He says quickly, because that was a direct question and he definitely can’t avoid answering those and a lie is apparently unthinkable right now. But he reaches for the bar anyway, keeping his mouth occupied doesn’t sound like a bad idea right now.
“What you just said sounds a bit like a negative generalization. Those are usually untrue- you have no way of knowing opening up will cause either of us any harm. Me, I must keep a lot to myself because of my job. I would be punished if I didn’t.” It’s… becoming harder to just give vague statements and no specifics but as long as she doesn’t ask specifics, he seems to be managing.
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He says quickly, because that was a direct question and he definitely can’t avoid answering those and a lie is apparently unthinkable right now. But he reaches for the bar anyway, keeping his mouth occupied doesn’t sound like a bad idea right now.
“What you just said sounds a bit like a negative generalization. Those are usually untrue- you have no way of knowing opening up will cause either of us any harm. Me, I must keep a lot to myself because of my job. I would be punished if I didn’t.” It’s… becoming harder to just give vague statements and no specifics but as long as she doesn’t ask specifics, he seems to be managing.