Re: Day Job (Tiffanian)
Tass:
Gronn, good natured as he was, would nod in agreement immediately at Tlech's addition to his demand. "Oh don't be so pouty! Yer just havin a run of bad luck! Sure, I'll give ye a hand when yah need it, s'long as I get me fun. I'll be sure to make it good fer you too. Folding out for the next hand, Tlech would watch as the betting got up to three credits total, and when the hands were shown Sund had won against Yori and Ab. "Yer doing me a solid and helping me on cleaning the stable tomorrow," he said to Ab, who frowned but nodded. Turning to Yori with a grin, he would say; "As fer you... I think, since I'm givin you a little, you ought to give some back, eh?" Blushing and smiling, Yori nodded in agreement, and the cards were shuffled and dealt out again....
Her next hand was, if anything, worse than before, only a pair of fives. This time, however, only Gronn would fold out immediately. Ab looked excited again, while Rompra and Yori looked thoughtful and Sund looked hesitant
Tiff:
"Awrite" Tlech replied, nodding as Gronn agreed to her conditions, "sounds good ta me." The next hand she got to watch quietly, just observing the others' reactions and their hands. The bet got up to three credits total, and in the end Sund managed to win. His demands were pretty simple, from Ab he wanted help with his job tomorrow, and from Yori a return of the favor from the first bet the chubby goblin had witnessed. Both agreed without much fuss, and the next hand was dealt out quickly... and Tlech found herself with an even worse hand than before. A single pair of fives was just about nothing, so Tlech folded out again without putting up her ante and watched. She was trying to read the reactions the others were happening, because maybe that would help her play a little better when she had a decent hand... She expected either Ab or Rompra to win this hand based on their reactions, but then she had been wrong often enough.
Tass:
Watching the others more carefully, Tlech would find that Rompra tended to be quite calm regardless of her hand, very difficult to read. Sund was like a book, having a decent hand but not a great one by the look of it. Yori was similar but more eager, being fairly inexperienced and thus pretty easy to read. Ab was, by far, the easiest, as when he got a good hand he tended to go all in on it. As was the case now, when he immediately put forth three credits when the ante got to him and caused everyone else to promptly fold. He frowned slightly as he collected his handful of single tokens, "bah, I'll just keep these!"
The next hand was dealt out, and Tlech now had three fives instead of two, not a bad hand but not a great one either. Ab folded immediately, scowling in distaste as he laid out an empty hand after having had such a good one, four fours at once, but everyone else remained in. Gronn and Rompra held there usual cautious looks and glanced around at the rest of the table. Sund looked uncertain, but Yori grinned brightly. Whether Tlech wanted to remain in and possibly try to bluff the others, or fold out and not risk any credits was up to her.
Tiff:
Taking more time to observe the others Tlech found that her predictions were fairly good. Ab had a great hand, and he seemed pretty damn happy with it. Sund was a fairly easy read too, and Yori seemed to be on his level or thereabouts. Rompra was good, though, really good. Ab overplayed his hand, immediately raising to three credits off the ante with a wide grin and making everyone else fold out immediately. A bunch of single credits weren't worth much, so he held on to all of them and the next hand was dealt. Tlech got a decent little hand, but nothing to write home about. Three fives. This time Ab folded before the ante with literally nothing, though the others stayed in. Gronn and Rompra were stoic as ever, but it seemed like Yori had a good hand... This was worth a shot, in any case. The chubby goblin put forward her ante, thinking this was probably a three credit hand, maybe four at most, though she wouldn't raise on her own accord.
Tass:
The others would watch Tlech carefully, and no one would raise in the first round of betting. Rompra would cautiously put forward a single credit, which Gronn and Yori would match and Sund would fold on, losing only his ante.
Tiff:
Tlech wondered how her poker face was as the others watched her... Maybe she should put on the act she did when she was in the presence of the mistress. It took a little bit of effort, but maybe she wouldn't lose quite so often. No one raised in the first round of betting, and in the second Rompra put in one extra. Sund folded, and Tlech looked at her cards again, pausing a little before matching the bet. Given everyone else's reluctance maybe this would be a good chance to try a bit of a bluff without even really being bluffing...
Tass:
The last round of betting would come, and Yori would raise up suddenly two more credits, bringing the total to four. Rompra and Gronn scowled slightly, and the latter glanced at his cards and finally folded. Tlech would have the call before Rompra would, and she watched the bustier goblin carefully.
Tiff:
In the final round of betting Yori got suddenly bolder, raising up to four credits. Gronn folded, and Tlech gave another long glance at her cards. "Hmph" she muttered after a bit, "let's see wot ye got," calling her bet. She felt that the youngster probably had a better hand than three of a kind, but it was possible she just didn't know any better.
