Re: Battle Royale! Round 5: Monte Casino
01-25-2010, 01:42 AM
Originally posted on MSPA by Mystify.
"I'll match that bet" Itzal said, and its counter shifter accordingly. The dealer passed out the first hand. 2, 6, K, 4, 8. A horrible hand. Itzal simply folded, the life point forfeited. As it left, felt a sharp pain, and felt slightly weakened.
Whit felt a pleasant tingle and felt a rush of energy as his life counter ticked up to 101%. The full impact of this bet began to sink in. The loser would surely perish, but the victor...
The victor would came out far ahead.
Itzal watched Whit as the next hand was dealt. He disguised it well, but he was paying keen attention to the cards. Knowing where an audiences attention was focused is key to many illusions, and while Whit would certainly fool most people, it did not slip past Itzal's trained eye. Itzal pondered this. Whit was keeping track of the cards. It only made sense. Itzal decided that with this in mind, he would have to shuffle them itself. Itzal began teleportation cards back and forth in the deck, unnoticeable, but throughly changing the order to further randomness.
Whit picked up his hand and only his years of training kept the surprise off his face. This was the wrong hand. It wasn't even close to what he should have been dealt.
"I'll match that bet" Itzal said, and its counter shifter accordingly. The dealer passed out the first hand. 2, 6, K, 4, 8. A horrible hand. Itzal simply folded, the life point forfeited. As it left, felt a sharp pain, and felt slightly weakened.
Whit felt a pleasant tingle and felt a rush of energy as his life counter ticked up to 101%. The full impact of this bet began to sink in. The loser would surely perish, but the victor...
The victor would came out far ahead.
Itzal watched Whit as the next hand was dealt. He disguised it well, but he was paying keen attention to the cards. Knowing where an audiences attention was focused is key to many illusions, and while Whit would certainly fool most people, it did not slip past Itzal's trained eye. Itzal pondered this. Whit was keeping track of the cards. It only made sense. Itzal decided that with this in mind, he would have to shuffle them itself. Itzal began teleportation cards back and forth in the deck, unnoticeable, but throughly changing the order to further randomness.
Whit picked up his hand and only his years of training kept the surprise off his face. This was the wrong hand. It wasn't even close to what he should have been dealt.