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[ittenbari]

From: Sakon Shima
Date: September 16th

So I was thinking...

Does anyone wanna get together and play cards? Like, regularly?

I've gone gambling on the Near Shore a bunch of times, but then I start drinking and there are fights or there was the time I agreed to jump in the river with a bunch of that candy that fizzes when you eat it shoved in my pockets just to see what would happen...

Basically what I'm saying is that if we do it here, I probably won't get lost on the way home as much.

So any takers?

Comments

[flamebearer]

.... So what DID happen when you jumped in the river with fizzy candy?

I don't know if I know any card games, otherwise I'd offer to help.

[ittenbari]

I could always teach anyone who wants to learn! I know a bunch.

And the fizzy candy fizzed up! Did you know they put a lot of dye in that stuff? I can't wear those pants anymore...

[flamebearer]

Do you? I wouldn't mind, if you wanted to show me?

Dye? In candy? But aren't you supposed to eat that normally? Is that even safe?

[ittenbari]

I don't know.

If it wasn't safe, they wouldn't sell it right?

Right?

OKAY LET'S NOT THINK ABOUT THAT

CARDS
LET'S TALK ABOUT CARDS

I'd be glad to teach anyone! I usually carry a hanafuda deck with me and it seems like most people don't know anything about it to start with, so I'll have to teach pretty much anyone who wants to play.

[flamebearer]

That... doesn't really sound familiar, so I might not know anything about it either. Unless I knew it by a different name? Maybe something would be familiar when we started trying it?

[ That had worked with his sword, after all? ]

[ittenbari]

It's Japanese if that helps!

And even if nothing is familiar about it, the only hard part is scoring and I know that part!

So you just gotta trust me not to cheat, that's all.

[flamebearer]

It doesn't, sorry. I'm pretty sure wherever I came from, it wasn't from somewhere like this.

[ He's managed to put that much together, at least. ]

Are you likely to cheat? [ Although he's not sure a cheater would be honest about that answer, actually. ]

[ittenbari]

Nope!

It takes all the fun out of things if you cheat. Maybe if I was desperate for cash or something, but it's not like I am and it's not like we even need to play for money if no one wants to.

[flamebearer]

That's true. Alright, then. I'm game, if you really don't mind teaching me.

[ittenbari]

I don't mind at all!

I'm a gambler at heart and it looks like if I wanna play the games I know, I'm gonna have to teach just about anyone willing to play.

[flamebearer]

I'll do my best to learn quick, then!

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[stonebird]

While I have no interest in gambling, I would not mind playing a game to pass the time.

(But she needs to be taught. Westerosi games are a bit different and she never really involved herself with them.)

[ittenbari]

But gambling is the fun part!

I guess not everyone has to if they don't want to, though. Especially since I'm probably gonna have to teach people how to play some stuff.

And I guess there are some games that aren't made for gambling. I don't know those as well, though...

[leapingchuu]

Hmmm, I do know a few card games! This might be fun. I'd be happy to go gambling with you but I can't promise we'll win anything.

You have me curious, though! What happened with the fizzy candy?

[ittenbari]

It fizzed up really fast!

And there's a lot of dye in that stuff, so...

Can't wear those pants anymore.

[leapingchuu]

Oh! That's a little sad, I hope you didn't like them too much.

(He's thankful the text function doesn't show you that he's laughing, Sakon. But you're really cute).

[ittenbari]

It's not too much of a problem!

The only clothes I'm really attached to are the ones I was wearing when I showed up here, but those don't have pockets so they're safe.

[leapingchuu]

That's still a little sad!

Hmm, do you have any games you're really good at? I can play poker and durak but I'm not sure about much else.

[ittenbari]

I don't know durak at all! You're gonna have to teach me that one. I'm starting to figure out poker tho.

I know just about everything you can play with a hanafuda deck, so I've been trying to teach people Koi Koi.

[kokuyoyo]

Were you drunk?

[ittenbari]

Probably a little!

[kokuyoyo]

Was the alcohol any good?

[ittenbari]

I don't really remember.

Maybe?

I'll pretty much drink anything.

[kokuyoyo]

That could be dangerous.

[ittenbari]

I mean, not like stuff you're not supposed to drink. Well, unless it's not poisonous or anything. Then I might try it on a bet.

[kokuyoyo]

How much alcohol do you think a shinki can take?

[ittenbari]

I dunno.

Same as anyone else?

I know I get pretty sick when I overeat so alcohol should be the same, right?

[kokuyoyo]

Your stomach sounds like it sucks.

[ittenbari]

Doesn't that happen to everybody?

[kokuyoyo]

I've seen someone keep eating, including an animal a cat brought him, and didn't stop.

[Is that unfair if it's Ken...]

[ittenbari]

WAS THE ANIMAL ALIVE?!!

[kokuyoyo]

Not after the cat was done with it.

[ittenbari]

He didn't cook it, did he...

[kokuyoyo]

No.

[ittenbari]

I think I'm gonna be sick...

[kokuyoyo]

He wasn't. Somehow.

[ittenbari]

How?!! That's not human!

[kokuyoyo]

I'm pretty sure he's human most of the time.

[ittenbari]

Most of the time??

[kokuyoyo]

He's animal some of the other time.