[the request, which reaches Kaito's ears while he's still in the midst of shuffling his deck of cards, gives the magician pause. his tricks weren't exactly made to be performed on the spot like this, not without preparation and him making sure all of the odds were stacked in his favor. and in the end. . . as much as he might have pretended to be one, he was no mind-reader]
[he was, however, a very skilled people-reader who was hardly one to balk at a challenge. he would never claim to be a mentalist-- he was a trickster, an entertainer, one who encouraged an audience to suspend their belief in reality and allow their imagination to take over-- but. . . just this once, he could make an exception]
[a grin twists up the corners of his mouth as he pivots on his hell to face Gilgamesh, cards still flittering through his fingers. behind him, the Blanc and Ma Jiang natives huddle together and whisper at each other excitedly. would this charming performer be able to comply with the blond man's requests??]
Aha! Is that a challenge I sense? I don't really find challenges very fun unless there's something at stake, yeah?
[he's stalling, trying to give himself more time to get a proper read on this guy so he can make an educated guess at that card. already a few theories are running through his head- confident enough to step up and demand I prove my skill to him. probably a face card. . . but which one?]
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[he was, however, a very skilled people-reader who was hardly one to balk at a challenge. he would never claim to be a mentalist-- he was a trickster, an entertainer, one who encouraged an audience to suspend their belief in reality and allow their imagination to take over-- but. . . just this once, he could make an exception]
[a grin twists up the corners of his mouth as he pivots on his hell to face Gilgamesh, cards still flittering through his fingers. behind him, the Blanc and Ma Jiang natives huddle together and whisper at each other excitedly. would this charming performer be able to comply with the blond man's requests??]
Aha! Is that a challenge I sense? I don't really find challenges very fun unless there's something at stake, yeah?
[he's stalling, trying to give himself more time to get a proper read on this guy so he can make an educated guess at that card. already a few theories are running through his head- confident enough to step up and demand I prove my skill to him. probably a face card. . . but which one?]