"Well, it shouldn't be something that takes too much time," Sam said, thinking. "Perhaps a game of cards?" Sam had no idea if Karia had any, or knew how to play the games that Sam himself knew. He also figured Karia would prefer not to go right back to messing with the new dolls.
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"Ooh, yes, cards sounds like fun!" Karia clapped his hands and bounced out of the kitchen and towards a small cabinet in the living room. "This is the interesting stuff cabinet. It has interesting stuff in it– and cards also, because they're interesting," He explained, dropping down in front of it. He had to search through it for a while but eventually found a deck of cards. "Here we go!"
Sam followed Karia out to the living room, nodding some.
"Ah, I see." Karia was quite the interesting man, himself. So… bouncy, and so willing to kill. Sam found it refreshing.
"Good, then. What kind of card game would you like to play?" Sam hummed, staying standing next to Karia with him knelt down.
"Um, I don't really care. What card games do you know?" Karia looked up at Sam, eyes wide and shining with excitement. He shifted into a sitting position, pulling the cards out of the box and fanning them out. "Ah, I found the good deck! These ones are really pretty." He showed them to Sam, grinning proudly.
"Well, I know war, and go fish. Euchre too, but that takes four people." Sam moved to sit down across from Karia, looking down at the cards.
"Oh, those are really nice," the man agreed, nodding. He offered a small smile, looking up to Karia again.
"We'll have to choose a quick game, though, so the water doesn't boil over while we play."
Karia nodded as Sam listed the games he knew. "Aren't they? I love them." He sighed happily. "Anyway, I think war would work. It's not always quick, but it is quick. And we can pause it whenever, right?" Karia started shuffling the cards. "What do you think?"
"Sounds good to me." Sam offered a smile, looking down at the cards.
"You wanna deal?" The man crossed his legs under him, hands going to rest on his knees.
"Yeah, of course!" Karia nodded, shuffling the cards a few more times before dealing out the cards. He hummed lightly as he did, his head bobbing slightly to the melody. "Are you ready?" Karia looked up at Sam, a grin on his face.
Sam picked up his pile once it was given to him, shuffling some himself before setting it down.
"Ready," He said, hand going to the top to wait for the draw. "You?" The man smirked a bit, competitive even in this game of chance.
"Ha, of course! I think you'll find my luck is all over the place, so this will be a good game." Karia straightened out his pile, then grabbed the top card and placed it face up in front of him. It was a three, which was almost the worst card. "Ah, see?" Karia sighed.
"Well, that'll definitely make a good game then," Sam said. He chuckled, flipping his own top card over to reveal a six. He laughed some again, taking the two cards for himself.
"Ah, not a good start for me." Karia laughed, playing the next card. A ten. Not bad, and much better than his last card. "Please, do not beat this one. I have to get back my card."
"Well, I could always do with stealing more cards." Sam laughed, flipping over his card. Nine.
"…buuut I can wait a turn for that." The man laughed some, handing the cards over.
"Ha, hopefully you won't take a single other one of my cards." Karia grinned, taking the cards and putting them into a separate pile. "Now…" He flipped over the next card. A seven, which wasn't that good. "Ugh, when will I get an ace or a king?" Karia complained, smiling even as he did.
Sam flipped his card over, letting out a breath.
"I'm wondering the same thing," he said, shaking his head with a soft laugh as he relinquished the card.
"Hah!" Karia grinned, taking the cards and placing them into his pile. The next card he flipped over was a two. "Well, it seems my streak of luck has ended here," He sighed dramatically, then smirked playfully at Sam. "This is where you're going to draw an ace, isn't it?"
"That'll be a waste of one," Sam said with a laugh. He flipped his card over, revealing a Jack.
"It's also a waste of that!" The man soon his head, taking the two cards. He looked up, smirking right back.
"Exactly! It's always funny when you waste good cards like that. Well, funny when it happens to you." Karia laughed when Sam revealed his card. "Ha! Have fun with that two. I'm sure it will serve you well." Karia shook his head and flipped over the next card. A four. At least it was better than his last card.
"Surely it will," Sam said with a chuckle. His next card came up- a four. Sam blinked, then laughed.
"Well, then, time for a tie breaker already then!"
"Ooh, fun! A war! Or " Karia set three cards aside, his fingers hovering over the fourth. "I really, really hope this isn't another two. Seriously." He flipped the last card over, squeezing his eyes shut as he did. The suspense was too much. "Did I win?"
"Nope!" Sam laughed, flipping out a king. "I'll take those, thank you!" The man chuckled, collecting his spoils of war.
"Aww, come on!" Karia groaned, letting his eyes open again. "We've got to have another war soon so I can win back what you took from me." He solemnly flipped over his next card. A jack! That wasn't too bad. "Do not beat this one," Karia ordered, a playful smile pulling the corners of his mouth up.
Sam flipped his card over, chuckling even though his card was lower.
"I can afford to lose a card after that war!" He said, smiling.
"Hmm, that might be the card that ruins you down the line." Karia smirked and gathered both cards. "That would be quite funny, now wouldn't it?" He asked, flipping over his next card.
"If that happens, I'm going to scream," Sam joked, laughing some as he flipped out his own card before claiming the round.
"Mm, should I go check on the water real quick?"