Startled- but pleased by the easy agreement, Mirage carefully took the offered seat. It only took a moment to adjust, and Mirage was pleasantly surprised to find an adjustable seat at all in a minibot's apartment. It would be rather undignified to be giving this discussion with his knees up by his face, squashed into a mini-scaled chair. Once they were both settled, he began.
"Now then. In my experience, the easiest lie to keep is one that isn't a lie at all - or is, at least, as close to the truth as possible. With your...inexperience in this, it would be for the best. The fewer lies to accidentally get tangled in, the better."
He waved a hand erratically, implying the general explosion that could result.
"Now, we certainly don't need to go into exaggerated detail, but covering the basic facts that may come up in conversation - where we met, how long ago, why we -ahem- 'bonded', a few mutual hobbies, etc - should suffice. Do you understand?"
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Date: 2014-12-27 07:19 pm (UTC)Startled- but pleased by the easy agreement, Mirage carefully took the offered seat. It only took a moment to adjust, and Mirage was pleasantly surprised to find an adjustable seat at all in a minibot's apartment. It would be rather undignified to be giving this discussion with his knees up by his face, squashed into a mini-scaled chair. Once they were both settled, he began.
"Now then. In my experience, the easiest lie to keep is one that isn't a lie at all - or is, at least, as close to the truth as possible. With your...inexperience in this, it would be for the best. The fewer lies to accidentally get tangled in, the better."
He waved a hand erratically, implying the general explosion that could result.
"Now, we certainly don't need to go into exaggerated detail, but covering the basic facts that may come up in conversation - where we met, how long ago, why we -ahem- 'bonded', a few mutual hobbies, etc - should suffice. Do you understand?"