[Itachi isn't necessarily a proficient gambler, it's just that he's better at reading people than most. His job at the inn gets him a fair allowance, but a little extra coin can't hurt - especially since he doesn't intend to remain at that job permanently. Gambling with the beast hunters also allows him to converse with them, gathering information he might need for later.
They're skeptical of him , of course, him being what he is, but his sickly condition makes him seem harmless and easy to beat. The key is to lose enough to make them amiable and win enough to make a profit. Doing nothing but beating them round after round will only make them more hostile. He needs them to feel comfortable with him, to congratulate him for his victories and laugh at his failures, while keeping enough distance that they don't start to regard him as a friend. Though given the circumstances, that last part is simple.
His purse a little heavier than it had been when he arrived, he prepares to leave. The goodbyes are short and sweet on both ends. As timing would have it, though, his illness chooses that moment to catch up with him and he's unable to repress a coughing fit, forced to lean against a wall as it doubles him over.
There are uncomfortable mutterings from the beast hunters behind him.]
Oi, is he that sick? Is it contagious?
Someone get him away from the rest of us.
I'm not touching him.
If he dies he won't need his wallet, right?
What, you want to risk catching something off it?
Just get him out of here!
[The first rock hits him square in the back as he starts to stumble his way away from the group.]
b) magical training
[Staying away from the beast hunters seems like a better idea for now, and those who've appeared to teach the scions in the ways of magic are (hopefully) less likely to run him off if he suffers a moment of weakness. So Itachi spends a lot more of his time learning about what he can do now thanks to his dragon.
Finding out his proficiency involves healing makes the whole situation seem a lot more ironic.
He doesn't want to potentially scare off patrons to the establishment he works at, so instead he practices outside the temple. The ninja sits cross-legged on the ground, his baby dragon tucked safely in a harness over his chest. He holds a hand near his throat, a bright light filling the space between.
This won't fix the underlying problem, but it might at least relieve him of some of the damage.]
Itachi Uchiha | ota, wmf
[Itachi isn't necessarily a proficient gambler, it's just that he's better at reading people than most. His job at the inn gets him a fair allowance, but a little extra coin can't hurt - especially since he doesn't intend to remain at that job permanently. Gambling with the beast hunters also allows him to converse with them, gathering information he might need for later.
They're skeptical of him , of course, him being what he is, but his sickly condition makes him seem harmless and easy to beat. The key is to lose enough to make them amiable and win enough to make a profit. Doing nothing but beating them round after round will only make them more hostile. He needs them to feel comfortable with him, to congratulate him for his victories and laugh at his failures, while keeping enough distance that they don't start to regard him as a friend. Though given the circumstances, that last part is simple.
His purse a little heavier than it had been when he arrived, he prepares to leave. The goodbyes are short and sweet on both ends. As timing would have it, though, his illness chooses that moment to catch up with him and he's unable to repress a coughing fit, forced to lean against a wall as it doubles him over.
There are uncomfortable mutterings from the beast hunters behind him.]
Oi, is he that sick? Is it contagious?
Someone get him away from the rest of us.
I'm not touching him.
If he dies he won't need his wallet, right?
What, you want to risk catching something off it?
Just get him out of here!
[The first rock hits him square in the back as he starts to stumble his way away from the group.]
b) magical training
[Staying away from the beast hunters seems like a better idea for now, and those who've appeared to teach the scions in the ways of magic are (hopefully) less likely to run him off if he suffers a moment of weakness. So Itachi spends a lot more of his time learning about what he can do now thanks to his dragon.
Finding out his proficiency involves healing makes the whole situation seem a lot more ironic.
He doesn't want to potentially scare off patrons to the establishment he works at, so instead he practices outside the temple. The ninja sits cross-legged on the ground, his baby dragon tucked safely in a harness over his chest. He holds a hand near his throat, a bright light filling the space between.
This won't fix the underlying problem, but it might at least relieve him of some of the damage.]