[ His smile is wider when she asks that, a little of that warmth and happiness that she'd seen in him the first time they met shining in through the gloom. ]

Sure, I'd be happy to. I've got brother stories for days. And sister stories. I mean one of my sisters is a celebrity who can mind control people. Wild is pretty much the baseline I'm used to.

[ God, he misses Allison.

Ben settles in, watching the easy way she handles the cards and lays them out. He looks up at her as she's about to flip them over, wants to see her initial reactions to what they are before he looks down at the cards themselves. ]