[He was still waiting for the usual eyerolling and dramatic sighing that he often earned from her when he dived into important life experience. He had been noting that she was doing less of it since he had arrived here, or at least it was more subdued from her common dramatics.]
Extra? Hardly. If you're too obvious about your friendliness with it being out of character, they will know you are up to something. You must remain in your pre-established levels of friendly, veil the threat in that.
[When she had more independence, and he set her loose into Zaun to be part of missions, she had seen less of his own behaviour necessary to keep those in on your payroll or competition.]
We do whatever we must to achieve what we want. Start small, give them motivation and benefits to work with you, then apply pressure and increase the aggression as necessary. Some people will sometimes only respond to stick over treat. [He looked over at her.] And lean into your reputation where you can.
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Date: 2023-11-13 05:23 pm (UTC)Extra? Hardly. If you're too obvious about your friendliness with it being out of character, they will know you are up to something. You must remain in your pre-established levels of friendly, veil the threat in that.
[When she had more independence, and he set her loose into Zaun to be part of missions, she had seen less of his own behaviour necessary to keep those in on your payroll or competition.]
We do whatever we must to achieve what we want. Start small, give them motivation and benefits to work with you, then apply pressure and increase the aggression as necessary. Some people will sometimes only respond to stick over treat. [He looked over at her.] And lean into your reputation where you can.