Post by Teяa253 on Apr 2, 2008 7:12:20 GMT 1
Gambling (II) will be later on I guess.
anyways, here's another interesting part of little miss Li Chan's tale...
CHAPTER 4
Naturally, the next morning, as soon as Kai let me leave the house (she did not let me leave until after the sun came up and after I had eaten), I did. However, I woke up smelling a delicious aroma that had to be Kai’s cooking. I loved everything she made, so I cleaned my plate within minutes.
“I’ll be back later today,” I said, taking a sack, grabbing a few handfuls of coins, putting them in and heading out the door. I heard Kai’s usual response of “be careful” and I nodded.
This time, however, people came up to me challenging me to a bluffing game. This time, however, they wanted me to ask them questions. I knew that most people who gambled were really stupid, so I knew I could outsmart them. Since I was able to distinguish a lie, no matter how subtle it was, I was also able to make up some good ones. I never lost. I was unable to run a number guessing booth since I couldn’t count, but I was able to place bets on other such things. I placed bets on whether or not certain people would win certain games. Within a week or so, I had quickly become a veteran in the gambling department. Although people would still let me gamble, they had taken to calling me “Sanaki Li Chan—The Swindler”. I didn’t know what that meant, and I was not about to let them know that. I asked Kai about it one evening
“A swindler,” she said, “is someone who cheats and tricks people out of money. Did some villagers call you that name?”
“Yeah,” I replied, “is that bad?”
“Have you ever cheated at the games?” Kai asked me,
“Yeah,” I replied guiltily, I suppose I have.”
“Well,” said Kai, “I am not going to intervene. You just do what you think is right for you, but be sure not to get into any big trouble.
“Okay,” I said, and I was laughing all the way up to my room. I was not laughing at Kai; I was laughing at all the ignorant fools that I was going to con money out of.
I went down and began raking up more money again. Around mid-day though, I was going through an alleyway on my way home to drop off some of my cash when I ran into a boy who was a few years older than me. From what I sensed, he was a beggar.
“Hello,” he said, “would you like me to help you with your bag?”
“Do you know what’s in it?” I asked, pretending that it wasn’t heavy,
“It looks like money to me,” he replied, “but don’t worry. I’m not going to take any. I promise you. It just looks like you could use some help.”
I used my heat sense on him long and hard. I was sure he was lying, but my senses indicated that he was being completely honest. Maybe he really didn’t want any of my money. I ended up letting him help me all the way home. I told him that I was blind.
“Are you serious?” he exclaimed, “How do you operate the way you do? I’ve been watching you a while. I thought you had really keen eyes.”
“I see with firebending,” I said, “it’s kind of like heat detection basically.”
When we got to my house, I introduced my friend to Kai. I told him my name was Sanaki, and he told me that his was Saza.
“Hello Saza,” said Kai, “make your self at home. I’ve prepared some soup for Sanaki, since she comes home to eat every day around this time, but there’s plenty extra if you would like some.”
“If it’s alright with you,” Saza replied, and Kai consented like she always did. After we ate, I returned to the streets to gamble off some extra cash. I was taking a liking to this boy. He was really nice to me and didn’t care if I was blind. In fact, he admired me for it.
“Are you any good at the games?” I asked, hoping he was,
“I have no money to bet with,” he replied, “I’m broke. That waterbender that is your foster-mother gave me a lunch I would not have otherwise had. My parents drove themselves broke playing these games.”
“Oh,” I replied guiltily, “so where are they now?”
“I don’t know,” Saza replied, “I fend for myself.”
“Well,” I said, “if you want to live with us, you can.”
“Is it okay with that Kai woman?” Saza asked me,
“Kai Serenes,” I said, “is the nicest woman or mother-figure you’ll ever meet. I guarantee she’ll be fine with it. However, let’s play a little game or two. Here, take some of my cash. If by chance you lose it all, don’t worry. I’ve got plenty more.”
Much to my dismay, I learned that Saza had become a laughingstock of the gambling world. I stormed over to the people laughing and challenged them to a game. They laughed and declined.
“So,” I said craftily to the ignorant gamblers, “you all are too pansy to try your wits against a little blind girl who can’t even read or count?”
This had done the trick. No one wanted to be regarded as a pansy, so within 15 minutes (according to Saza’s reckoning), I had won back all the cash he had lost.
“So,” he said, “I guess I owe you money then, huh?”
“No,” I said, “don’t worry about it. I’ve got tons of money. We’re rich enough that we could buy out the biggest mansion in this city. We just don’t choose to. Saza,” I paused and let him in, “welcome to our home sweet home...”
