| C Support |
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| Yo! Xiang! Mind helping me with something? It's something only you can do. |
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| I suppose. For what do you need my assistance? |
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| There's no time to explain, just follow me! |
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| (Taiga leaves the scene.) |
| Ah, wait! |
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| (Xiang chases after Taiga. Scene transitions to a
gambling hall.) |
| Hey guys! I'm back! |
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| Oh, Taiga. Here to lose all your gold again? |
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| Not this time! I got a lucky charm on me. Right, Xiang? |
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| Are you referring to me? |
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| Not like it's gonna make a difference. Here, let's deal you in. |
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| (Taiga is dealt her cards.) |
| Aw, dammit. This hand's total garbage. Xiang, what
should I do? |
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| Pardon? |
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| You can see what the next cards are in the deck,
right? So, what should I keep? |
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| This is the reason for bringing me here? |
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| Hey, what are you two whispering about?! Get on with it, Taiga. |
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| Alright, alright! Don't rush me, old man! |
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| (Time passes.) |
| Well, Taiga, looks like you're completely broke. Again. |
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| Oh, shut it. Come on, Xiang. Let's get out of here. |
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| Alright. |
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| (Scene transitions to outside the gambling hall.) |
| Argh, that was a disaster! You didn't help me at all! |
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| How am I supposed to help you when I had no idea what was going on? |
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| Wait, you don't know how to play poker? |
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| No? |
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| What?! Aw, Merin, so THAT was the problem! Guess I probably should have asked
first. |
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| That would have been a wise decision, yes. |
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| Alright, alright. I'm gonna teach you poker. And next time, we'll show those
geezers what we're made of! |
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| Okay? |
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| B Support |
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| Alright, let's review. Name off each hand, highest to lowest! |
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| Royal Flush, Straight Flush, Four of a Kind, Full House, Flush, Straight,
Three of a Kind, Two Pair, Pair, High Card. |
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| Now the suits, highest to lowest. |
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| Spades, Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs. |
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| And the highest ranked cards are? |
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| Aces. |
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| Aw yeah, we're definitely ready now! To the gambling hall! |
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| (Scene transitions to the gambling hall.) |
| Guess who's back? |
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| So, Taiga's back with her "lucky charm," huh? |
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| She's super lucky now! We're gonna win big today! |
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| We'll see about that. |
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| So, what do you think? |
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| Discarding two of your cards has a high chance of
winning this round. |
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| Okay, but which ones should I lose? |
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| I don't know. |
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| What do ya mean you don't know?! |
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| Ha! Your lucky charm having trouble there, Taiga? |
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| Shut your trap! Just give me a sec here, alright?! |
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| (Time passes.) |
| So this is what you call "winning big," Taiga? |
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| You all can screw off. Let's go, Xiang. |
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| (Scene transitions to outside the gambling hall.) |
| What the hell was that?! That was even worse than last time! I thought you could
see the future. |
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| I can see the future, but not its exact outcomes. I can only see where the
paths lead. |
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| You could have told me that earlier. |
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| You never asked. |
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| ... Okay. I know we can actually win next time. We just gotta figure out what
your powers are trying telling us. So, once we figure out a system, we'll win for
sure! |
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| Alright. |
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| A Support |
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| Okay, so, what about this hand? |
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| Discard three cards. |
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| If it's three cards, then maybe it's a Full House? I've already got a pair of
threes here. Let's see... |
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| (Taiga discards and draws her cards.) |
| Hey, a Four of a Kind! Even better! Okay, Xiang, I think we got it down this
time. We'll really show 'em what we've got now! |
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| (Scene transitions to the gambling hall.) |
| Yo! |
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| Ready to empty your coin pouch? |
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| Not this time, old man! Third time's the charm. |
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| I'm all for some easy gold. Let's deal you in, Taiga. |
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| So? |
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| Discard two cards. |
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| If it's two cards, then it's probably a Straight. We've
got a five, six, and seven here already. A bit weak, but it's our best option
here. |
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| Gonna discard these two. |
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| Alright. Here are your new cards. |
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| Straight with a High Card of nine. Not bad |
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| Discarding three. |
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| Okay. Time to show your hands. |
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| Straight. |
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| Argh... Two Pair. |
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| Pair of queens. |
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| Hell yeah! Suck on that! |
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| Oh, pipe down. You won one hand. So what? |
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| I'm tellin' ya, my lucky charm's the best. Right, Xiang? |
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| Mmhm. |
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| Alright, alright. Place your antes, you two. |
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| (Time passes.) |
| And that brings me up to 10,000 gold. |
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| I can't believe this! |
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| You have to be cheating! |
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| Nope, not in the slightest. No cards up our sleeves, no mirrors, no nothing.
Just me and my lucky charm. |
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| It's the truth. |
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| Grr... |
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| Anyway, good game, boys. Me and Xiang are gonna head home. 'Til next time! |
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| (Scene transitions to outside the gambling hall.) |
| We did it, Xiang! All our hard work finally paid off. So, how do you wanna
celebrate? |
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| Why are you asking me? |
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| Don't be so modest! If it weren't for your powers, we wouldn't be rolling in
gold right now. |
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| That is not completely true. You were the one who chose what cards to keep per
round. Your knowledge of poker helped too. |
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| Y'know, you have a point. Still, I've been asking a lot outta you this entire
time. I think you should take the helm on this one. |
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| In that case, could we play poker together? No stakes, just for fun. |
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| Ha! You really liked all that, huh? But that's unfair, don't you think? You're
the one who can see the future here. |
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| As I have said before, I cannot see the exact outcomes. You have more practical
experience with the game, so you can logically figure out what could be a better
hand. I would say we are evenly matched. |
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| Hm... Never thought about it that way. Alright, that settles it! You're on,
Xiang! |
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