[ He's not telling him that he has to get it all perfect—just that appearing as though he wants to fit in and become part of the town is going to keep him a lot safer than storming off. Sometimes you can't get out of hard situations. You have to learn how to suffer through them.
It's a small change, but the acidity in his voice lessens. Only by a touch, barely perceptible if you don't know him well, but it's there all the same. ]
Playing the game and playing it right are two different things. As long as we play, our hosts think they have the upper hand. Upsetting the board tells them they need to deal with us faster.
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[ He's not telling him that he has to get it all perfect—just that appearing as though he wants to fit in and become part of the town is going to keep him a lot safer than storming off. Sometimes you can't get out of hard situations. You have to learn how to suffer through them.
It's a small change, but the acidity in his voice lessens. Only by a touch, barely perceptible if you don't know him well, but it's there all the same. ]
Playing the game and playing it right are two different things. As long as we play, our hosts think they have the upper hand. Upsetting the board tells them they need to deal with us faster.