{i think you know too much, but the mind knows what the mouth wants}

[brokencopy]

Who: B; anyone who happens to be on the SS Heron
Broadcast: Nope.
Action: All over the Heron.
When: Januaryish ... all month, if you like.

{This is a ship mingle! Come get your socialization on.}

Comments

[maschinenpistole]

[ She blinks at the seeming backtrack in conversation, but it's subtle - she rolls with it anyway. Clearly, she's used to talking to many kinds of people... ]

Such as?

[brokencopy]

Asking directly, of course.

[Also manipulation. But the trick to manipulating someone into doing something is to make it so subtle as to make it seem like it's their idea in the first place. Ask Naomi Misora; B worked that particular move on her quite well, before he ended up here.]

[maschinenpistole]

[ You know that "wrong answer!" buzzer sound on game shows? Yeah, she's making that now. And she smiles a little. ]

Unoriginal, half points. Try again?

[brokencopy]

[Where most people might roll their eyes over a reaction like that, B just stares flatly at her.]

We weren't speaking of what's original. We were discussing what's most effective.

[Clearly this is an important distinction.]

[maschinenpistole]

Hmm. Effectiveness and originality aren't mutually exclusive, so they're both still valid ranking categories.

[ Now she's got her hands clasped together behind her back, that small smile still on her face. She ain't budging. ]

[brokencopy]

[B arches an eyebrow at her answer.]

According to whose rankings?