Exasperated sigh - whether for effect or actually out of annoyance was an open question. This was going to be difficult.<br/><br/>"Yes, yes, you're very good at appearing nervous when prompted. And I'm sure you have been even before... But that's not the problem. It's a far deeper psychological fact..."<br/><br/>She leaned back, oddly reminiscent of a professor explaining something to a favorite pupil.<br/><br/>"Confident people are more often trusted. If someone seems nervous, then others have to ask why... So appearing confident is a good way to be believed. Ask any interviewer... Or any parent." An oddly warm smile came to her face for a moment. "I remember when I was a young girl in my young teens, my mother giving me the exact same advice about a boy I had feeling for. That was before things got like they are..."<br/><br/>Whether the reminiscing was fake or otherwise was also an open question.<br/><br/>"But the problem is, it can go too far. You're too calm. Your reactions are all off. There's something more at stake to you than yourself. And your story is stupid."<br/><br/>Prick.<br/><br/>"So let's try this again."