#( ;; i am also sorry for a.rthur. in general ! )
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the night seems still young at least to a very drunk arthur , whose fingers can hardly even hold the cards in his hands against the swaying of the earth beneath his seat and the numbness which encases his fingers . he's lost track of time and doesn't care to check it , but there's great fun to be had here , trying to keep the faces of all his cards and the houses and the suites all straight in his mind . for what it's worth , he really can't keep any of the right by now , and he's just barely present enough to know that , just maybe , he needs to fold and take his losses .
@ofsoul . “ need a little help ? ” raven approaches arthur from behind his sitting frame, whispering feathery against his ear as he rowdily indulges in poker. “ sean is bluffing, ” empath privilege that secures him a win. an hour in a dead town's bar is enough to overwhelm her, but for his sake she tried. and although so much drunkenness is a complex beast to tackle, she found his daredevil demeanor amusing. “ i think i will head to bed now, tonight’s full moon is beacon for recklessness, but i did not want to go without thanking you. ”
if he were sober , he might lift his head with great speed and risk knocking his skull right into raven's . but his body moves as sluggishly as his mind does now , and he moves his head back slowly , and he's so uncoordinated that he nearly topples back in his seat despite his upwards position . ❝ ah huh … ? now ❞ she's leaving . and sean is bluffing , and that's all he has running through his dizzied mind now . ❝ now wait . wait'm m … minute , raven . wait … i'll go witchu . ❞ he's quick enough to turn his attention back to the game , banging his palm against the table as he declares he's going all in for the rest of the round .
a minute later , he leaves the table , several dollars richer and weighing down his pockets , and a very unhappy irishman behind . he's got his last bottle of whiskey in hand still , and staggers after raven with all the determination of a bull elk . ❝ raven … raaayv … ven , hold your horses now . m'comin' ! ❞ he's a mess , the way he catches up to her side , half out of his mind but still smiling . that smile , too , is a mess . as is the way he reaches right for her upper arm , a bit tactlessly , unthinkingly , tastelessly not something he would ever think of doing sober . but he holds onto her , although firmly , with a certain gentle grasp . ❝ 'ey . m'lady … i'll walk y'back . ❞
╰ ゜UNPROMPTED . / 𝚊𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝚊𝚌𝚌𝚎𝚙𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 .
#ofsoul#( ;; the speed at which i wrote this up. )#( ;; is absurd and i am sorry. )#( ;; i am also sorry for a.rthur. in general ! )#╰ ゜verse. * then that preacher man was hangin by a rope.#╰ ゜in character. * answered.#alcohol mention //
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