immamartillo | 7th Hat Flip [Voice/Action]

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[After having a close friend return home a few weeks ago, Firo's been largely keeping to himself. He was aware of the danger of losing friends in Luceti, but it always seemed abstract and alien until it actually happened.

It's boredom that finally prompts him to address the network. That and the concern that if he doesn't keep using his skills he'll be near useless when he gets back home. Why not kill two birds with one stone?]

Does anybody here wanna play cards? Any kinda game is fine, or even if you just wanna learn. Most of 'em aren't that hard to pick up and I don't mind teachin' anyone.

[His tone suddenly becomes less light and takes a turn for the grouchier.]

But if you're gonna cheat, save it. I'll know.

[He wasn't put in charge of a Family casino for nothing.]

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[Soon after he makes his message, Firo will be rummaging through the item shop for a few packs of cards, carefully going through each one he finds to make sure they're complete. Then he'll linger a little while by the art supplies to pick up some markers.

...No, he is not going to be using them to mark the cards.]

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Nah, I run a casino. Sometimes to really keep an eye on someone you gotta play against 'em personally.

So you're good at spotting cheating?

If I wasn't, I wouldn't have a job. So I hope you're not plannin' on tryin' to pull anything durin' a game.

Oh, I don't cheat at cards.

[ Not since she was a kid, anyway. ]

That's a relief to hear. I mean, unless you're lyin'.

[He's joking, and in a place where everything's free the stakes are low enough that cheating barely matters. It's just habit that prompts him to bring it up in the first place.]

I don't really lie.

How'm I supposed to know that? I don't even know your name.

I'm Nojiko. Nice to meet you...?

Firo Prochainezo. Nice to meet'cha, Nojiko. It's good to know there's somebody here who can play.

Let me know when you get a group together, I guess?

Sure. Or, hey, if you just wanna play one on one sometime I'm up for it.

Same here. Outside of shifts at the bakery, my schedule is pretty wide open, actually.

Yeah, doesn't seem like there's ever much to do here. Maybe I should try to see if gettin' a group together for this could be a regular thing--there was a girl a while back thinkin' about tryin it, but she, well... Got sent home, I think.

I'd be up for a regular group thing. It could be fun - and you seem to have gotten a lot of interest so far.

Yeah. Got any ideas for where we could get a group together? It's gettin' a bit too cold to stay outside.

The bakery? I work there, and I doubt there'd be problems with a table or two being used.

You think so? That's be great!

I know so. And hey, there's even an abundance of baked goods to tide players over.

Now it sounds even better.

Is there anybody else you know who might wanna come?

I'm still fairly new, but I'll ask the people I do know.

[ It sounds like something Nami would enjoy, but she's not there currently. ]

Great, thanks!

Maybe this'll help you get to know some more people, too.

[Being stuck in Luceti is awful; being stuck in Luceti with few friends is even worse.]

Hopefully so. I could use a bit more to keep myself busy.

[ And her sister's crew is sort of in meltdown mode still, so. ]

I get what you mean. The Battledome's neat, but there's not much else here.

I'm a small island girl, but all the same - there's usually more around, yeah.

I think even my family's speakeasy has more goin' on there on a slow day than this whole place does in a week.

[He's exaggerating, and to be honest he's not always too excited about what happens at Alveare.]

What's it like, your island?

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