[center][h3][color=9e0b0f]James Oake[/color][/h3]
[b][u]Location;[/u][/b] The bar
[b][u]Interacting With;[/u][/b] Various people[/center][hr][hr]

The girl who had taken a card replaced it in the deck.  [color=9e0b0f]"Ah, thank you, milady."[/color]  James shuffled the deck thoroughly, then fanned it out.  Showing the faces of the cards to the audience, he made sure they was easily visible.  [color=9e0b0f]"Do you see your card here?"[/color]  The girl shook her head.  [color=9e0b0f]"To quote, that's because you're looking too closely.  And the closer you look, the less you actually see."[/color]

With a grin, he tapped the brim of his hat.  Lo and behold, the missing card was stuck in the ribbon of his hat like a very unusual feather.  Plucking it out deftly, he held it out to the girl.  [color=9e0b0f]"Is this your card?  The Jack of Spades?"[/color]  The girl confirmed it with a rather excited yes, and James chuckled.  With a bit of sleight of hand and a poof of smoke, the card was replaced with a rose, which he held out to the girl.  She accepted it with a smile and a blush.

[color=9e0b0f]"Now, for something a bit more complicated."[/color]  A second deck appeared in the same manner as the first, and he began to shuffle them together, throwing in a bit of flourishing.  [color=9e0b0f]"For this trick, I shall need a volunteer from the audience."[/color]  A young man came forward, a son of Ares, James thought.  [color=9e0b0f]"Thank you, sir.  Now, here's what I need you to do..."[/color]