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Who: Smoker, Allen and open to anyone interested in joining.
When: October 16th. Before or after the kickball so feel free to have to reactions/join in or whatever
What: Smoker and Allen drinking coffee, staring contest and then playing cards.
Why: Because Smoker hates General Cross and wants to prove he's not the same.
Where: Lady Justice's Deck. Docked at Shambun Island.

Smoker poured himself a cup of coffee and one for Allen. Tashigi was on rounds and he had the day free for exercises or whatever random thing he felt like. The town was mostly cleaned up from the month he'd been stationed there so it seemed pointless to wander around town looking for pirates. "Have a seat," Smoker gestured at one of the chairs set up on deck. "Coffee?" He was intending to confuse the recruit and throw him off balance. So far that seemed to be working.

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Allen walked over, treading on the ground slowly, as if afraid any landmines might blow up from underneath. So maybe landmines might blow up from underneath. Allen nodded as Smoker spoke, and sat down on the chair, although very carefully. Yes, Smoker, Allen was sure as hell confused.
"Thank you," Allen said, in a neutral voice.

And to continue being oh-so-confusing, Smoker sat there, feet up casually, watching the waves and enjoying the autumn breezes in mostly silence. He merely sipped his coffee, smoked cigars (making sure to keep it downwind of Allen) and mentally counted how long long it took before Allen got fidgety or spoke up again.

Allen sat rigidly, hands either on his lap or shifting to the frame of the chair, all the while a mere I'm Only Slightly Curious expression on his face. He wondered if Smoker had some bad news; perhaps a drowned crew member.
With a high patience rate Allen waited.
And waited.
And waited, all the while watching Smoker for any signs of him wanting to talk.

While walking up and looking around for this so called Timcampi, her only clue being the tiny hole in the doorway, Karen caught the two of them out of the corner of her eye. What the heck were they doing?

It was nice to see Smoker partake in his recruits daily lives but this seemed a little out of the ordinary...usually partaking included some kind of dialog...they two were just sitting there.

"Awfully quiet for a coffee-party, don't you think?" She asked but also to announce she was there.

Edited 2009-10-16 14:58 (UTC)

"Morning Karen," Smoker greeted casually, almost visibly perking up. His eyes narrowed suspiciously. "What's a coffee party?" Even without knowing what it was he didn't like it. It sounded like one of Vice Admiral Garp's attempts to trap him into something painful the brass kept trying to get him to do against his will.

Allen jumped just a little when he heard a voice. He didn't know this voice. Turning, again with that slow and careful fashion, Allen looked at Smoker, then at Karen, then at Smoker again. Allen immediately attempted to scrape his chair a few inches away from the couple.

"It's like a tea party...with Coffee." She smirked and walked over to the two, dropping a gentle kiss on the top of Smoker's head. He announced to someone he had a girlfriend...so, modesty be damned on the ship for the moment.

Karen's eyes glanced at the boy who scooted a few inches from them but she smiled gently. "You must be Allen. It's nice to meet you." She said. "Please don't let me interrupt your little...ah- " She wasn't sure what it was exactly, but she motioned back and forth between them with a finger.

Smoker blushed fiercely at that trying to cover it with a gruff clearing of throat, his hand brushing back hair already whipping in the wind. "I don't do tea parties." It was exactly like Garp's vile traps then. Still it was never not nice to see her.

Allen usually wouldn't have been so awkward when meeting someone new, but usually Smoker didn't call Allen out for a mere drink of coffee and a... Staring competition.
Still, being the polite boy that he was, he replied, "I't's nice to meet you too," but he dithered for a moment before greeting, "Karen." It felt awkward. Too awkward.

She smiled at Smoker's blush then looked back at Allen, giving him a nod. She was no stranger to that thick atmosphere of tension. Instead, she fumbled in her pockets and pulled out a small deck of cards, setting it on the tabletop for them both.

"You two look like you could use a bit of a distraction. Play poker or something." She teased and slide the deck to Allen. "See if you can beat Smoker at anything, you know he's competitive~"

Glancing up at her Smoker grunted, "I'm not that competitive." Still playing a card game would work fine.

Timcampi was mostly like with Allen's master and that made Smoker furious in ways he couldn't channel well. He shouldn't hate someone he'd never met and Allen had turned out a good kid but he couldn't help feeling it was in spite of General Cross' influence rather than thanks to it. The idea that that man was around irritated Smoker and losing Rinali and Yachiru back to back only made the thought of losing Allen on top it even more maddening.

"Care to join us Angel?"

If Timcampi was around maybe he could lure the idiotic golem out. And figure out how much Allen could communicate with it.

Allen decided it was a little safer to let his guard down a bit, if the adults were going to be distracted by a game of cards. He leaned forward, a look of interest on his face now. As Smoker silently fumed, he picked up the card deck and explored its slightly different designs.

He hadn't played a card game in a long time, unless you counted in he-and-Gokudera's game. And that was hardly playing. Sighing in his head, Allen looked at the both of them.

"Mr Smoker and Karen should play," Allen said, carefully.
He was somehow worried that Smoker would be the first ever person to detect him cheating.

"You two should play. You look like you could both use some fun since you two seem a little down." She smiled at the both of them. "I can go bring you something to eat if you'd like." She offered to them both while she gently patted Smoker's shoulders before gently petting the back of his head.

