[He tries, tyvm for noticing. This boast gets her a hiked brow and a critical look—if not necessarily one of outright disbelief.]

Well, I hope you realize you can't say something like that without putting your money where your mouth is.

[He jerks a thumb over at the card game. Their two cheaters are still there with a patsy, though Honest-But-Oblivious has bowed out of the game to save the rest of his wallet after a strange bout of manufactured bad luck.]

Maybe we can settle our poker game prospects elsewhere.

[Mostly because that he'd like to see to believe.]