As the night wore on and the crew members of the Monroe became increasingly inebriated from the strong liquor they were consuming, Valanx was the only one who remained sober, never taking part in drinking due to his inability to handle alcohol in any capacity.  He had found this out some years ago, before he had joined the Marauders.  He and a few other friends from the IEF decided to go out for drinks one night.  Valanx had no memory of what happened that night, but he did remember having the worst hangover the next morning, and his friends had mentioned that he had passed out after two shots of whiskey.  For this reason, he refused to take part in any sort of drinking ever again.  As a result, Valanx was the only crew member of the Monroe to be completely sober.  This also meant that his luck had improved dramatically as the rest of the crew became too drunk to properly understand what they were doing.  As a result, Valanx was also the only crew member that was still wearing all his own clothes, having enough money to not need to resort to throwing his clothes into the pot.  He listened as the other members of the crew talked about what they would do if they had one day with no rules.  It was times like this that Valanx remembered that all of his crew mates were criminals.  Out of everyone on the ship, Valanx was the only one who was truly free - the only one who had joined the IEF willingly, despite the dangers galactic exploration held.  From what he could gather, even the girl, Rendyl, wasn't free.  She seemed to be tangled up in some sort of black market dealings that the Committee were in on, though whether she was involved in this by choice or not, Valanx was not sure.  All the same, it was sobering to remember that all the members of his crew were here to pay for crimes they had committed in the past.  He chose not to answer Ray's question.  It would seem unwise to possibly remind the others that he wasn't here to serve time like the others were.  Instead, he continued to play the game, betting a bit more confidently now that everyone else was totally plastered.