30.Aug.12, 09:09 PM
And here A'liran thought he'd been going easy. He smiled nonetheless and dealt again. This time he was looking even better; two pair. He shook his head and put on a stony expression of disappointment. V'zire was horribly easy to read, but A'liran had been playing enough to manage a halfway decent pokerface.
The weyrmate comments didn't sound so out of place to A'liran. He knew V'zire's green rose infrequently and was known to go to the same dragon, but he hadn't known about R'ore's proper weyrmate. "Flights complicate stuff, man. I wind up with weyrmated guys all the time," he said. "Most of em don;t care, though. Everyone knows that you can't help what happens during flight." He thought it a little odd that V'zire used that as a reason not to seek anyone out, but he wouldn't question it. Maybe V'zire just didn't want a relationship, and that was fine.
"....Pair of fives," he said, purposefully withholding some of his cards. He flashed a smile at the other greenrider and shrugged. "And don't worry, we wouldn't bet for keeps anyhow. It's just good to have chips or something to keep track of the game a little bit better." He flipped through his cards again, admiring the handsome artwork that had faded so much over time. He sighed. "I wish I could get a new deck of these. I'd like to put these ones away for rainy days before I wear em all the way out," he said. He made a mental note to try and locate another set.
"I almost had a kid," A'liran continued. He'd had some passing encounters with women, but always on the condition that they between afterwards. The one he referenced had been a flightchild. "She didn't make it, though." A'liran didn't necessarily speak with remorse, but certainly with consideration. He couldn't feel emotion for something that just didn't happen, but he sure understood how different things might have been. He couldn't exactly say he was glad, but the thought displeased him. His mixed emotions showed for only a moment before he drew his new hand.
"Ha!" he crowed happily.
The weyrmate comments didn't sound so out of place to A'liran. He knew V'zire's green rose infrequently and was known to go to the same dragon, but he hadn't known about R'ore's proper weyrmate. "Flights complicate stuff, man. I wind up with weyrmated guys all the time," he said. "Most of em don;t care, though. Everyone knows that you can't help what happens during flight." He thought it a little odd that V'zire used that as a reason not to seek anyone out, but he wouldn't question it. Maybe V'zire just didn't want a relationship, and that was fine.
"....Pair of fives," he said, purposefully withholding some of his cards. He flashed a smile at the other greenrider and shrugged. "And don't worry, we wouldn't bet for keeps anyhow. It's just good to have chips or something to keep track of the game a little bit better." He flipped through his cards again, admiring the handsome artwork that had faded so much over time. He sighed. "I wish I could get a new deck of these. I'd like to put these ones away for rainy days before I wear em all the way out," he said. He made a mental note to try and locate another set.
"I almost had a kid," A'liran continued. He'd had some passing encounters with women, but always on the condition that they between afterwards. The one he referenced had been a flightchild. "She didn't make it, though." A'liran didn't necessarily speak with remorse, but certainly with consideration. He couldn't feel emotion for something that just didn't happen, but he sure understood how different things might have been. He couldn't exactly say he was glad, but the thought displeased him. His mixed emotions showed for only a moment before he drew his new hand.
"Ha!" he crowed happily.