Oh, that took a lot of practice and a lot of growth to achieve. I used to be a bitter little bastard. You would have stopped talking to me thirty seconds into this conversation...
[His own smile is quite genuine.]
But here we are still conversing, so I think I won. Mainly because you sort of radiate "private person" -- [He helpfully sticks up his hands and wiggles his fingers to demonstrate the privacy waves emanating from her-] --who doesn't say a darn thing about herself unless she really wants to, so that was never my goal from the beginning. My game is to befriend you, in the hopes that one day you'll find me worth sharing a little more with.
Of course, now you know that, so you can plan your own strategies accordingly. But then again, that's part of my strategy too...
[Now he's definitely playing up the chessmaster angle, hands twitching like he's mad as his grin turns lopsided and sinister. His eyes, of course, still spoil the illusion, since they show he's clearly just having some fun.]
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[His own smile is quite genuine.]
But here we are still conversing, so I think I won. Mainly because you sort of radiate "private person" -- [He helpfully sticks up his hands and wiggles his fingers to demonstrate the privacy waves emanating from her-] --who doesn't say a darn thing about herself unless she really wants to, so that was never my goal from the beginning. My game is to befriend you, in the hopes that one day you'll find me worth sharing a little more with.
Of course, now you know that, so you can plan your own strategies accordingly. But then again, that's part of my strategy too...
[Now he's definitely playing up the chessmaster angle, hands twitching like he's mad as his grin turns lopsided and sinister. His eyes, of course, still spoil the illusion, since they show he's clearly just having some fun.]