[Against her better judgment, Estelle is checking out the suspicious new paintings in the hotel. She's checking out a painting of some dogs playing poker! It's very cute. But if Sebastian comes along to see what she's looking at, they'll both find themselves sucked into a swirl of shadows...
And here they are, sitting at a table with a whole lot of dogs. One of them is dealing cards.]
[ god i just flashed back to the casino event in tales of the rays where they played texas hold 'em and we were like "when did they exoflect texas" ]
Money? We're playin' for bones, son.
[ The dealer turns and points his snout toward a pile of bones on the floor in the corner as Frank nudges a chip to the center of the table with his paw. The dog to his left calls, then the collie raises, each pushing in their own chips. ]
Oh... uh, well, we don't have any bones ei— I mean, we have bones, but we're, uh, using them...
[ Meanwhile, the dog next to Estelle puts a paw on her shoulder. ]
Not to worry. We call it stud 'cause even a fancy stud dog can pick it up.
[ There's barking laughter from the other dogs at this. ]
Um... do we need to... go find bones somewhere, or...
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Week 6, Monday
And here they are, sitting at a table with a whole lot of dogs. One of them is dealing cards.]
Huh? Wh... what's happening?
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[ He blinks and looks around the table at all these dogs. The dealer dog speaks up as he puts a card face-down in front of each of the dogs. ]
The game's 5 card stud.
[ Another round of cards, these face-up. The dealer dog nods at a bulldog across the table who has a 3 of clubs in front of him. ]
All right, Frank. Bring it in.
[ Sebastian looks over at a collie, who gazes back suspiciously over the tops of his cards. ]
Oh, uh, we're not— we're not playing! W-we don't have any money, so...
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Um... Is this poker? I'm not sure I know the rules to this variant...
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Money? We're playin' for bones, son.
[ The dealer turns and points his snout toward a pile of bones on the floor in the corner as Frank nudges a chip to the center of the table with his paw. The dog to his left calls, then the collie raises, each pushing in their own chips. ]
Oh... uh, well, we don't have any bones ei— I mean, we have bones, but we're, uh, using them...
[ Meanwhile, the dog next to Estelle puts a paw on her shoulder. ]
Not to worry. We call it stud 'cause even a fancy stud dog can pick it up.
[ There's barking laughter from the other dogs at this. ]
Um... do we need to... go find bones somewhere, or...
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I don't have any extra bones... and I just got the ones I have healed! I can't bet them in a poker game...
[That... is certainly not the only reason she cannot bet them.]