<em>~ Marcus in the Billiards Room with Vince and Bo ~</em><br/><br/>He watched as Vince took a look around, his eyes finding the table, the balls, and finally the cue sticks, his mind no doubt processing what it all meant.  Marcus could remember that initially confusion the first time he played, the concept easy enough to understand but how to put it all to work another matter entirely.  The mention of darts made him smile as he’d played a mean game or two of those in his time also, especially during his college pub crawling days.<br/><br/>“Yea, generally the larger the cue stick, the more it weighs but that’s not always a given.  Definitely look for a straight one; I’ve no idea how a finished cue stick can get so crooked but I’ve had a few in time that were and it can mess up your shot bad.  Just grab a few until one feels right to you.”  He considered the offered cigar case but slowly shook his head.  Smoking of any sort was something he’d never taken up, health being something driven into him at a young age, but he didn’t want to offend Vince.  “No thanks, Vince.  Not my things but enjoy yours.”  He was glad to see Bo take one though as it gave the two men something they had in common.  Thinking of that reminded him that he’d brought the rest of the scotch with him.  “Oh, Bo, I brought your bottle with me in case you want another drink before you head up for the night.”<br/><br/>The men moved about then, getting settled in, Marcus’s keen eye following it all.  Vince’s next comment took him by surprise though and he stared at the man, a grin on his face.  When he’d picked him, he knew that of the three of them Vince would be the more playful – it was one of the reasons he was here after all – but he hadn’t expected to see that side of the man so soon.  He considered his words carefully, knowing that the women had retired for the night to chat, and wondered if doing what Vince suggested would be good or bad.  There was only one way to find out of course.  Cocking his head, he tipped his cue stick at him.  “What did you have in mind?  Not saying I’m in yet but can’t hurt to hear your idea.”<br/>