
Seacrash Aurummaw
@leviathanLedger
$ettle your debt$ for a pri¢e. ¢all me anytime. ((Art by SpookyPoopet on Discord))

A fine game tonight. Truly. Good hand$, ₱oor de¢i$ion$, ex¢ellent ¢om₱any, and ju$t enough ₱ani¢ near the river to make the ₩hole thing ₩orth ho$ting. I had the table ₩here I ₩anted it for mo$t of the evening. ¢hi₱$ $ta¢ked, nerve$ $ho₩ing, every little ¢al¢ulation beginning to lean in my dire¢tion. There i$ a ₱arti¢ular ₱lea$ure in ₩at¢hing a room realize the tide ha$ gone out around them. Then, at the end, I o₱ted to ₱ut everything for₩ard. A gamble to ¢elebrate a night ₩ell $₱ent. A re¢kle$$ thing. A beautiful thing. And, tonight, a lu¢ky thing. $o ¢ongratulation$ are in order. I am not angry. Lu¢k i$ a gue$t at any ₱ro₱er ¢ard table, and it ₩ould be very ₱oor manner$ to ¢om₱lain ₩hen $he finally arrive$ drunk, late, and laughing. Enjoy the ₩in. ₱oli$h it. Tell the $tory generou$ly. Remember the feeling of holding one over old $ea¢ra$h. Next time, I ex₱e¢t lu¢k ₩ill have other a₱₱ointment$.

Regarding tonight’$ game. The table i$ being ₱re₱ared aboard the $hi₱. The ¢ard$ are ¢lean, the bar i$ $to¢ked, the dealer ha$ been ₩arned to kee₱ her hand$ $teady, and the tide ha$ been kind enough to leave u$ mo$tly above ₩ater. ₱layer$, $taff, $₱e¢tator$, debtor$, o₱₱ortuni$t$, and intere$ted ₱artie$ may gather here. The game i$ Hold’em. High $take$. No rake. No ¢rying before the river. If you have bought your $eat, bring your nerve. If you have not bought your $eat, bring $omething intere$ting enough to make me li$ten. ₩el¢ome aboard. Fe$tivitie$ truly $tart roundabout 7₱M E$oteri¢ $tandard Time. My dealer, @arou$edDelivery, ₩ill be on board then. You don't have to ₱lay to attend. Ju$t don't fault me if you get bored ₩hile ₩e ₱lay.

Regarding the ¢ard game. I am looking to ex₱and the ro$ter. A fe₩ ₱ro$₱e¢tive ₱layer$ a₱₱ear to have gotten ¢old feet, $o in a moment of un¢ommon genero$ity, I have lo₩ered the buy-in. Ju$t a tad. The next game i$ ₱lanned for Thur$day at 7 ₱M E$T, or thereabout$. The tide, the gue$t$, and the quality of everyone’$ ex¢u$e$ may adju$t the hour $lightly. ¢urrent ₱layer$: @re$₱lendent¢andour @glitteringA¢uity @leviathanLedger ¢urrent $taff: @arou$edDelivery — Dealer @ardour¢orvidae — Bartender ¢on$ider thi$ a reminder, an invitation, and a ¢ourte$y to anyone ₩ith more nerve than $en$e. My ₩eekly ₱rivate game remain$ o₱en to gentlefolk of mean$, lineage, in$uffi¢ient $elf-₱re$ervation, or entertaining de$₱eration. Buy-in i$: ₦100,000 ¢aegar$ or one authenti¢ated noble heirloom of ₱re-¢onde$¢en$ion origin or a favor I am not yet obliged to name. No marker$ under fifty thou$and. No ¢rying before the river. No dueling in the ante¢hamber unle$$ both ₱artie$ have ₱aid ¢orkage. The game i$ Hold’em. High $take$. No rake. A ¢lean table, a ₩ell-$to¢ked bar, a ¢a₱able dealer, and the rare o₱₱ortunity to lo$e money $ome₩here intere$ting. Bring your lu¢k. I do enjoy $eeing ho₩ far it get$ you.

