[ He pauses for a moment, hands stilling as he watches her. It is late, he knows that much, and knows that if Emma intends to get a full night’s rest, she’s better off heading to bed soon. But he also knows that a horse led to water can’t be made to drink – especially one as stubborn as Emma can be – so at length, he quietly sighs, settling back in and making himself more comfortable. ]
This one boils down to pure practice and showmanship.
[ A reiteration of his previous instructions, because he’s not entirely sure if she had actually been paying attention while he demonstrated before, or if she had been watching him absently while silently determining the best way to pester him to test his solidity.
Good chances, either way, though he weighs it a little more toward the latter than the former.
He flashes a card – a six of spades – and holds it up. He waves his arm up and down, counting off each upward swing, and when he reaches “three,” he mimes tossing the card into the air. The quick motion conceals the way he flicks it behind his hand, hiding it from view. Another quick wave to show his empty palm, fingers pressed together firmly to hold the edges of the card. His hand darts out again, and the card appears between his forefinger and thumb, as though he had picked it from thin air.
After that, he slows the trick down, shows how he pinches the card’s edges between his fingers, demonstrates how he uses his ring and middle fingers to flick the card over and back behind his hand. He explains the production as well, how he relaxes his fingers to bring the card forward again, before he holds the card out to her. ]
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This one boils down to pure practice and showmanship.
[ A reiteration of his previous instructions, because he’s not entirely sure if she had actually been paying attention while he demonstrated before, or if she had been watching him absently while silently determining the best way to pester him to test his solidity.
Good chances, either way, though he weighs it a little more toward the latter than the former.
He flashes a card – a six of spades – and holds it up. He waves his arm up and down, counting off each upward swing, and when he reaches “three,” he mimes tossing the card into the air. The quick motion conceals the way he flicks it behind his hand, hiding it from view. Another quick wave to show his empty palm, fingers pressed together firmly to hold the edges of the card. His hand darts out again, and the card appears between his forefinger and thumb, as though he had picked it from thin air.
After that, he slows the trick down, shows how he pinches the card’s edges between his fingers, demonstrates how he uses his ring and middle fingers to flick the card over and back behind his hand. He explains the production as well, how he relaxes his fingers to bring the card forward again, before he holds the card out to her. ]
Easy enough, right?