032 shermie.hyle

///C
Shermie:
Hello, Mister Hyle!
Hyle:
Who are you?
Shermie:
Shermie, how else?
Hyle:
...
Shermie:
...
Hyle:
... Did you mean, WHO else?
Shermie:
Oh, why, yes I did. Thank you for catching that.
Hyle:
Hmph. So, Shermie. Shermie... You're my partner this time, eh? This is some world I'm living in where girls can be mercs...
Shermie:
Well, I've never been good at anything other than fighting... Plus, I like fighting. I thought it would be a good path to follow.
Hyle:
Ah, huh... Say, Shermie. How about we play a game?
Shermie:
A game?
Hyle:
Seeing as we're both being paid to fight and all, Why don't we make it a little more interesting? I've got this coin here... I'll flip it.
If it's heads, I get half of what you're being paid. If it's tails, you get half of what I'm paid.
Shermie:
A-Are you realling willy... I mean really willing to gamble money away, Mister Hyle?
Hyle:
Life is a game. I'm willing. Are you?
Shermie:
Hmm, well, I could use the extra money... Okay.
Hyle:
(Sucker... What an idiot.) Alright then, here it goes!

///B
Shermie:
Hello, Mister Hyle!
Hyle:
You stay away from me,
lady!
I thought you might have been an easy mark... You had me completely fooled.
Shermie:
Huh?
Hyle:
You still playing dumb, huh? Fine, I'll respect the act. I admit it, that coin I had was rigged. It should always land on heads... But it kept landing on tails!
Shermie:
Oh, no... You were cheating?
Hyle:
It isn't a perfect thing... There is always a chance it will land tails, sure... But three times in a row? How did you do that!? You must have known, tell me!
Shermie:
I-I don't know what you're talking about...
Hyle:
Okay, one more try! This time, I'm tails and your heads! If you get it this time, I'll give you ALL my earnings.
Shermie:
... What do you even have left after last time? You went from half, then you halved it again on the next flip... and then on the next one...
Hyle:
Enough! Come on, accept it!
Shermie:
What if you win?
Hyle:
I'll take back what's mine.
Shermie:
Hmm... Okay...
Hyle:
Then, let's do it! Come on!

///A
Shermie:
Mister Hyle...
Hyle:
Oh, you. You've cleaned me out, I'm afraid. Don't worry, I'm a man of my word. I'll get you your cash when I'm paid.
Shermie:
You can keep your money, I don't want it.
Hyle:
What!? Don't want it? Why?
Shermie:
You've been so sad looking lately. I don't want you to get nothing out of this because of bad luck...
Hyle:
... You sure?
Shermie:
Yeah.
Hyle:
Well, if it's alright with you then, okay. I can't tell if you're smart or dumb anyway. No normal mercenary is going to give up money they're owed.
Shermie:
I don't really care so much about it. As long as I've got enough to get by, it's fine. As I said, I like the fighting part of being a mercenary.
Hyle:
Hmph, I'm the opposite. I love money. And I'll do anything to get more of it.
Shermie:
Even if you cheat at games to get it?
Hyle:
I've done much worse than that to get money. Whatever works, I'll do it.
Shermie:
Sounds like my sister... I dunno. Being obsessed with money isn't very good, I think.
Hyle:
Well, you merc your way, and I'll merc my way.
Shermie:
I can't stop you... But Mister Hyle... Please don't risk throwing it all away on a gambit. I'm nice, but others aren't so nice. You really were lucky this time. So be more careful...
Hyle:
I try to rob this kid blind and she ends up caring about me... Fine, I'll be more careful. Now please start smiling like a dope again.
Shermie:
Okay!