[An important question answered with a casual question. Nikos, attention fixed on his hand, does not look up.
Which means he misses this particular instance of Kostos cheating. He has already called his brother out at least once this game. He will call him on it again before the game is done. He is better at cards, because he has spent more time playing cards, in Antiva, in Cumberland, in dining halls and taverns and basements and storerooms while someone else kept watch for the intended target.
But he has forgotten, somewhat, what Kostos looks like when he lies. So. There's a handicap.
Deftly, Nikos slips out a card and places it face-up on top of Kostos' last discard. Serpent of Dismay.]
There's a holiday coming up. One of the meaningless little ones they do in Antiva. I expect they'll figure it out when I don't come around. Unless Marisol has preemptively sent a flamingo with the news.
[As he picks up his cup of wine, it occurs to him to ask, flatly:]
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Date: 2018-01-30 11:03 pm (UTC)[An important question answered with a casual question. Nikos, attention fixed on his hand, does not look up.
Which means he misses this particular instance of Kostos cheating. He has already called his brother out at least once this game. He will call him on it again before the game is done. He is better at cards, because he has spent more time playing cards, in Antiva, in Cumberland, in dining halls and taverns and basements and storerooms while someone else kept watch for the intended target.
But he has forgotten, somewhat, what Kostos looks like when he lies. So. There's a handicap.
Deftly, Nikos slips out a card and places it face-up on top of Kostos' last discard. Serpent of Dismay.]
There's a holiday coming up. One of the meaningless little ones they do in Antiva. I expect they'll figure it out when I don't come around. Unless Marisol has preemptively sent a flamingo with the news.
[As he picks up his cup of wine, it occurs to him to ask, flatly:]
Why.