[The table is a little dusty, which he's embarrassed when he realizes it. Hopefully the low light will make it hard to tell. The evidence of bad housekeeping and disuse gives him something to focus on, and sadly is more helpful than Soldat's attempts to be non-threatening. He has to move the second chair over from its usual spot by the sink.]
Simple enough to explain while the water's boiling?
[The game really did pique his interest, but he doesn't quite know what to do with the thought. His gambling was always at least ostensibly about money, which is pointless here. And the person who would have had fun betting over a silly game with friends feels like a stranger viewed through dirty glass.]
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Simple enough to explain while the water's boiling?
[The game really did pique his interest, but he doesn't quite know what to do with the thought. His gambling was always at least ostensibly about money, which is pointless here. And the person who would have had fun betting over a silly game with friends feels like a stranger viewed through dirty glass.]