ITP: Gambling

[manliestparagon]

[The Mess Hall! You walk in one evening to find one table entirely taken over by one of the manliest dwarves you have ever seen; there are drinks on the table (sadly non-alcoholic) being served by a relatively intact zombie in a dress, a deck of cards currently being expertly shuffled and a haphazard pile of trinkets where money or chips might

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[broguery]

Do you often try to lure children into gambling with you?

[manliestparagon]

All the time. Start them young.

Now, are you successfully lured or do I have to offer up food?

[broguery]

I'm afraid I don't know the game.

[manliestparagon]

I didn't know how to play it until three years after I started. What's stopping you, serah?

[broguery]

Fair enough.

[steals a lemon slice off a passing drink tray and throws it on the pile; takes a seat]

[manliestparagon]

Well played. [tosses in a pair of massive hoop earrings a police dog could jump through]

And who might you be?

[broguery]

Loki. And you?

[manliestparagon]

[dealing] Varric Tethras, at your service. So what do you do when you're not being held prisoner in magical sentient camping grounds?

[broguery]

I mostly try not to get murdered. What about you?

[manliestparagon]

Funnily enough, that's how I spend a good deal of my time. Probably for different reasons, I would wager.

[broguery]

Did you make someone very angry?

[manliestparagon]

I try not to piss people off too much - it's bad for business. I have friends, however, who make it their greatest hobby. And as a businessman, fending off assassination attempts on myself and my family is just part of the job description.

Who did you annoy so much as to make them want to kill you?

[broguery]

Just about everyone.

[magicalgenis]

A lot of the adults here are pretty terrible role models.

[broguery]

To be fair, this isn't the first time I've been gambling.

[magicalgenis]

Really? Who taught you?