Have more than you show, speak less than you know. -King Lear, William Shakespeare

A/N: Here we go!

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Lucky You

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Jason Todd has never believed in luck.

You don't win a poker match because of luck.

You win because you're smart enough to know when to bluff and when to fold.

You win because when you bluff you can actually pull it off.

You don't find a twenty on the sidewalk because of luck.

You watch for the places where people drop are prone to drop money.

Or you just get even smarter and learn how to get past security and find your own twenties.

A little charm you wear around your neck doesn't make you lucky.

You just learn how to work. Hard.

You study people and their reactions to know when they're lying to you.

You take advantage of the opportunities that present themselves and pave a path for yourself.

You learn what people dislike and what they like so that you can get on their good side. And then you have allies.

You don't win a game by throwing your chips in all at once.

You just play your cards right.

Jason Todd has never believed in luck.

So when he walks in the small corner cafe on the third Tuesday of April, he doesn't thank his lucky stars when he sees a certain tea-loving Titan sitting alone.

He does, however, grin at the prospects of quite an exciting match before him.