Rakip. Hey, Kadri?
Kadri. What is it?
Rakip. Um, before we go play poker, I think I’ll play some slots.
Kadri. Why do you want to do that?
Rakip. I’m a little nervous.
Kadri. Why slots? Why not roulette, or shoot some craps?
Rakip. I just need to get the edge off me with some mindless gambling.
Kadri. It’s not because we’re right here in the middle of all these slots with their fancy lights and bells ringing for you?
Rakip. What are you trying to say?
Kadri. Haven’t you noticed that in order to get to a poker table we have to go though every other gambling table?
Rakip. Yeah, I wanted to check out the Pai Gow tables. That looked interesting.
Kadri. The casino doesn’t make money when we play poker. They’d rather us lose our money on anything else. That’s why we pass everything else before we get to the tables.
Rakip. But I just want to slip a couple of dollars into the slots. It’s not big deal, right?
Kadri. You’re falling right into what the casino wants you to do.
Rakip. Eh, I won’t be ruined by it, that’s all that matters to me.
Kadri. I’m not going to be surprised if I find you at the Pai Gow tables.
Rakip. You got to take it easy. This place is like an ocean. You just flow with the tide.
Kadri. Do you know what time it is?
Rakip. No, I don’t have a watch. Why?
End. Signs of Trouble