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Who: Peggy Carter and YOU
Broadcast: Video; fleetwide.
Action: Starstruck
When: 27th; evening.

Anyone fancy a flutter? [ a brief, honeyed smile. ] We haven't got horses to bet upon, so I suppose dice and cards shall have to do. And if we can see fit to justify a Christmas Day, I imagine we can also decide upon a New Year's Eve.

[ she looks squarely into the network's broadcast. firm, electronic eye contact with any and all watching. ]

Four days from now on the Iskaulit. Come with credits -- or whatever else you deem valuable enough to wager -- and help us fleece poor Jim Barnes of his hard-earned wages.

[ afterwards, she can be found fiddling with the comms panels on the starstruck. she isn't particularly certain of what she's doing, but it's better than being idle. and she might as well try and put her bloody awful augment to work. over the next two hours, some ships may experience odd and incomplete burst messages as she tests frequencies, filters, and broadcast capabilities. ]

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[You know, normally he stays out of fleet card games. Better to not cause bad blood with people you have to live with. But hey, maybe if he did it without cheating...]

[Well, relatively no cheating anyway]

Count me in. It sounds like a fine way to ring in the new year.

Doesn't it just? [ all high-spirits and good manners, this one. ] We might even end up with enough interested parties to float two or three tables.

That many gamblers in this place, huh? [Good to know] If you need more, I can bring some cards and poker chips.

Every little bit helps.

I'll do that then. Anything to help you fleece Jim.

Anything? [ amused, she chuckles. low and dark but ultimately pleased. ] Why, are you looking for a little gambling vengeance?

[He laughs] Well no, not with Jim specifically. I haven't played him at cards yet. [VARRIC ON THE OTHER HAND..] But it'd add a bit of thrill to it, and he at least seems like he'd be a good sport about it...probably.

Clearly, you've never seen him pout as I have.

[ oh, she's being cruel. barnes has never pouted exactly. but she is in high spirits, and so the jokes are free-flowing. ]

[He laughs. Yeah, he can tell it's a joke essentially]

No, I haven't. But I suppose I will come New Years Eve.

Good. I'm glad. And if you're very lucky -- or if he's terribly unlucky -- you'll see it for yourself.