"Well, I was mostly banking on you beating everyone," Lily answered, her shoulder hitching up as she smiled, on the edge of teasing. "Except for me, every now and then, that is." She wasn't that great of a poker player herself -- she had a terrible poker face, always had -- but she thought it was the sort of game Faye might be good at. Where Lily had trouble putting a cap on most of her emotional responses, she always thought of Faye as much better at handling herself.

"I always end up giving it away when I have a good hand," she admitted with a sigh. "I always get excited and somehow it shows in my face no matter what I do." Being expressive was part of being a dancer, but it didn't help when it came to gambling.