Prompt #10 for an anonymous tumblr user.

Kortopi looked at Franklin, who looked back just as confused. They looked back at Shizuku, wanting to make sure they had heard correctly.

"Could you repeat that for us? Just one more time?"

Shizuku huffed, her hands on her hips. "Gosh, and you guys said that I'm the one with memory problems. Teach me how to play? Please?"

Franklin eyed Kortopi, who made noncommittal noises whilst shrugging, leaving the real decision up to him. He turned back to Shizuku, who seemed fairly eager to learn their new and improved version of Monopoly. Then he smiled, knowing exactly how to handle the situation.
"Fine," he started, glancing over at Kortopi at the next comment, "but you'll have to be banker." Kortopi whined as Shizuku excitedly nodded her head, taking up residence on a nearby stool.

"I never agreed to that," the conjurer muttered as he turned to the board again.

Franklin smiled as Kortopi began explaining the rules to the wide-eyed Shizuku who was over the moon with the idea of there now being thieves who could corrupt entire colors into bankruptcy and how you could get robbed while on a railroad. If this is what is was like to have friends, then he really did not mind at all, even if they were squabbling over who got to be the thumbtack.