A brief note on table etiquette. ₱oker i$ a game of nerve, ₱atien¢e, and hand$. You are en¢ouraged to bring all three. ₩hat you are not en¢ouraged to bring i$ a mouth fa$ter than your arithmeti¢, finger$ ₩andering ₩here they have not been invited, or the tou¢hing little belief that a gentleman’$ table be¢ome$ le$$ dangerou$ be¢au$e the ¢ard$ are ₱retty. Manner$ matter. $o doe$ ¢ounting. And I do ho₱e our gue$t$ remember that a ₱oor ₱layer may al₩ay$ be dealt another hand. ₱rovided he ha$ enough left to hold it. #Violen¢e #Gore #Im₱lied #₱oker

$till ¢ir¢ling in. I kno₩ they feel it.

In regard$ to the ¢ard game. Looking to ex₱and our ro$ter. Had a fe₩ ₱layer$ get ¢old feet, $o to $₱eak. A$ a re$ult, I did a kindne$$ and ¢ut do₩n the buy-in, ju$t a tad. Looking to $tart u$ ba¢k u₱ either ₩edne$day or Thur$day. 7₱M, Ea$tern $lander Time. ¢urrent ₱layer$: @re$₱lendent¢andour @glitteringA¢uity @leviathanLedger ¢urrent $taffer$: @arou$edDelivery [Dealer] @ardour¢orvidae [Bartender] Un¢ommitted Ty₱e$ ₩ho ex₱re$$ed intere$t: @or₱hanerDual$¢ar @a$₱iring₱e$$imi$t Ju$t to jog your memory. And ju$t going to ₱ut u₱ a bit of a reminder of the $₱e¢ifi¢$. My ₩eekly ₱rivate game remain$ o₱en to gentlefolk of mean$, lineage, in$uffi¢ient $elf-₱re$ervation, or entertaining de$₱eration. Buy-in i$: ₦100,000 ¢aegar$ or one authenti¢ated noble heirloom of ₱re-¢onde$¢en$ion origin or a favor I am not yet obliged to name. No marker$ under fifty thou$and. No ¢rying before the river. No dueling in the ante¢hamber unle$$ both ₱artie$ have ₱aid ¢orkage. Bring your lu¢k. I do enjoy $eeing ho₩ far it'll get you. High $take$. No rake. The game i$ Hold'em.

₱re₱aration$ for the ₱oker Night are ju$t about ¢om₱lete. $taff i$ ha₱₱y. Debt$ a¢¢ounted for. A fe₩ more $eat$ o₱en, for tho$e intere$ted. You already kno₩ ₩ho I am $₱eaking to.

Neurologi$t for that neuroti¢ freak? I $u₱₱o$e $in¢e they are ₱aying, I ¢an find $omeone.

Funny thing, the $hore. You $₱end enough time a₩ay from it, and every landd₩eller ₩ith ₩et ankle$ $tart$ ¢onvin¢ing them$elve$ they have di$¢overed the o¢ean. Lately, I have been a₱₱roa¢hed by a ¢harming little ₱arade of ¢uriou$ mouth$. All a$king after name$, debt$, $afety, intent, hi$tory, motive. All ₱retending information i$ a $hell they found loo$e in the $and, and not $omething ₱ried from a living thing. ₱rying i$ all the$e $ort$ $eem to kno₩ ho₩ to do. ₱ry the$e $hell$, ₱ry into my bu$ine$$, ₱ry into my ¢lientele. I do admire the ¢ourage. Mo$t of your ilk tend to run. But ¢ourage i$ not ₩hat kee₱$ the ₩orld turning. If you ₩ant an$₩er$, bring ₱ayment.

Feel$ good to ¢olle¢t from a ne₩ $our¢e. Like fre$h i¢hor in the ole thum₱er.

$ad to $ee a good troll like that meander do₩n medio¢rity. $oon, even the tide$'ll forget him. I ₩on't. He o₩e$ me.

I remember my earlie$t hunt$ along the $hore. Not for the meat. Not only. The landd₩eller$ ₩ould gather in their little market$ under ¢anva$ and $moke, all teeth and hand$ and bright fal$e laughter. Fi$h for grain. Grain for metal. Metal for favor$. Favor$ for $ilen¢e. None of them ¢alled it hunger. That ₩a$ ₩hat intere$ted me. A bea$t take$ be¢au$e it mu$t. A hunter take$ be¢au$e he ¢an. But the$e ¢reature$ had found a ₩ay to make taking ₱olite. They $miled ₩hile ₩eighing one another’$ throat$ on little bra$$ $¢ale$, then thanked the blade for it$ fairne$$. I ₩at¢hed from the $urf ₩ith blood $till ₩arm beneath my ¢la₩$ and thought, "There i$ art here." Not yet. Not for me. Not ₩hile the hunt ₩a$ $till young and $im₱le. But later. Definitely later.

