Erm

JT hears Rosetta's voice and at first, he hesitates. But he knows he can trust her.

Getting up from the bed, he goes to the door, unlocking it and opening it to see her. "Yes?"

"Arsenic." Alec's humor was so dry that without a smile one might think he was actually serious until he picks up his cards. "Poker," he reiterates. "'Course there's nothing to bet with."

Looking over to Ryan, he gives her a once over. "Unless it's not money we're talking about."

All of a sudden, Trooper is at the cot, surveying the card game. He turns to sit near Ryan's spot and looks to Alec, flashing his teeth for just a moment but not growling.

The hair on Alec's neck stands up. He hadn't been born with a hatred of dogs. It had come later after an experience he didn't care to relive. And right now, he wished Trooper didn't exist. "Or... we can play for nothing," he concludes lamely.