"And that's mate."
Victor Langley frowned as he looked at the board before him, he didn't look as hopeless as he seemed back in that holding.
Though, he had a really displeased frown on his face.
"This is getting boring," Victor said.
"Quiet the contrary Victor," the man opposite him replied, "losing is pretty interesting."
"You've beaten me seven times," Victor said tightly, "how exactly is that interesting?"
The collector picked up a knight and moved it between his fingers, examining the piece.
"Observing is interesting," he said, "I'm observing your habits, and watching the way a person behaves each time they lose tells me infinitely more than watching them win."
Victor sneered, "So what? This is some kind of personality assessment?"
"You could call it that," the collector hummed, "but really… I just wanted to see how quickly you become sloppy."
Victor froze.
The collector's tone didn't change the least bit.
