Voice | Day 18

[mynameisallen]

So question that I am curious about, to say the least.

[He wasn't sure if he was going to get a decent amount of answers, but at least one of his questions was more for the fact that sometimes training alone was rather boring at times. There was only so much you could do.]

I will admit that suddenly finding myself in a new place is not exactly new to me, so it got me wondering if perhaps maybe I'm not the only one whose been elsewhere apart from home before. Am I the only one, or are there others?

[That was at least one of them done and out the way.]

The other question is about people who train in the gym? One what kind of training do people usually do there and also would it be okay if I were to join at some point? I really do not want to get rusty at all.

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[stealsyourheart]

You could use points, if you wanted something specific. [ he nods ]

Like. If you had a favourite brand of tea, or you really really really wanted chocolate cake or something.

[ He looks interested ]

You were a clown? Or training, anyway. You can juggle then? Do you play cards?

[mynameisallen]

I techically was a clown in training because I was quite young when I learned.

[He did do performances but he never considered himself as such compared to Mana.]

But I can juggle, yes and while in the last place I learned how to ride a unicycle. As for cards. I can play yes, but I get into a weird way when I do, so if there is nothing to gamble for, I think that is best to avoid seeing that side of myself.

[stealsyourheart]

Ooooh I wonder if you know any tricks I don't! I mainly shuffle cards, although I do know a bit of juggling.

[ He blinks at him ]

Weird how?

[mynameisallen]

Who knows.

I'd rather not go into detail about it.

[stealsyourheart]

Whoa. That sounds really serious man. You... seriously can't play for fun? We could use an extra player - the Detective and I know all each other's tricks by now. We've taken to cheating to make it more interesting.

[mynameisallen]

No. I really can't.

[Thanks Cross.]

Though you just play a game of everyone cheats?

[stealsyourheart]

Oh dear.

[ He nods ]

More or less! We play using standard poker rules, but with the understanding that everyone IS cheating. Makes for a bit more of a challenge.

[mynameisallen]

Though how is a winner determined. I mean odds are it's always possible;le you all end up with aces because you all cheated to get them and just happened to have some as an example?

[stealsyourheart]

Most of the time, we don't bother.

[ He grins wryly ]

A game like that, if both of you are equally good? It can keep going for a while. So we usually play til someone is caught cheating. Since there's no real stakes, there's no real pressure.

[mynameisallen]

I really do not get it at all.

[Which probably means he wouldn't bother really. Not really fun without a bet on the line for him.]

[stealsyourheart]

It's the challenge.

[ He gestures ]

If you know I'm gonna be trying to cheat, it's not about can you beat me but can you catch me. And if I can catch you in turn.

[mynameisallen]

I still don't get it. But I don't think I ever will.

[But he did understand the point of cheating is to wins nd not get caught, but wouldn't cheaters also know the tricks... Okay, now he thought about it... It was making sense.]

Or I just understood it... The point of the game is to figure out the method they used?

[stealsyourheart]

Ding ding, you got it!

[ He agrees ]

We've both learnt off each other. And Hattori too, when he was here. But you do start to get used to each other's quirks after a while.

[mynameisallen]

Everyone has a tell, I guess.

[Allen had not a single clue what his own one was, but he was sure he had one but no one managed to figure it out yet. Or when he goes to his darker personality is always a sure fire way... Maybe that was it.]

[stealsyourheart]

A tell, a favourite gimmick... [ He nods ]

The detectives are trained observers, and I'm a magician so... [ A grin and a shrug ]

It's good practice, to try and get something past them. Well. Him, now! Hattori's gone home.

[mynameisallen]

I guess, but if we can't really play past that while we are here, I assume you mean practice for when we aren't?

[Because that he could fully understand. Practicing getting better at hiding tells in order to use that for the future.]

[stealsyourheart]

I guess so! Not... that we're likely to play againsnt each other at home. But you never know when it might come in handy! Also... we're just that bored.

[mynameisallen]

I guess there really isn't much people can do on the train, so that actually makes sense.

[stealsyourheart]

Yeah. [ He grimaces ]

It's not TERRIBLE but it can get pretty tedious. I'm saving up points to get a decent magic kit, but I am tempted to buy a few books....

[mynameisallen]

I'm honestly not at all sure what I would want to use points on that isn't food.

[Maybe something so he could do juggling. That could work at least. But he does have his mindset on a certain kind of food in the future.]

[stealsyourheart]

Don't feel obliged to spend 'em if you dunno what you want. [ He advises ] There's no rush - it's not like they expire. You can always save them until you have something you wanna get. A lot of us set aside points to buy teddy bears to give the littlies when they get dragged here. And don't forget, you aren't guarunteed exactly what you asked for either - sometimes you get what appears to be the 'closest' thing."

[mynameisallen]

Okay, thank you for letting me know.

[Odds are he'll only use them for food or if a close friend wanted something, but nor now saving up is a good thing.]

[stealsyourheart]

No worries.

[ He grins at him ]

Come play a few games with me sometime when you're bored. It'll be good for you.