Family Practice

[singindemonhq]

The Corona De La Sangre dojo is still running. It takes a while to learn those kinds of skills, especially if you've spent a couple of millenia depending on mojo. It was quite tricky in some ways, during the Hunters' Moon, but things should settle down, now.

I've picked up some experience since we've been travelling through the last four of five dimensions, but there's always more to learn - that's the idea behind having the dojo, of course.

By the customs where I come from the operative just meets whoever fate serves up and takes her away with him. I've never been too sure about how people here are supposed to feel about their in-laws - by the time they make a song and dance about it things have probably gone wrong. Anyway, the Little Wolf set it up so I was combat-paired with my brother-in-law.

I hadn't been over-pleased not to have been able to stay near enough to Erynne to be sure she was OK during the Hunters' Moon. I don't usually wait in the audience and sometimes it helps to just work off tension. I practice a lot anyway, but ... Stephen maybe had troubles of his own, too - at least when he found out about my combat methods. (I did not toast him! I didn't make the slightest attempt.) It's just natural for me to smoke out when anyone tries to get to close grips.

When Erynne they decided that it wasn't permitted I was Ok about it.
<Firewalled against all who mean harm,
see the words,
obey the charm. It might not do for Stephen and the rest of them to see how often that's creative use of illusion, anyway. A fast illusion can sometimes give me time to really smoke out or not, of course.

Then - my clothes do tend to ... reshape if somebody grabs at them... It's not "cheating". We're all learning new tricks, combat tricks, anyway. Using that much Mojo can use up a a lot of energy, if the operative gets out of practice, so I haven't had much time to update this journal and so on. I must think up some kind of training that Erynne and me can have some fun with.

Comments

[xrileyfinnx.livejournal.com]

Can I sit in?

[faith-slays.livejournal.com]

Five-card stud is the game. You got anything to throw in the pot?
Doesn't have to be big.

[xrileyfinnx.livejournal.com]

*puts $5 in the pot*

[faith-slays.livejournal.com]

*shrugs and tosses in a ten*

[http://users.livejournal.com/_animator/]

*adds his stake, also five dollars*

[storvik.livejournal.com]

* sits down *

I require cards as well.

* reaches into pocket *

I have previously had some credits exchanged for ... "dollars".

[faith-slays.livejournal.com]

*begins dealing out cards to the players*

No worries, Storvik. If you want to use the equivalent in credits,
I can exchange 'em later.

*slides five cards over to you, cards face down on the table*

[w-rosenberg.livejournal.com]

*sits across from Faith, dropping a bag of cookies in the center of
the table*

[storvik.livejournal.com]

* picks up cards -- he may or may not know anything about poker, but he has a natural poker face *

* calculates, and slides his money into the middle of the table *

[xrileyfinnx.livejournal.com]

*takes his five cards*
*looks slightly nervous*

[faith-slays.livejournal.com]

*looks at cards in her hand, raises eyebrow but otherwise gives nothing away*

[w-rosenberg.livejournal.com]

(concentrates on remembering the rules.

Umm. Check?

[storvik.livejournal.com]

*moves a poker chip in Willow's direction*

Checkmate.

[faith-slays.livejournal.com]

You callin' her bluff, are you? Me too. *raises the bet*


((woo hoo! I'm in like 6 different places at once here))

[storvik.livejournal.com]

Yes. Her ... "bluff."

* nods *

That is certainly what I am doing.

[faith-slays.livejournal.com]

*looks again at her cards*
*has Ace of Spades, Ace of Hearts, a two of spades, seven of diamonds
and the Joker*

*decides to continue instead of fold*

[storvik.livejournal.com]

* All five of storvik's cards have red rhomboids on them, and three have caricatures of humans in archaic clothing. The other two are a letter and a number. *

[faith-slays.livejournal.com]

*watches you, thinks that she's seen potatoes that were easier to read*

*calls, sliding a chip over*

[http://users.livejournal.com/_animator/]

*nervous*

*has two tens, a queen, a jack, and a five*

[w-rosenberg.livejournal.com]

(looks at her hand again)

Nope. Too rich for my blood, I think.
(puts cards down, pushes chair back and stands)
I'ma get something cold to drink. Think somebody brought in a cooler. The rest of you want anything?

[storvik.livejournal.com]

* has Two-Ace-King-Queen-Jack of Diamonds *

Does this count as a straight? Rules vis-a-vis the placement of aces in the hierarchy vary.

[faith-slays.livejournal.com]

Yes, it does. *looks apologetic* Sorry, I should've made it clear.
And you beat me fair'n'square. Danny, what've you got?

*winces when Daniel turns his cards over* That's even worse than mine. 'K, Storvik, you won this hand. *slides the pile over to him*

[singindemonhq.livejournal.com]

*Watches, not wanting to distract you.*

[http://users.livejournal.com/_animator/]

Checkmate?

*is clueless*
*has never actually played poker before*
*is SO full of it*

[faith-slays.livejournal.com]

*gives you a scornful look*

Do you see a chess board here?
In or out, Burke?