Triple Play

During this particular scirmish, Sarah is introduced to Rudy. The three of us battle it out in a Scrabble War. To simplify the dialog, I've color coded the opponents as follows:

Mom/me
Sarah
Rudy


"So, you're the guy on mom's desktop?"

"Um, yeah. That's me."

"Almost didn't recognize you with your shirt on."

"Well!, Why don't we get started. How 'bout we let Rudy go first?"

"Sure. Why not? Take your best shot."

"OK. V I C T I M.....double score....20 points."

"Nice one Rude. You don't mind if I call you Rude, do you?
S T A B ......10 points."

"I've been called worse. Okay if I call you..........."

"My turn! P E A C E .....11 points."

"What are you doin' ma? You left the triple square open for him."

"Sorry. I wasn't paying attention."

"Obviously. Well, go ahead Rude."

"Can't reach the red square with these tiles. I'll have to try something else. You're mom tells me you're a surgical nurse at UH. That's pretty impressive.
F L A T T E R ........14 points."


"Nice word, but I'm takin the red square. Triple score.
S U C K E R ...29 points"

"You guys are killin' me here. All I can do is F A K E ....10 points."

"Too bad, Ma. Yeah, I'm a nurse in the cardiac unit at UH. Mom says you make predator calls for hunters and you play guitar. Did I mention I'm a vegetarian?"

"Well I'm still a carnivore, but I've pretty much given up hunting. Didn't even go to deer camp this year. The predator calls are kind of an artistic outlet for me. I like working with the wood in my shop. G E N T L E.....12 points."

"Rudy has a daughter a little younger than you, and he has a couple of cats. "

"Cats? Huh? You like cats? M A Y B E.......18 points."

"Yeah, Knuckles and Lucky. Found Lucky outside my doorstep one day and adopted Knuckles from the animal shelter."

"It's kind of nice. I get to enjoy the cats without having to clean the litter. S H A R E.......6 points."

"I think they already like her better than me! L A U G H ......8 points."

"That's pretty cool. I told Ma she should get a cat. Maybe you should invite Rudy to Christmas dinner next week Ma?
F R I E N D S ........12 points."

"Sounds like a good idea. What do you think Rudy? Want to meet the rest of the family? P L E A S E ...... 8 points."

"Hell Yeah! V I C T O R Y .......21 points."