Tass:
Yori and Rompra looked surprised that Tlech stayed in, and the latter would eventually fold. The last round of betting, Yori worriedly put her cards forward, displaying a pair of twos and three nines, the winning hand, and when Tlech put forth her hand she looked very relieved to see that she'd won. Taking a credit from Sund, and two from Rompra and Gronn, she held them while contemplating Tlech's four credit bet. “Yer startin ter owe lots o' sex ain't yah? Wanna just help me out when I gotta clean the dungeons in a couple days? You're on that duty anyway that day, but I'm in a different section. “ She glanced down at Tlech's bare chest, and its mild coating of dried cum, “I'd be willin ter clean those up fer yah once yer done with the boys after the game, if yah want a sweeter deal and to keep up on them sex bets.”
Tiff:
The other two seemed a little surprised that Tlech had called, and Rompra folded after a bit more thought. Yori slowly put her cards on the ground, and Tlech let a slight frown cross her face. She should have raised, shouldn't she? That was what she thought, anyway. Maybe Yori would've folded then. "Ehh, I'd rather owe sex than do more work" she replied to the youngster, "but yer offer ain't a problem. Fair 'nuff fer four." After all, she was going to be doing that job regardless that day, working a little harder to help Yori wasn't so bad. Especially considering that her time right after the game was over was filling up nicely with fun.
Tass:
“Kay,” Yori replied, and then it was time for the next hand. Tlech would again get a good hand, a pair of fours, a pair of jacks, and three nines. Everybody would remain in, Ab, Sund, and Yori all looking slightly unsure while Rompra and Gronn adopted their usual stoicism.
Tiff:
When the next hand was dealt out Tlech found herself staring at another pretty great one, at least in her opinion. Most everyone looked pretty uncertain about their hand, besides the usual suspects of course, so she felt pretty good about getting up fairly high. She would open the betting with a raise to two credits, trying to keep her facial expression pretty steady, though who knows if she really managed it properly?
Tass:
Her steady expression and sudden raise to two bets caused a stir at the table. Ab would frown, but hesitantly place forward his two chips. Sund would fold, and a moment later Yori would also hesitantly put in her two credits. Rompra and Gronn would both deliberate some when their turns came up, but eventually put in their credits at well.
Tiff:
Hrm. The others seemed to be on to Tlech. Or something like that. Was she really so bad at this game? She could never tell if she were just bad, or if there was some cosmic joke being played on her via painfully bad luck. Sund folded, and the others seemed hesitant to put forward their credits. She would have to be careful, or risk having them all fold too quickly. The second round of betting she wouldn't raise, though the final she would probably try to push it above two if it was still there.
Tass:
The next round would go stoically, no one betting until it got around to Yori, who would bring it up to three. Again Gronn would hesitate slightly, and then it would be Tlech's turn to call or, if she so wished, raise further. What Rompra and Ab did would depend on her reaction.
Tiff:
Tlech scratched her chin. There was still another round of betting, so there was no need to go crazy. Tlech would match the bet after a brief time considering, looking over at Rompra and Ab quietly to see what they would do in the face of a three bet.
Tass:
Rompra and Ab would hesitantly call, and then it would be on to the next round. Ab, Yori, and Gronn would stand, leaving it Tlech's turn once again. Everyone was looking cautious, but Yori looked optimistic, and Rompra was carefully fingering her cards and smiling.
Tiff:
Everyone stayed in, which was just fine with Tlech. They didn't seem to be too enthusiastic, though, and the final round of betting went around to everyone but Rompra without a raise from three. To raise to four, or to five? That was the question... She kind of wanted them to fold, actually. Three credits was worth a fair bit, and there was a good chance someone had a better hand than her. Still, she would only raise to four, as something held her back from wanting another five credit bet floating around already. Besides, Rompra finally looked happy, which was sort of a bad sign...
Tass:
Raising to four, Rompra would immediately grin and raise up to five. Ab, frowning hard, would deliberate for a moment and then fold out, but Yori would hesitantly remain in. Gronn, scowling, would fold as well, and then it was only Tlech left to call or fold.
Tiff:
"...hmph" Tlech muttered as Rompra raised, grinning wide. The two boys folded, but Yori stayed in with some hesitation. The chubby goblin took a long hard look at her cards, looking from them to Rompra mostly, before finally muttering "bah, we'll see" and putting forward a fifth credit. The other woman was too good to tip her hand with an expression like that unless it was intentional... probably.
Tass:
“Dammit” Rompra grunted, and when it was time to show their cards she displayed only two pair, sixes and kings. Yori's was better, three aces and a pair of sevens, but Tlech's hand, a three of a kind and two pairs, was easily the highest. She took three credits from Ab and Gronn, one from Sund, and five from Yori and Rompra, quite a haul.
Tlech:
Tlech grinned ear to ear, even pumping her fist slightly when Rompra and Yori put down their hands. Her first victory of the evening, and what a victory! 17 credits in total. "Mm... Tink I'll 'old these, if'n ye don't mind. Wait till I 'ave a better idea wotta ask fer" she said, always indecisive when it came to making demands, especially with high amounts of credits she held from other women. Of course, she also liked to hold them defensively, to cancel out particularly annoying chore demands and things of that nature as the game went along. Still, two sets of five credits... She was grinning ear to ear.
