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Kitty Pryde (Shadowcat) (kitty_has_claws) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2016-01-19 23:03:00

Entry tags:

charlotte charles, kitty pryde (aoa), nathan harris, pavel chekov (au), rebecca crane, sam winchester, spencer reid, ton phanan

[Day 359] Poker Mingle/Closed
[Poker night at Kitty's place in sector 4! She has them set up at the kitchen table with cards and poker chips. There's a variety of snacks set up along the counters—pretzels, chips, dips, pizza rolls, meatballs with toothpicks, etc. There's also some pie because Chuck is here! Ice cream in the freezer since Kitty lives here. You'll also find water, sodas, wine, and beer. Stay hydrated!

There's also a living room with comfortable seating for taking breaks or relaxing after the game. If you're going to snoop you might find a Nathan hiding out in his room or peek through a partially opened door to see Kitty's room. It's very utilitarian—no decorations, generally clean though there are stacks of books, tech, and clothes here and there. For anyone who visited other apartments she's had they were a little warmer and included more personal touches. Nothing too exciting to find in the bathroom, you perv!]

(OOC: Invitees tag in mingle style.)

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candothat
2016-01-22 12:43 am UTC (link)

[This is an amazing party. There is food, there are people, and there is an activity to do, which removes all of the awkward standing-around-and-not-knowing-what-to-do-exactly parts of a party. Chekov is in a fantastic mood and should absolutely be talked to.

Poker can be a thing, too! He knows how to play (the "Texas Hold Them" variation, if anyone asks), and his complete inability to maintain a poker face makes him easy to beat in spite of any freakish probability-figuring abilities he has. Take his fake money!]

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	kitty_has_claws 2016-01-22 04:02 am UTC (link)
	It's like you're actually made of tells. [Smiling at him.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	candothat 2016-01-22 05:13 am UTC (link)
	[Looking baffled at her like he has no idea that he can't bluff to save himself.] What do you mean? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-01-22 05:16 am UTC (link)
	I couldn't be more sure of what kind of hand you were holding if you just showed it to me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	candothat 2016-01-22 05:20 am UTC (link)
	All that means is that you have gained psychic powers. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-01-22 05:21 am UTC (link)
	Mutations do sometimes continue to mutate. And yet I think there's a simpler answer here. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	candothat 2016-01-22 05:27 am UTC (link)
	The answer is that I'm far better at Svoi Kozyri than at poker. [A decisive nod. Yes, this is the answer.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-01-22 05:28 am UTC (link)
	Okay, next time we'll have Svoi Kozyri night at your place. [Did you see what just happened there?] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	candothat 2016-01-22 05:33 am UTC (link)
	Yes, good, but it's a game for two people. Do game nights count if there are only two people? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-01-22 05:35 am UTC (link)
	[Usually those are called dates, but she's not going to say that. She didn't really realize it was a two-person game when she suggested it.] Sure they are. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	candothat 2016-01-22 06:14 am UTC (link)
	Then we will do that. [It might occur to him later that that sounds like a date. Not now, though.] But tonight, you should teach me to play this game more effectively. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2016-01-22 01:18 pm UTC (link)
	Okay, for starters? You have to make that expressive face of yours less expressive. When you get a good hand you can't light up. [Even if it's adorable.] Same with looking disappointed at a bad hand. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	candothat 2016-01-22 11:57 pm UTC (link)
	Kitty, I have had twenty years to learn to control my face with no success. You ask a lot of me. [He picks up the cards and begins shuffling them.] Help me practice? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tallerthanthou 2016-01-22 04:38 am UTC (link)
	Hey. [He doesn't really talk to Chekov much despite them both being on the same investigative team. That work isn't often done in a big group though. But tonight it's a small, confined group.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	candothat 2016-01-22 05:17 am UTC (link)
	Sam, hello. [Little known secret: Chekov likes talking to people, but he isn't great at it when he doesn't know them well and there's no clearly defined topic of conversation. Like now. He has exhausted his small talk reserves.] You... play poker? [Evidently? Since that's what's going on here?] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	candothat 2016-01-22 05:24 am UTC (link)
	I have not been playing so much as losing. [He isn't unhappy about that. The money isn't real and the points don't matter.] You make money doing this? Reliably? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tallerthanthou 2016-01-22 05:27 am UTC (link)
	Yeah, I noticed that. [Tough break, buddy.] Not as reliably as pool, but it usually gets the job done. And there's a method to it. [You have to start by pretending to be as bad as Chekov.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)