Nice! We call them potato pies usually, the meat is implied. It's a must on a road trip!

Potato meat pie forever!!!

(Is this a thing in NZ too?)

Thank you for your kind words and your suggestions! It's a fun little idea.

"Well," Yoongi looks at Namjoon with a smirk, "if things fall our way, we'll be running one of them."

"WE???"

[To be continued, maybe?]

"You're going to stop playing then?"

"Not exactly. One of the other players mentioned that there are other games in town. Less ostentatious, more private."

Namjoon's guard is up again.

"You want to go underground? Do you know who runs those joints?"

Gambling is known to be one of the most addictive vices. And he knows Yoongi misses the thrill of winning.

"Will you go back?" Namjoon asks tentatively.

"Nah. The casino is depressing as hell. All the bright lights and cheesy music can't cover up the stench of human misery."

"My account at the casino currently stands at 3m won."

Namjoon is not surprised. Yoongi has always been a keen observer. It's a big part of his success as a basketballer. And it's not easy to read him, even at the best of times.

He's still concerned.

"The only certainty in a casino is losing."

"Don't worry, I'm not playing for the money, or to 'drown my sorrows' as you so kindly suggested. I set myself a budget, 500k won for the night, I'd walk away if I lose that."

Namjoon can hear the smug from Yoongi's voice.

"How much did you leave with?"

"Seriously though, what did you get up to? Because it's obvious that you pulled an all-nighter, and the NBA isn't on."

"I got bored paying online poker. I want to play with real people, see if I can call their bluff."

"Not sure if that's a good idea, hyung."

[Namgi having a late lunch at a dive bar]

"Hyung, did you drown your sorrows at the noraebang again?"

Yoongi takes a big swig from his beer.

"I'm your elder, Namjoon. I'm not going to put up with your disrespect", he deadpans.

Namjoon laughs heartily.

Initially the club is legit, in the sense that they are organising games with no cheating, but they quickly realise that the "public" are rude, dumb, and sheep that are ready to be fleeced.

So they start looking into ways to fleece them.

Namjoon hires a highly regarded ex-colleague Hoseok as operations manager. Hoseok adds Jimin (guest relations) and Jungkook (security) to the team.

Yoongi sources potential "face cards" from other celebs he knows, with Jin (celebrity chef) and Tae (a reality star) signing on.

Min's Seven is born.

Yoongi is a bit lost (and very bored)after retirement and starts to play poker after falling down a YT rabbit hole. Soon he discovers an underground poker scene where minor celebs play with people with too much money. Yoongi persuades a reluctant Namjoon to set up one of these "private clubs".

Can you download gifs from here?

I have problems with some gif downloads (e.g. Tumblr) but these army gif sites are usually reliable.

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Ok it's uploaded as a video

Let me try

I've read somewhere that Namjoon uses a wide vocabulary (which is not surprising, I mean it's Namjoon). What are some interesting and less common words he has used in lives etc?

I hope things turns out to be ok for you, and thank you for all your translations 💜

I had the pleasure of hearing Chris Hadfield at a talk 7 or so years ago. What an inspiration he was and is.

It's his Taetae essence