Lying 101, Monday Second Period

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"To construct a successful falsehood," Lito began this week's class, "you must know your audience. You must know what they want to hear, and what they will believe. These are two different things. Take our hypothetical from last week, your parents asking you where you were last night, when you were at a bar being illegally served alcohol. Now, of course, you could tell your parents, 'I was at the library all night,' and they might even believe that, if they have no inkling whatsoever that you are the kind of person who might instead have spent the night at the bar. Certainly they probably want to believe that. But if they do know you well enough to suspect that might not be true, then your goose is cooked. Maybe you can brazen your way out of it on elaboration: 'I had a project I left until the last minute, it was a real scramble, be lucky if I get a C,' and then they think, 'Oh, that sounds more like him.' But then you risk tripping yourself up. So it's better to come up with something they'll believe on the first go: 'Oh, I was at the coffee shop,' or something like that. Maybe you even admit to a lesser sin to avoid admitting to the major one, maybe you were loitering and being a teenage nuisance in the park. It all depends on your audience."

Lito clapped his hands together and said, "Now. Let's say you have something very expensive. Let's say...some new shoes. And I am...not me, because I don't know you that well, but perhaps I am your roommate, yes, and I am suspicious. Where did you get those shoes, or the money for those shoes? You're on the spot. What am I going to believe? Lie to me."

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New shoes!

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Lucille Sharpe

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Garik Loran

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Edward Kenway

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Ada Miller

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Lottie Grote

During the Lecture

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See? Lying is a people skill!

Re: During the Lecture

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Lying to her parents was nothing new to Lucille. She had been doing it for as long as she could remember, both to protect herself and her brother. Doing it in class was another matter, of course, but she still felt confident.

Lie to Lito

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What's the story behind your fake expensive shoes?

Re: Lie to Lito

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"They're not really that expensive," she confessed untruthfully. "I just found a pair of cheap ones on sale; out of fashion the shopkeeper said. I changed the laces and added a decoration. It is quite convincing, isn't it?"

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Face scratched the back of his head and deliberately gave off a ridiculous number of tells as he replied "I bought them with my earnings as a galaxy famous holo-idol."

Behold, the Lorrdian troll in its natural environment.

Re: Lie to Lito

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"I won 'em in a card game," Ada said gleefully, looking down to admire her imaginary ill-gotten gains. "I didn't even have to cheat that much, neither!"

Re: Lie to Lito

[bestatmystery]

"You know that charity shop down the street? The one where the books are 25p each even when they're big hardcovers? They had no idea what they had. Not a divvy on the staff!"

Talk to Lito

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In a more honest manner.

OOC

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La.