[The younger man takes the money with a grin on his face, his more mischievous side showing through. For a moment he considers taking this game further, stripping him down like so many before him. Usually he wasn't in the practice of doing that, since he didn't need clothes and he usually gave them back in the end anyway, but those green eyes where challenging him silently, and he was up for it.]
I wouldn't say I'm a genius, just well-practiced.
[And if he ever did run into a chap that had more experience than him, well he was smart enough, and poor enough, to stop playing right there and then. It was rather strange how something that used to be just a way to make a quick buck eventually became rather enjoyable, at least when playing with good natured people.]
[He blinks, just barely catching those muttering and laughing.]
Well maybe they underestimated you? It happens often to me in this game. [As he talks he's taking his custom cards and shuffling them through again, before starting to deal them out despite himself. Come on Luke, let's play another round~ Maybe you'll win this time.]
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I wouldn't say I'm a genius, just well-practiced.
[And if he ever did run into a chap that had more experience than him, well he was smart enough, and poor enough, to stop playing right there and then. It was rather strange how something that used to be just a way to make a quick buck eventually became rather enjoyable, at least when playing with good natured people.]
[He blinks, just barely catching those muttering and laughing.]
Well maybe they underestimated you? It happens often to me in this game. [As he talks he's taking his custom cards and shuffling them through again, before starting to deal them out despite himself. Come on Luke, let's play another round~ Maybe you'll win this time.]