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"I guess so." Anthony folded his cards, and Victor pocketed the rogue Knuts when his brother was not looking that direction.

~

"Well, he's a human with any other emotions, and this time, he was acting on the whim of them. But, I do wish that I could apologize to him..."

Jennifer casted Victor a bit of a dirty look, but continued right on. "Man, it feels like I haven't seen you guys in forever. Hard to believe it's only been a month or so." She contributed another Galleon, keeping her cards.

~

"Maybe this is just a mid life crisis, but, I don't think you should feel like you owe anything to him . He was just as responsible for you and your creation, and turned in any respect when he turned his back on you."

He sighed, finally daring to look at Emily again. "This is some seriously heavy shit."