[Location: Sanctuary Square] Part the Fifth: Second Attempt at a Game

[ironshodboots]

Nazca is mostly over seeing Locke (as much as she can be, since she's still adamant that it was a trick, but some small part of her can't believe that it was). She's still uneasy from the setting, and the mind control, and waking up this morning on a mint. (She broke it up to experiment with at the bar, but her hair still smells like it. She supposes there are worse things.)

Caritas seems to cater more to the taste of the city than her own tavern; to be fair, however, the inhabitants of this city don't cater much to the taste of The Last Mistake, either. If she's going to do anything with it other than live there, she'll need a new strategy. She also doesn't think most of the city would be interested in her proposals about the economy: not yet, at least. Tony Stark, maybe, but she hasn't spoken with him in a bit, and one person hardly makes up a city. Helping Ax has given her something to do, but it's his project really, not hers.

This afternoon, she's sitting at a small table she set up in Sanctuary Square - in the shade - shuffling a Camorri deck of cards idly. A small hand-painted sign says, "Learn a game/teach a game."

There have to be people out there as interested in some weekend diversion as she is. And if not, well, perhaps she'll see someone she knows.

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[oppositeofhero.livejournal.com]

"You used matchsticks?" Tony raises an eyebrow at Nazca, trying to keep the amusement from his voice. "You'll never learn the nuances of poker if all you have are matchsticks. I'll have to see if I can't conjure up something more suitable." He makes a mental note to see if the hatches can provide something better to use.

"So, how about you teach me something? Poker's a good way to pass the time, but not with matchsticks."

[ironshodboots]

"It was rather improvised on the fly. I would have hatched some chips, or had someone show me how, if it became a prevalent pasttime."

She shuffles the deck once more, then hands it to him. "Cut. It's a shame I don't have the setup for Carousel Hazard. I think it would amuse you."