"Hey, Takuma, can we play a game?" I asked.

Takuma looked up from his book. "Which one?"

"This one!" I held up the box, titled Lost Cities*.

Takuma looked interested, putting down his book. "How do you play?"

"Simple." I placed it on the coffee table, pulled off the lid, then pulled out the cards and board.

"You start with seven cards, and always have seven cards the entire game." I laid out the board and started shuffling the cards.

"You start an expedition by putting down a card." I put down a blue two, therefore starting the expedition.

"When you start one, you loose 20 points. So to make up for that lost points, you have to make up for those lost points."

I dealt out seven cards. "Anyway, you try to earn as many points as possible. You only have until the cards on the deck run out. So you basically have to race against time and earn as many points as you can."

"What are the handshakes for?" He pointed out a card I had laid out to show him.

"One handshake card doubles how many points you have. The second triples. So if you have a handshake, a two, three, four, six, eight and ten, you'd earn whatever two plus three plus four and so on, then multiply it by two."

"Complicated. And the board?"

"The colors** show where to put your cards. You put them below the board. You can also scrap a card by putting it on the color, but you have to either pick one up from the deck, or from another color. You can only put down and then pick up, not pick up and put down. You win by how many points you have. Get it?"

"I think so." Takuma looked interested.

I mixed in the cards I had laid out, then dealt again. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Senri and Rima watching, half-interested.

"Winner gets to play against either Senri or Rima." I announced, then picked up my cards.

Words weren't needed in this game, and we worked in silence. The only noise was the sound of cards being moved. Then the deck ran out.

I pulled out the calculator I kept with the game, totaled up my score, then wordlessly handed it to Takuma. He raised an eyebrow, but took it. Rima peered over my shoulder to glance at my score.

156.

Takuma totaled up his.

I beat him by one point.

"Not fair!" He exclaimed.

I smirked. "Not bad for a beginner."

"Dangit." He muttered.

"Either of you want to play?" I turned to Senri and Rima.

Senri took Takuma's place. Takuma sat next to me, and Rima next to Senri.

We played, and I beat Senri by twenty points.

"Good job." I raised a hand for a high-five.

He just looked at me.

"Awkward." I coughed, lowering my hand.

Fin~

Not much fluff in this chapter, but oh well~that's just how it goes sometime.

Day 11: Doing something stupid.

Oh, this should be fun. Comment anything you want to see, or if you have any ideas

*Lost Cities is an actual game, and one of my favorites to play with my dad. He always beats me, though. It's really fun, and I would highly recommend it for people who want a challenge ;) It's meant for older people, but I'd say 10+ could play it.

**The colors for the game are red, green, white, blue and yellow.

I might do this for another pairing next month. If you have a suggestion, send it in and I'll consider it and see if I can do it. I do not ship yaoi or yuri.

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