[He is indeed wearing one of Astoria's watches. It doesn't occur to him to look if she's wearing one, but her use of familiar terms for the games tips him off that she might be another person from an Earth (or at least not somebody from fantasy-land). He blinks. Right, Astoria did do more than just give some of them powers...]
You're not--so you're with Astoria's group?
[A perceptive person might notice that he relaxes slightly with that information, his tone losing whatever faint polish it had and becoming more natural. A fellow circle member is less like a customer and more like an acquaintance; after all, they'll likely never see the people of this world again, but people in the circle might have to work together for who knows how long.]
If you don't mind me dealing, let's play Hold 'em.
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You're not--so you're with Astoria's group?
[A perceptive person might notice that he relaxes slightly with that information, his tone losing whatever faint polish it had and becoming more natural. A fellow circle member is less like a customer and more like an acquaintance; after all, they'll likely never see the people of this world again, but people in the circle might have to work together for who knows how long.]
If you don't mind me dealing, let's play Hold 'em.
[He won't cheat!]