(Yeah, I'm not much of a puppet master myself. If I could, I'd get you in touch with my—) [ a stutter, lost for words briefly before he just chooses one: ] (—better half. He's a real people person when he's not comatose.)
[ he doesn't want to think about Nureyev right now. he racks his brain for anything to say about politics instead, to a girl who sounds about as enthusiastic for it as he does. surely he should have picked up on some tricks by now, after a lifetime of picking through the crime scenes of politicking. ]
(I guess your options are to win trust where it matters or make sure the bad guys look like the wrong choice. Maybe play up the teenager angle, make yourself seem harmless.)
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[ he doesn't want to think about Nureyev right now. he racks his brain for anything to say about politics instead, to a girl who sounds about as enthusiastic for it as he does. surely he should have picked up on some tricks by now, after a lifetime of picking through the crime scenes of politicking. ]
( I guess your options are to win trust where it matters or make sure the bad guys look like the wrong choice. Maybe play up the teenager angle, make yourself seem harmless. )