[color=darkgray]"I'm afraid you've lost this round."[/color] A small chuckle escaped the pale woman as she set five cards down on the table. A straight flush. Blue eyes looked on in amusement as her opponent sulked, having lost once more. Luck was not on his side today. All he had to offer was two pairs. 

On one side of the table, sat Ivory. The woman had snow-white colored hair that went down just past her shoulders. Normally she had piercing blue eyes, whose color could turn to a deep crimson in a moment of deep irritation, or hunger. Hunger for what you ask? Well blood of course. The woman was half-vampire, a dhampir, as some would say. She was quite beautiful, and while at first glance once wouldn't be able to tell, she was incredibly fit. Her particular set of skills required quite a good amount of strength, some of which she naturally had, being what she was. But on days where she simply partook in human food, it was good to have that defining strength regardless of her current state.

Across the table sat their little snake hybrid, Aurel. He had hazel green eyes that sometimes appeared yellow if it was viewed at a specific angle in the sunlight. His long blond hair was currently tied up, because of how hot it was outside. Small patches of scales adorned certain parts of his otherwise unblemished skin, that sometimes shimmered in an opalescent green in the bright sun. He was clearly displeased with having lost yet another round. His eyes glanced up at her and then back down with a furrowed brow, as if trying to assure his loss. 

[color=#a7d3d4]"Am I just bad at this game? Or does fortune simply favor you?"[/color] He asked with a small sigh as the woman began to deal a new set of cards. Aurel enjoyed playing these sorts of games with her. Even if he ended up losing a lot of the time. Perhaps he was just had a terrible pokerface? He felt at least he got better with each try. He had been helping a couple of the carnies take down one of the tents near his trailer when Ivory had asked him if he wanted to play with her. He had hesitated at first, but he was told to go ahead. The couple snakes he had on his person probably preferred being inside than out there in the heat anyway, with all the moving around he was doing. Currently he had a small smooth green wrapped around his wrist, while a much larger black rat snake rested lazily around his shoulders, his chosen companions for the day.

Ivory chuckled. [color=darkgray]"Perhaps it's both. Worry not, I'm sure you'll get better with time. I would first work on not completely furrowing your brow when you have nothing good to set down."[/color] She said, picking up the cards she had dealt to herself and briefly glancing over them. The poor guy really did have a terrible pokerface. She could tell when he was thinking to hard and contemplating his next course of action. It was adorable in a way, but it really did give him completely away. She hoped to teach him how to not wear his emotions on his sleeve, at the very least poker was a good start, but it would be a slow process. For now, she would simply enjoy her victory. It was surely a good way to pass the time while the others finished their work. She had done everything she needed to, but once the sun had began shining brightly in the sky, she had decided it was time to take her leave. It wasn't like she [i]couldn't[/i] be out there working in it, but she simply didn't want to. It seemed like the men had the rest quite handled, so she didn't see a need to linger. Instead, she decided to drag Aurel into a card game. An easy feat. 

[color=#a7d3d4]"I wasn't aware I was that obvious. I could swear that I was doing a decent job."[/color] Aurel said with a small sigh. 

[b]"No.. it wass quite terrible.."[/b] Jade hissed from her place at his wrist, causing him to sigh. 

[color=#a7d3d4]"I could use a little bit of support, Jade."[/color] He protested, causing the other snake around his shoulders to stir. This one he had named Ebony.

[b]"I'm ssure you'll beat her next time."[/b] Ebony tried to encourage, causing him to smile in at least a little bit of satisfaction. 

[color=darkgray]"It's so interesting how you can understand them. It all sounds like hissing to me."[/color] Ivory commented, having been observing the so called conversation. She had grown quite used to Aurel having conversations with his snakes. She couldn't call him crazy, because it was quite clear that they could understand each other, that much she had seen from both his performances and other conversations he had overheard. Before Aurel was given a chance to respond, there was a knock at their door. [color=darkgray]"Come in~"[/color] Ivory called out, truly hoping she wasn't needed for anything. It seemed her hopes were in vain, as her visitor seemed to be Illyana of all people. She didn't usually go out of her way to see her unless she or Lucien needed something. 

[color=darkgray]"Ah, Illy. Would you like to join us for a game? I think Aurel could use someone else at the table."[/color] She said amusingly.