[SE] when rome's in ruins

i'm a lost cause, do it the way I want

Having lost track of time—like his dear old dad Vesper was coming to appreciate the moments he could be truly alone—dusk was already beginning to stretch greedy fingers across the sky as the young demigod peeled himself out of the Miana Pool. Having lingered long enough for his fingers to grow more than a little wrinkled, rather than simply grabbing his towel and drying himself off, instead, Vesper sat on one of the large nearby rocks which was still holding onto a fair amount of heat from that day's sun. 

Reaching into his nearby bag for a deck of cards and a toothpick, the demigod jabbed the latter between his teeth while gently fishing the former out of their box. Content to let the seabreezes dry his hair and body, Vesper began riffling through the cards in order to pull out three of the four queens. Setting the deck aside he shifted on the stone to give himself a flat surface before placing the three in a line and considering them thoughtfully for a moment before picking each card in turn and smoothly alternating their positions upon the stone.