Or, you could'a' just conceded that I was clearly the winner in that exchange.
[ Which wasn't much of a revelation, all things considered, up to and including the reason for their meeting in the first place.
The cards in question have scattered across the floor, and he casts them only a brief, annoyed glance, before he goes right back to ignoring them. They'll clean up the mess in a few seconds, but Faraday is in no rush.
He looks her over again, and he thinks he sees a hint of color in her cheeks, thinks he senses a bit of agitation in her words. Embarrassment, maybe for toppling them over like a rickety bridge. He grins, waggling his eyebrows. ]
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[ Which wasn't much of a revelation, all things considered, up to and including the reason for their meeting in the first place.
The cards in question have scattered across the floor, and he casts them only a brief, annoyed glance, before he goes right back to ignoring them. They'll clean up the mess in a few seconds, but Faraday is in no rush.
He looks her over again, and he thinks he sees a hint of color in her cheeks, thinks he senses a bit of agitation in her words. Embarrassment, maybe for toppling them over like a rickety bridge. He grins, waggling his eyebrows. ]
Seems to me you take losin' awful poorly.