One-Shot: No follow up unless requested by many different people- which I doubt will happen.
P.S. This is my second publication EVER
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Luxord's mission was simple. Meet their client- a man who went by the name of 'Setzer', and obtain the information he claimed to have. This information specifically, having to do with the disappearance of Number Thirteen. After wandering about Twilight Town, the agreed meeting place, he found a man that fit the description. Purple coat, light purple shirt, and silver hair- it all fit. Luxord walked up to him.
"You're Setzer, I presume." Luxord said.
"Indeed." Setzer replied.
"I understand you're willing to part with certain information- for the right price, of course."
"Of course…however, after I contacted you, another man called me. He is offering quite a sum for me to keep this quiet."
Noticing a chance to participate in his favorite past time, he asked, "Do you play poker?"
Setzer laughed. "4-time Champion of the Mid-West Regionals."
Luxord replied with a sly grin. "6-time Champion - East Coast Regionals ."
It wasn't long before the two men had started a poker game to determine the price of the information. Despite the importance of the mission, Luxord decided to give Setzer a sporting chance by not using his time-bending powers. However, one bad draw and Luxord found himself against the wall.
"Friend of yours?" Setzer asked looking at a man in a black hooded trenchcoat.
Luxord looked at him. The man shook his head slowly. Luxord got the message. Now under orders to finish it quickly, he decided to go against his recent decision. Stopping time, he replaced the card Setzer was about to draw with a 2. After he started time, he was surprised that Setzer didn't even lower his bets. Next turn, he replaced Setzer's card with a 4. This time, Setzer frowned a little and lowered his bets, but with 2 bad cards Luxord was surprised that he didn't fold. He replaced his next draw with another 2. However, Setzer face perked up a little and he began returning his bets to normal and even raising them. A normal person would hardly have noticed it. A trained poker player would have thought he'd gotten a good card. Luxord, knowing how bad Setzer's cards were since he tampered with them, saw it for what it was- a bluff. To counter this, Luxord began placing outrageous bets. This forced Setzer to fold and eventually, Luxord won.
"You play the game quite well." Luxord said.
"As do you." Setzer replied.
"So, according to our circumstances, you name the price, and since I won, it must be under 500,000 Munny." Luxord said.
Setzer gave a devilish smile. "334,280 Munny" he said
Luxord gave a hearty chuckle as he handed Setzer the exact amount of Munny he had earned in the poker game and received the disk in return.
As he walked off, the cloaked man fell in step next to him.
"Well, that was pointless." Luxord said.
"You got the information." Saix said, placing the disk in his coat pocket. "That's all that matters." And then, both men stepped into the portal back to the castle.