Joker is absolutely watching. Not only does he have all the time in the world for it until the round ends (which is probably the opposite of ‘all the time in the world’, honestly), he loves people watching. Some might find it dull, but not him. You can learn so much, especially when people are trying to hide so much like in a game of cards. A person’s tells, if they’re a good liar or not, if they’re having fun or getting too frustrated to want to continue- it’s a fun little pasttime.

Childermass, he has to admit, is pretty spot on- he must be drinking some good stuff. Joker accepts the cards dealt out to him, picking them up fairly well and fanning them out for all that he has one hand. It’ll be hard to cheat, too, but, well, he’s sure he’ll manage. Probably.

“So you’ve just been spendin’ time with cards, huh, Childermass?” he asks casually, looking over his hand to see just how far along he is.