<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/8/83/Mattie_green.jpg)</div>The drumming of the rain on the shack's roof made it easier to stay. Even with a slicker, she'd rather not be out in it. The liquor gave her confidence, not that she really needed it. She'd play a few more hands, and see if the rain eased off a little.<br/><br/>"I'll stay for a bit. Got to try and win back something."<br/><br/>She wasn't fooling herself. Tiny was obviously cheating, but she couldn't see how, there were no obvious mirrors or stuff like that, which pretty much exhausted her knowledge of sharping. It wouldn't be smart to call him on it, anyway. Still, she included it in her betting, dropping out earlier in the bigger hands and making back what she could on the smaller ones.<em>Lose a bit gracefully, then call it a night</em>. She was getting used to the fiery liquor by now, though it was never going to be something she'd choose over other drinks.<br/>