skyagain | catchall estelle

[ no probably not this is the fight they have During affection week ]

Maybe. ... Everyone's always less on edge the rest of the week anyway.

[She nods, trying to look hopeful.]

-- Oh, I wanted to ask...

What are those trading cards you and some of the others got?

Those? [ hmm. he tilts his head ] I got one from the casino... And it looked like they matched the pack you could buy at the store. So I bought some. They're all of people.

[ he's frowning a little ]

After comparing 'em with the others people had, it seems most likely all the cards we can get are of all the people who have been in these... places.

[ murder places. ]

Huh... So they don't really have a practical purpose, that we can tell right now?

Not that I can tell. And it's not like we'd be able to buy enough to collect everyone. [ a little deadpan ] Maybe it's to remind us that we're all part of a game to him.

Maybe... [Frowning a little at that.] Still, I guess that's a relief, if it seems mostly harmless. I was kind of shocked to see one with a picture of me on it...

I would've been, too. But it's nothing to worry about. They're just cards. At best, they can be mementos if we happen to pull people we know.

[She nods!] Right.

How do you play in the casino, anyway? Does it cost anything?

[Evidently, she hasn't been there.]

I wouldn't have tried if it cost tickets. [ he's a cheap bastard. ] It's games of chance, mostly. Push a lever and try to match three symbols. Pick a number and let the roulette go.

[ he waves a hand. ]

You collect chips from winning and can exchange them. The prizes are all things you can get at the gift shop for free except for those singular cards, and even those aren't that exciting.