At 09:04 PM 01/2/96 -0700, you wrote:

Panda: "Okay, I can see that no real harm's been done. Just *ask* me first
if panda's scream before ya go shooting up the neighbourhood, okay? >>>There aren't that many of us left, ya know! Alright . . .  [Panda reaches
down and grabs his cigar. After tapping it a few times, he replaces it
casually in the corner of his mouth and chomps on it a bit.  He then looks
at the cards and the full bottle of saki in Chang's hands and smiles a sly
grin] "Anybody for a game of-  poker?"

Suddenly, another male voice is heard. This one is unrecognizable to
everyone, as it is being modulated by a hardsuit. They all notice this when
the hardsuitted
individual faintwarps on-scene.
Firehawke: "Did you say POKER, Panda? Deal me in."

Another voice rings out from the heavens...
"I do... and I will get you back for all the times that you have been away,
Firehawke..."
Falling out of the sky is a very old man dressed in robes, and he lands
directly infront of both Panda and Firehawke.
Both Panda and Firehawke inquires "Who are you?"
"You do not know me?"  The figure states inquisitively.  "I am... <cough>
<cough>..."
"OZYMANDIAS, KING OF KINGS!!!"  (and how about that for an enterance! >^_^)
"Now let us get on with this game!  I have a lot of catching up to do with
Mr. Firehawke here..."

       An electric snap-hiss from off to everyone's right prompts the
assembled group to spin towards the noise.  A towering, silver-and-blue
battlesuit, sporting a glowing red eyeslot in it's blue antenna-winged
helmet steps out from the bushes.  A brightly glowing, blue-white energy
blade hums hungrily in the right gauntlet of the armour suit.
       "Anyone want me to cut the deck?"  SkyKnight inquired politely.  "I
feel like a game myself, now that you mention it."
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Panda looks the three new visitors over and then looks at Chang.

Panda: "Chang, my man. Would you be so kind as to set up a table and a few
chairs for our guests?"

Chang returns shortly with a card table and a dozen folding chairs. After
setting the table up, and seeing that everyone is comfortable, Chang pours
saki into a dozen glasses that ring the card table. The bottle strangely does
not seem to ever get empty. Panda finishes shuffling the cards and takes a long
look at each of the player's faces that surround the table. Saf, Gopher, Nabiki,
A wraith, Firehawke, Ozymandias and SkyKnight all stare back with a
determined look in their eyes (and visors). None of them realizes that the black 
and white bear has just returned from the Inter-Galactic and Parallel Universe
Poker Championship-  as Grand Champion. And they would have a very
difficult time guessing this fact. For what better poker face to have-  than a
panda's.

Panda: Be my guest Sir SkyKnight. You may cut the deck . . .


Panda

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