Point-of-View: Prato Cichudde
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"I win," Declared Ekai triumphantly, as he held up the final pair and set the cards down.
"I must admit, you have quite an impressive poker face," Sighed Lusk in response, as he revealed the joker card.
"You didn't win, you finished third. Prato and I emptied our hands before you did," Siert pointed out to Ekai.
"You know what I meant. I avoided defeat, so therefore, I won," Ekai shrugged sheepishly in response.
We were at a restaurant, four of us including me. None of us have a partner, so exploring a festival celebrating romance by ourselves felt kind of...sad. Therefore, as fellow single men, we decided to meet here for lunch, and then relax playing cards and eating chocolate, along with other snacks and alcohol.
"Are you feeling okay, Prato? You've been rather quiet for the last few minutes," Remarked Lusk, shaking my shoulder a bit.