Chesh giggled as Dumas talked about his 'sweet spot,' but shook his head.<br/><br/>"I'm sure DEE could, but what's the fun in someone else doing it for you?" he replied coyly.<br/><br/>And then things became personal. Cheshire's smile kept up, his endless facade, but his eyes narrowed in steady calculation before he sighed. Dumas and Red were some of the few people who actually knew his real name, and of the two Dumas was the closest thing he had to a friend. Maybe he deserved at least something close to the truth.<br/><br/>"Well, I did try a lot of things before this," Chesh said, "but life happens, mistakes were made, and through it all I found I had a talent for manipulating people. It's a long story that isn't very entertaining, but the jist of it is that I found something that I loved to do, challenged me, and kept me out of trouble."<br/><br/>What he wasn't about to talk about was his Masters degree in Advanced Algorithmic Sciences, his years of school even after that, and the long list of internet theft and extortionist crimes that ended it all. The countless days of pick-pocketing to build the income to create the persona and talents he had now.<br/><br/>"Also, I needed a place to work that gave me the opportunity to... " He smiled wickedly, his real body grinding up against a young women on the dance floor for a moment before focusing his attention back on Dumas, "socialize the way I like too."