Thomas accepted the invitation without hesitation. Too bad they weren't actually playing for money, that would have been great for him. Thomas was with his over 30 years of card playing experiencing quite the cardsharp. As Quicksilver sipped his vodka at a rapid pace a couple of hands had been played. Thomas felt the alcohol get to his brain and felt the buzz coming on. He slid down somewhat in his chair and exhaled slowly. The Elf barmaid came in with another round of drinks and Thomas happily accepted, as long as he didn't get too hammered everything would be alright. As Thomas lit another cigarette a new hand was being dealt and Red was explaining some things about the matrix, which was quite interesting. He had a hacker tell him some things about the matrix and the web before, but Thomas had almost stroked out due to all the techno babble. Luckily he could now understand most of what Red was saying. [i]Still doesn't beat a katana though[/i], he thought. 

"I tried my hand at hacking one time," Thomas started, [i]they were sharing stories weren't they?[/i] "I tried to get into a small company with a couple of programs a buddy of mine, who I didn't really like to begin with, had. Luckily I was using some of his equipment, which was traced... Back to him. So I got in, got traced, got done what had to be done, got out and got away scott free." Thomas grinned, adding, "So, that was my first and my last attempt." He laughed some more and then sighed... [i]I have just been too lucky all my life, this will probably all turn to shit sooner or later.[/i] Thomas played with the thought to tell these people some more about his past. It was not as if Doom's date, let's call her his date, would remember any of it.Than again, Quicksilver wasn't a tearjerker... [i]To hell with it![/i] He didn't know if it was the booze or the atmosphere, but Thomas would at least give them something of a background on himself.

"My parents were fucked over by a company when I was a kid. I don't care which company as it doesn't matter anymore. They took out loans and got killed because of it, they were fools. Never write a check your ass can't cash. Anywho, they died, as did my two sisters, and I lived on the streets after that. I became an enforcer for a small syndicate and later quite the accomplished hit man, if I may say so. I started running this game after I got cut down, by Vortex, who had his ass handed to him after my improvements. So how did you guys get into this game?" Thom offered Red another beer, as an invite to talk, and won another hand. [i]Let's see how these people came to be here...[/i]