I could feel him smiling in awe and wonder.
~Sanaki~
anyways, here's another interesting part of little miss Li Chan's tale...
CHAPTER 4
Naturally, the next morning, as soon as Kai let me leave the house (she did not let me leave until after the sun came up and after I had eaten), I did. However, I woke up smelling a delicious aroma that had to be Kai’s cooking. I loved everything she made, so I cleaned my plate within minutes.
“I’ll be back later today,” I said, taking a sack, grabbing a few handfuls of coins, putting them in and heading out the door. I heard Kai’s usual response of “be careful” and I nodded.
This time, however, people came up to me challenging me to a bluffing game. This time, however, they wanted me to ask them questions. I knew that most people who gambled were really stupid, so I knew I could outsmart them. Since I was able to distinguish a lie, no matter how subtle it was, I was also able to make up some good ones. I never lost. I was unable to run a number guessing booth since I couldn’t count, but I was able to place bets on other such things. I placed bets on whether or not certain people would win certain games. Within a week or so, I had quickly become a veteran in the gambling department. Although people would still let me gamble, they had taken to calling me “Sanaki Li Chan—The Swindler”. I didn’t know what that meant, and I was not about to let them know that. I asked Kai about it one evening
“A swindler,” she said, “is someone who cheats and tricks people out of money. Did some villagers call you that name?”
“Yeah,” I replied, “is that bad?”
“Have you ever cheated at the games?” Kai asked me,
“Yeah,” I replied guiltily, I suppose I have.”
“Well,” said Kai, “I am not going to intervene. You just do what you think is right for you, but be sure not to get into any big trouble.
“Okay,” I said, and I was laughing all the way up to my room. I was not laughing at Kai; I was laughing at all the ignorant fools that I was going to con money out of.
I went down and began raking up more money again. Around mid-day though, I was going through an alleyway on my way home to drop off some of my cash when I ran into a boy who was a few years older than me. From what I sensed, he was a beggar.
“Hello,” he said, “would you like me to help you with your bag?”
“Do you know what’s in it?” I asked, pretending that it wasn’t heavy,
“It looks like money to me,” he replied, “but don’t worry. I’m not going to take any. I promise you. It just looks like you could use some help.”
I used my heat sense on him long and hard. I was sure he was lying, but my senses indicated that he was being completely honest. Maybe he really didn’t want any of my money. I ended up letting him help me all the way home. I told him that I was blind.
“Are you serious?” he exclaimed, “How do you operate the way you do? I’ve been watching you a while. I thought you had really keen eyes.”
“I see with firebending,” I said, “it’s kind of like heat detection basically.”
When we got to my house, I introduced my friend to Kai. I told him my name was Sanaki, and he told me that his was Saza.
“Hello Saza,” said Kai, “make your self at home. I’ve prepared some soup for Sanaki, since she comes home to eat every day around this time, but there’s plenty extra if you would like some.”
“If it’s alright with you,” Saza replied, and Kai consented like she always did. After we ate, I returned to the streets to gamble off some extra cash. I was taking a liking to this boy. He was really nice to me and didn’t care if I was blind. In fact, he admired me for it.
“Are you any good at the games?” I asked, hoping he was,
“I have no money to bet with,” he replied, “I’m broke. That waterbender that is your foster-mother gave me a lunch I would not have otherwise had. My parents drove themselves broke playing these games.”
“Oh,” I replied guiltily, “so where are they now?”
“I don’t know,” Saza replied, “I fend for myself.”
“Well,” I said, “if you want to live with us, you can.”
“Is it okay with that Kai woman?” Saza asked me,
“Kai Serenes,” I said, “is the nicest woman or mother-figure you’ll ever meet. I guarantee she’ll be fine with it. However, let’s play a little game or two. Here, take some of my cash. If by chance you lose it all, don’t worry. I’ve got plenty more.”
Much to my dismay, I learned that Saza had become a laughingstock of the gambling world. I stormed over to the people laughing and challenged them to a game. They laughed and declined.
“So,” I said craftily to the ignorant gamblers, “you all are too pansy to try your wits against a little blind girl who can’t even read or count?”
This had done the trick. No one wanted to be regarded as a pansy, so within 15 minutes (according to Saza’s reckoning), I had won back all the cash he had lost.
“So,” he said, “I guess I owe you money then, huh?”
“No,” I said, “don’t worry about it. I’ve got tons of money. We’re rich enough that we could buy out the biggest mansion in this city. We just don’t choose to. Saza,” I paused and let him in, “welcome to our home sweet home...”
I could feel him smiling in awe and wonder.
~Sanaki~
