Get to Know Hydra Corinthian

Part three of the "Know Your Rangers" series, originally posted here on March24/2015.
Author's note: "For messyfandom. It’s almost a two-fer!"
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“—six … seven … eeeeeeight. Oh—” Stephanie bangs her palm against the table—
The other players jump.
“—for fuck’s sake!”
Kennedy grins. “Pay up, Junior. Two-thousand of your hard-earned fake dollars, please.” She bats her eyelashes and holds out a hand.
“You loaded the dice or something! No one lands on Boardwalk three times in one game!”
“You just did,” points out Luz.
“So it’s clearly possible,” adds Paz.
Stephenie rounds on them. “You—!”
The Costas lean out of easy smacking range.
“—stay outta this!”
“It’s just a game,” says Kennedy.
“A game you. keep. winning.”
Kennedy preens. “I can help it that I’m both lucky and good.” 
Stephanie growls.
“Rent, please.”
Stephanie counts bills into Kennedy’s hand—
“Ooo. Looks like you’re a wee bit short there.”
—snarls when she runs out at eighteen-hundred.
“I’m sure the bank will lend you some money to cover it.”
“We’re currently offering no-money-down adjustable rate mortgages,” chirps Luz.
“Adjustable rate?!” Stephanie’s on her feet and turning an unhealthy shade of pink. “You- you little mercenary! 
You’re out to get me, too!”
“They’re merely taking advantage of market conditions,” says Paz reasonably.
“Betcha that’s the first time you’ve been called a ‘condition,’ eh, Junior?”
A vein in Stephanie’s forehead throbs.
Kennedy smirks.
The twins watch with interest.
Stephanie slams down her eighteen-hundred fake dollars. “That’s it! I’m out! You win!” And marches from the lounge.
“Suppose this’s mine, then,” says Kennedy, sweeping the stack of bills toward her side of the table. She chuckles. 
“Would you believe this is the only game she gets that upset about?”
The Costas shake their heads in sync.
“Never been able to handle losing all the pretty little money.”
The twins snort.
“What should we play instead?” asks Paz.
“Poker.” Kennedy smirks. “She can’t bluff to save her life. And she’ll just laugh if she loses.”
The Costas grin like sharks.
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