@discobot roll 3d20
19, 10, 13
I look up whilst holding my cards at the faces of the othersâŚ
It isâŚ
I try to push it aside.
@discobot roll 1d20
15
(23, potentially tie)
(not quite, sorry)
(just pointing it out because it couldâve been!)
Itâs close, but Scar Guy takes the next hand, making idle chatter about other businesses that have closed down over the past few years, and how long it will take the bakery to join them.
After the results are revealed, Drunk Guy angrily throws his cards down on the table and leans over to Scar Guy. âCheating bastard!â he says. âYou think you can rig every game for you and get away with it? Well, youâve got another thing comingââ
You can hear footsteps coming from the vicinity of the bar, but they havenât arrived yet.
I look at the commotion, first infront of me, then⌠behind me.
Behind you, the bartender is approaching the table, looking displeased. Drunk Guy doesnât seem to have noticed him yet.
I turn back around and try to look innocuous.
The good news is, he doesnât seem angry at you . He grabs the drunk guy by the shoulder, and for a moment the drunk guy goes slack-jawed â youâve seen this before, when you Dazed the boggard, but you didnât see the bartender cast a spell.
âListen, I donât know whatâs going on, but I donât want it in my bar,â he says. âIf youâre going to pick fights with the other patrons, Iâm going to have to stop serving you, understand?â
After a moment, the drunk guy shakes off his stupor. âHeâs a cheater, man! Are you siding with a cheater?â
I hide my eyes behind my previous roundâs failure of cards, looking down to try to pretend theyâre worth captivating all of my interest.
They arenât.
9
âI donât allow cheating in my house,â says the bartender. âBut I also donât allow my patrons to threaten each other. Now, are you willing toââ
âFuck this, man!â He tries to shove the bartender, but the bartender steps out of the way.
The bartender grips his shoulder again, and the man goes slack-jawed once more. By the time he comes to, the bartender has moved to start steering him out of the room, and this time he doesnât try to fight back.
âSorry about that,â says the bartender as he returns.
âHey, itâs not your fault,â says Scar Guy. He turns to you. âYou in for another round?â
I put my cards back into the general deck, and give a curt nod.
âŚ
UnnervingâŚ
19, 10, 13