it and taking a hit off of it. He then taps the table twice with his gun arm. "I'll be checkin', lads".
He does snort a bit at Swindle's offer of a discount. "Pfff, 'ow much you bettin' there? One percent off?"
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Slugslinger
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Post by Slugslinger on Apr 21, 2011 9:00:41 GMT -5
Swindle's offer earns a very crude comment in a very garbled language that might not even be a language at all and Slugslinger just sneers.
"Like I need any more weapons," he says with a scornful shake of his head. He may not have x-by-infinity guns bristling from his frame, but the ones he has pack enough of a wallop that he never needed more. He has a similar confidence about his ability to play the game. He adds, sneer never wavering though it takes on a slightly more pleasant overtone, "I'll go ahead and open," since Cannonball didn't.
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Post by Swindle on Apr 27, 2011 13:29:04 GMT -5
"You can always use more weapons," Swindle chides Slugslinger. "And I was thinking fifty percent," he adds to Cannonball. Even if he loses the wager, they still have to give him money to claim the collateral. Just less money than if he'd won. Also, they have to come into his shop to get it, and while they're in there, they may as well stock up on batteries and such, thus giving him more money.
"I'll see your bet and raise you another 50, Slugslinger."
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Cannonball
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Post by Cannonball on May 3, 2011 19:30:14 GMT -5
Cannonball nods at the pile. "I'll be matching. And I'm inclined to agree with Swindle. Long as they're not impeding things, more weapons are always good. It's good to 'ave options, after all."
He chuckles, though. "Mighty generous of you though, Swindle. Might 'ave to see if I can't get 'old of that."
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