"Of course that's all you can do, David," she murmured sweetly. "That's all anyone can do, after all. We can only judge you by the same criteria as well, right? Julien as your Ace, Athena as your Queen..."

She didn't need to know everything, and truthfully, this was a game. A dangerous one, no doubt, and one Victor probably wouldn't approve of her playing, but somehow irresistible for all that.

"The lowly Joker bit is good," she said levelly, "though I imagine you might want to cultivate a crazed-looking headtilt or wild eyes. Just to complete the picture."