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[the_scrappy]

You must be new at lying.

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[sometimesfred.livejournal.com]

Is that a bad thing?

[the_scrappy]

Depends on what you're trying to accomplish.

[sometimesfred.livejournal.com]

Nothing of your business, I assure you.

Hm, but is there a proper method of lying? I haven't considered it a profession until now.

[the_scrappy]

I don't know about a proper method, really. You start off too big, or make the story too complicated, and you'll get caught. But you can't be too vague either, or people will know you're hiding something. You've gotta find the balance between the two; it's more of a trial and error thing.

[cchance.livejournal.com]

Having fun yet?

Hi!

[the_scrappy]

C'mon, I've been pulling cons for years. You're gonna have to do better than that if you wanna fool me.

HI RIGHT BACK! MISSED YA!

[cchance.livejournal.com]

*Chance will just chuckle quietly. Most of the time people don't even suspect that he would consider lying*

Now, the hard part is figuring out what the person is lying to hide.

XD How've things been? Are your ankles all healed up now?

[the_scrappy]

Now that sounds like a challenge. Let's see, if I were Chance, what would I feel the need to hide from me?

And we've already established it's not some long-secret passion. It's still not some secret passion, right?

Not bad! Busy busy, but other than that, okay! Ankle's steady, getting the implants out around March

[cchance.livejournal.com]

*yup, that gets him to smile again* For you.. I'm sorry, but no.

[xchangedatbirth.livejournal.com]

....No.

[the_scrappy]

Oh? Well in that case, you need to get better at it. Or maybe not-- how old are you anyway? Eight? And you expect me to believe your parents are just letting you run around in the woods?

[xchangedatbirth.livejournal.com]

Seven[Teen.] I'm always in the woods.

[the_scrappy]

What, like you live here?

[sometimesfred.livejournal.com]

Is that a bad thing?

[the_scrappy]

Depends on what you're trying to accomplish.

[sometimesfred.livejournal.com]

Nothing of your business, I assure you.

Hm, but is there a proper method of lying? I haven't considered it a profession until now.

[the_scrappy]

I don't know about a proper method, really. You start off too big, or make the story too complicated, and you'll get caught. But you can't be too vague either, or people will know you're hiding something. You've gotta find the balance between the two; it's more of a trial and error thing.

[cchance.livejournal.com]

Having fun yet?

Hi!

[the_scrappy]

C'mon, I've been pulling cons for years. You're gonna have to do better than that if you wanna fool me.

HI RIGHT BACK! MISSED YA!

[cchance.livejournal.com]

*Chance will just chuckle quietly. Most of the time people don't even suspect that he would consider lying*

Now, the hard part is figuring out what the person is lying to hide.

XD How've things been? Are your ankles all healed up now?

[the_scrappy]

Now that sounds like a challenge. Let's see, if I were Chance, what would I feel the need to hide from me?

And we've already established it's not some long-secret passion. It's still not some secret passion, right?

[xchangedatbirth.livejournal.com]

....No.

[the_scrappy]

Oh? Well in that case, you need to get better at it. Or maybe not-- how old are you anyway? Eight? And you expect me to believe your parents are just letting you run around in the woods?

[xchangedatbirth.livejournal.com]

Seven[Teen.] I'm always in the woods.

[the_scrappy]

What, like you live here?