"Spock, look," the Captain said, scrubbing his hand against his face. "If the universe decides to make the stakes as fucking high as she wants, then why not raise them higher, so that when I win, she has to pay through the nose?" he shrugged. "In the end, she'll clean me out. The universe has a shitload of advantages. But I'll lie, cheat, steal, kill, do whatever the fuck it takes for as long as I can to make sure we come out on top at the end of the round. Or at least break even." He grinned crookedly.
- jAnon "Observation"