It had been an hour since the time at the bar, but Ash had somehow gotten involved in a really heated game of Stratego. Despite never having heard of the game before now, he was somehow winning. The other guy was saying he was cheating, his buddies laughing at him.<span style="font-style: italic">Preposterous," he thought, "If I was cheating, the thought of me cheering wouldn't even occur to him.</span>Ash ended up winning, breaking the guy's 18-0 winning streak. He wandered off, hoping to meet someone fun or interesting.