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Jacques

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Vadim reclined in his chair as he rippled the two halves of deck of cards together, the familiar sound of cards slapping against cards bringing a smile to his furred face as the deck settled into a single pile. On the folding table in front of him lay his old poker set, something the raccoon had picked up from a pawnshop within a week of arriving on the island some years ago. It was almost four o'clock in the afternoon on a Saturday, prime time to lure some unsuspecting sods into a game they would probably lose a lot of money on. While part of him felt bad for doing it, finding legal ways of earning money was getting harder with every rewrite of his résumé and so, rigged card games under the shade of a large oak tree it was.

As students and staff started gadding about the courtyard a few minutes later, Vadim managed to get a few to come over and play a couple hands; needless to say, the furred trickster was about fifty dollars richer within thirty minutes. "Better luck next time" was his only response to their griping as a couple of them got up and left, leaving their chairs open for another round as a cute grin, if a bit sly, crept up his muzzle. He was just getting started.

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At this time of day on a weekend, it was mostly college students and staff milling about. Not many classes were actually taking place, and it was a little early for people to be eating or heading to the dorms. But the courtyard was a place Sean liked to sit while he made copies of his notes - he'd either get that done or find someone interesting to talk to.

The poker game that was being set up caught his eye, but he wasn't the type of person to jump into that kind of game without observing the players, especially one being started by one person like that. So he'd set himself on a nearby bench where he could look busy with his work while having a good vantage point.

Sean's decision to watch the first game turned out to be the right one. The raccoon was doing a good job, but Sean caught some familiar moves and could see through the guy's bluffing. Not that a rigged game would stop him from playing once he'd noted the weak points. He was bored and used to playing poker games where every player was cheating. Besides, he was curious about the little con artist.

Putting on his shy, nerdy, young college student act wasn't difficult for the god - he already looked the part. Perhaps there was no real reason for it, but a part of any game was psychological, and Sean was a natural con artist. He walked cautiously over to the table the others had just left, lowering his eyes a little in a show of nervousness while carefully examining the table and cards as much as he could. In a flawless Russian accent, but slightly uncertain voice, he spoke. "Hello. I am new here and I heard your voice and I wondered if you were possibly from Russia too? I've never seen anything like you before. But that's fine I know that there's a lot of different things on this island... I um do not really play cards a lot." Running his hand though his hair, he again glanced over the cards. "Does a game like this happen often here? I hope I'm not interrupting. What's your name?"

Sean wasn't going to ask to join the game right off. He wanted the guy to start off thinking he'd conned him already just by getting him to play in the first place.
 

Jacques

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Vadim caught eye of the fellow walking towards the table, a deadpan glare across his furry face as he riffled two packets of cards together. The act he was putting on was cute, but the raccoon could tell who it was; he'd seen this guy working in the offices a while ago.

"I've seen you work in administrative wing before, da? You should know my name by know; I'm, uh, over there more often then I'd like to admit," he stated as he watched the guy take a place at the table to his immediate right, his nose twitching with mild annoyance at his own statement; his discipline record at the academy was a little less that stellar and a little more than miscreant and it was a fact he wasn't exactly proud of.

"But, regardless, we're just getting started with this hand. Twenty dollar buy-in," the raccoon continued with perked ears, flashing a toothy, crooked grin as he finished shuffling, even though he somewhat resented the addition of a new player during his deal. His deck wasn't stacked for four players, so the presence of a newcomer threw a wrench in any plans he had this round.
 
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