"If you're hungry that is. There's always sweets, too."

"Okay Allen," Smoker decided firmly, "You're going to play." A small smile graced his lips. Miranda once told him about Allen's tendency to cheat, most likely to pay off more of Cross' debts.

He distractedly leaned into the touch on his head and shoulders. "I'm sure the boy will want something," he grinned softly looking up at angel behind him, "He's always hungry." Turning back to Allen he asked, "Anything in particular you want recruit?"

Allen couldn't stop a grin appearing on his face for a small moment. He began shuffling the cards in his hands, all the time eyeing Smoker suspiciously. Something bad was going to happen, he was sure.

Allen flicked a glance at Karen. He was sure there wasn't any mitarashi dango in this place, so he let it pass. "Anything is fine," Allen said as he turned back his focus on shuffling.

"I'll be sure to bring you both something then~" She smiled and dropped a gentle kiss to Smoker's forehead after she pushed some of that stubborn hair aside and offered a wave to the both of them.

"I look forward to seeing who wins when I come back." She mused happily and hopped off towards the kitchen.

"Mm," Smoker purred softly at the kiss to his forehead despite Allen's presence there. So what if the kid was there?

Smoker eyed the cards warily. "What do you wanna play?" he left off adding kid. Just this once.

Allen was spending half of his attention on screaming (in his mind) at himself for not accepting food when the offer came his way, but he did feel a slight flush creeping up his cheeks when he saw the... Interactions in front of him.

Allen fully smiled, and very innocently at that, directing it at Smoker for the first time since they met there. "What do you want to play, sir?"

No, that was not an evil/reminiscent glint in Allen's eye.

Smoker arched an eyebrow. Allen was refusing food and acting downright weird. "I don't care what, I know most games. What do you want to play?"

Allen's smile widened, just a little.
"Poker is fine with me," he mused, and to play things safe, he handed over the deck of cards to Smoker.
"The design is interesting," Allen said casually.

Examining the backs of the cards closer Smoker realized it had pictures of neon pineapples and martini glasses. From the bar Karen first found him at while waiting for an informant. Smoker grunted softly, "From the bar we first met." It was rather cute of her to keep a memento. Strange choice though.

Smoker shuffled casually and dealt Allen five cards, then himself. With two people the game would move a lot faster. "How many cards you want to hold onto kid?"

Allen left Smoker to reminiscent, taking the time to look at his features. Smoker had a gentle side, he knew, only he wasn't very good at expressing it, or just didn't want to express it.

Allen said "Three".

Smoker dealt out the new cards grabbing some for himself. He didn't even have a pair this time. "I fold," he shrugged turning the cards face down on the table and tossing Allen a berri coin.

Allen caught the coin deftly, pocketing it whilst grinning ruefully.

The process repeated again, but this time Allen raised his eyebrows at the cards he fanned out in his hand.

The cheating promptly ensued.

Smoker arched an eyebrow at the excessive luck. Either Allen was D and didn't know it or something was up but hell if he could place it. His eyes narrowed, focusing on the game and Allen's moves but he still couldn't find out what the brat was up to.

Allen's face remained impassive and unreadable throughout the game as he felt his pocket grow heavier with each passing round. Admittedly, he had let Smoker win sometimes - but only so that the other Exorcists wouldn't find his dead body floating in the ocean.

Smoker irritably drummed his fingers on the wood. The boy was lucky, no doubt about that but cheating? He'd be warned but he still couldn't catch it. He was going to have to count the cards later but it looked like if that was the case then Allen was smart enough to also replace them.

Allen paused in this latest round to look closely at Smoker's face. Again, the overly dramatic image of his own dead body floating in the waters flashed through his mind. He grinned, however, and asked half-seriously, "Sir, are you alright?"

Smoker tilted his head sideways, the reminder of the bullshit Cross had done to Allen keeping him firmly in control. He had to prove to the kid that he was safe here. At least from his own commander. Too many corrupt marines, someone had to show people good marines still existed. "I'm fine recruit, just shuffle," he gave a smile back he hoped wasn't too menacing and sipped his coffee.

Allen laughed softly, and he could imagine what was going through Smoker's mind, minus the bit about Cross. Allen had no idea Cross had anything to do with this, even now. He began shuffling. Halfway through, he turned his gaze upon Smoker again and asked another question.
"When do you want to stop, sir?"

Smoker shrugged. "Bored already Allen?" Normally Smoker himself would just be overseeing training at this point of day but there really wasn't much to do.

Allen shook his head quickly. He was merely worried about Smoker's wallet.

Smoker had no such concerns about his own wallet. They were playing for low stakes and Smoker had few concerns about running out of money since most of it just went into accounts or cigars or alcohol. He debated upping the stakes to see if that didn't make the cheating more obvious but his restraint was born more out of a loathing for losing.

Allen took the silence as Smoker wanting to continue playing, and so he did, relentlessly cheating the whole time.
He suspected Smoker knew, and half of why he was cheating was just to humour him.

"So when did Cross teach you to cheat?" Smoker smirked lightly, breaking the silence. "Or did you learn that all on your own?"

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ooc log because Shichi wanted it and I like logs

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LATELATELATE D: Gomengomen.

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You'd better make a teeny timeskip or something D:

Does Allen cheat unnoticed for the first few hands etc? >_> I so don't remember where we're going

.... Same.

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