Mardock Scramble: The Third Exhaust Page #3

It's simply a matter of practice.

For someone who shot down

every ball I threw,

...you're putting on

a boring show.

Chips don't mean anything

to you, right?

So who are you

holding back for?

Restraint is like a pile of sh*t.

During a big match,

the stink distracts you.

Concentrate on the game. Don't forget

that she works for the casino, too.

You're you. You don't need

to hold back for anyone.

Hit me.

Stay.

Player loses, player draws.

One can lose his luck

over the slightest thing.

No one can laugh at someone

who's been abandoned by luck.

I'll hand off my good luck to her,

and my bad luck to you.

Feel free to rejoin the fight

whenever you like.

Stay.

Player loses.

Stay.

I made a mistake.

I'm sorry.

Stop it.

He's manipulating you.

He's trying to implant

a sense of defeat in you.

But if I had done as you taught me

and not asked for that hit earlier,

...I would have had blackjack.

It's my own fault for not being

able to read this man.

My condolences, miss.

By the way, you can't hear someone's voice

through that left glove of yours, can you?

How did you--

Bingo.

You aren't speaking with the cards,

you're speaking with your left hand.

I'm sorry, Oeufcocque...

I'm sorry.

It's all right. Stay calm. He isn't

allowed to touch a guest's clothing.

They don't have any means

of separating us.

Stay.

Player loses.

I have a question for you.

What is it?

It's just a little icebreaker.

It's no fun to play when the atmosphere

is this tense, don't you agree?

Let's say that you're driving down

a long road in your car.

But the engine breaks down.

Around you is nothing but desert.

What do you do?

I wait for help to arrive.

So you would hitchhike.

What would you do if you came across

someone who needed help?

If they look like they

can be trusted, I help them.

I see.

Both are 50% answers.

You're average.

There are other answers?

Did you stop to consider that it could be

a carjacker pretending to be a hitchhiker?

You're saying that I should

never help anyone?

By "50% answer," I mean that

your attitude changes...

...depending on which side

of the situation you're on.

For example, if no one helps you,

you won't go looking for help.

Or if you do help, you're prepared

to be killed by that person.

What would a 1 00% answer be?

If someone asks for help, you kill him.

That person is prey.

And if someone offers their help,

that person is also prey.

This is a place where we can

legally steal from others.

That is what gambling is.

What is a sweet young lady like you

doing in such a place?

Were you born mute?

Or did you lose your voice

because of someone?

While hitchhiking, perhaps?

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