[Jacob never wins at cards. It's a fact of life, like how it's always going to rain in London. The little things.]
I've seen you work before. [But there aren't any heists to run here, which is a different set of disappointments all by itself, so excuse Ned while he drinks more of his coffee to compensate. He sighs and considers the bottom of his cup, not even looking at the cards he's putting down but still definitely winning.] Having to start over... Well, there's nowhere to go but up.
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I've seen you work before. [But there aren't any heists to run here, which is a different set of disappointments all by itself, so excuse Ned while he drinks more of his coffee to compensate. He sighs and considers the bottom of his cup, not even looking at the cards he's putting down but still definitely winning.] Having to start over... Well, there's nowhere to go but up.
[So. Yeah,] Like always.