Tass:
Rompra would be the only one to frown at Tlech's decision to hold on to her credits, and she opted to make no fuss of it. After everyone agreed, and then the next hand was dealt out. Tlech's wasn't the best, two pairs of aces and twos, and this time Ab and Yori would fold out with nothing. Rompra looked stoic as she usually did, but there was an air of confidence that Tlech was finally beginning to catch on to. Gronn, seeing this, would fold as the antes were put in, leaving it only as Rompra, Sund, and Tlech herself if she opted to remain in.
Tiff:
Only Rompra seemed to mind that Tlech was holding the credits, and she didn't say anything, so she didn't do much thinking about it. The cards were dealt out again, and Tlech managed two pair. A decent enough hand. Ab, Yori, and Gronn all folded, leaving just Rompra, Sund, and Tlech herself. There was no question that she would ante in, it was just a matter of how high she would go. She probably wouldn't raise on her own this time again, and would likely fold out if things got over three.
Tass:
With Tlech ante'd in, Rompra would check for the first round of betting, but then Sund would adopt a sly grin and suddenly put forth two credits, bringing the total up to three, and Rompra would look stunned. Tlech had to choose whether or not to call first, but Gronn was looking at Sund suspiciously.
Tiff:
Tlech wouldn't hesitate to call, putting forth two more credits. She didn't see what was causing Gronn to eye Sund, but it sort of intrigued her... Was he cheating somehow? Tipping his hand to Gronn in some way? It seemed hard to cheat in such a circumstance, but it was probably possible. She sort of wanted to see.
Tass:
Rompra would frown at Sund's eagerness, glance at her cards, at the expression on his face, and then finally fold out. That left Sund and Tlech, with Tlech going first in the next round of betting.
Tiff:
Rompra folded, leaving Tlech alone with Sund in the game now. She stared at him for a while, peering into his eyes before declining to up the value of the bet. Three credits was fine with this sort of hand. Would she match him if he raised? Probably not, but you never knew.
Tass:
Sund would, when Tlech passed the bet to him, raise three more credits, bringing the total up to six.
Tiff:
Tlech tilted her head, looking at Sund like he was completely mad. "Wot's yer game?" she asked, trying to read his expression after doing something that seemed to her so ludicrous. After a few moments she would fold, of course, a tiny bit suspicious at what was going on.
Tass:
“Wanna find out?” he asked, and when Tlech folded he would let out a triumphant laugh and display a hand of three kings, not all that much better than Tlech's. “Dammit!” Rompra declared, “I'da beat that!” She pouted, and while she did so Gronn said; “He edged you out. You've been pretty conservative with yer bets so far, so he bluffed yah. Not bad that yah folded on that hand, but still.”
Grabbing their chips, he held on to Rompra's and then glanced at Tlech. “Well... I've, uhhh, heard a lot about ye from me brother. Think ye'd mind givin me similar treatment at some point? Doesn't need ter be right away.”
Once Tlech had agreed or disagreed, the next hand was dealt out. Tlech got a pretty good hand, three aces. Ab would glance sourly at his hand for a moment, but he glanced at Tlech and then at Rompra and gave a subtle grin when he thought people weren't looking. Yori looked happy at her hand, and appeared determined. Gronn frowned slightly, but didn't fold. Sund would look at his cards, sigh, and fold. Rompra would tilt her head at her cards and then ante up.
Tiff:
When Tlech folded Sund showed his hand, holding only three kings. It wasn't a bad hand by any means, and she was glad she hadn't followed him up to six credits, since he still would have beaten her. Apparently that wasn't the case for Rompra, which made her sort of upset. Gronn approved of his play, and Tlech knew that things would become annoying if Sund got better at the game. His demand, of course, made sense given three credits and who he was related to. "Sure, come find me any time we're off together, if'n I ain't got anyting pressin' ta do I'll show ye a good time" she said, readily accepting. The next hand was dealt then, with Tlech getting three aces. A pretty nice hand. Ab frowned at his hand, but he seemed to grin to himself as the others seemed preoccupied. Only Sund folded, so it was a pretty full field... Tlech would put forward her ante, trying to maintain that same steady face, willing to bet a little bit on this one too, although there were a few people who seemed to have good hands from her observation...
Tass:
Sund would grin excitedly at her acceptance, but then his attention would quickly return to the game. After everyone had ante'd in, Ab would put forth a credit, and everyone else would simply match it without much reaction. Assuming Tlech did, the second round would become more interesting as Yori raised two more to a total of four, prompting Gronn to frown at her and fold. Tlech's turn to call or fold came up, and she had to decide what to do.
Tiff:
This round was a little interesting. Ab raised to two, and everyone met it, including Tlech. Yori raised it to four in the next round of betting, which caused Gronn to fold, but Tlech decided to stay in and see where the hand took her. She'd probably fold if it raised any more, though.
Tass:
The round wouldn't go any farther than that, as Rompra would also fold and the others would all call until the end, at which point the hands would be revealed and Yori, with two threes and three twos, would be the winner.