He's never had a birthday party, or even celebrated his.. well, manufacture date. Which seems far less celebratory honestly.
Instead he shuffles the deck, dealing them out again with a small flourish. Luckily for her he is not currently cheating, and he's not planning on it, but he definitely could count cards and stack the deck and employ some shady dealing practices. But no reason to cheat when he's teaching someone how to play and there's zero stakes involved. He doesn't even particularly care if he wins, it's just nice to even talk to someone about anything other than the death ship they're on.
"Maximilien. It's a pleasure." He actually means it too, "It's been a rather long time since I've been able to play without fear of getting arrested."
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Instead he shuffles the deck, dealing them out again with a small flourish. Luckily for her he is not currently cheating, and he's not planning on it, but he definitely could count cards and stack the deck and employ some shady dealing practices. But no reason to cheat when he's teaching someone how to play and there's zero stakes involved. He doesn't even particularly care if he wins, it's just nice to even talk to someone about anything other than the death ship they're on.
"Maximilien. It's a pleasure." He actually means it too, "It's been a rather long time since I've been able to play without fear of getting arrested."