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Albert Stroller ([personal profile] albertstroller) wrote in [community profile] sail_ooc 2023-01-15 01:29 am (UTC)

Albert Stroller | Hustle

1. I'm gonna keep on the run

There's an old man wandering the hallway outside the cabins in a bit of a daze. He's got to be well into his 80s surely, maybe even older. Hunched over, eyes squinting but very vague, taking small doddering steps in the direction of the lift. Every so often he tries to step somewhere else, a tentative push to the left or the right, but of course it doesn't work, he's bound for the muster drill whether he knows what's going on or not.

He reaches out a shaking hand to stop the first person he sees

"Oh- oh pardon me, I'm very sorry, I don't suppose you could help me, could you?" He says in a wavering voice "I seem to have gotten a bit turned around"


2. I'm gonna have me some fun

It was only a matter of time — once he got his legs back to himself, that is — before Albert found his way to the casino. Put a pack of cards and a few easy marks friends in front of him, and he'll be happy just about anywhere.

He paints a very different picture now, it's amazing the anti-aging properties of good posture, it's taken at least a decade off him. Now he's reclining at one of the poker tables, enjoying an old fashioned and idly shuffling a deck while he observes the room with a keen eye. Anyone coming in is greeted with a wink and a warm smile

"Fancy a game of cards?"


3. If it costs me my very last dime

Wildcard!

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