○ 04: Maybe they once locked eyes.

[acertifieduser]

[Filtered AWAY from George]
[AUDIO: There's a short pause before Eddie speaks.]

I have a favor to ask. I'm trying to help my warden understand a more modern approach to romance. What I need is a woman, between the ages of twenty-four and thirty-two.. thirty-three, who would be willing to take him out on a date. Maybe a private dinner, drinks afterward, and a starry walk in the CES or something. He'll know up front what this is; this isn't some trick and he won't be expecting to fall in love or anything.

I don't have anything specific to offer as a thanks, but I'm pretty resourceful if there's something specific you're looking for. I'm not providing any weapons and I reserve the right to refuse anyone for any reason.. because even knowing what's going on, he's still a nice guy and I don't want to mess with him. I'm really just looking to help him out.

Oh, it's George Crabtree. Some of you might know him.

[Private to George]
I want to know more about your time. Are there any books, fiction or non-, that you can recommend? I'm a pretty fast reader.

Comments

Private

[acertifieduser.livejournal.com]

A gimmick. It's like a plan or an image that you think of or construct for yourself -- or for something.. anything, really -- that you use to make it more attractive or appealing, generally to help it sell better. In my world, because there were so many companies to choose from and so many people trying for the same job and everything like that, gimmicks became the catchy way to sell people. If you weren't the smartest or the most attractive, you came up with an image to make people think you were.

Re: Private

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

So you lie?

Private - why you make me review my notes?

[acertifieduser.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Statistically, twenty percent of all conversations include deception of some kind, meaning you run into, on average, two to five different lies per day. The only reason you keep trusting people is because you believe--and I mean people, not just you--that if people are honest in one situation, they'll continue to be that way because we like to sort people and believe them to be consistent. It's easier on our minds that way.

Re: Private - :D

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

That, I can understand.

I just never heard it described as 'gimmicks' before.

Private.

[acertifieduser.livejournal.com]

Well, a gimmick is a special kind of lie, like a facade or a 'white lie.' People like classifying things to justify them easier.

Re: Private.

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

You mean like acting like a proper Swatchman when you're really sneaking your own Green at night?

Private.

[acertifieduser.livejournal.com]

I hesitate to say yes without really understanding what you mean.

Re: Private.

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

Oh. Well... A Swatchman is a doctor. Green is a painkiller.

Private.

[acertifieduser.livejournal.com]

Maybe. Or it could be that you are a Swatchman and you admit to sneaking Green because it's something no one else does and some people might like that kind of rebellion.

Re: Private.

[needshumility.livejournal.com]

But that would get you demerited so much it'd be instant... yes.

Private.

[acertifieduser.livejournal.com]

I'm glad we're coming to understand each other.