Roof - Friday Late Afternoon

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Rose's ass was thoroughly kicked by her second training session in the afternoon.  So much so that she was pretty sure if she sat down on her bed, she'd end up asleep right up until tomorrow morning.  Which would be pathetic. 

The rain seemed to have stopped though so she wandered up to the roof and sat on the wall.  It was totally dorky, but she even had a book with her to study. Something about that new determination plus actually having talked Dimitri into fight training had made her realise there were other parts of being a guardian she hadn't been paying attention to.  So she was fixing it...even if this book was a little too focused on the threat of guns to the protectees. 

The longer she was up there, the less the book was actually getting read.

[Home from work early wheeee]

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Which didn't sound like it should it should be rigged since that was random and stuff - right?

"You're the teacher," she teased, reaching for a die to inspect it. "What are fun stakes?"

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"I prefer either coin or kisses," he said, giving her his most charming smile.

It was very, very charming.

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Charming enough that Rose cracked up. She liked him possibly way too much.

"Well, I'm poor," she said. "And kisses are more fun."

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"I certainly think so," he agreed shamelessly, handing her the dice. "Ladies first."

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Well - she'd done stupider things on the roof than throw dice in a kissing game she was still pretty sure was rigged.

"Oh yeah?" Rose teased. "So you never dice for money then?"

She shook the dice in her hand and rolled them along the wall. A 4 and a 2. Pretty much exactly average.

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"Of course I do," he said. "Have you seen some of the ugly men who spend their time in taverns?"

He rolled the dice without really looking. A pair of fives, which was pretty average for Mat. "I win," he said, smiling.

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"I've never been anywhere that calls itself a tavern," Rose said dryly. "Unless you count Caritas which - okay, not kissing a zombie."

She shook her head at the roll and grinned up at Mat. "Want to settle the debt now or later?"

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"That depends on you," he said. "Would you prefer to just accrue debt, play for increasing stakes, or get it out of the way at every round?"

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"Increasing stakes," she said rather quickly. "Which means we can play double or nothing?"

Rose, being reckless all the time really isn't a good idea.

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"Exactly," Mat said with a slightly fiendish smile, handing her the dice. "Your turn again."

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"Is that how it works?" Rose snarked, smirking back as she took the dice to roll. A 3 and a 1. Hail the almighty four?

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Mat grinned again. "It is at home," he lied.

He reached out, took the dice, and rolled a pair of sixes.

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She raised her eyebrows at the dice, half-laughing. "Impressive," she commented, picked up the dice to study them again. Like she would have any clue what would cause them to do that.

"Bet you can't do that again."

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"And if I do?" Mat asked, leaning in a little. "What do I get then?"

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"I'd say what d'you want," Rose teased, glancing up at him. "But pretty sure that'd either be a very bad or very good idea."

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"Oh, it'd be a good idea," Mat said, leaning a finger out to touch her nose.

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"And that was it?" she teased. "So prove it."

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"Yes, I'm world renowned for my nose touching skills," Mat laughed. "Do I have to roll first?"

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"Your world might be insane," Rose pointed out teasingly. "I mean, look at you." She considered, but curiosity won. "Nope, go ahead."

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Mat grinned. "Dovie'andi se tovya sagain," he murmured under his breath, then threw the dice.

Oh look. Another pair of sixes.

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Rose stared at the dice for a moment before laughing as she looked up at him. "Magic?"

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"Luck," Mat replied. "I'm not bloody magical."

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"Luck," she repeated, almost disbelieving. She nudged the dice towards him. "Can you do it again?"

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"I don't know," he said, shrugging his shoulder. "It's best when it's random."

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"Huh." Rose shrugged, torn between being amused and wtfy and ending back up at amused. "So what were the stakes?"