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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jasper" data-source="post: 1486059" data-attributes="member: 277">Chapter 8 It's a Deal?     The party and the passengers arrive to Coin's class D star port the midmorning of day twenty-one of 993. After a two day integration of everyone they were put up into the port’s hotel for free.  The Travellers were discussing the pass few days and how to get off the planet.    Frank and Rami were discussing the scroll in private when they compared notes and notice they both caught on that Able’s speech patterns got better as the dinner when on. Also Frank remembered Able told him of a rumor of one of doctors won a ship in game. Their eyes lit up. Frank strolled down the main street to hospital and doctors office. Outside the office was sign with Doctors I. Wag Tale and Hugh N. Being xeno-biology, biology, and general practice, part time dentists.     The human nurse asked Frank which of doctor he wanted. He replied the human being and she ask for Hugh to step out.  Out came a Vargr with a white lab coat in lower left panel of coat it appear to have an appliqué of Vargr walking a human. Frank ignored the panel and mention he heard the doctor played poker. Hugh grinned at him wolfishly, “Both of us play. Since all the patients are stable and we need a break. How about Miss Macy’s around seven local this evening.” Frank agreed shook hands and left. He paused as he walked out the door to hear the doctor speaking about fleecing new sheep. He grinned as the door quietly closed behind him.    The Travellers, the doctors, Miss Macy, and two miners were all gather in the back room. Miss Macy had a round of drinks served and explain the table rules. The maximum bet would be a thousand to begin with but this could be increased at the end of each hour by all players still in agreeing. Breaks would be every hour with new deck being opened after the break. Players who were tapped out could stay but must leave the table. No markers but titles, property, etc could be accepted by all parties at the table agreement.     The play started out slow but by the end of third hour only the doctors and Frank were still in. Frank discovered the doctors were both born on the same starship. Their parents were friends and they grew up together and when into school together and graduated with same grade point average. So they when into practice together as team. Gateway Metals had been their employer for over thirty years but had only been on station for five years. By the end of fourth hour, only the doctors and Frank were still in the game and Miss Macy was pouring thousand year old Johnnie Walker to the players and herself. The others had to pay and no one wanted to pay the kilo credit a shot. Doctor Irving Wag Tale threw his chips and savored his last shot at the end of four hour. The money and cards had been falling Frank way all night. Until this last hand, he had drawn two pair and king. The doctor was a blank slate. He had stood pat. All most all his money was in and he had been over one hundred fifty thousand to good at the start of hour. His two pair was good but the doctor hand had to be better. Time to bluff, hope, and raise.Frank, “One! And raise twenty.”Hugh’s tailed wagged and he controlled it. “Call. Raise twenty and dealer stands pat.” He was holding a full house.The card glided over the table a slid to halt to in front of him. He glanced at it. And slowly moved to his left hand side. He was a dead man. Time to buy the pot.Frank smirked, “Call. Raise the rest. Which you can’t match.” Hugh let at a yip! He glanced over to his associate. Irving nodded. “Would take a slightly used starship? It is called…”Frank replied, “No.”Hugh finished, “the Ebon Rapturous.” Frank suddenly found Sharnatha claws digging into his right shoulder. He heard mumble Rapturous. His left shoulder was being grinded to pulp by Jesse. “Take it bro” Frank spoke and squeezed. Frank glanced over at Miss Macy.Miss Macy, “the paper is good. It will not be the first time the ship changed hands at this table.”Frank, “Deal” and sucked in oxygen as the claws were removed from his shoulders.Hugh N. Being growled, “I drew aces and sevens. Full house.” He flipped over two red aces and three sevens.Frank McQuade sighed, “I only drew two pair. Aces and Eights.” He flipped over two black aces and two black eights. As he saw both doctors being to beam.“But drew an eight” with flourish he flop over the eight of diamonds. “Full house!”</blockquote>

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