abracadabra + discovery

[toboggan]

"Essentially," he hummed in response to Gordon, whom he recognized from the meet and greet he hosted, which failed to meet expectations yet was a fine one at that. The trading aspect of it didn’t work out in the end, but again, it was completely fine by all means, just a failed attempt at socializing, a fault on his part for not being more clear. ”Jus’ foun’ this book, want to give one of these card tricks a try. I thought it’d be fun if I made a game out of it, with a prize of your choice.” He’d dip his noggin towards the spread out collection of playing cards, hinting at their importance to the she. The odds at correctly getting this on the first try were slim, which was why he added in the “if I fail, you win” aspect to it; it was a goal of his to free up space in his home, as his collection of drinks and luxurious foods were beginning to clutter up space. ”What you have t’do is choose a card, remember it, an’ put it back in. Then, I’ll shuffle it and pick a random card. If it’s yours, I win, but if I choose one of the fifty-one other cards, you win. Easy?”

When Gordon was ready, she could choose a card. This would be interesting.