by Narrator » Wed Aug 24, 2016 9:05 pm
A few non-interesting hands passed back and forth, with Miriam getting a better feel for the state of the game. She was definitely drawing a lot of attention--from passers-by, admiring her dress, from the lech and the rock star, admiring...what was underneath the dress...and from straw hat, who seemed amused by a private joke.
A new hand started, with action moved around to Miriam.
The drunk in seat four, acting first, tossed his cards away. One actually flipped face-up for a moment, showing a flash of red; he was far from Miriam's biggest threat.
The cigar-smoking rotund man had quieted down some after being embarrassed by Miriam earlier, but he was in on this one, going in with an Ace and an Eight. How was he always being dealt an ace? Sassafrassa.
The lech whispered something to the waitress, who walked over to Miriam and handed her a cocktail. "Compliments of the man in Seat Six." Other than the waves of lust headed her direction, Miriam got the impression of, like, one live card or something--not terrible, but not exactly a high-quality hand.
Straw Hat scatched his chin a little bit, and raised the pot. "Let's see if we can't make things a little more interesting." he said, putting in a few hundred pounds.
Nervous guy, nervously, peaked at his hand again, and hesitated. "Um, er, uh..." he said, flustered, and then, after a moment's hesitation, seemed to find a new air of confidence as he pushed some ships in. Miriam got a clear view of his hand--the Queen of Hearts and Ten of Diamonds; not a bad hand at all.
Rock star mumbled something profane and tossed his own cards away, moving action to Miriam. She had the Jack of Hearts...and the Six of Hearts. A couple hearts, and a face card, with action to her...