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Meyer Lansky ([personal profile] recognize_an_opportunity) wrote in [community profile] tampered2013-02-13 06:31 pm

[Open Log] Not so very far from here...

When; Around 10 pm on February 13.
Rating; PG-13 I would imagine.
Characters; Meyer Lansky, and anyone who either works at Lucky's or wants to come gamble!
Summary; It's basically just happy fun times at Lucky's. Or unhappy not fun times, if you decide to cheat or break things! Employees, gamblers, random people wanting a drink... all are welcome!
Log; As far as Meyer was concerned, ten at night was the best time to be at Lucky's. Everyone who worked there was there by then, and that meant he could take a break from dealing hands of poker to wander through the small card room and schmooze with the regulars, as well as greet everyone who came through the door.

As he made his rounds, he was solicitous, complimenting one man on how much money he'd won in a lucky game of blackjack, and commiserating with another man on his empty wallet once he'd lost several hands of poker. He was always suggesting people have another drink, stay for a little while longer, see if they couldn't get their luck back. Maybe just one more hand would win them everything.

If you walk through the door, you're likely to see a large crowd, but Meyer will make sure to push his way through it to greet you personally, shake your hand, and suggest that you take a seat. You never know, tonight might be your lucky night...
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[personal profile] spotlighted 2013-02-17 07:52 am (UTC)(link)
She takes a cigarette, fishing her holder and a lighter from her purse and pausing to light his before her own, listening intently as he speaks. "That about sounds right. And I guess the first type of players end up with the advantage more often than not then, not only because they'll fold when they need to, but because they spend far more time analyzing the cards and the other players. The second kind - like me - well, we worry far too much about how we're coming across ourselves, if our own gambits are paying off."
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[personal profile] spotlighted 2013-02-17 08:03 am (UTC)(link)
"I don't know, it sort of feels like cheating in a way, taking advantage of my looks to distract people like that." She takes a long drag on her cigarette. "But if that's the sort of tactic that people use..." She trails off, shrugs. "I'd like to think that I can learn to be good at playing the game, but maybe that's just as much a part of the game as the cards are, really."
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[personal profile] spotlighted 2013-02-17 08:16 am (UTC)(link)
A satisfied smile settles onto her face. She didn't particularly care if he hit on her or not - Ruby had always thought it was an even worse idea to sleep with her boss than with a customer - but she still appreciates the acknowledgement of her better qualities. "I don't think that learning to charm my way into winning will be too difficult."

"My tells? When other people would know that I'm bluffing?"
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[personal profile] spotlighted 2013-02-17 08:20 am (UTC)(link)
"I guess that's something that's easier to pick up playing with the same people over and over, so you can learn their tells. And obviously figuring out what mine are so that I'm not as obvious."
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[personal profile] spotlighted 2013-02-17 08:25 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh, definitely. I'd be far too daunted to play in a larger group than that so soon anyway." She stubs out the remains of her cigarette, twirling the holder between her fingers out of habit for needing something to do with her hands when she isn't smoking. "And I do hope that we can play again, when I've improved. I might even beat you next time."
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[personal profile] spotlighted 2013-02-17 08:29 am (UTC)(link)
"All right. Well, thanks for teaching me, it's definitely a useful thing to know. I very much enjoyed it too, even though I lost." That genial smile is back.