#lucklaster

OLD  GUYS  BLOWN  AN  ARTERY,  WHEEZING  OVER  HIS  SPLAYED  OUT  HAND  OF  CARDS  !   mik's  got  him  where  he  wants  him,  and  that's  at  the  mercy  of  his  own  flush.   a  straight  line  up  of  cards  that  would  get  him  that  packet  of  ration  slips,  no  questions  asked,  not  when  he  counted  cards  so  cleverly  that  the  only  people  who  knew  he  was  doing  it,  were  his  friends  like  lucky.   "  c'ya,  dylan  !  "   the  boy  shouts  at  the  man,  snatching  up  the  ration  slips  before  grabbing  @lucklaster  by  the  elbow;   grinning  up  at  the  older  boy  with  a  beam  of  pride.