A Fellow Performer [Gabe]

Lucen made his way down the streets of Sunlake Palms, absentmindedly flipping a coin through the air. Isn't there anything interesting going on today? He came to a sudden stop, grabbing the coin as it fell as he spied a small crowd on the street. An accident? Or maybe it is a fellow performer. Either way, I should probably go see what is going on. Slipping the coin into his pocket, Lucen made his way into the crowd, slipping his way through it to the front with practiced ease.

Even though this was Gabe's day off, he still had it in him to perform in front of a few individuals. It was something that he was fond of, it always gave him the highest rush to his bloodstream. He was already a few tricks in, deciding to finish it with one last trick. Something that he always wanted to try, which is why he actually wanted to perform today in the first place. " I would need a willing assistant for this one, how about...." Gabe took notice to Lucen just making his way and pointed at him. "You kind sir, mind assisting me for my last trick?" Lucen just arrived and Gabe didn't know him, so there was no sort of mention of foul play whatsoever by the looks of it. If Lucen would accept, Gabe would hand his "Card deck" over to Lucen. " Mind giving me a bit of a shuffle?"

Well this might me interesting. Lucen gave an enigmatic smile as he stepped forward. "But of course." Saying this, he took the deck from Gabe and gave it a quick shuffle. Lucen was then struck with a sudden thought. If these people came for a show, there shouldn't be anthing wrong with adding a little to it. With that thought, Lucen swiped the top card off the deck, tossing it offhandedly into the air. The card spun in the air in an arc toward his other hand, and he grabbed it out of the air and stuck it into the middle of the deck. Lucen then gave a quick bow, and handed the deck back to Gabe before stepping back into the audience.

Thr crowd was in awe, surprised that this stranger that seemed to come out of nowhere had a few tricks of his own. Gabe was impressed as well, which definitely upped the stakes, he couldn't fail now, not while it was as hot as it was currently. After Gabe got the deck back from the man, he would shuffle it once more, and then use a biddle move, spotting a particular card and moved it to the top of the deck. After that, Gabe simply slid all of cards off of the top into the other hand so that the top card is now at the bottom.

"You there, young fellow, give me a number between one through ten. " Gabe would say, calling out to the suprisingly talented young man once more.

Spoiler:

Lucen gave a shrug before responding. "Sure, why not." Although, he might want to be careful, as if he keeps asking for my help, people might assume that I am actually part of the act. Lucen fished out a ten-sided die from his pocket, and imparted it with some spin as he tossed it up into the air. He caught it in his hand and looked at the result.
"The number I have chosen is:

Random number (1,10) :

1

Even though the small tick was rather impressive, Gabe wanted him to tone it down a notch, just a little. "Hey, don't forget, I'm here for your entertainment, not the other way around. " Gabe would say wth a smiling face, hopefully, Lucen getting that he was kinda derailing it a tad. Taking out a red card from the top of the deck that was a red ace of clubs,  Gabe would give it to the man. "All i need you to do is concentrate on it very hard. You see, there are actually mystical energies that can be drawn from cards. Try to feel that energy flow through your entire body and concentrate that energy into your hand. "This seemed silly but it had a point. "without the card, using that same hand, place your hand on my forearm.. gentle now .." Gabe would say jokingly with a wink.

"Alright." Lucen took the offered card with his left hand. A typical trick, distract the audience when the real trick is performed. Still, I've come this far. Might as well continue to humor him. Lucen held the card in front of his face and closed his eyes. Then, he snapped them open, transferred the card to his right hand, and laid his left hand on Gabe's forearm.

Gabe winced up as soon as the man touched him, slightly vibrating his hands. “I said gentle, your hands still kind of…. Wait….” Gabe was dramatically silent for a moment as he rolled up his sleeve of the arm that the man touched, revealing the suit and value of the spectator's card in rash form. “There was a gasp and a little doubt, but Gabe rubbed it three to four times and it didn’t appear like a marker, so there was a standing ovation for a well timed trick. “ Looks like the power was in your hand after all. “Gabe would say with a smile. “Though, that was the final trick, so I must bid you farewell….” After the show and the crowd started to disperse, Gabe took the card back and shuffled it into the deck. “You seem to be a street performer, right? Just an assumption..

"Yeah, the name is Lucen," Lucen said, extending his hand for Gabe to shake. "I do a three card monty variant with coins instead of cards, with more focus on coin flipping artistry rather than cheating. I also sometimes do parkour tricks." Lucen flipped a coin into the air, then flipped a second coin, so that it collided with the first and fell together into his hand. "I haven't had much experience with cardistry, but I think we might be able to combine our acts later. Want to exchange contact information?"

"Charmed..." Gabe promptly shook the man's hand as he listened to his tale, talking about the three card variant. "I would be lying if i said i heard of it, but perhaps i should be a patron at one of your performances to see for myself. Don't worry, i won't try to steal the show. " Gabe would say in a chuckling tone. Though watching him flipping the coins was amusing. "Ahh, something you can do no matter where you are, as long as you have a coin. Interesting..." In the case of contact information, Gabe offered his SMS contact so that Lucen can contact him there. " You can link up with me through this if you like.

"Alright, I'll be in touch." Lucen gave a wave as he headed off. "Maybe I'll see you at one of my shows then." Lucen smiled to himself as he walked away. Well this was definitely not boring. Maybe we can really create an interesting show if we work together.