That's what I do now, often as not. In the short-term, but... [ He smiles grimly. ] Nothing loosens lips like someone thinking they have power over you. And nothing makes someone think they have power like them thinking you're painfully smitten with them. When you're a pathetic, sloppy, drunken mess whose idiotic loyalty is guaranteed, they take less time to guard their tongues. Especially when you start out playing the cynic whose heart is melted by this relationship, the likes of which you've never had before, et cetera, et cetera.
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That's what I do now, often as not. In the short-term, but... [ He smiles grimly. ] Nothing loosens lips like someone thinking they have power over you. And nothing makes someone think they have power like them thinking you're painfully smitten with them. When you're a pathetic, sloppy, drunken mess whose idiotic loyalty is guaranteed, they take less time to guard their tongues. Especially when you start out playing the cynic whose heart is melted by this relationship, the likes of which you've never had before, et cetera, et cetera.