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[no-comb-shep.livejournal.com]

Sheppard is seated at a booth with a beer and the deck of cards the Bar gave him. He frowns at the cards he has set out in front of him, biting his lip a bit as he thinks. It seems that the game of solitare has got him stuck.

Who wants to offer not so helpful suggestions?

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[amanda-darieux.livejournal.com]

"Hello, want some company?"

[no-comb-shep.livejournal.com]

He glances up, giving her a small smile. "I wouldn't mind it. How good're you at solitare?"

[amanda-darieux.livejournal.com]

"CAn't say I have much practice but I'm willing to give it a look"

"My name is Amanda" she sits down and extends her hand.

[no-comb-shep.livejournal.com]

He shakes the offered hand. "Lt. Colonel John Sheppard. Nice to meet you."

He's made some headway with the cards, but it looks like things have gotten stuck for the moment, Sheppard frowns down at them again, thinking.

[amanda-darieux.livejournal.com]

"Pleasure"

She takes a look at the cards and makes a suggestion.

[no-comb-shep.livejournal.com]

He nods, moving a few cards over. The deck is shuffled through as he looks for a useable card, then frowns. "...Crap."

[amanda-darieux.livejournal.com]

"Perhaps you would like to play something else?"

[no-comb-shep.livejournal.com]

"hat might be a good idea. Looks like I got myself into a corner." Games imitate life for Sheppard, it seems. "Any suggestions?"

[amanda-darieux.livejournal.com]

"Hmmm, Perhaps Gin Rummy." She prefers Poker but no chips.

[no-comb-shep.livejournal.com]

"Never played that. I was teaching a friend how to play blackjack awhile back, though. He's pretty new at card games."

[amanda-darieux.livejournal.com]

"Blackjack is fun, though I prefer poker"

[no-comb-shep.livejournal.com]

"I've played some poker-not all that great at it, but I can win sometimes. But I haven't played in awhile."

[amanda-darieux.livejournal.com]

"What do you know how to play?"

[gooddoggromit.livejournal.com]

A nose appears at Sheppard's elbow.

Six of clubs could go on that seven of hearts.

[no-comb-shep.livejournal.com]

Sheppard smirks at Grommit, moving the card. "Looks like only one of us is actually observant today."

[gooddoggromit.livejournal.com]

Gromit wags his tail once, then hops up onto a seat convenient for watching. He rests his elbows on the table and lifts his ears at Sheppard. How's life?

[no-comb-shep.livejournal.com]

He can guess at the meaning of the ear perk easily enough. "Well, I'm Bound, but I'm in one piece. How're you?"

[gooddoggromit.livejournal.com]

Join the club! Gromit shrugs. Things have been quiet. He hasn't had much to do with his hands, though: he's hit a dry spell thinking of things to invent. Anything Sheppard needs?

[no-comb-shep.livejournal.com]

"Boring, huh? Yeah, that's how things here've mostly been. I need to go ask Eddie if he wants to go fly or something, and if I could tag along."

[gooddoggromit.livejournal.com]

Flying is always enjoyable. Gromit hasn't done much of it in planes, although there was that rocket ship he and Wallace took on holiday to the moon. He tilts his head. Where does this Eddie person keep his plane?

[no-comb-shep.livejournal.com]

Sheppard chuckles a bit. "Eddie's a plane. Sometimes, anyway. He's an AI that can turn into a human. He's still learning about human stuff, but he's likeable."

[gooddoggromit.livejournal.com]

Gromit's ears shoot up!

Fascinating!

[no-comb-shep.livejournal.com]

"He's usually in here as a human, but you might see him out by the lake or in the air as a big bronze jet. He's kinda hard to miss when he's not going fast."

[gooddoggromit.livejournal.com]

Gromit would love to meet this Eddie person-- er, character? Being? What does he look like in the Bar? It might be a bit difficult to talk to him when he's flying fast.

[no-comb-shep.livejournal.com]

"If you see him in here, he'll probably be in a Navy flightsuit. He seems to like being human a lot."