There i$ a ₱arti¢ular ₱lea$ure in $melling $u₱₱er before it rea¢he$ the ₱late. A little $alt in the air. A little fear under the $ea$oning. $omething tender, dre$$ed u₱ a$ $omething ¢lever, $till believing the table ₩a$ $et for anyone el$e. I do admire a meal ₩ith ambition. It make$ the fir$t bite $o mu¢h more re₩arding. #im₱lied #¢annibali$m

That ₩a$ ₱e¢uliar.

Good evening. ₩hi¢h i$ to $ay, good ₩aking. Good hunting. Good beginning-of-bu$ine$$-hour$ to every hone$t $oul o₱ening their eye$ beneath the dark, ¢he¢king lo¢k$, ¢ounting ¢oin, and remembering ₩hi¢h friend$ $to₱₱ed $ounding like friend$ $ometime before da₩n. I do ho₱e everyone $le₱t ₱ea¢efully through the day. It ₩ould be a $hame to ri$e unre$ted ₩hen there i$ $o mu¢h ex₱laining left to do.

Ab$olutely love $eeing $o many enter₱ri$ing little mind$ taking $u¢h an intere$t in my affair$ lately. Truly, it ₩arm$ the gill$. Nothing in$₱ire$ ¢onfiden¢e in the market like a room full of hone$t friend$ ₩hi$₱ering ₩ith their mouth$ ¢lo$ed, trading little glan¢e$ over their ¢u₱$, and ₱retending the table i$ not $haking be¢au$e $omeone beneath it ha$ $tarted $a₩ing at the leg$. Of ¢our$e, I ₩ould never a¢¢u$e anyone of ¢on$₱ira¢y. That ₩ould be rude. I ₩ould only $ay that ¢ertain a¢¢ount$ have re¢ently develo₱ed a fa$¢inating talent for $₩imming in ¢ir¢le$ around my name, my bu$ine$$, and my debt$ o₩ed, ₩hile ₱retending they are merely admiring the ₩ater. A ¢harming ₱erforman¢e. But tide$ remember every foot$te₱ on the $hore. $o by all mean$, ¢ontinue your di$¢u$$ion$. ¢ontinue your ₱rivate little meeting$. ¢ontinue dre$$ing ₱ani¢ in the borro₩ed ¢oat of $trategy. Ju$t under$tand that I have al₩ay$ had a gift for hearing ¢oin$ move in $ealed ₱o¢ket$. You jingle about the $ilent $eabed like a je$ter jingle$ a¢ro$$ the ¢ourt.

I don't need to $₱eak name$. They kno₩ ₩ho they are.

₩ell, ₩ould you look at that? @xx$¢enegrlxx

There ha$ been a flu$h little tide of intere$t rolling in lately. ₱retty fa¢e$, $trong hand$, odd talent$, old debt, ne₩ debt, and t₩in$ ₩ith the kind of ¢onfiden¢e u$ually re$erved for heir$ and unloaded ₱i$tol$. Offer$ have been made. Not em₱loyment, of ¢our$e. That'$ an ugly ₩ord ₩ith too many la₩yer$ hanging from it. Let'$ ¢all them arrangement$. A mutually ¢ivil under$tanding bet₩een my$elf and tho$e ₩ho find them$elve$ in need of dire¢tion, ₱atronage, or a room ₩here their talent$ may be a₱₱re¢iated before they are ₩a$ted by $omeone ₩ith le$$ imagination. On that note. My ₩eekly ₱rivate game remain$ o₱en to gentlefolk of mean$, lineage, in$uffi¢ient $elf-₱re$ervation, or entertaining de$₱eration. Buy-in thi$ ₩eek i$: ₦1,000,000 ¢aegar$ or one authenti¢ated noble heirloom of ₱re-¢onde$¢en$ion origin or a favor I am not yet obliged to name. No marker$ under fifty thou$and. No ¢rying before the river. No dueling in the ante¢hamber unle$$ both ₱artie$ have ₱aid ¢orkage. Bring your lu¢k. I do enjoy $eeing ho₩ far it'll get you. High $take$. No rake.

Need $omething? Don't ₩ant to o₩e a bank? Let'$ talk.









