Dejected

"Bet on me?" Pearl asked with a confused look on his face. "Why would you have to ask me to do that? You can bet on anyone you want to."

"Yes," the fox said. "But the way I want to bid, I need your help."

Pearl got a little curious. "Go on," he said. "How can I help you?"

"So, I want to bet on you and have you win," the fox said.

"Yes, I intend on doing that already," Pearl said.

"Yes, and then you do it again, and again, and again," the fox said.

Pearl couldn't tell what the fox was saying. Of course, he would continue winning if he could.

"And then, you lose… intentionally," the fox said.

Pearl immediately frowned. "That is against the rule," he said. That much he was told at the registration. "We cannot intentionally lose."

"Oh, don't worry," the fox said. "If it was going to be found, I would've been found already. I teeter on the rule, so it's never unallowed. So, do you want to join?"