Alek is quiet at first. He can see why it would make things easier. It always helps to have a reason for something happening, even if it's just that you have crappy luck. It's better than accepting the alternative terrible things happen for no reason at all. It makes the world too senseless, and he's often tried to make sense of it with little to no success.

"It at least explains why I'm terrible at poker," he says, glancing up at her with the faintest smirk.