Meyer Lansky thinks I have too many BE journals

[recognize_an_opportunity]

As much as I appreciate your interest in my ventures, mun, I think you're missing the point. The way I see it, you'd be better off expressing your interest in someone else. You've got enough other "characters" for that, anyway.

[A shrug.]

I don't want any problems, here, so if you insist, I guess I have no choice but to try and work with you. It might make an uneasy partnership, though.

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[horseish]

One time I lit a whole pack of fire paper and I burned myself a lot.

Oh. I wasn't supposed to tell you about the paper.

[recognize_an_opportunity]

That's okay, I won't tell anybody. I'm good at keeping secrets.

[horseish]

My father told me the most important thing about magic is no one finding out about it. Then he wouldn't work anymore. He looses his temper when that happens.

[recognize_an_opportunity]

That's true in a lot of other businesses, too. Your father sounds like a smart man.

[horseish]

Do you have a car? You're dressed like that doctor and he had a car.

[recognize_an_opportunity]

Sure I have a car, but I'm no doctor.

[horseish]

Can all sorts of people have cars?

[recognize_an_opportunity]

Well, sure, if they have enough cash.

[horseish]

How much do cars cost?

[recognize_an_opportunity]

That depends on how nice of a car you want. You could spend $500 easy.

[horseish]

[Taking mental notes...]

That's much more than a horse.

[recognize_an_opportunity]

Do you have a horse?

[horseish]

No. But the ranch next our house did and if you're very slow and patient with horses they'll let you ride them.

[recognize_an_opportunity]

I never got the hang of riding them. Where're you from?

[horseish]

We lived in the desert. Until my father came and took us to Los Angeles.

[recognize_an_opportunity]

Los Angeles isn't a bad place. You like it there?

[horseish]

We used to stay in hotels and I had to practice a lot and that was hard. But I liked the trains. Now we live in tents with the other artists, but my father isn't around very much anymore. He doesn't like not having money.

[recognize_an_opportunity]

Does that mean you're all by yourself?

[horseish]

No I have my sister and Mr Boots and Aunt Tilly and my friend Rosie.

[recognize_an_opportunity]

Good. Everyone needs friends.

[horseish]

I think Mr Boots looks after Jocelyn and Aunt Tilly looks after me and I look after Rosie. I don't think anyone looks after my father but maybe grown men don't need people to look after them. Does someone look after you?

[recognize_an_opportunity]

I look after myself. And some friends.

[horseish]

See I thought so. I look after Rosie because her mother died and girls need someone to look after them.

[recognize_an_opportunity]

Some girls take pretty good care of themselves. But that's good of you, to help out.

[horseish]

Do you think so? I suppose my mother looked after herself. But she didn't do it very well.