Guy's Night
Originally posted on March 16, 2007
Eli: Yeah, well that doesn’t help us out very much does it? Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know – hey hang on a minute.
Eli: He’s running late. Said he’d be right down. Whoa, aren’t you looking all foxy tonight?
Kohana: I..…ok., whatever you say… I’ll just wait in the other room, shall I?
Eli: Yeah, go ahead. Eron’s in there fixing munchies. His turn. Probably out there trying to turn tofu and sprouts into Buffalo wings or something.
Eron: (from another room) I heard that! You want me to fix it, you have to eat what I fix.
Eron: Hi, Kohana. Asher said he’ll be down in a few. Would you like something to drink?
Kohana: Um, no thanks….. I’m all right.
Kohana: Looks like you’re busy setting up for a party. How many can you fit into this tiny place?
Eron: We only need to cram four of us in. It’s ah…poker night.
Kohana: Poker night, really? That’s…. very interesting…
Eron: Kinda predictable isn’t it? Bunch of guys playing poker on a Friday night?
Kohana: Yes, a real cliché. But what I figure is, it wouldn’t be a cliché if it wasn’t commonplace, and it wouldn’t be commonplace if it wasn’t fun for you guys. So is it?
Eron: Lost me there. Is it what?
Kohana: Is it fun? Poker, I mean?
Eron: You’ve never played?
Kohana: No, I never have. My family rarely played card games. And I’ve not been around very many people who did, so I never learned to play myself.
Eron: I could teach you sometime, if you want. I’m not all that great at it but….
Asher: What are you offering to teach MY woman, Eron? Hello, sweetie, sorry to be so late. (nuzzles her neck) Mmmmm you smell nice.
Kohana: (embarrassed in front of Eron) Asher….
Eli: Hey you two, get a room. Bad news Bro, game’s off for tonight. Other guys can’t make it.
Eron: Figures. Mack probably has to cater to his lady friend again. She’s the possessive sort, that one.
Eli: Nah, I’m betting he found out you were fixing the “snacks.” Bet he found another game real fast once he found out you were making….that stuff again…. I’ll just bet…
Eron: Bet what?
Eli: Hmmmm, lessee…..Dish detail. All next week.
Eron: You’re on. What was Bob’s excuse?
Eli: I dunno, I think Mack was his ride. His wheels are in the shop again. I could have picked him up but we couldn’t play with just three anyway.
Eron: All week, huh? You’re gonna get dishpan hands, Eli.
Asher: Fascinating as all this is, I really don’t think we’re going to wait and find out. Kohana and I will be on our way now.
Eli: Where you going tonight?
Asher: We hadn’t actually decided.
Asher: What do you say? Movie?
Kohana: I don’t know if there is anything playing that I’m interested in right now.
Asher: Yeah it’s a dry spell. So…. straight to dinner? Something else you feel like doing?
Kohana: Well maybe we could….since we didn’t have a set plan or anything….I don’t know… do something a bit unusual this evening?
Asher: Ahhhh, feeling adventurous are you?
Kohana: Definitely. Maybe even impulsive.
Asher: I think I might like you all impulsive and unpredictable…
Kohana: Well then, we’re in agreement.
Kohana: Eron?
Eron: Yeah?
Kohana: Deal us in, or whatever you call it. I guess you’ll get to teach me after all.
Eli: Hahahahahaha! (to Asher) Pick your jaw up off the floor, Bro – your lady is full of surprises.
(to Eron) Go ahead, Eron, you heard her – deal them in. Maybe with a newbie playing you won’t get wiped out so early this time!
…after the game…
Kohana: That was rather fun, actually.
Asher: Who would ever have thought….?
Kohana: That I’d enjoy myself playing poker with “the boys?”
Asher: Well yeah, that, but…
Kohana: That we could have fun in your crowded little apartment eating meatless hot wings and drinking….what was that anyway?
Asher: Well that too, maybe….but really, … what I never would have in a million years expected was…… you would uh…. WIN.
Kohana: I did, didn’t I? And since you were such a good sport about us staying to play, I’m more than willing to share my ill-gotten gains with you.
Asher: Oh are you now? I admit I want to share something with you…. but not necessarily your winnings. Good thing the guys had a taste for real beer and went out…