[Caliborn surveys the pool balls. He knows his chances here of winning, if this peculiarly blue boy is at all experienced, are not very good.]
[But still, a game is a game, and it's not like potentially losing has ever meant there won't be other opportunities to have a little fun.]
[And so, the cherub stands up properly and looks down at Helix. He likes that he can do that. And also that he's not the only absurdly lanky one here.]